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Elvira Hulett Burley (1861-1953)

HULETT, BURLEY, HILL, WORLITSEK, JOHNSTON

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 12/27/2016 at 19:11:57

ELVIRA BURLEY

Elvira Hulett Burley was born at Terra Haute, Indiana, March 26, 1861, and passed from this earthly life on August 17, 1953, at the age of 92 years, 4 months, and 22 days.

She moved to Iowa with her parents when a young child and was united in marriage to Willis James Burley December 20, 1878, at Denison, Iowa. After their retirement from the farm, they moved to Sibley, Iowa, where she was a member of the Methodist church. They later moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where Mr. Burley passed away on September 11, 1932.

Mrs. Burley then made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hill, Moline, Illinois, until her death.

Surviving are three sons: Oscar of Hartley, Chester and Roy of Sioux Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Hill of Moline, Illinois, and Mrs. Mary Worlitsek, St. Paul, Minnesota; 19 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Stella Johnston, Lake City, Iowa.

She was preceded in death, by her husband and two sons, Frank and Warren.

Services were conducted at Esterdahl Mortuary, Moline, Illinois, and at the Foley Funeral Home, Hartley, Iowa. Burial was at Pleasant View Cemetery, with Rev. Raymond A. Roloff officiating.

Those attending the services from out-of-town were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, Aleen Boardwell, and Mike of Moline, Illiois; Mrs. Stella Johnston, Lake City, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burley, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Burley, Conrad Jarve, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Burley, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Jacobson and daughter, Mr. Emery Dehne, all of Sioux Falls, S. D., Mrs. Ray B. Tilden, St. Paul, Minn.; Mr. A. W. Burley, Mr. and Mrs. John Gregg, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wallace of Harris, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gregg of Everly, Iowa; Mr. Durl Everetts, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs- Orville Kiefer, Worthington, Minn.; Mrs. Fred Rehborg, Ocheyedan, Iowa; Mrs. B. J. Harstad, Sanborn, Iowa; and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Miller and family of near Hartley.

Hartley (Iowa) Sentinel, Aug 27, 1953, p8


 

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