Ella R. WAGNER
- Born: 9 Jan 1905, Perry County, Indiana, USA
- Marriage (1): Thomas G. RYERSON on 20 Dec 1924
- Marriage (2): John ROSLER in 1951
- Marriage (3): George WILLETT on 28 Mar 1953
- Died: 21 Apr 1997, Livingston County, Illinois, USA at age 92
Noted events in her life were:
• Census: Pontiac > District 37, 1930, Livingston County, Illinois, USA. John H Bruce 97
Mary Bruce 87
Nettie Ryerson 63 daughter, widow
Thomas Ryerson 23 grandson
Ella Ryerson 23 granddaughter
Jerald Ryerson 3 grandson
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• Census: Pontiac > 53-37, 1940, Livingston County, Illinois, USA. Thomas Ryerson 34
Ella Ryerson 35
Gerald Ryerson 12
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• Obituary: Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL), 1997, Livingston County, Illinois, USA. Wednesday, April 23, 1997
PONTIAC - The Funeral Of Ella F. (Wagner) Willett, 92, a resident of Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Harris-Martin-Burke Funeral Home, Pontiac, the Rev. Seminarian Dieter Punt officiating. Burial will be in South Side Cemetery, Pontiac. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home. She died at 5:55 p.m. Monday (April 21, 1997) at Evenglow Lodge. Memorials may be made to Evenglow Lodge or a charity of the donor's choice.
Survivors include one son, Gerald Ryerson, Pontiac; one stepdaughter, Sara Francis, Chenoa; three sisters, Eva Loy and Dorothy Faust, both of Pontiac; and Florence Bekermeier, Metamora; three brothers, Henry and Russell Wagner, both of Pontiac; and Owen Wagner, Temecula, Calif.; two great-granddaughters; and several stepgreat-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two grandsons, Thomas Steven Ryerson and Francis Bockman.
Mrs. Willett was born Jan. 9, 1905, in Perry County, Ind., the daughter of John Henry and Dora Kathryn (Daum) Wagner. She married Tom Ryerson Dec. 20, 1924. She married John Rosler in 1951. She later married George Willett March 28, 1953. He died Sept. 13, 1961.
One stepdaughter and one brother preceded her in death.
She was employed at Fashion-Bilt Shoe Factory for 28 years.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Pontiac, and Women of the Moose.
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Ella married Thomas G. RYERSON, son of Louis Ransard RYERSON and Nettie BRUCE, on 20 Dec 1924. (Thomas G. RYERSON was born on 18 May 1906 in Illinois, USA and died on 12 Dec 1979 in Cook County, Illinois, USA 1.)
Ella next married John ROSLER in 1951. (John ROSLER was born ca 1900.)
Ella next married George WILLETT on 28 Mar 1953. (George WILLETT was born ca 1900 and died on 13 Sep 1961.)
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