Person:Mary Strouse (3)

By 1900, nine children had been born, 8 were alive (Sophia died Jan. 1900) and by 1910, seven were alive (Archie died 1909). In 1909, her father and only son died, four months apart.

OBSERVED 85TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY AUGUST 11 --

  Monday, August 11, 1941, marked the 85th milestone in the life of Mrs. Ella Corll, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Gabriel Ryerson, 218 South Sherwood Ave., at "Shady Rest" in Plainwell.
   In honor of this event, on Sunday, all of the living children of Mrs. Corll gathered at the Ryerson home where dinner was served and a large brilliantly decorated birthday cake climaxed the feast.  Mrs. Corll was the recipient of many beautiful gifts and scores of cards from friends far and near.  She was showered with congratulations upon having so gracefully attained this advanced age, in full possession of her faculties and in comparatively good health.  During the past year she has completed 27 quilts, as well as a large amount of hand-made lace.  She maintains a lively interest in current events and looks with humor upon the activities that surround her everyday life.
   Her husband, Freeman P. Corell (sic) died about 11 years ago in Spring Lake, where they resided at that time.  To them were born eight daughters and a son, of whom seven daughters survive, as well as 110 grand, great-grand, and great, great grandchildren.  At this gathering all of the living children were together for the first time in many years.
  The daughters, all living in Michigan, besides Mrs. Ryerson and their husbands were Mrs. George Laug, Grand Rapids;  Mrs. Perry Porter, Muskegon; Mrs. Clarence Rittenhouse, Nunica; Mrs. Luther Mulder, Mrs. George Rittenhouse and Mrs. Fred Kloosterhouse, all of Coopersville.  Robert Rittenhouse, a grandson, of Nunica, was also present.
 Source: Plainwell Enterprise, no date.

Obituaries

COOPERSVILLE WOMAN DIES; FUNERAL MONDAY

  Coopersville -- Mrs. Mary Ellen Corll, 87 died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Luther Mulder, in Coopersville.
  Born in Cornersburg, Ohio, Aug. 11, 1857, she came here 14 years ago from Spring Lake.  She also had resided at Nunica and Plainwell.  She was a former member of St. Paul's Reformed church of Youngstown, Ohio, and of Gibbs Rebekah lodge at Nunica.
  Surviving besides Mrs. Mulder are six other daughters, Mrs. Gabriel Ryerson of Plainwell,  Mrs. George Laug of Grand Rapids, Mrs.Perry Porter of Muskegon Heights, Mrs. Clarence Rittenhouse and Mrs. George Rittenhouse of Nunica and Mrs. Fred Klosterhause of Coopersville;  forty-five grandchildren, eighty-two great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren, and two sisters Mrs. O. H. Blott and Mrs. Earl Brickley of Youngstown, Ohio.
  The body is at the Kammeraad funeral home, where services will be held at 2 Monday.  Burial will be in Spring Lake Cemetery. 
 Source: Grand Rapids Press,  Friday, July 21, 1944, pg 13.

CORLL- Mrs. Mary Ellen Corll, aged 87, passed away Thursday noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Luther Mulder, Coopersville. Other survivors are six daughters, forty-five grandchildren, eighty-two great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren and two sisters. Mrs. Corll reposes at the Kammeraad Funeral Home, Coopersville, where services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. Interment in the Spring Lake cemetery.

 Source:  Grand Rapids Press, Friday, July 21, 1944, pg 16.

Mary Ellen Corrl 1908

Mary Ellen Strouse Corll

Mary Ellen Corll, 8/10/1941, the day before her 85th birthday.

Grand Rapids Press, Fri. July 21, 1944 pg 13.

1. ↑ Corll Family Bible published 1874, received by F.P. & M.E. Corll May 16, 1874..
2. ↑ Mahoning County Ohio Birth records
   P. 17.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Compiler: County Clerk Grand Haven MI. Ottawa County Michigan Deaths
   Book 18 Pg 85, birth date included.
4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Obituary, in Grand Rapids Press. (Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States).

   Friday, July 21, 1944, pg 13 & 16.