Russell, Margaret Lucille (1906 – 2007)

PACE, VITT, RUSSELL, COAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/1/2013 at 15:57:38

Name of deceased: Margaret Lucille Russell

Aged: 100 yrs, 11 mo, 17 days

Residence: Avoca, IA

Born: Feb. 14, 1906, Chicago, IL

Died: Jan. 31, 2007, Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Avoca, IA; Rev. Paul Monahan officiated. Burial was in the Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, Iowa

Survived by: Cousins, Shirley Pace of Omaha, NE, and Helen (spouse, Bernard) Vitt of Independence, MO; special friend, Barb Butcher of Avoca, IA; other relatives and many friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Frank and Catherine (nee Coan) Russell; sister, Dorothy

Education: attended school in Avoca, IA; graduated with the Class of 1924; She received all college credits from either Cedar Falls or Drake University.

Religious affiliation: member, St. Mary's Catholic Church of Avoca, IA, where she taught catechism for many years

Military service: n/a

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Margaret taught in rural schools in Shelby and Pottawattamie County for 29 years and then taught in the Avoca Public School system for 14 years; retired in 1971.

Hobbies/Interests: member, Business Women's Club; member, various card clubs.

Sources: pauleyjones.com, ancestry.com