Ella Viola Schmidt
1910 - 2003 (92 years)
Generation: 1
1. Ella Viola Schmidt was born on 24 Mar 1910 in Northfield, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 2003 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
The Burlington Hawkeye - February 26, 2003
Ella Ping
Ella V. Ping, 92, of Mediapolis, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at the Prairie Ridge Care and Rehab Center in Mediapolis.
Born March 24, 1910, at Northfield, she was the daughter of Peter and Ida Wunnenburg Schmidt. She married Joe Merle Ping Sept. 14, 1940, in Mediapolis. He died Feb. 9, 1966.
She attended Pegtown Country School and worked at various jobs in Mediapolis as well as did housecleaning work. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church and WELCA.
Survivors include three nieces, Arvilla Kelley and Clarice Sullivan, both of Mediapolis, and Betty Jarman of Schaumburg, Ill.; and one nephew, Keith Niehaus of Iowa City.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, her twin sister, and another sister.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis. There will be no family visitation.
The funeral for Mrs. Ping will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home with the Rev. Mary Jo Maass officiating. Burial will follow in Kossuth Cemetery.
A memorial has been established for the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mediapolis.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16678898/ella-v_-pingElla married Horace Merle Ping on 14 Sep 1940 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Horace (son of Bolen Elijah Ping and Cora Alice Randolph) was born on 10 Oct 1899 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 09 Feb 1966 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]