Neil Edward Disque

1910 - 2010  (100 years)

• Name	Neil Edward Disque
  Nickname	ned
  Born	10 Mar 1910	Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Apr 2010	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
  Buried	Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I438508	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Edward Gottlieb Disque,   b. 6 Jan 1876, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 5 Oct 1949, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Verne Poor,   b. 0Jan 1876, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 2 Oct 1963, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Family ID	F145878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Maude Lowry,   b. 24 Sep 1917,   d. 26 Jun 2016  (Age 98 years)
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F145881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Neil E ?Ned? Disque Birth: 10 Mar 1910 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Death: 9 Apr 2010 (aged 100) Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Burial: Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA Memorial #: 51119623 Bio: Published in The (Colorado Springs) Gazette:Neil E. "Ned" Disque died on April 9, 2010 in Colorado Springs, CO at the age of 100. Born March 10, 1910, Ned grew up in Burlington, Iowa, where he graduated from Burlington High School before attending and graduating from Dartmouth College in 1932 with a BA in English and a journalism degree from the University of Missouri in 1933. Ned was employed by Curtis Publishing Company in Chicago, Illinois; then worked as a salesman in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Burlington before serving as editor and reporter on newspapers in Fort Madison, Waterloo and Waverly. During WWII, Ned served as a crewmember on a B-26 before attending Officer Candidate School and subsequently being assigned to the Southwest Pacific. Following the war, Ned joined Iowa State University in 1947 as editor in the Cooperative Extension Services and thereafter served as editor and administrator in the University Information Service and Office of the Vice President for Information and Development. Following retirement in 1980, Ned and wife Margaret moved to Green Valley, Arizona; then relocated in the early 1990's to be near their son in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ned was married in Ames, Iowa in 1953 to Margaret Lowry who survives, along with son Michael Disque (wife Cherri Disque) in Colorado Springs. During his life, Ned was active in a number of organizations including Ames Kiwanis Club, Phi Delta fraternity alumni groups and the Collegiate Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15, 2010 at the Adams Funeral Home in Ames, Iowa. A private graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 16, 2010 in the Ames Municipal Cemetery. Family Members Parents Edward D. Disque 1876-1949 Elizabeth Poor Disque 1876-1963 Spouse Margarett Maude Lowry Disque 1917-2016 Siblings Elizabeth Disque Hamilton 1906-1974 Created by: Andrena's Daughter (46512228) Added: 15 Apr 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51119623/neil-e-disque Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 March 2019), memorial page for Neil E ?Ned? Disque (10 Mar 1910?9 Apr 2010), Find A Grave Memorial no. 51119623, citing Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Andrena's Daughter (contributor 46512228) .