January 25, 2013 - McNeely Sisters

I've been writing about the children of Mary Ann Wilson and Henry Brachvogel.  Mary Ann is the sister of my ggrandmother Rosetta.  It turns out that Walter and Frank married sisters: Hazel Marie McNeely and Vernice C. McNeely.  Another of their sisters, Mabel Cavenee, married Lloyd Cavenee, the son of Mary Ann's sister Pearl.  These connections of family members happen a lot in my maternal heritage.

Here is the obituary of Vernice C. Brachvogel (wonder what the 'c' stands for?)  Just found out...Claudia.  Such a beautiful name.  Wonder why it wasn't flaunted?

Redfield (SD) - "Vernice C. Brachvogel, 84, of Redfield died Saturday, Dec. 3, 1988 at Community Memorial Hospital.  The funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Congregational Church, Redfield, with the Rev. Scott Cross officiating.  Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.  Funeral arrangements were announced by Coleman-Thelen Funeral Home, Redfield.

Vernice C. McNeely was born May 22, 1904 in Illinois to Arthur and Hattie (Parish) McNeely.

She married Walter Brachvogel April 15, 1925.  They farmed near Tulare (SD).  In 1957 they retired and moved to Redfield (SD).

She was a member of the First Congregational Church, Turtle Creek Ladies Aid, and the American Legion Auxiliary of Wessington, VFW Auxiliary and the Senior Citizens.

She is survived by one son, Walter Brachvogel of Erhard, Minn; three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildre; four sisters, Hazel Brachvogel of Everett, Wash, Mabel Cavanee of Huron, Iris Bouma and Carmen Atteburg, both of Washington.  She was preceded in death by her husband. 

 

 The below photo is of Vernice and Walter.

 

I'll continue with Hazel Marie McNeely Brachvogel's obituary.

Hazel Marie Brachvogel, 87, of Everett, WA, died August 7, 1993, at an Everett hospital.  A memorial service was held August 11 at Purdy and Walters with Cassidy Funeral Home of Everett.  Hazel Marie McNeely was born March 26, 1906 at Taylorville, IL, to Arthur and Hattie (Parish) McNeely.  She moved with her family to Wessington as a baby.

On March 29, 1929, she married Frank Brachvogel.  They lived on a farm north of Vayland until 1950, when they moved to Miller.  He died in 1957 and she moved to Everett shortly thereafter.

Survivors include one daughter, Joyce Withro, Arlington; two sons, Don of Des Moines, IA, and Benton of Lake Stevens, WA; four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren;and three sisters, Mabel Cavenee of Huron, Iris Bouma of Washougal, WA, and Carmen Attebery of LaCenter, WA.  She was preceded in death by her husband.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Regency Care Center of Arlington.

The above photo is Hazel and Frank with their children Donny, Joyce, and Benton.