Winifred A. PILGER WERLEY (nee ZIMMERMAN) of Lorain, Ohio, died May 11, 2010 at age 90. She was born November 28, 1919 in Ravenna, Ohio, the daughter of Fred A. ZIMMERMAN and Minnie M. HAWLEY ZIMMERMAN (JONES). Her first husband Frank Joseph Pilger of 5723 Behrwald Ave., Cleveland, died Wednesday, Jan 26, 1955. Her second husband Franklyn Grover Werley born July 20, 1913, died Aug 7, 1988 at home in Lorain at age 75.
Winifred had lived in Cleveland, Lakewood, and Brooklyn, Ohio before moving to Lorain in 1961. She attended John Adams High School and Jane Adams School of Practical Nursing in Cleveland. She worked at Evangelical Deaconess Hospital in Cleveland as a Graduate Practical Nurse and retired in 1961 when she married Franklyn Werley and moved to Lorain.
Winifred was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lorain and it's Coffee Hour Group. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Ellbrook Chapter #408 and the former Lake Erie Shrine #47 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem where she held several Supreme Shrine appointments and served as district Deputy of Shrines in Elyria, Lorain, Lakewood, and North Olmsted. She was a life member of the Louis Paul Proy Chapter #20 of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in Lorain. She was also a member of the Lorain Community Senior Center, Lorain Lighthouse Chapter #399 of the A.A.R.P., and the Salvation Army Keenagers. From 1984 to 2003 she was a member of the Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.). She also enjoyed crafts & crocheting.
WINIFRED'S CHILDREN:
* JoAnn Johnson of Pinetop, AZ
* Sharon Kopis of Lynchburg, VA
* David Pilger of Sheffield Lake, OH
WINIFRED'S STEP-CHILDREN:
* Leroy WERLEY Brooklyn, OH
* Franklyn WERLEY of Woodhaven, MI
* James WERLEY of Lorain, OH
* Mrs Geraldine Pettis of Glendale, AZ
WINIFRED'S SIBLINGS:
* Glenn W. Hawley born July 23, 1910 in Freedham, Portage co., OH, died July 27, 1994 in a Beachwood nursing home, age 84, a WWII US Army veteran. He married June 6, 1931 in Cuyahoga co., OH, LaVerne E. Noernberg. She was born May 31, 1910 in Cleveland, the daughter of Charles Noernberg & Edna Stafford. She married again. Mrs LaVerne E. Cross died Sept 12, 1987 in Orange county, Calif. at age 77.
* Mrs Jeannette "Jean" F. (Edward) PILGER (nee HAWLEY) born Jan 27, 1915 in OH, March 1983 of Ravenna and was buried in Grandview Memorial Park with her husband.
* June Eileen Zimmerman of 9520 Nelson Ave., born 1923 in Ohio, died June 3, 1934 at age 11.
Sources: Social Security Death Index; Cleveland Necrology File, Reels #169, #042, #144; Census Records; Ohio Death Records; US WWII Army Enlistment Records; Cuyahoga co., OH Marriage Records; etc.
Winifred had lived in Cleveland, Lakewood, and Brooklyn, Ohio before moving to Lorain in 1961. She attended John Adams High School and Jane Adams School of Practical Nursing in Cleveland. She worked at Evangelical Deaconess Hospital in Cleveland as a Graduate Practical Nurse and retired in 1961 when she married Franklyn Werley and moved to Lorain.
Winifred was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lorain and it's Coffee Hour Group. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Ellbrook Chapter #408 and the former Lake Erie Shrine #47 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem where she held several Supreme Shrine appointments and served as district Deputy of Shrines in Elyria, Lorain, Lakewood, and North Olmsted. She was a life member of the Louis Paul Proy Chapter #20 of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in Lorain. She was also a member of the Lorain Community Senior Center, Lorain Lighthouse Chapter #399 of the A.A.R.P., and the Salvation Army Keenagers. From 1984 to 2003 she was a member of the Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.). She also enjoyed crafts & crocheting.
WINIFRED'S CHILDREN:
* JoAnn Johnson of Pinetop, AZ
* Sharon Kopis of Lynchburg, VA
* David Pilger of Sheffield Lake, OH
WINIFRED'S STEP-CHILDREN:
* Leroy WERLEY Brooklyn, OH
* Franklyn WERLEY of Woodhaven, MI
* James WERLEY of Lorain, OH
* Mrs Geraldine Pettis of Glendale, AZ
WINIFRED'S SIBLINGS:
* Glenn W. Hawley born July 23, 1910 in Freedham, Portage co., OH, died July 27, 1994 in a Beachwood nursing home, age 84, a WWII US Army veteran. He married June 6, 1931 in Cuyahoga co., OH, LaVerne E. Noernberg. She was born May 31, 1910 in Cleveland, the daughter of Charles Noernberg & Edna Stafford. She married again. Mrs LaVerne E. Cross died Sept 12, 1987 in Orange county, Calif. at age 77.
* Mrs Jeannette "Jean" F. (Edward) PILGER (nee HAWLEY) born Jan 27, 1915 in OH, March 1983 of Ravenna and was buried in Grandview Memorial Park with her husband.
* June Eileen Zimmerman of 9520 Nelson Ave., born 1923 in Ohio, died June 3, 1934 at age 11.
Sources: Social Security Death Index; Cleveland Necrology File, Reels #169, #042, #144; Census Records; Ohio Death Records; US WWII Army Enlistment Records; Cuyahoga co., OH Marriage Records; etc.
Winifred A. PILGER WERLEY (nee ZIMMERMAN) of Lorain, Ohio, died May 11, 2010 at age 90. She was born November 28, 1919 in Ravenna, Ohio, the daughter of Fred A. ZIMMERMAN and Minnie M. HAWLEY ZIMMERMAN (JONES). Her first husband Frank Joseph Pilger of 5723 Behrwald Ave., Cleveland, died Wednesday, Jan 26, 1955. Her second husband Franklyn Grover Werley born July 20, 1913, died Aug 7, 1988 at home in Lorain at age 75.
Winifred had lived in Cleveland, Lakewood, and Brooklyn, Ohio before moving to Lorain in 1961. She attended John Adams High School and Jane Adams School of Practical Nursing in Cleveland. She worked at Evangelical Deaconess Hospital in Cleveland as a Graduate Practical Nurse and retired in 1961 when she married Franklyn Werley and moved to Lorain.
Winifred was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lorain and it's Coffee Hour Group. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Ellbrook Chapter #408 and the former Lake Erie Shrine #47 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem where she held several Supreme Shrine appointments and served as district Deputy of Shrines in Elyria, Lorain, Lakewood, and North Olmsted. She was a life member of the Louis Paul Proy Chapter #20 of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in Lorain. She was also a member of the Lorain Community Senior Center, Lorain Lighthouse Chapter #399 of the A.A.R.P., and the Salvation Army Keenagers. From 1984 to 2003 she was a member of the Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.). She also enjoyed crafts & crocheting.
WINIFRED'S CHILDREN:
* JoAnn Johnson of Pinetop, AZ
* Sharon Kopis of Lynchburg, VA
* David Pilger of Sheffield Lake, OH
WINIFRED'S STEP-CHILDREN:
* Leroy WERLEY Brooklyn, OH
* Franklyn WERLEY of Woodhaven, MI
* James WERLEY of Lorain, OH
* Mrs Geraldine Pettis of Glendale, AZ
WINIFRED'S SIBLINGS:
* Glenn W. Hawley born July 23, 1910 in Freedham, Portage co., OH, died July 27, 1994 in a Beachwood nursing home, age 84, a WWII US Army veteran. He married June 6, 1931 in Cuyahoga co., OH, LaVerne E. Noernberg. She was born May 31, 1910 in Cleveland, the daughter of Charles Noernberg & Edna Stafford. She married again. Mrs LaVerne E. Cross died Sept 12, 1987 in Orange county, Calif. at age 77.
* Mrs Jeannette "Jean" F. (Edward) PILGER (nee HAWLEY) born Jan 27, 1915 in OH, March 1983 of Ravenna and was buried in Grandview Memorial Park with her husband.
* June Eileen Zimmerman of 9520 Nelson Ave., born 1923 in Ohio, died June 3, 1934 at age 11.
Sources: Social Security Death Index; Cleveland Necrology File, Reels #169, #042, #144; Census Records; Ohio Death Records; US WWII Army Enlistment Records; Cuyahoga co., OH Marriage Records; etc.
Winifred had lived in Cleveland, Lakewood, and Brooklyn, Ohio before moving to Lorain in 1961. She attended John Adams High School and Jane Adams School of Practical Nursing in Cleveland. She worked at Evangelical Deaconess Hospital in Cleveland as a Graduate Practical Nurse and retired in 1961 when she married Franklyn Werley and moved to Lorain.
Winifred was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lorain and it's Coffee Hour Group. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Ellbrook Chapter #408 and the former Lake Erie Shrine #47 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem where she held several Supreme Shrine appointments and served as district Deputy of Shrines in Elyria, Lorain, Lakewood, and North Olmsted. She was a life member of the Louis Paul Proy Chapter #20 of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in Lorain. She was also a member of the Lorain Community Senior Center, Lorain Lighthouse Chapter #399 of the A.A.R.P., and the Salvation Army Keenagers. From 1984 to 2003 she was a member of the Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.). She also enjoyed crafts & crocheting.
WINIFRED'S CHILDREN:
* JoAnn Johnson of Pinetop, AZ
* Sharon Kopis of Lynchburg, VA
* David Pilger of Sheffield Lake, OH
WINIFRED'S STEP-CHILDREN:
* Leroy WERLEY Brooklyn, OH
* Franklyn WERLEY of Woodhaven, MI
* James WERLEY of Lorain, OH
* Mrs Geraldine Pettis of Glendale, AZ
WINIFRED'S SIBLINGS:
* Glenn W. Hawley born July 23, 1910 in Freedham, Portage co., OH, died July 27, 1994 in a Beachwood nursing home, age 84, a WWII US Army veteran. He married June 6, 1931 in Cuyahoga co., OH, LaVerne E. Noernberg. She was born May 31, 1910 in Cleveland, the daughter of Charles Noernberg & Edna Stafford. She married again. Mrs LaVerne E. Cross died Sept 12, 1987 in Orange county, Calif. at age 77.
* Mrs Jeannette "Jean" F. (Edward) PILGER (nee HAWLEY) born Jan 27, 1915 in OH, March 1983 of Ravenna and was buried in Grandview Memorial Park with her husband.
* June Eileen Zimmerman of 9520 Nelson Ave., born 1923 in Ohio, died June 3, 1934 at age 11.
Sources: Social Security Death Index; Cleveland Necrology File, Reels #169, #042, #144; Census Records; Ohio Death Records; US WWII Army Enlistment Records; Cuyahoga co., OH Marriage Records; etc.
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