Person Sheet


Name Conrad E. Spens
Birth 14 Aug 1875, Princeton, IL
Death 14 Aug 1931, London, England (lived in Chicago, IL)
Occupation Executive VP of Burlington RR at time of death
Misc. Notes
photo of Conrad E. Spens
Sep 1912
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Conrad E. Spens Dies; Stricken in England - Wife With Him Two Weeks, After Rushing to Bedside
14 Aug 1931
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Conrad E. Spens Dies in London -
- was Vice President of Burlington; Widow is former Bluffs woman.
14 Aug 1931

Conrad E. Spens, 57, executive vice president of the Burlington railroad, and whose wife is the former Edna Louise Keeline of Council Bluffs, died early Friday morning in London, England, according to dispatches from that city. He was traveling with his son, Keeline, 19, when he was striken.

Mrs. Spens hurried to his bedside from Colorado, where she and her mother, Mrs. George Keeline were vacationing. She reached London Aug 1.

The Burlington railroad will fly all flags at halfstaff, beginning Friday until next Tuesday evening. Spens is a former resident of Omaha.
Spouses
1 Edna Louise Keeline
Birth 11 Dec 1884, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA
Death 16 Jun 1979, Delmar, Albany Co., NY (SSN 337-38-0554)
Father George Albert Keeline (1853-1930)
Mother Caroline "Carrie" Robinson (1857-1946)
Marriage 23 Oct 1907, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA
Children Jean (1910-1980)
Conrad Keeline (1912-1960)
Gordon (1917-)
Last Modified 22 Aug 1997Created 8 Jul 2000 by Reunion for Macintosh
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