William L. "Bill" Bell and Dorothy E. Rowley

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Husband William L. "Bill" Bell [2056] ¹

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      Born: 5 Jan 1917 - , , , MI ^{2 3 4}
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      Died: 15 Feb 2005 - , Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, FL ^{2 3}
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    Married: 4 Nov 1939 - , , Lorain, OH ^{1 3}

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Other
Spouse: Vickie [5007] (-Bef 2005) ³

More records for this person:
Obituary ⁵, 17 Feb 2005

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Wife Dorothy E. Rowley [1902]

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      Born: 2 Nov 1918 - , Elyria, Lorain, OH ^{2 6 7 8 9}
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      Died: 23 Nov 2001 - Nursing Home, Elyria, Lorain, OH ^{2 7}
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Father: Harold Edwin Rowley [1584] (1885-1945)
Mother: Dorothy Katherine Wagner [1869] (1885-1958)

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Other
Spouse: Frank Francis Kenska [2080] (1908-1983) - 2 Dec 1951 - , Williams, Union, OH ^{1 6 8}

More records for this person:
Directories ¹⁰, 1999-2000
Obituary ¹¹, 2001
Other references ^{1 12}

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Children

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1 M Living (details have been suppressed)

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Spouse: Living

1 N11. Elyria Chronicle Telegram, (newspaper) published in Elyria, Ohio.

2 A020. Social Security Death Index, kept by the US Government, published on the internet and CDROM.

3 N75. The St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine, Florida (via Oberlin High School Alumni) (Obituary record; published online by Oberlin High School Alumni, at ).

4 C94. United States Federal Census, year 1940.

5 N75. The St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine, Florida (via Oberlin High School Alumni) (Obituary record; published online by Oberlin High School Alumni, at ), "William L. Bell, 88, passed away peacefully Feb. 15, 2005, surrounded by family. A [1937 graduate of OHS and a] longtime resident of Elyria, Ohio, Bill retired to Ormond Beach after a lifetime career as a machinist. Best known for his generosity, kindness and unconditional selflessness, Bill always had a way of brightening the lives of family, friends and neighbors. Bill enjoyed big band music, reading, trains, cars and bicycling; He was a Free Mason and an Elk. Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Vickie; brother, Charles Bell of Ormond Beach, and sister, Genevieve Surprise of Fitzgerald, Georgia.
He is survived by brother, Jack Bell of Tuscun, Calif.: son, Richard D. Bell and wife, Jacqueline of St. Augustine; stepsons, Tim and John Kenska of Elyria, Ohio. Grandchildren include Denise Jones of St. Augustine, Kimberly Krawson of Dallas, Texas and Heather Bell of Tampa; Great-granddaughter, Belle Monroe Jones, and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday Feb. 19 at Craig Funeral Home with a reception to follow at the home of Richard and Jacqueline Bell.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
The St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine, Florida, Thursday, February 17, 2005."

6 A213. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997" (database and scans of original records), by Various County Courts throughout Ohio; published on the internet by at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804.

7 M018." Ohio Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-1944 and 1958-2002" (database) From the Ohio Dept. of Health; transcribed and published online by Ancestry.com.

8 M021. My Family Heritage, (paper) by Rowley, Irene (San Jose CA), 1977; original kept in my files, with family charts assisted by my four grandparents.

9 M086. Memories of Rowley Family, Memories of Leroy & Gerald Rowley, (Oral Interviews). This is information passed down in my family by my grandpa Leroy H. Rowley, and dad Gerald L. Rowley, both of southern CA, told to me during my childhood.

10 M152. U.S. White Pages on Internet, 1999-2000, (internet directory) published by Yahoo, on the internet at http://www.people.yahoo.com.

11 N106. Lorain Journal (Lorain, OH), (newspaper), 2001 Nov. 24. [Lorain Journal: obituary of Dorothy Rowley Kenska].

12 L1992.2. Kenska Christmas Letter, by Kenska, Dorothy, 1992 Dec, posted from Elyria, Ohio, addressed to Irene Rowley; original kept in my files.

Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.

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