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Annie Bertha “Mrs. Joe” <I>Volkel</I> Gilardine

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Annie Bertha “Mrs. Joe” Volkel Gilardine

Birth
Grundy County, Illinois, USA
Death
28 Nov 1991 (aged 102)
Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.658406, Longitude: -108.21759
Plot
Section 34, Lot 27, 2nd Grave From North End Of Lot
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Annie Bertha Gilardine
Annie Bertha Gilardine, 102, died Nov. 28, 1991, at Canyon Hills Manor.
She was born Sept. 5, 1889, at Clark City, Ill. to Joseph and Nellie Larson Volkel. She was raised in Ladd, Ill., and went to work at age 12 to assist the family.
She married Tony Perona in Illinois in 1908. Her father died a month after the marriage, and her husband was killed later the same year before the birth of her only daughter.
She moned to Wisconsin and married Joseph Gilardine in Sheboygan in 1918. Mr. Gilardine was an electrician, and they moved west in search of work. They lived in South Dakota and Sheridan, before coming to Thermopolis, in 1932. They lived on a doctor's farm in Wind River Canyon, caring for the animals. Later they moved into town where Mrs. Gilardine cleaned houses and took in laundry. She worked as a cleaning woman for Dr. Benjamin Gitlitz for 27 years.
Mrs. Gilardine was a membert of St. Francis Catholic Church and a life member of the Eagles Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking and reading.
Survivors include a daughter, Matilda Perona of Thermopolis; a brother, William Volkel; two grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday at Mortimore funeral Home with Fr. Vincent Bauer of St. Francis Catholic Church officiating. Burial was a Monument Hill Cemetery.
Obituary from Independent Record, Thermopolis, WY
Annie Bertha Gilardine
Annie Bertha Gilardine, 102, died Nov. 28, 1991, at Canyon Hills Manor.
She was born Sept. 5, 1889, at Clark City, Ill. to Joseph and Nellie Larson Volkel. She was raised in Ladd, Ill., and went to work at age 12 to assist the family.
She married Tony Perona in Illinois in 1908. Her father died a month after the marriage, and her husband was killed later the same year before the birth of her only daughter.
She moned to Wisconsin and married Joseph Gilardine in Sheboygan in 1918. Mr. Gilardine was an electrician, and they moved west in search of work. They lived in South Dakota and Sheridan, before coming to Thermopolis, in 1932. They lived on a doctor's farm in Wind River Canyon, caring for the animals. Later they moved into town where Mrs. Gilardine cleaned houses and took in laundry. She worked as a cleaning woman for Dr. Benjamin Gitlitz for 27 years.
Mrs. Gilardine was a membert of St. Francis Catholic Church and a life member of the Eagles Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking and reading.
Survivors include a daughter, Matilda Perona of Thermopolis; a brother, William Volkel; two grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday at Mortimore funeral Home with Fr. Vincent Bauer of St. Francis Catholic Church officiating. Burial was a Monument Hill Cemetery.
Obituary from Independent Record, Thermopolis, WY


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77891446/annie_bertha-gilardine: accessed ), memorial page for Annie Bertha “Mrs. Joe” Volkel Gilardine (5 Sep 1889–28 Nov 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77891446, citing Monument Hill Cemetery, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by JoAnn Myers (contributor 47627317).