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     Mildred Louise Graf was buried at Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield, Sherman Co., Nebraska.² She was born on November 6, 1916 at Ansley, Custer Co., Nebraska.^1,2 As of March 3, 1940,her married name was Ellsworth.¹ She married Leroy Theodore Ellsworth, son of Clayton Blair Ellsworth and Viola Shrilda Frances Conner, on March 3, 1940 at Taylor, Loup Co., Nebraska.¹ Mildred Louise Graf died on July 15, 1985 at Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho, at age 68.^1,2

     His Social Security Number was 504-28-1285.⁶ Wayne Dean Carroll was buried at Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer Co., South Dakota.² He was born on April 12, 1934 at South Dakota.^1,6,2 He married Helen Stickland on May 23, 1959 at Custer Co., South Dakota.⁷ Wayne Dean Carroll died on July 17, 1995 at age 61.^1,2

     Her Social Security Number was 544-14-7107.⁴ Vera Eileen Wetzel was born on April 15, 1919 at Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Oregon.^1,4,2,3 As of September 5, 1975,her married name was Hearing.² She married Ross Elwood Hearing, son of Merland Van "Merle" Hearing and Alma Violet McCulloch, on September 5, 1975 at Newport, Lincoln Co., Oregon.^1,2 Vera Eileen Wetzel died on June 13, 2003 at Island City, Union Co., Oregon, at age 84.^1,2,4 She Vera Wetzel Hearing, 84, of Island City, died Friday, June 13, 2003 at home. She was born April 15, 1919 in Pendleton to Lewis I. and Floy (Wells) Wetzel. Mrs. Hearing attended Riveria Grade School, La Grande High School, Eastern Oregon Normal School (now Eastern Oregon University) and Drapers School of Commerce. She married Ross Hearing on Sept. 5, 1975 in Newport and worked for Consolidated Freightways. She enjoyed reading, gardening, golf and bridge. She was a member of several birthday and bridge clubs, spent some time as head of the Red Cross blood drawings, was president of the Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary for two years, was member of the La Grande Country Club as well as Women's Auxiliary president for two years, and had the distinction of being the only women president of the Golf Club. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Mike and Sandy Babic of La Grande; stepdaughters Elizabeth Oliver of Enterprise and Sylvia Hearing of Portland; sister Floy Matthews of Beaverton; brother-in-law Virgil A. Choate; one granddaughter; and many other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ross, in 2000; and two sisters, Louise Choate and Virginia Lewis. on July 3, 2003.²

     Charles Joseph Cassell was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4 He was born on July 3, 1889 at Wytheville, Wythe Co., Virginia; His death certificate has a birth year of 1890 and the birth register has Jul 22, 1889.^2,3,5,6,7 He married Irene Elsie Lampey, daughter of Roscoe "Ross" Lampey and Liona Isabell "Belle" Spangler, on August 19, 1937 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 Charles Joseph Cassell died on August 15, 1943 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 54.³