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Della Wilma Lois Seyl Willett

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Birth	:	30 Jun 1912 Belden, Cedar County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	10 Jul 2010 Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7466316, -95.7143936
Description	:	* IN LOVING MEMORY OF * Della Wilma Lois (Seyl) Willett was born on Sunday; June 30, 1912 in Belden; Cedar County, Nebraska. Della was the fifth child of Andrew and Selma Okerbloom Seyl, who was an immigrant from Sweden. Della attended school in Belden, from kindergarten, which was then called Brownies, through high school, graduating in 1930. Della received a two-year teaching certificate from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. She began her teaching career with 18 students in grades 1-8 in the Clairmont rural school, located between Belden and Laurel, Nebraska. She also taught grades 1-8 in Kerloo... Read More	* IN LOVING MEMORY OF * Della Wilma Lois (Seyl) Willett was born on Sunday; June 30, 1912 in Belden; Cedar County, Nebraska. Della was the fifth child of Andrew and Selma Okerbloom Seyl, who was an immigrant from Sweden. Della attended school in Belden, from kindergarten, which was then called Brownies, through high school, graduating in 1930. Della received a two-year teaching certificate from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. She began her teaching career with 18 students in grades 1-8 in the Clairmont rural school, located between Belden and Laurel, Nebraska. She also taught grades 1-8 in Kerloo Country School near Coleridge, Nebraska; fourth grade in Sloan, Iowa; second grade in Woodbine, Iowa; and second grade in Spencer, Iowa. While Della was teaching in Woodbine, she met her future husband, Dwight Willett. They were married in her family home in Belden, Nebraska, on June 21, 1947. She quit teaching to become a farmer's wife on the Willett farm between Woodbine and Logan. They had one son, Gary. As Gary grew older, Della ‘got the desire' to return to teaching, so she returned to school to update her teaching certificate. She attended Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. She then taught kindergarten, first grade, and music in Magnolia, Iowa, for fourteen years until 1974 when she retired at 62 years of age. After her retirement from teaching, Della went around the countryside selling Avon products for a period of time to keep from being lonely. Della was always a very active person. During her single years she spent her summers working in distant places. Because of gas rationing during the war years, she often traveled by train wherever she wanted to go. She worked at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois, in 1942, recording bonds cashed. She worked at Grand Lake Lodge in Colorado in 1946, making salads and enjoying the woods and the mountains. When she married, she became active in the Woodbine community, especially in the Woodbine Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday school, organized and cooked for countless dinners and events, and played the piano and organ, until she was well into her nineties. Della volunteered for many hours at the Rose Vista Care Center playing piano for sing-a-longs and church services, and she was the assistant activity director there for seven years, specializing in helping residents paint ceramics, and teaching classes. Della was also a 56 year member of the Weiss Unit #143 American Legion Auxiliary. Della loved to cook and bake, which she usually did without measuring or following recipes, and she enjoyed family dinners and socializing. She found many opportunities to entertain. Della and Dwight went to Germany in 1973, while Gary was stationed there in the army, and during that trip they used Eurail passes to travel all over the European Continent by train. They also drove to Alaska, as well as to many other areas of the United States. Some of their travels included trips to explore places where family ancestors had lived. Della had a keen interest in both hers and Dwight's family histories. Della kept track of many of her former students. In the spring of 2006, when she was almost 94 years old, she was honored to be invited by the Woodbine High School class of 1956, whom she had taught in second grade, to their 50th class reunion. Della Wilma Lois (Seyl) Willett, age 98, passed away on Saturday; July 10, 2010 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa. Those left to mourn her passing are: Her son: Gary (Barbara) Willett of Jefferson, Iowa; her grandson: Brent (Liberty) Willett of Perry, Iowa and by her great-grandchildren: Jeanette and Ivan Willett. Della was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters: Dorthea, who passed away as an infant; Edna Lydon; Gladys Pflanz; Ethel Creamer; and by her husband: Dwight, who passed away on January 18, 2008. May they rest in peace. May God bless her memory and give strength to those that mourn. Visitation will be from: 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday; July 13, 2010 at the Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine, Iowa. Funeral services will begin at: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday; July 14, 2010 also at the funeral home with the Reverend Steve Wiemeyer officiating. Interment will be at the Woodbine Cemetery and performed by the Weiss Unit #143 American Legion Auxiliary. For condolences; please visit the funeral home's website at: http://www.funeralplan2.com/foutsfuneralhome/ The Fouts Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

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Della Wilma Lois Seyl Willett's memorial is located at: Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, USA.
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Della Wilma Lois Seyl Willett death on 10 Jul 2010 in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7466316
Longitude: -95.7143936

Family Members:

Parent

Andrew Seyl

(1873 - 1940)

Selma Seyl

(1879 - 1956)

Spouse

Dwight Ewing Willett

(1911 - 2008)

Siblings

Edna Julia Seyl Lydon

(1900 - 1968)

Gladys Alma Quentine Seyl Pflanz

(1902 - 1983)

Dortha M.L. Seyl

(1904 - 1905)

Ethel Eva Marie Seyl Creamer

(1906 - 1981)

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