Alonzo Wharton was born March 11, 1901, at Clarion, Iowa, the son of Thomas J. and Melinda (Rose) Wharton, and moved with his family to Litchfield, Minnesota, in 1918. On April 24, 1931, he was united in marriage to Ruby Hanson. Two children, Gerane and David were born. In 1943 the Wharton family moved from Litchfield to Clarkfield where Alonzo operated the Clarkfield Hatchery until 1963, at which time he became the acting postmaster, retiring in 1965 after a heart attack. He was a former mayor of Clarkfield, a member of the school board and the hospital board, and was an active member of the United Methodist Church as well as the Masonic Lodge. In 1973 Mr. and Mrs. Wharton moved to Brookside Manor in Montevideo. Mr. Wharton passed away April 28 in the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital. Survivors include his wife Ruby; son David of Flint, Michigan; daughter Gerane Park of Napa, California; four grandchildren; sister, Florence McKay and brother, Claire Wharton, both of Aitkin, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters Iva and Pearl Wharton; and brothers: Robert, Elmer, Martin, Ray and Roscoe. IN MEMORY OF ALONZO WHARTON Born March 11, 1901 ~ Passed away April 28, 1977 Funeral Services Monday, May 2, 1977, 2:00 p.m. Clarkfield United Methodist Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota Officiating Rev. Harris Halstead Rev. Gordon Richards Organist, Mrs. Harold Forsberg Soloist, Mrs. Henry Hagg "How Great Thou Art" "The Old Rugged Cross" Casket Bearers Leonard Falkum ~ Raymond Olson Henry Hagg ~ Darrel Syring Chester Nelson ~ Ed Wollmuth Final Resting Place Clarkfield City Cemetery Clarkfield, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield