Emma Adell (Wilbur) Wressell (1868-1943)

LEE, NICHOLS, STEVENS, WILBUR, WRESSELL

Posted By: Eileen Reed (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:42

March 22, 1868 --- December 1, 1943

Mrs. Emma Wressell

Following an illness of one week, Mrs. Emma Wressell, 76, died this morning at the home of her son, Edmund, at 5 Forestdale park in Calumet City.

Funeral services and burial will be Saturday afternoon at Mrs. Wressells's former home at Eagle Grove, la.

In addition to one son, she is survived by three grandchildren and one great grandson.

The Times --- Munster, Indiana
December 1, 1943

Mrs. Emma Wressell, a former Cedar Rapids resident, died Wednesday at the home of her son, E. F. Wressell, in Calumet City, Ill., it was learned here Thursday. Mrs. Wressell was a sister of Mrs. E. R. Nichols, who preceded her in death on Feb. 2, 1942, and the aunt of Charles E. Lee and Mrs. A. P. Stevens, all former residents of Cedar Rapids. She is to be buried at Eagle Grove Saturday.

Cedar Rapids Gazette --- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
December 2, 1943

Eagle Grove – Mrs. Emma Wressell, widow, 76, former resident of this city, died Dec. 1 at the home of her son, Edmond Wressell, in Hammond, Ind. Funeral services were held Saturday at the funeral parlors of Kubitschek and Kastler, Eagle Grove. A Christian Science service was held, in charge of a reader from Fort Dodge, and burial was made in Rose Hill cemetery. Fisher Wressell, her husband, died 11 years ago. He was a C. and N. W. engineer. Mrs. Wressell was a member of the Eastern Star.

Globe-Gazette --- Mason City, Iowa
December 6, 1943