Daily Freeman-Journal
Webster City, Iowa
June 9, 2003

Julia "Peg" Rummens, 94, Webster City, died Saturday, June 7, 2003 at the Southfield Wellness Community in Webster City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Congregational UCC with Rev. Dave Vernon officiating. Burial will be in the Galt Cemetery, northeast of Galt. Visitation will be at the Foster Funeral Home from 4-7 p.m. Monday and at the church from 9 a.m. to service time.

Julia May Larson, daughter of Frank and Claudia Cutler Larson, was born May 3, 1909 on a farm northeast of Dows. She graduated from Dows Public High School. On August 26, 1926, she married John Harold Rummens at Dows. The couple resided at Galt. She was the postmaster at Galt from 1944 to her retirement in 1974. Mr. Rummens died June 6, 1973. She moved to Webster City in 1978. For the past year, she has resided at care centers.

Mrs. Rummens is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Linda Rummens of Taylor, Ariz., Gary and Carol Rummens of Waterloo; daughter, Virginia Reed of Webster City; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Rummens in 1958; her parents; brothers, Carl, Henry, Lyle and Alfred Larson; sister, Elba Menuey.

She was a member of the First Congregational UCC, church circles, National League of Postmasters, Webster City Senior Citizens and RSVP.

United States Census, 1940
Name J May Rummena
Event Place Galt, Blaine Township, Wright, Iowa
Gender Female
Age 30
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter-in-law
Birthplace Iowa
Birth Year (Estimated) 1910
Last Place of Residence Same Place
** Household **
John H Rummena Head M 65 Iowa
Siena Rummena Wife F 60 Norway
John Rummena Son M 31 Iowa
J May Rummena Daughter-in-law F 30 Iowa
Bruce Rummena Grandson M 7 Iowa
Douglas Rummena Grandson M 5 Iowa
Gary Rummena Grandson M 1 Iowa

United States Census, 1930
Name May R Rummens
Event Place Galt, Wright, Iowa
Gender Female
Age 20
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated) 1910
Birthplace Iowa
Father's Birthplace Iowa
Mother's Birthplace Iowa
** Household **
John H Rummens Head M 55 Iowa
Seena Rummens Wife F 50 Norway
John H Rummens Jr. Son M 21 Iowa
May R Rummens Daughter-in-law F 20 Iowa
Lincoln Kellog Boarder M 64 Ohio
Peter Monk Boarder M 40 Denmark
Louie M Steenblock Boarder M 32 Iowa
C C Cain Boarder M 21 Illinois
Andrew R Wilaby Boarder M 51 Iowa
W G Schmans Boarder M 61 Illinois

United States Census, 1920
Name Julia M Larson
Event Place Morgan, Franklin, Iowa
Gender Female
Age 10
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1910
Birthplace Iowa
Father's Birthplace Iowa
Mother's Birthplace Iowa
** Household **
Frank L Larson Head M 45 Iowa
Claudia M Larson Wife F 44 Iowa
Lyle F Larson Son M 15 Iowa
Elba J Larson Daughter F 13 Iowa
Julia M Larson Daughter F 10 Iowa
Carl C Larson Son M 8 Iowa
Alfred C Larson Son M 6 Iowa
Henry F Larson Son M 3 Iowa

United States Census, 1910
Name Julia M Larson
Event Place Morgan, Franklin, Iowa
Gender Female
Age 0
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1910
Birthplace Iowa
Father's Birthplace Iowa
Mother's Birthplace Iowa
** Household **
Frank L Larson Head M 35 Iowa
Claudia M Larson Wife F 33 Iowa
Lyle F Larson Son M 5 Iowa
Ella J Larson Daughter F 3 Iowa
Julia M Larson Daughter F 0 Iowa