Life History

Notes

• Arlene married her high school sweetheart the fall after graduation in Mason City, Iowa.  Her new husband's residence was Vancouver, Washington, where he had moved earlier and was serving in the US Navy.  It is unclear, but there is no indication Arlene moved to Vancouver during the war.  In 1947, the couple are reported in Mason City, in the City Directory.
  
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  Miss Arlene LaVonne Cheesman, daughter of Mrs Fern Cheesman, 20 Linden Drive, became the bride of Bernard B Briscoe, son of Mr and Mrs James L Briscoe of Vancouver, Eash, at a ceremony permed at St Joseph's Rectory at 8:30 Friday evening [29 September 1944], The Rev A D Gibbs officiating
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  The bride is a graduate of Mason City high school, class of 1944.  The bridegroom was also a member of the 1944 class before moving to his new home at Vancouver, Wash.  He is now serving in the US Navy.
  
  --  Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, Sat, Sep 30, 1944, page 11;  CLipping courtesy of Chere Coen, 23 May 2015, accessed 10 September 2015
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  Arlene and her husband Bernard B Briscoe are reported in the Mason City, Iowa, City directory in various editions from 1947 to 1960.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989
  Mason City, Iowa, City Directory, 1947, p 57
  Briscoe Bernard B (Arlene) asst mgr G R Kinney Co r 511 5th SW
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989
  Mason City, Iowa, City Directory, 1960, p 43
  Briscoe Bernard B (Arlene L) city firefighter h 939 5th NE
  
  Some time in the next 5 years, Bernard and Arlene divorced.  Bernard moved to California and married Mildred M Bohannon Hollingshea in 1967.  Arlene went on to marry Arlo D Halvorson, and passed away in Iowa City, Iowa in 2012.
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
  Arlene L Halvorson
  Birth Date 19 Oct 1926
  11799 5th St # 201, Coralville, IA, 52241
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
  Arlene L Halvorson
  Birth Date 19 Oct 1926
  939 15th St NE, Mason City, IA, 50401-1417
  727 12th Ave, Iowa City, IA, 52241-1730 (1990)
  11799 5th St Apt 201, Coralville, IA, 52241-1807 (1993)
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Arlene L Halvorson
  Born 19 Oct 1926
  Died 13 Oct 2012
  SSN issued Iowa (Before 1951)
  
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  Arlene Lavonne Halvorson
  Birth Oct 19, 1926 Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Death Oct 13, 2012 Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
  Spouse Bernard Bertrum Briscoe (1926 - 2004)
  
  Arlene Lavonne Halvorson, of Coralville, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Oct 13, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, with her family by her side.
  
  Arlene was born Oct 19, 1926, in Mason City, to William and Fern Cheesman. She worked for A.C. Nielsen Company in Mason City for many, many years before moving to Coralville. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and had a love and talent for music. She played cello in the Iowa City Community String Orchestra and belonged to the Iowa City Music Club into her 70s.
  
  A memorial service will be held on Friday, Oct 19, for family and friends at Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City.  Memorials can be sent to Connie Jo Colby in care of Arlene Halvorson, 1317 North Washington Ave., Mason City, IA 50401.
  
  She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Britven of Mason City, her daughter, Cheri Arlene Hallman of Mason City, a son, David Briscoe of North Liberty, three grandchildren, Connie Jo Colby of Mason City, Chase Briscoe and Erika Briscoe, from Iowa City, and three great grandchildren, Danielle Jo Colby, Megan Marie Colby and Anthony Vaughn Chavez, all of Mason City, and a very very special friend, Kandie Gelner of Iowa City.
  
  Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown.
  
  Created by Richard Bohn Oct 16, 2012
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #99050106, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99050106&ref=acom&ftm=1
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 3. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
• 4. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Mason City, Iowa, City Directory, 1960, p 43
• 5. Newspapers.com
• 6. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 7. United States Obituary Collection
• 8. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
• 9. Gravestone of Bernard B and Irma L Briscoe, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida
• 10. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Mason City, Iowa, City Directory, 1960, p 150