Joseph Keister Brewer^[1]

1909 - 1999  (90 years)

• Name	Joseph Keister Brewer
  Birth	12 Aug 1909	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Fourth Ward, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa   [3]
  High School Graduation	1927	Webster City High School, Webster City, Iowa   [4]
  Post-Secondary Degree	1929	Webster City Junior College, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [5]
  Census	1930	Fourth Ward, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa   [6]
  Attended	Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; one year   [7]
  Employment	1935	Worker, manager and lessee of Skelly Station, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [8]
  Employment	Between 1940 and 1944	owner of the dealership of Brewer's Skelly Service, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [9]
  Employment	Between 1944 and 1972	U.S. Postal Service - sub-carrier, clerk in financial section, Foreman of Mails, Assistant Post Master, Webster City, Iowa   [10]
  Military Service	Abt. 1941-1945	U. S. Army   [11]
  Retired	1972	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [12]
  Funeral	August 17, 1999	St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [11]
  	Age: 90
  Burial	August 17, 1999	Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [11]
  Death	12 Aug 1999	Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge, Iowa   [13]
  Obituary	16 August 1999	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [11]
  	Age: 90
  Person ID	I1172	Lange Pierce
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2006

  
  

  Father	Harvey Brewer,   b. 1879, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
  Mother	Brenda Keister
  Marriage	23 Dec 1903	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [14]
  Family ID	F472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Viola E. Paulsen,   b. 12 Dec 1910, Schleswig, Iowa d. 11 Nov 2002, Crestview Manor, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1932	St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Webster City, Iowa   [15]
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living
  Family ID	F474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Joseph K. Brewer is about 8 months old. He is a white, single male. Both he and his parents were born in Iowa. He lives with his parents and two sisters (Mavis L. and Dorothy F. Brewer) at 1021 2nd Street, 4th Ward, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa. [HaB 04.]        In the 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Joseph K. Brewer is a 20 year old, white, single male. He speaks, reads, and writes English. He was born in Iowa of parents who were born in Iowa. He is a painter for the Monarch Factory. He is a worker and was at work at the time of the census. He lives at 1023 2nd Street, 4th Ward, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa with his parents, Brenda and Harvey, and one sister, Dorothy. [HaB 05.]        Joseph Keister Brewer was born on August 12, 1909, graduated with the high school class of 1927, and from Webster City Junior College in 1929, and attended Iowa State University for one year. On March 20, 1932, he married Viola E. Paulsen, the daughter of August D. (Gus) and Henrietta Schwenn Paulsen, in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Webster City. Joe was employed at Compton's Food Market and Vi was bookkeeper at the Janson Auto Company. In 1935 he was hired by Skelly Oil Company to work with Lloyd Mathews, the manager and later the lessee of the local Skelly Station. He obtained the dealership in 1940 and operated Brewer's Skelly Service until the latter part of 1944. In 1943 Joe entered the Postal Service as a sub-carrier, then to clerk in financial section, to Foreman of Mails and to Assistant Postmaster and retired in 1972. Joe and Vi were the parents of three sons, Richard, Larry and Dennis. [JKB 01.]        Obituary for Joseph Brewer, 90, Webster City:        Joseph K. Brewer, 90, died Friday, Aug. 13 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge.        Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Webster City with Rev. Travis Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Webster City. visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Foster Funeral Home and prior to the service at the church.        Survivors are his wife, Viola, sons and daughters-in-law, Rev. Richad and Bernita Brewer, Pleasant Hill, CA, Dr. Larry and Aletha Brewer, Charles City, Dr. Dennis and Judy Brewer of White Bear Lake, MN, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey and Brenda Kiester Brewer, and sisters, Dorothy Carpenter and Mavis Nelson.        Joseph Kiester Brewer was born August 12, 1909 in Webster City, where he was raised and educated, graduating from high school in 1927. He then graduated from Webster City Junior College in 1929 and attended Iowa State University. He married Viola Paulson in 1932. They established their home in Webster City where he worked for Skelly Oil from 1934 to 1943. In 1943, he became employed with the U. S. Post Office, Webster City, retiring in 1977, as assistant postmaster. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II, returning to Webster City in 1945.        He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Webster City. He was also a member of the Webster City Country Club and the American Legion Post 191 of Webster City. [JKB 03.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3930] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S3931] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S3939] Harvey Brewer household, 1910 U.S. census, Hamilton County, Iowa, Webster City, 4th Ward, Boone Township, ED 112, SD 10, sheet 1B, dwelling 20, family 20; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 404. [HaB 04.]. [S3932] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S3933] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S3940] Harvey Brewer household, 1930 U.S. census, Hamilton County, Webster City, 4th Ward, Boone Township, ED 40-6, SD 5, sheet 11B, dwelling 260, family 282; National Archives micropublication T626, roll 657. [HaB 05.]. [S3934] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S3935] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S3936] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S3937] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S7849] Joseph Brewer; obituary, Freeman-Journal, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa, August 16, 1999. [JKB 03.]. [S3938] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.]. [S7811] Joseph K. Brewer, no. 482-01-8364, Social Security Death Index, Master File. Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration as found in Ancestry.com. (2006). Social Security Death Index [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc. [JKB 02.]. [S7490] Harvey Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [HaB 01.]. [S7491] Joseph Keister Brewer in "Brewer Family" (F91), (1985).The History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Dallas: Curtis Media, p. 373. [JKB 01.].