Individual Details

Elsie Elizabeth Swall

(15 Nov 1880 - 26 Mar 1963)

Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Thursday, March 28, 1963, Page 34, Col. 3: Mrs. Elsie Getchell, 9529 NE Glisan st., died Tuesday. Her funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Caldwell's Colonial Mortuary with private entombment at Portland Memorial. A native of Pullman, Wash., Mrs. Getchell was born November 15, 1880, and lived at Portland since 1942. She was a member of the Grange and Rebekah Lodge for 64 years. Survivors include two daughters, Mayda Painter, of Mukilteo, Wash., and Florence Pennell, of St. Helens, Ore.; three sons, Chester, of Auburn, Wash., Walter, of Spokane, and Scotty of Pasco; one sister, Minnie Olds, of Pullman; one brother, Ben A. Swall, of Seattle, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Events

Birth15 Nov 1880Whitman Co., Washington
Marriage1 May 1900Latah Co., Idaho - Walter Scott Getchell
Death26 Mar 1963Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
BurialPortand Memorial Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon

Families

SpouseWalter Scott Getchell (1876 - 1956)
ChildChester L. Getchell (1903 - 1984)
ChildMayda Cecelia Getchell (1906 - 1976)
ChildWalter E. Getchell (1910 - 1974)
ChildScott Gene "Scotty" Getchell (1912 - 1966)
ChildFlorence Alice Getchell (1914 - 1999)
FatherJohn J. Swall (1854 - 1898)
MotherAlice J. Kirkpatrick (1855 - 1913)
SiblingBenjamin Aurelious Swall (1878 - 1966)
SiblingMinnie Luella Swall (1883 - 1963)
SiblingMary Emma Swall (1887 - 1887)
SiblingJohn Ralph Swall (1888 - 1930)

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