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Mary Ellen Gourley

Female 1891 - 1978  (86 years)


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  • Name Mary Ellen Gourley 
    Born 4 Aug 1891  Rock Valley, SD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Jul 1978  Vinton Lutheran Home Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Aft 10 Jul 1978  Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton, Benton Co, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • LOT 30-SEC,R
    Person ID I2356  Decker Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2019 

    Father James Gourley,   b. 1853,   d. 1933  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Theresa McNaughton,   b. 1864, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1886 
    Family ID F830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Horace S. Waldorf,   b. 25 Nov 1889, Hudson, Lincoln, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1954, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1940  Hudson, SD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Published in Cedar Valley Times on July 10, 1978

      Mary Ellen Waldorf, 86, died Monday morning, July 10, 1978, at the Vinton Lutheran Home.

      She was born Aug. 4, 1891 at Rock Valley, S.D., a daughter of James and Theresa McNaughton Gourley.
      She was married Dec. 29, 1940 at Hudson, S.D. to H.S. Waldorf, who preceded her in death July 26, 1954. She was a rural school teacher for 33 years near Hudson, S.D.

      She was preceded in death by one brother and five sisters.
      The funeral will be Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Gravestone (year only).

    2. [S16] Obituary.