Ada Ruth Hackett Hollis was the eldest of three children born to Frederick Nathan Hackett (1861-1937) and his first wife Mary Louise McPherson (1860-1906). She graduated from Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti in 1911. Soon afterwards she met Harold Skeel Hollis (1881-1946), known as Hollie, newly arrived from his home in upstate New York. (Harold's brother Clarence Hollis was a neighbor of the Hacketts on West Grand Blvd., Detroit.) On November 26, 1913 Ada and Hollie married in Port Huron, MI.
_________________________
WEDDING AT PORT HURAN, MICH.
Miss Ada Hackett the Bride of Harold S. Hollis of Ilion.
Ilion, Nov. 26. A beautiful home wedding was solemnized this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nathan Hackett, 1809 10th avenue, Port Huron, Michigan, when their daughter, Ada Ruth, became the bride of Harold Skeel Hallies [sic] of Ilion. The ceremony was performed at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon by Rev. Edwin D. Dimond, D.D., of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. White chrysanthemums were used in profusion with smilax and palms. The dining room was in pink and white. Pink chrysanthemums and candlesticks with pink shares graced the table. Miss Hackett wore a gown of dutchess satin combined with touches of Venetian lace and pearl trimmings. Her veil of tulle fashioned into a Normandy cap trimmed with orange blossoms, fell to the hem of her train. A shower of bridal roses and valley lilies composed her bouquet. The bridal party was unattended. The bride was given away by her father in the presence of about 60 guests. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Plinn F. Morse of Detroit, Mich. The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Hollis, and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Clark, the Misses Clark, Miss Nellie Bancroft, Miss Sadie Alley, John L. Naylon, Mr. and Mrs. William Angell, and Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, all of Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Hollis of Toledo, O., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marshall of Danbury, O.; Mrs. Frank Reichert, of Port Clinton; Mrs. Henry Zigenfus of Niles, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. William Charles of Bellevue, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis left for an extended eastern trip and will be at home to their friends at 24 South Third avenue, Ilion, after January 1.
[Unidentified newspaper (Ilion, NY?), November 1913.]
_________________________
Together Ada and Hollie had two children: Robert Skeel (b. 1916) and Marjorie Hackett (b. 1922).
Hollie's difficulties in finding employment led the family to move repeatedly--to upstate New York, Iowa, South Dakota, and back to Iowa. (See the memorial for HAROLD SKEEL HOLLIS for a detailed history.) In 1940, Ada and Hollie finally settled in Ann Arbor, MI, building a house on Pauline Blvd. designed by their son Robert, an architect. Hollie died of heart failure in 1946 and Ada eventually came to live with the family of her daughter Marjorie Roth in Ann Arbor. She died at the age of eighty-one.
_________________________
Obituary
Hollis, Ada R.
1008 Sunnyside--
Age 81, died this morning in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Born March 10, 1895 in Port Huron, a daughter of Fred and Mary McPherson Hackett, she married Harold S. Hollis on November 26, 1913. He passed away February 14, 1946. An Ann Arbor resident the past 26 years, she was a member of the West Side Methodist Church and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. For the past four years she had lived with her daughter, Mrs. John Roth. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. John (Marjorie) Roth, and six grandchildren. A son, Robert S. preceded her in death, June 29, 1952. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday from St. Andrews Episcopal Church, the Rev. Gordon Jones officiating. Burial to be in Washtenong Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Muehlig Funeral Chapel until noon on Thursday.
[Ann Arbor News (Ann Arbor, MI), April 26, 1966, 19.]
_________________________
WEDDING AT PORT HURAN, MICH.
Miss Ada Hackett the Bride of Harold S. Hollis of Ilion.
Ilion, Nov. 26. A beautiful home wedding was solemnized this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nathan Hackett, 1809 10th avenue, Port Huron, Michigan, when their daughter, Ada Ruth, became the bride of Harold Skeel Hallies [sic] of Ilion. The ceremony was performed at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon by Rev. Edwin D. Dimond, D.D., of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. White chrysanthemums were used in profusion with smilax and palms. The dining room was in pink and white. Pink chrysanthemums and candlesticks with pink shares graced the table. Miss Hackett wore a gown of dutchess satin combined with touches of Venetian lace and pearl trimmings. Her veil of tulle fashioned into a Normandy cap trimmed with orange blossoms, fell to the hem of her train. A shower of bridal roses and valley lilies composed her bouquet. The bridal party was unattended. The bride was given away by her father in the presence of about 60 guests. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Plinn F. Morse of Detroit, Mich. The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Hollis, and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Clark, the Misses Clark, Miss Nellie Bancroft, Miss Sadie Alley, John L. Naylon, Mr. and Mrs. William Angell, and Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, all of Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Hollis of Toledo, O., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marshall of Danbury, O.; Mrs. Frank Reichert, of Port Clinton; Mrs. Henry Zigenfus of Niles, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. William Charles of Bellevue, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis left for an extended eastern trip and will be at home to their friends at 24 South Third avenue, Ilion, after January 1.
[Unidentified newspaper (Ilion, NY?), November 1913.]
_________________________
Together Ada and Hollie had two children: Robert Skeel (b. 1916) and Marjorie Hackett (b. 1922).
Hollie's difficulties in finding employment led the family to move repeatedly--to upstate New York, Iowa, South Dakota, and back to Iowa. (See the memorial for HAROLD SKEEL HOLLIS for a detailed history.) In 1940, Ada and Hollie finally settled in Ann Arbor, MI, building a house on Pauline Blvd. designed by their son Robert, an architect. Hollie died of heart failure in 1946 and Ada eventually came to live with the family of her daughter Marjorie Roth in Ann Arbor. She died at the age of eighty-one.
_________________________
Obituary
Hollis, Ada R.
1008 Sunnyside--
Age 81, died this morning in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Born March 10, 1895 in Port Huron, a daughter of Fred and Mary McPherson Hackett, she married Harold S. Hollis on November 26, 1913. He passed away February 14, 1946. An Ann Arbor resident the past 26 years, she was a member of the West Side Methodist Church and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. For the past four years she had lived with her daughter, Mrs. John Roth. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. John (Marjorie) Roth, and six grandchildren. A son, Robert S. preceded her in death, June 29, 1952. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday from St. Andrews Episcopal Church, the Rev. Gordon Jones officiating. Burial to be in Washtenong Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Muehlig Funeral Chapel until noon on Thursday.
[Ann Arbor News (Ann Arbor, MI), April 26, 1966, 19.]
Ada Ruth Hackett Hollis was the eldest of three children born to Frederick Nathan Hackett (1861-1937) and his first wife Mary Louise McPherson (1860-1906). She graduated from Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti in 1911. Soon afterwards she met Harold Skeel Hollis (1881-1946), known as Hollie, newly arrived from his home in upstate New York. (Harold's brother Clarence Hollis was a neighbor of the Hacketts on West Grand Blvd., Detroit.) On November 26, 1913 Ada and Hollie married in Port Huron, MI.
_________________________
WEDDING AT PORT HURAN, MICH.
Miss Ada Hackett the Bride of Harold S. Hollis of Ilion.
Ilion, Nov. 26. A beautiful home wedding was solemnized this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nathan Hackett, 1809 10th avenue, Port Huron, Michigan, when their daughter, Ada Ruth, became the bride of Harold Skeel Hallies [sic] of Ilion. The ceremony was performed at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon by Rev. Edwin D. Dimond, D.D., of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. White chrysanthemums were used in profusion with smilax and palms. The dining room was in pink and white. Pink chrysanthemums and candlesticks with pink shares graced the table. Miss Hackett wore a gown of dutchess satin combined with touches of Venetian lace and pearl trimmings. Her veil of tulle fashioned into a Normandy cap trimmed with orange blossoms, fell to the hem of her train. A shower of bridal roses and valley lilies composed her bouquet. The bridal party was unattended. The bride was given away by her father in the presence of about 60 guests. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Plinn F. Morse of Detroit, Mich. The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Hollis, and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Clark, the Misses Clark, Miss Nellie Bancroft, Miss Sadie Alley, John L. Naylon, Mr. and Mrs. William Angell, and Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, all of Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Hollis of Toledo, O., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marshall of Danbury, O.; Mrs. Frank Reichert, of Port Clinton; Mrs. Henry Zigenfus of Niles, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. William Charles of Bellevue, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis left for an extended eastern trip and will be at home to their friends at 24 South Third avenue, Ilion, after January 1.
[Unidentified newspaper (Ilion, NY?), November 1913.]
_________________________
Together Ada and Hollie had two children: Robert Skeel (b. 1916) and Marjorie Hackett (b. 1922).
Hollie's difficulties in finding employment led the family to move repeatedly--to upstate New York, Iowa, South Dakota, and back to Iowa. (See the memorial for HAROLD SKEEL HOLLIS for a detailed history.) In 1940, Ada and Hollie finally settled in Ann Arbor, MI, building a house on Pauline Blvd. designed by their son Robert, an architect. Hollie died of heart failure in 1946 and Ada eventually came to live with the family of her daughter Marjorie Roth in Ann Arbor. She died at the age of eighty-one.
_________________________
Obituary
Hollis, Ada R.
1008 Sunnyside--
Age 81, died this morning in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Born March 10, 1895 in Port Huron, a daughter of Fred and Mary McPherson Hackett, she married Harold S. Hollis on November 26, 1913. He passed away February 14, 1946. An Ann Arbor resident the past 26 years, she was a member of the West Side Methodist Church and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. For the past four years she had lived with her daughter, Mrs. John Roth. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. John (Marjorie) Roth, and six grandchildren. A son, Robert S. preceded her in death, June 29, 1952. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday from St. Andrews Episcopal Church, the Rev. Gordon Jones officiating. Burial to be in Washtenong Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Muehlig Funeral Chapel until noon on Thursday.
[Ann Arbor News (Ann Arbor, MI), April 26, 1966, 19.]
_________________________
WEDDING AT PORT HURAN, MICH.
Miss Ada Hackett the Bride of Harold S. Hollis of Ilion.
Ilion, Nov. 26. A beautiful home wedding was solemnized this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nathan Hackett, 1809 10th avenue, Port Huron, Michigan, when their daughter, Ada Ruth, became the bride of Harold Skeel Hallies [sic] of Ilion. The ceremony was performed at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon by Rev. Edwin D. Dimond, D.D., of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. White chrysanthemums were used in profusion with smilax and palms. The dining room was in pink and white. Pink chrysanthemums and candlesticks with pink shares graced the table. Miss Hackett wore a gown of dutchess satin combined with touches of Venetian lace and pearl trimmings. Her veil of tulle fashioned into a Normandy cap trimmed with orange blossoms, fell to the hem of her train. A shower of bridal roses and valley lilies composed her bouquet. The bridal party was unattended. The bride was given away by her father in the presence of about 60 guests. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Plinn F. Morse of Detroit, Mich. The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Hollis, and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Clark, the Misses Clark, Miss Nellie Bancroft, Miss Sadie Alley, John L. Naylon, Mr. and Mrs. William Angell, and Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, all of Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Hollis of Toledo, O., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marshall of Danbury, O.; Mrs. Frank Reichert, of Port Clinton; Mrs. Henry Zigenfus of Niles, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. William Charles of Bellevue, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis left for an extended eastern trip and will be at home to their friends at 24 South Third avenue, Ilion, after January 1.
[Unidentified newspaper (Ilion, NY?), November 1913.]
_________________________
Together Ada and Hollie had two children: Robert Skeel (b. 1916) and Marjorie Hackett (b. 1922).
Hollie's difficulties in finding employment led the family to move repeatedly--to upstate New York, Iowa, South Dakota, and back to Iowa. (See the memorial for HAROLD SKEEL HOLLIS for a detailed history.) In 1940, Ada and Hollie finally settled in Ann Arbor, MI, building a house on Pauline Blvd. designed by their son Robert, an architect. Hollie died of heart failure in 1946 and Ada eventually came to live with the family of her daughter Marjorie Roth in Ann Arbor. She died at the age of eighty-one.
_________________________
Obituary
Hollis, Ada R.
1008 Sunnyside--
Age 81, died this morning in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Born March 10, 1895 in Port Huron, a daughter of Fred and Mary McPherson Hackett, she married Harold S. Hollis on November 26, 1913. He passed away February 14, 1946. An Ann Arbor resident the past 26 years, she was a member of the West Side Methodist Church and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. For the past four years she had lived with her daughter, Mrs. John Roth. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. John (Marjorie) Roth, and six grandchildren. A son, Robert S. preceded her in death, June 29, 1952. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday from St. Andrews Episcopal Church, the Rev. Gordon Jones officiating. Burial to be in Washtenong Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Muehlig Funeral Chapel until noon on Thursday.
[Ann Arbor News (Ann Arbor, MI), April 26, 1966, 19.]
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
