Person:Ellen Cairns (1)

Ellen Vesce, 86, died Sunday, March 24, 2002 at Rimrock Villa Convalescent Hospital in Barstow. She was a resident of Barstow for 15 years. Born June 5, 1915 in Chicago, Vesce was a homemaker for 48 years. A charter member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Barstow, she can be remembered for her love of sewing, decorating at home, traveling, reading books and cooking. Vesce is survived by her husband Robert Vesce Sr. of Barstow; her sons, Robert Vesce Jr. of New York City, Ronald Gressman of Barstow and David Gressman of Fredricksburg, Va.; her daughter Francine Sourbis of Chicago; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sons Richard Gressman and Kenneth Gressman, and a daughter Darcell Gressman. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Mead Mortuary, 36930 Irwin Road. A funeral service will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2002 at Mead Mortuary. Burial will be at the Riverside National Veterans Cemetery in Riverside.

1. ↑ Ellen Cairns Vesce, in Cook, Illinois, United States. Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

   born 5 Jun 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
   parents: William Franklin Cairns and Pearl Ryerson

   This is obviously a delayed registration, as she was already married. The index includes the date 26 Feb 1969, probably the date the birth was registered.

2. ↑ Obituary.
3. ↑ Ellen Vesce, in Find A Grave.
4. ↑ Chicago, Cook, Illinois, in United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

   Ellen Cairns, age 4