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Ottilia Anna “Tillie” <I>Laur</I> Snell

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Ottilia Anna “Tillie” Laur Snell

Birth
Howells, Colfax County, Nebraska, USA
Death
12 Aug 1965 (aged 74)
Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot: 094; Block: 14; Space: 10
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Marriages:

(1) Leo Lloyd Williams [my grandfather] (b. 10 Oct 1890 - Norfolk, Madison County, NE d. 29 Jun 1936 - Ellis Park, Passaic Co., NJ) Married on 10 Oct 1911 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE. Source: Marriage Record, Madison County of Leo Lloyd Williams and Ottillia Anna Laur. Records are kept at the Madison County Courthouse, Madison, Madison County, Nebraska. Ottillia and Leo were divorced on 16 Apr 1918 in the county of Madison, Nebraska, Record Number 5062.1819. Divorce record indicates no children were born to them.

Wedding Annoucement: The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal [Nebraska], Friday, October 13, 1911. WILLIAMS - LAUER. At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at the home groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Pippin, South Fourth street, Leo Lloyd Williams and Miss Ottillia Lauer were united in marriage: Rev. J. W. Kirkpatrick of the first M. E. Church officiating.
The bride was neatly attired in a grey dress, with grey and old rose trimmings, while the groom wore dark blue. Miss Lauer comes from the west. Mr. Williams, who was married on his twenty-first birthday, was born and raised and received his education in this city, and is well and popular known here. Only the members of the family were present and all partook of a dainty wedding dinner. Following the ceremony the young couple left for Battle Creek on the evening train.

(2) Michael Sylvester O'Hara (b. 04 Apr 1884 in Iowa) m. bet. 16 Apr 1918 and 12 Sept 1918.

(3) Elbert H. Snell (b. 29 Sep 1888 d. 23 Mar 1963 in Miles City, Custer County, MT) in Souix City, Iowa, on 10 Oct 1927.

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Obituary Source: Buffalo Bulletin (Wyoming), August 19, 1965

OTTILIA SNELL DIES THURSDAY AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
Mrs. Ottilia Snell, 74, a resident of the Wyoming Soldiers and Sailors home, died Thursday morning Aug. 12, at Johnson County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for the past six months.
Requiem mass was sung Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic church with Father Chalett officiating. Burial was in Willow Grove cemetery with Adams Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Snell was born Nov. 27, 1890, in Howells, Neb. In 1927 [10 Oct], she was married at Sioux City, Ia., to Elbert H. Snell who preceded him in death in 1963.
Mr. and Mrs. Snell lived in Minnesota for many years and in Gillette for three years before moving to the Soldiers home in Buffalo in 1951.
She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors include four brothers: Henry Laur of Schuyler, Neb., Rudy Laur of Seattle, Wash., and Ben and August Laur of Gillette.
Pallbearers were: Ray Smith, Earl Todd, Lee Worman, E. O. Atwood, C. H. Rue and B. Moore.

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Obituary Source: The Gillette News-Record (Wyoming), 26 Aug 1965

Mrs. Bert Snell Rites at Buffalo
Requiem mass for Mrs. Bert Snell, 74, former resident of Gillette, was sung at St. John the Baptist Catholic church in Buffalo on Monday, August 16, with the Rev. Father Chalett celebrant.
Mrs. Snell passed away at the Johnson County Memorial hospital in Buffalo on Thursday, August 12. She had been a patient three for the past six months.
Pallbearers were B. H. Rice of Ulm; Ray Smith and E. O. Atwood, both of Buffalo, and Lee Worman, Earl Todd and D. B. Moore, of Gillette. Interment was made in Willow Grove cemetery, Buffalo.
Mrs. Snell was born November 27, 1890, in Howells, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Elbert [sic: Albert] H. Snell at Sioux City, Iowa in 1927 [10 Oct]. They made their home in Minnesota for several years. They moved to Buffalo in 1951 and made their home at the Wyoming Soldiers and Sailors home.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1963.
Survivors included four brothers, Henry Laur of Schuyler, Nebraska; Rudy Laur of Seattle, Washington, and Ben Laur and August Laur, both of Gillette.
Marriages:

(1) Leo Lloyd Williams [my grandfather] (b. 10 Oct 1890 - Norfolk, Madison County, NE d. 29 Jun 1936 - Ellis Park, Passaic Co., NJ) Married on 10 Oct 1911 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE. Source: Marriage Record, Madison County of Leo Lloyd Williams and Ottillia Anna Laur. Records are kept at the Madison County Courthouse, Madison, Madison County, Nebraska. Ottillia and Leo were divorced on 16 Apr 1918 in the county of Madison, Nebraska, Record Number 5062.1819. Divorce record indicates no children were born to them.

Wedding Annoucement: The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal [Nebraska], Friday, October 13, 1911. WILLIAMS - LAUER. At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at the home groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Pippin, South Fourth street, Leo Lloyd Williams and Miss Ottillia Lauer were united in marriage: Rev. J. W. Kirkpatrick of the first M. E. Church officiating.
The bride was neatly attired in a grey dress, with grey and old rose trimmings, while the groom wore dark blue. Miss Lauer comes from the west. Mr. Williams, who was married on his twenty-first birthday, was born and raised and received his education in this city, and is well and popular known here. Only the members of the family were present and all partook of a dainty wedding dinner. Following the ceremony the young couple left for Battle Creek on the evening train.

(2) Michael Sylvester O'Hara (b. 04 Apr 1884 in Iowa) m. bet. 16 Apr 1918 and 12 Sept 1918.

(3) Elbert H. Snell (b. 29 Sep 1888 d. 23 Mar 1963 in Miles City, Custer County, MT) in Souix City, Iowa, on 10 Oct 1927.

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Obituary Source: Buffalo Bulletin (Wyoming), August 19, 1965

OTTILIA SNELL DIES THURSDAY AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
Mrs. Ottilia Snell, 74, a resident of the Wyoming Soldiers and Sailors home, died Thursday morning Aug. 12, at Johnson County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for the past six months.
Requiem mass was sung Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic church with Father Chalett officiating. Burial was in Willow Grove cemetery with Adams Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Snell was born Nov. 27, 1890, in Howells, Neb. In 1927 [10 Oct], she was married at Sioux City, Ia., to Elbert H. Snell who preceded him in death in 1963.
Mr. and Mrs. Snell lived in Minnesota for many years and in Gillette for three years before moving to the Soldiers home in Buffalo in 1951.
She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors include four brothers: Henry Laur of Schuyler, Neb., Rudy Laur of Seattle, Wash., and Ben and August Laur of Gillette.
Pallbearers were: Ray Smith, Earl Todd, Lee Worman, E. O. Atwood, C. H. Rue and B. Moore.

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Obituary Source: The Gillette News-Record (Wyoming), 26 Aug 1965

Mrs. Bert Snell Rites at Buffalo
Requiem mass for Mrs. Bert Snell, 74, former resident of Gillette, was sung at St. John the Baptist Catholic church in Buffalo on Monday, August 16, with the Rev. Father Chalett celebrant.
Mrs. Snell passed away at the Johnson County Memorial hospital in Buffalo on Thursday, August 12. She had been a patient three for the past six months.
Pallbearers were B. H. Rice of Ulm; Ray Smith and E. O. Atwood, both of Buffalo, and Lee Worman, Earl Todd and D. B. Moore, of Gillette. Interment was made in Willow Grove cemetery, Buffalo.
Mrs. Snell was born November 27, 1890, in Howells, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Elbert [sic: Albert] H. Snell at Sioux City, Iowa in 1927 [10 Oct]. They made their home in Minnesota for several years. They moved to Buffalo in 1951 and made their home at the Wyoming Soldiers and Sailors home.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1963.
Survivors included four brothers, Henry Laur of Schuyler, Nebraska; Rudy Laur of Seattle, Washington, and Ben Laur and August Laur, both of Gillette.


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  • Created by: Jack Williams Relative Grandchild
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23663077/ottilia_anna-snell: accessed ), memorial page for Ottilia Anna “Tillie” Laur Snell (27 Nov 1890–12 Aug 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23663077, citing Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Jack Williams (contributor 46856865).