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SUN PRAIRIE, WI - THE BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
Genealogy Connections To Sun Prairie
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1905 - 1996 (91 years)
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Name |
Olva Williams |
Born |
31 Mar 1905 |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
7 Sep 1996 |
Buried |
Sacred Hearts Cemetery, Sun Prairie, Dane Co, WI |
Person ID |
I35217 |
CB_9_7_2017 |
Last Modified |
16 May 2006 |
Family |
Edwin A. Yelk, b. 2 Oct 1908, d. 20 Oct 1998 (Age 90 years) |
Married |
27 Oct 1931 |
Glenwood City, St. Croix Co, WI |
Children |
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Last Modified |
16 May 2006 |
Family ID |
F11172 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Obituary: SUN PRAIRIE/MARSHALL - Olva Yelk, age 91, died on Saturday, September 7, 1996, at St. Marys Hospital in Madison. She was born in Wheeler, Wisconsin on March 31, 1905, and was the daughter of Adelbert and Katherine (Heisler) Williams. She married Edwin Yelk on October 27, 1931 in Glenwood City, Wisconsin. She was a school teacher before marriage and farmed with her husband in rural Marshall. She was a member of Sacred Hearts Church, St. Martha's Circle and St. Ann's Altar Society, and the Catholic Order of Foresters. Survivors include her husband, Edwin of Sun Prairie, a daughter, Germaine (Earl) Turner of Madison; three sons, Bernard (Betty) of Cottage Grove, Cyril (Dora) of Madison, and Vernon (Marilyn) of Marshall; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; a sister, Gertrude Carlson of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, Joseph; two sisters, Marjorie Cress and Florence Cress; and three brothers, .13seph, Frederick and Marcus Williams. A Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 1996, at SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 227 Columbus St. in Sun Prairie, with Father Dave Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Hearts Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 1996, at the TUSCHEN - NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, 302 Columbus St., in Sun Prairie. Memorials may be made to the Sacred Hearts School Endowment Fund.
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