Martha married Theodore Rengald Wendell circa 1910. When her son, Theodore Ronald Wendell in 1911, only then did she learn that her husband was still married to another woman. Hence the reason for her divorce in which she gained her custody of their son.
Martha died 24 Apr 1972, Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA, bur: Oakwood Cem. Cedar Rapids.
State of Iowa, Cert. of Death 495, Stile File No. 114 - Martha Oriela Wendell, female, death: 24 April 1972, St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co. IA., white, age last birthday 82, birth: 07 Mar. 1890, IA, USA Citizen, divorced, SS # 480-03-3807, Usual Occupation: Chauffer, Ordinance Plant, Never in the Armed Forces, Residence: 651 - 32nd St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA, Father: John J. Edwards, Mother: Mary Wallace, formant: T.R. Wendell, mailing address: 640-26th St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA, Death was caused by: metastatic carcinoma of brain, 6 mos, carcinoma left breast, 5 yrs, any other significant conditions: pernicious anemia and severe rheumatoid arthritis, no autopsy was performed, Certification: Deceased was attended from Mar. 1963 to 04/24/1972, last saw her alive on 04-24-1972, death occurred at 2:20 p., David Thaler, M.D. 115 14th St. S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403, Burial: Oak Hill, Cedar Rapids, IA, 27 Apr. 1972, John B. Turner and Son, 800 2nd Ave. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA, Funeral Director: John B. Turner, Date Received by Local Registrar: 01 May 1972
"Martha Wendell - 82, of 651, 32nd St. N.E, died Monday following a long illness. A Cedar Rapids resident since 1924, she was born March 7, 1890, in Maquoketa. A retired employed of the Savanna Ordnance Department, Savanna, ILL. She was a member of the First Christian Church where she had been a member of the Business Women's class and the Hanover chapter of the Eastern Star in Savanna.
Survivors are a son, Theodore Ronald Wendell, Cedar Rapids, and a granddaughter. Services: Thursday noon at the First Christian Church by the Rev. John M. Hardy. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner East until 9 p.m. Wednesday and at the church from 11 to 11:55 a.m. Thursday. The casket will remain closed following the service. The family suggests that friends may, if they wish, contribute to the memorial fund of the First Christian Church." Infor: "Cedar Rapids Gazette"
Martha died 24 Apr 1972, Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA, bur: Oakwood Cem. Cedar Rapids.
State of Iowa, Cert. of Death 495, Stile File No. 114 - Martha Oriela Wendell, female, death: 24 April 1972, St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co. IA., white, age last birthday 82, birth: 07 Mar. 1890, IA, USA Citizen, divorced, SS # 480-03-3807, Usual Occupation: Chauffer, Ordinance Plant, Never in the Armed Forces, Residence: 651 - 32nd St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA, Father: John J. Edwards, Mother: Mary Wallace, formant: T.R. Wendell, mailing address: 640-26th St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA, Death was caused by: metastatic carcinoma of brain, 6 mos, carcinoma left breast, 5 yrs, any other significant conditions: pernicious anemia and severe rheumatoid arthritis, no autopsy was performed, Certification: Deceased was attended from Mar. 1963 to 04/24/1972, last saw her alive on 04-24-1972, death occurred at 2:20 p., David Thaler, M.D. 115 14th St. S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403, Burial: Oak Hill, Cedar Rapids, IA, 27 Apr. 1972, John B. Turner and Son, 800 2nd Ave. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA, Funeral Director: John B. Turner, Date Received by Local Registrar: 01 May 1972
"Martha Wendell - 82, of 651, 32nd St. N.E, died Monday following a long illness. A Cedar Rapids resident since 1924, she was born March 7, 1890, in Maquoketa. A retired employed of the Savanna Ordnance Department, Savanna, ILL. She was a member of the First Christian Church where she had been a member of the Business Women's class and the Hanover chapter of the Eastern Star in Savanna.
Survivors are a son, Theodore Ronald Wendell, Cedar Rapids, and a granddaughter. Services: Thursday noon at the First Christian Church by the Rev. John M. Hardy. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner East until 9 p.m. Wednesday and at the church from 11 to 11:55 a.m. Thursday. The casket will remain closed following the service. The family suggests that friends may, if they wish, contribute to the memorial fund of the First Christian Church." Infor: "Cedar Rapids Gazette"
Martha married Theodore Rengald Wendell circa 1910. When her son, Theodore Ronald Wendell in 1911, only then did she learn that her husband was still married to another woman. Hence the reason for her divorce in which she gained her custody of their son.
Martha died 24 Apr 1972, Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA, bur: Oakwood Cem. Cedar Rapids.
State of Iowa, Cert. of Death 495, Stile File No. 114 - Martha Oriela Wendell, female, death: 24 April 1972, St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co. IA., white, age last birthday 82, birth: 07 Mar. 1890, IA, USA Citizen, divorced, SS # 480-03-3807, Usual Occupation: Chauffer, Ordinance Plant, Never in the Armed Forces, Residence: 651 - 32nd St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA, Father: John J. Edwards, Mother: Mary Wallace, formant: T.R. Wendell, mailing address: 640-26th St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA, Death was caused by: metastatic carcinoma of brain, 6 mos, carcinoma left breast, 5 yrs, any other significant conditions: pernicious anemia and severe rheumatoid arthritis, no autopsy was performed, Certification: Deceased was attended from Mar. 1963 to 04/24/1972, last saw her alive on 04-24-1972, death occurred at 2:20 p., David Thaler, M.D. 115 14th St. S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403, Burial: Oak Hill, Cedar Rapids, IA, 27 Apr. 1972, John B. Turner and Son, 800 2nd Ave. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA, Funeral Director: John B. Turner, Date Received by Local Registrar: 01 May 1972
"Martha Wendell - 82, of 651, 32nd St. N.E, died Monday following a long illness. A Cedar Rapids resident since 1924, she was born March 7, 1890, in Maquoketa. A retired employed of the Savanna Ordnance Department, Savanna, ILL. She was a member of the First Christian Church where she had been a member of the Business Women's class and the Hanover chapter of the Eastern Star in Savanna.
Survivors are a son, Theodore Ronald Wendell, Cedar Rapids, and a granddaughter. Services: Thursday noon at the First Christian Church by the Rev. John M. Hardy. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner East until 9 p.m. Wednesday and at the church from 11 to 11:55 a.m. Thursday. The casket will remain closed following the service. The family suggests that friends may, if they wish, contribute to the memorial fund of the First Christian Church." Infor: "Cedar Rapids Gazette"
Martha died 24 Apr 1972, Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA, bur: Oakwood Cem. Cedar Rapids.
State of Iowa, Cert. of Death 495, Stile File No. 114 - Martha Oriela Wendell, female, death: 24 April 1972, St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co. IA., white, age last birthday 82, birth: 07 Mar. 1890, IA, USA Citizen, divorced, SS # 480-03-3807, Usual Occupation: Chauffer, Ordinance Plant, Never in the Armed Forces, Residence: 651 - 32nd St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA, Father: John J. Edwards, Mother: Mary Wallace, formant: T.R. Wendell, mailing address: 640-26th St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA, Death was caused by: metastatic carcinoma of brain, 6 mos, carcinoma left breast, 5 yrs, any other significant conditions: pernicious anemia and severe rheumatoid arthritis, no autopsy was performed, Certification: Deceased was attended from Mar. 1963 to 04/24/1972, last saw her alive on 04-24-1972, death occurred at 2:20 p., David Thaler, M.D. 115 14th St. S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403, Burial: Oak Hill, Cedar Rapids, IA, 27 Apr. 1972, John B. Turner and Son, 800 2nd Ave. S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA, Funeral Director: John B. Turner, Date Received by Local Registrar: 01 May 1972
"Martha Wendell - 82, of 651, 32nd St. N.E, died Monday following a long illness. A Cedar Rapids resident since 1924, she was born March 7, 1890, in Maquoketa. A retired employed of the Savanna Ordnance Department, Savanna, ILL. She was a member of the First Christian Church where she had been a member of the Business Women's class and the Hanover chapter of the Eastern Star in Savanna.
Survivors are a son, Theodore Ronald Wendell, Cedar Rapids, and a granddaughter. Services: Thursday noon at the First Christian Church by the Rev. John M. Hardy. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner East until 9 p.m. Wednesday and at the church from 11 to 11:55 a.m. Thursday. The casket will remain closed following the service. The family suggests that friends may, if they wish, contribute to the memorial fund of the First Christian Church." Infor: "Cedar Rapids Gazette"
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