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Newlin, Grace Esther

Female 1892 - 1954  (62 years)


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  1. 1.  Newlin, Grace Esther was born in 1892; died in 1954.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: NEWL.G001

    Family/Spouse: Diel, James Emmanuel. James was born in 1888; died in 1981. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Diel, Esther Eleanor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1916 in Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois; died on 19 Apr 2015 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois.
    2. 3. Diel, James L.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1920; died in 1920.
    3. 4. Diel, Sylvia Lucille  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1920; died in 2019.
    4. 5. Diel, Nellie Leannah  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Nov 1922 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 20 Mar 2012 in Relais Bonne Eau Hospice Home, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois; was buried in Lake View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fairview Heights, St. Clair County, Illinois.
    5. 6. Diel, Marilyn  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1933; died in 2021.
    6. 7. Diel, Harry E.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1934; died in 1935.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Diel, Esther Eleanor Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grace1) was born on 4 Aug 1916 in Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois; died on 19 Apr 2015 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DIEL.E001
    • _FGRAVE: 145306130

    Notes:

    Esther E. Wells, 98, of Olney, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.

    Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25 at First Presbyterian Church in Olney with Rev. Beau Brown and Rev. David A. McNabb officiating. Burial will follow services in Crest Haven Memorial Park in rural Claremont. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney, is in charge of the arrangements.

    Esther was born August 4, 1916 in Decker Twp., Richland County, IL, the daughter of James E. and Grace (Newlin) Diel. She married Walter Thomas Wells on April 20, 1946 in Calumet City, IL. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1988.

    Esther was a graduate of Eastern Illinois University, served as a Girl Scout Leader, a Cub Scout Den Mother, and a volunteer in many church activities. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Olney.

    She is survived by her son, James Wells and wife, Donna of Hammond, IN; Daughter, Ruth Hull and husband, Russell of Ashkum, IL; daughter, Joyce Kuna and husband, David of Lawton, ND; daughter, Karen Weir and husband, John of Hammond, IN; son, Roy Wells and wife, Sheryl of Morgantown, IN; sisters, Sylvia Moore and husband, Eugene of Newton, IL, Gladys Fitzpatrick of WI, Audra Shan of Olney, and Marilyn Bear and husband, Verne of Paris, IL; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one expectant; and several nieces and nephews.

    She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son, Thomas Joseph, brother, Joseph Diel, and sisters, Mary Margaret Knakmuhs and Nell Ambers.

    Olney Daily Mail (IL)
    April 20, 2015

    Esther married Wells, Walter Thomas on 20 Apr 1946 in Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois. Walter was born in 1913; died in 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Wells, Thomas Joseph  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1956; died in 1958.

  2. 3.  Diel, James L. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grace1) was born in 1920; died in 1920.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DIEL.J003


  3. 4.  Diel, Sylvia Lucille Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grace1) was born in 1920; died in 2019.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DIEL.S001


  4. 5.  Diel, Nellie LeannahDiel, Nellie Leannah Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grace1) was born on 12 Nov 1922 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 20 Mar 2012 in Relais Bonne Eau Hospice Home, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois; was buried in Lake View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fairview Heights, St. Clair County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DIEL.N001
    • _FGRAVE: 87352545

    Notes:

    Nellie Leannah Ambers, 89, of Collinsville, Ill., born Nov. 12, 1922, in Noble, Ill., passed away Tuesday March 20, 2012, at Relais Bonne Eau Hospice Home in Edwardsville, Ill.

    She was a retired school teacher having taught at Collinsville High School for more than 19 years. She was a member of the Caseyville United Methodist Church, Laurel Circle, and the Illinois Retired Teachers Association.

    She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Thomas Ambers; her parents, James E. Diel and Grace E., nee Newlin, Diel; four brothers and one sister.

    Burial will be in Lake View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fairview Heights, Ill.

    Published in Belleville News-Democrat on March 25, 2012

    Buried:
    PLOT: Garden of Peace

    Family/Spouse: Ambers, Charles Thomas. Charles was born in 1920; died in 2006; was buried in Lake View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fairview Heights, St. Clair County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Diel, Marilyn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grace1) was born in 1933; died in 2021.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DIEL.M002


  6. 7.  Diel, Harry E. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grace1) was born in 1934; died in 1935.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DIEL.H001



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Wells, Thomas Joseph Descendancy chart to this point (2.Esther2, 1.Grace1) was born in 1956; died in 1958.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: WELL.T007




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