Marie Belle WERNET

1920 - 2020  (100 years)

• Name	Marie Belle WERNET
  Birth	17 Jul 1920	Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Aug 2020	Iowa
  Notes	Marie Seyller (n?e Wernette), 100, of Aurora, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 16, 2020. She passed away in her daughter's home surrounded by her family. She was born on July 17, 1920, in Forest City, Iowa, the youngest daughter of Vernor and Clara (Austin) Wernette. Mrs. Seyller moved to Aurora in 1942 where she worked at Elgin Watch and later at Barber-Greene where she met her future husband Charles "Chuck" Seyller - whom she insisted looked exactly like Glenn Miller. They were married at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Aurora on May 5, 1944. In the beginning of 1949, she had her one-and-only daughter Claire, and proceeded to be (what witnesses call) the best mother ever. Witnesses also say that she was the best Grandmother and Great Grandmother ever - although these witnesses may be biased. She grew up in the Lutheran Church and never missed an opportunity to tell you about this or her Norwegian ancestors. With her favorite Bible verse being John 3:16 and a favorite hymn of "Trust and Obey" both of which she learned in childhood and comforted her through her entire life. A favorite of hers would be to regale the nearest ear with how she taught her grandchildren these things and/or how she would hum them at the dentist's, doctor's, or any other office. At the end of the day, what can be said about someone who lived 100 years on this earth? There's simply too much to include in witty, short sentences. She loved her life, her family, and Jesus. She loved trees, and having lived through the upper range of the Dust Bowl, always worried about them and animals during hot or dry weather. She loved her dogs and cats and without being the stereotypical cat lady, insisted on their personhood. She would joke that every couple should see Niagara Falls twice - once on their honeymoon and again to see the falls. That's how it was with her - never too serious, but never too absurd and almost always impractical. She was magic. To ask her ten years ago about living to 100 was met with an "Eesh! Can you imagine?" but then at 100 she was amazed at how it all went by so fast. She joked about what she would tell people her "secret" was but ultimately it boiled down to "her kids, being Norwegian, and the Lord". Survivors include one daughter, Claire (Larry) Rogers of Aurora; two grandsons, Eric and Leif (Julie) Rogers; and two great-grandsons, Charles Rogers and Luke Rogers. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Abram (Abe) and Herbert (Herb); three sisters, Inez, Ruby, and Kathryn.
  Person ID	I20976	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Verner Sovine WERNET,   b. 8 Jun 1879, Iowa d. 15 Mar 1943 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Clara L,   b. 5 May 1884, Winneshiek County, Iowa d. Nov 1979, Illinois (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1901	Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa
  Family ID	F13057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Albert SEYLLER,   b. 15 Sep 1908, Illinois d. 30 Aug 1996, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1944	Kane County, Illinois
  	Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Aurora
  Family ID	F15196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2016