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Inga OVERBY

Female 1909 - 2000  (91 years)


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  • Name Inga OVERBY 
    Birth 25 Aug 1909  North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Sep 2000  Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Pullman City Cemetery, Pullman, Whitman County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Inga O. Willett, 91, a resident of Pullman, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at Palouse Hills Nursing Center here of age-related causes.

      Mrs. Willett was born Aug. 25, 1909, to Paul and Sophia Haugen Overby in Binford, N.D. She grew up and attended school at Binford. She later moved to Northfield, Minn., where she worked as a housekeeper and at a school for children.

      She met Leon Willett in Northfield and on Feb. 9, 1935, they were married at Faribault, Minn. They made their home at Northfield for many years. It was at this time that Inga became a homemaker. They lived in Waverly, Iowa, for 13 years and in 1976 moved to Pullman, where they have made their home since.

      She loved antiques, flowers and enjoyed gardening and going to rummage sales. Children and young people were always important to her. She was a member of the Non Denominational Church.

      She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Leon, at their Pullman home; two sons and their wives, Roger and Thelma Willett of Pullman and Bryce and Melinda Willett of Carlsbad, Calif.; three brothers, Byron Overby of Wilmot, S.D., Roy Overby of Bismark, N.D., and Cleon Moe in Michigan; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
    Person ID I28611  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2018 

    Father Paul OVERBY,   b. 13 Mar 1886, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1972, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Sophia Jorgine HAUGEN,   b. 19 Jan 1890, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1972, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1908  Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leon Clifford WILLETT,   b. 25 Jan 1914, Montana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 2010, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 9 Feb 1935  Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2018