Grace Lydia Brown Littell 1887-1939

LITTELL, BROWN, ROHLF, BRANDT

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 10/28/2010 at 21:18:04

Mrs. Harry Littell
Mrs. Harry Littell died this morning at her home after a prolonged illness.
She was well and favorably known in Estherville as she had resided here for many years.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon, at 3 o’clock at the home and at 3:15 at the Methodist church, with the Rev. F. W. Ortmeyer officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, March 16, 1939)

Mrs. Littell Ill 3 Years
Death came this morning at 1:30 a.m. to relieve the suffering of Mrs. Harry Littell who had been ill for the past three years of a heart ailment. The deceased woman had lived in Estherville at various times since her marriage on June 26, 1907 to Mr. Littell and the family has resided here continuously since 1930 moving back to Estherville from Dows. Mrs. Littell was station agent at that, and other Iowa points for the Rock Island.

Grace Brown was born on July 11, 1887 at Sparta, Wisconsin, the daughter of Willis and Ellen Brown. She first came to this city in 1895 to visit her sister Mrs. Mabel Rohlf and it was on one of these visits that she met Harry Littell who later became her husband.

Surviving besides the husband are their two children, Everett Littell of Dows and Mrs. Floyd Brandt of Estherville, two grandchildren, Saundra Littell and Dennis Lee Brandt, the sister, Mrs. Mabel Rohlf, Des Moines, three brothers, Ervin J. Brown of Ruthven, Tom and Ray Brown, Estherville, Merritt Brown, Minneapolis and the aged father now of this city.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. from the home on W. Third street S. and at 3:15 p.m. from the M. E. church with Rev. F. W. Ortmeyer in charge. Interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, March 16, 1939)