Mildred EDSILL (1920-2005)
1 Mildred P. EDSILL1,2 (1920-2005) [9865]. Born 30 Mar 1920, LaPorte City, IA.1,2 Marr William H. ARMSTRONG 28 Apr 1942.2 Died 30 Jan 2005, White Bear Lake, MN.2 Buried Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.2
From the Eastern Central Minnesota Post Review (North Branch, MN).
February 11, 2005 - "Mildred P. (Milly) Armstrong, age 84, dies on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, in White Bear, Minn, following a long battle with colon cancer.
She was born March 30, 1920 in LaPorte City, Iowa. She attended East Waterloo High School in Waterloo, Iowa. She married William H. Armstrong on April 28, 1942.
Milly was a long-time resident of Waterloo, Iowa, and worked at Allen Memorial Hospital as an occupational therapist, touching many lives. After retirement, she and Bill moved to Rush City, Minn. in June of 1987 where they fished and enjoyed the abundant wild life in the area. She continued to be very active with her hobbies, including ceramics and gardening. She most of all enjoyed he continued close contact with her children, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. Nothing touched her heart more than the opportunity to gather as a family.
She is survived by her son: Donald (Linda) Armstrong of White Bear Lake, daughters: Patt Sass of Waterloo, Iowa, Judy (Thomas) Gesell of Tiger, Georgia, Granddaughters, Carol (Joel) Wilson, Lynda (Bart) Thompson, Tim Armstrong; great-grandchildren: Glenn and Luke Wolson, Aaron, Katie and Drew Sass, Alexandra and Adrian Thompson, Riley and Jackson Ward, Shane, Zachery and Ashley Henninger, Zachery, Ryan and Eleanor Armstrong; sisters-in-law: Mary Ed sill, Margaret Edsill, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.
Milly was proceeded in death by her parents Audry and Birdie (Adel (Simmons) Edsill, husband Bill Armstrong, son-in-law Luverne Sass, brothers Raymond Edsill, Russell Edsill, Harold (Katherine) Edsill and sister Dorothy (LaVerne) Vollenweider.
The Reverand Laurie O'Shea officiated at funeral services. 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb 3, at the Olson Funeral Chapel in Rush City. Interment was in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minn.".
2 Audrey EDSILL1,3,4,5 (1882-1971) [9651]. Born 6 Sep 1882, IA.1,3,6 Marr Birdie Adel SIMMONS c. 1906.5 Died Nov 1971.6
4 Vinson EDSILL3,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 (1835- ) [9627]. Born May 1835, OH.8,12 Marr Malissa ? bef 1857.14 Marr Elmina Jenette WORTHEN c. 1880.14 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek IA.15
From American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Vinson H. Edsil
Residence: La Porte City, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 23 July 1862
Distinguished
Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Sode Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 206 206
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 23 July 1862 at the age of 26
Enlisted in on 26 September 1862
Promoted to Full Corporal on 14 February 1863
Mustered out on 27 June 1865 in Louisville, KY.
8 Miller EDSILL7,8,9,12 (1808-1883) [9625]. Born 1808, PA.8,16 Died 30 Oct 1883.16 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek, IA.16
9 Mary C. BAILEY7,8,9,12 (1816-1881) [9623]. Born 16 Aug 1816, Cuyahoga Falls, OH.7 Died 9 May 1881.7,16 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek, IA.16
5 Elmina Jenette WORTHEN3,4,17,18 (c. 1856- ) [9650]. Born c. 1856, IL.3,4
10 Ezra WORTHEN17 ( -1895) [9656]. Died 30 Jun 1895, IA.17
3 Birdie Adel SIMMONS1,2,5 (c. 1882- ) [9861]. Born c. 1882, PA.1,5
6 Wyram SIMMONS ( - ) [9868].
7 Anna ?19 ( - ) [9866].
Sources
| 1 | "1930 IA, Blackhawk, Waterloo census". |
| 2 | "Obituary of Mildred P. Armstrong in the Eastern Central Minnesota Post Review (North Branch, MN), February 11, 2005". |
| 3 | "1900 IA, Black Hawk, La Porte City census". |
| 4 | "Article on the 86th birthday of Mrs. Edsill in the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA), September 10, 1942". |
| 5 | "1910 IA, Benton, Cedar census". |
| 6 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 7 | "Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1549-1908 by Lucy Abigail Brainard, 1908". |
| 8 | "1850 OH, Summitt, Stow census". |
| 9 | "1880 IA, Black Hawk, La Porte City census". |
| 10 | "1895 Iowa State Census, 1895". |
| 11 | "1860 IA, Benton, Bruce census". |
| 12 | "1870 IA, Black Hawk, Big Creek census". |
| 13 | "American Civil War Soldiers". |
| 14 | "Estimated based on related dates and information". |
| 15 | "Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records". |
| 16 | "Cemeteries Black Hawk County, Iowa". |
| 17 | "Article on the death of Ezra Worthing in the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA), July 6, 1895". |
| 18 | "Rootsweb groupsheet submitted by Tammy Edsill Norton". |
| 19 | "Obituary of Araminta Belle Simmons in the Progress Review, May 1, 1947". |
