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Della Lillias PRUETT

Female 1898 - 1971  (73 years)


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  • Name Della Lillias PRUETT 
    Birth 17 Feb 1898  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • shown as age 30 in the 1930 census
    Gender Female 
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1971-MN-021092 
    Death 29 Aug 1971  Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 21 ND 32, F 46 2
    Notes 
    • Shown as first married at age 18 in the 1930 census.

      From the FDN, via the Dalby Database:

      Funeral services for Della Lillias Ellingboe were held on Sept. 1 at the Anderson Funeral Home in Northfield. Forest Michaelson and Gary Brown officiated and interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield. Pallbearers were Robert McGregor of Farmington, Joe Bily of Montgomery, James Williams of Rochester, Quentin Newland of Lakeville, Donald Kluender of Hastings and Gordon Haugen of Rosemount. Chester Lee of Kenyon provided violin music accompanied by Mrs. Bernice Michaelson of Minneapolis who played the organ. Friends and relatives attended from Dallas, Tex., Seattle, Wash.; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Pueblo, Colo.

      Della Pruett was born on Feb. 17, 1898, in Emmettsburg, Iowa, to Oliver and Jesse Pruett. She graduated from Northfield High School in 1916 and received a Teacher's Certificate from a Normal School in 1918. On Feb. 14, 1933, she was united in marriage to Arthur T. Ellingboe in Minneapolis. Mr. Ellingboe survives her.

      Mrs. Ellingboe served as a teacher for a number of years. The Ellingboes also farmed on the land now known as the Northfield Golf Club. At the time of her death, the Ellingboes were residing in Dennison. A daughter, Phyllis lived with them. In addition to her husband and daughters, Mrs. Ellingboe is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Hazel) Messner of Stanton and Mrs. Paul (Mary) Longueville of LaCrosse, Wis. A sister, Mrs. James (Gertrude) Punderson preceded her in death.
    Person ID I6325  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2012 

    Father Oliver PRUETT   d. Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Jessie HUBBARD   d. Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Minard Arthur KOESTER,   b. Abt 1894, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1930, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jun 1927  Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • as Minard A Koester and Della L Pruett
    Children 
     1. U. KOESTER
    Family ID F12680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2011 

    Family 2 Arthur Tennis ELLINGBOE,   b. 15 Feb 1907, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1981, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1933  Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • as Arthur Ellingboe and Della Koester
    Family ID F2855  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2010