Olva Williams

1905 - 1996  (91 years)

• 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

  
  

  Father	Adelbert Williams,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Katherine Heisler,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	16 May 2006
  Family ID	F11172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.