Ellareta Orilla Pollander1

F, #36597, b. Sep 6, 1925, d. Dec 26, 2002
Pedigree
Father*Joseph Charley Nelson Pollander1 b. Apr 12, 1889, d. Sep 10, 1966
Mother*Lydia Zoa Martin1 b. Feb 10, 1897, d. Mar 6, 1954

Family

Elmer Giles Wetherby b. Nov 13, 1916, d. May 22, 2001
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Sep 6, 1925 Ellareta Orilla Pollander was born on Sep 6, 1925 at Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Joseph Charley Nelson Pollander and Lydia Zoa Martin.1 
Marriage*Apr 9, 1943 Ellareta Orilla Pollander married Elmer Giles Wetherby on Apr 9, 1943 at Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
Death*Dec 26, 2002 Ellareta Orilla Pollander died on Dec 26, 2002, at age 77 at Northwestern Medical Center, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
ObituaryDec 27, 2002  OBITUARY: RICHFORD -- Ellareta O. Wetherby, age 77, died Thursday morning, Dec. 26, 2002, at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans.

She was born Sept. 6, 1925, in Richford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Lydia (Martin) Pollander.

She was a life long resident of Richford and was employed at Sweat-Comings for several years on the cleaning staff and then worked as a house cleaner in the area. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 12 of Richford.

She is survived by a son, Robert Wetherby of Richford; four daughters, Winnie Thompson of Enosburg Falls, Lydia Lawyer, Anne Loiselle and Robin Guyette, all of Richford; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ernest Pollander and his wife Kathleen of Bradford, and Wilfred Pollander of Burlington; three sisters, Gladys Lumbra of Franklin, Eloise Demar of Enosburg Falls, and Reba Ryea of Richford; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Elmer Wetherby; a daughter, Tayna Maskell; four sisters, Hilda Chaplin, Jessie Young, Louise Owens, and Glendora Birch; two brothers, Frederick and Freeman Pollander.

In keeping with Reta's wishes, there will be NO services this winter. A date for graveside service will be announced next spring. There will be no visiting hours.

For those who wish, contributions in her memory may be made to the Richford Fire Department, Main Street, Richford, Vt. 05476. Spears Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Publishedf in the St. Albans Daily Messenger, Saint Albans, VT - Dec 27, 2002.1

 
Burial*Dec 29, 2002 She was buried on Dec 29, 2002 at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 84107684.3 

Citations

  1. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  2. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.

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