Lilly, Petronella J. "Nella" 1910 - 2003

LILLY, GOEDE, OOSTWOUDER

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/26/2012 at 12:42:31

Petronella J. Lilly

Petronella "Nella" J. Lilly, 92, of Westfield died Sunday, March 30, 2003 at the Akron Care Center.

Funeral services were Wednesday, April 2 at the Westfield Congregational Church with Pastor Steve Jewett officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Akron. Pallbearers were her grandchildren, Larry Lilly, Scott Lilly, Russ Lilly, Wallace Lilly, Karin Cuthrell, Charlie Lilly and Theresa Ferguson.

Mrs. Lilly was born August 21,1910 in Sioux Point, SD, the daughter of Jacob and Tryntje (Oostwouder) Goede. When she, was four her family moved to a farm five miles south of Westfield. They lived there one year because the Sioux River flooded. She started school in the little country school which would now be about in the middle of 1-29, Mrs. Lilly attended school there for eight years, graduated and then went to West Junior until the following March when they moved to Broken Kettle Road in Sioux City. She attended and graduated from high school at Sunnyside. She stayed home and helped her mother for about three years.

She married Wallace Lilly on March 19, 1932 and the couple lived around the Westfield area since. Mr. Lilly preceded her in death on January 18,1969.

Mrs. Lilly was a member of the Westfield Congregational Church and the Ladies Aid. She also was a member of the Tuesday Club. In her free time she loved to read.

Survivors include three sons, Ross Lilly and his wife, Mary, Jefferson, Douglas and his wife, Nancy, Westfield and Gilbert Lilly and his wife, Peggy, Westfield; one daughter-in-law, Gayle Lilly, Westfield; seven grand-children; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by one son, Stanley Lilly.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, April 3, 2003
Akron, Iowa