Individual Details
Marcella RUELLE
(14 May 1904 - 1 May 2009)
Marcella LaFreniere, age 104, a resident of North Ridge Medical & Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc, died on Friday morning, May 1, 2009, at the center.
Marcella was born on May 14, 1904, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Manuel and Emma Gagnon Ruelle. She attended St. Luke's Catholic Grade School and graduated with the first graduating class of Washington High School. On October 15, 1938, she married Leonard LaFreniere, he preceded her in death on February 28, 1964. She was member of the Ladies of St. Luke and the Homemakers Club. Marcella was known affectionately to her nieces and nephews and their families as "Aunt Muck."
Survivors include a sister-in-law: Nancy LaFreniere; nieces and nephews: Elaine Kruszka, Brown Deer, Arnold (Judith) Ruelle, Niles, Mich., Ronald (Ann) Ruelle, Milwaukee, and William Ahearn, Two Rivers; eighteen great nieces and nephews and special family friends: Peter and Margaret Klein.
She was also preceded in death by a brother: Emmanuel Ruelle; an infant brother; an infant sister; a niece: Marion Ahearn and a nephew: Gilbert Kruszka.
A memorial service will be held at 12 noon, on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 1506 18th St., Two Rivers. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. William G. O'Brien with burial to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 11 a.m. until the time of service at 12 noon.
Memorials, in Marcella's name, may be made to St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers.
Herald Times Reporter, June 23, 2009
Events
| Birth | 14 May 1904 | Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 15 Oct 1938 | Saint Luke's Church, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States - Leonard LAFRENIERE | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Apr 1940 | 1716 22nd Street, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States - Leonard LAFRENIERE | | ||
| Death | 1 May 2009 | Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Burial | Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Leonard LAFRENIERE (1907 - 1964) |
| Father | Emanuel George RUELLE Sr (1872 - 1947) |
| Mother | Emma Sarah GAGNON (1877 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Emanuel George RUELLE Jr (1900 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Julia RUELLE (1902 - 1910) |
Endnotes
1. Manuel Ruelle and family, 1905, Wisconsin State Census, population, , Manitowoc County, Two Rivers City, page 812, line 2, family 15, lines 61-66; , Ancestry.com, .
2. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Two Rivers, enumeration district (ED) 40, sheets 1B-2A, images 2-3, dwelling 19, family 20, lines 100 and 1-3, Manuel Ruell (Well) and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 28 April 2016); National Archives Records Administration.
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., "Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928," online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2544 : accessed 28 April 2016), Marcelle Ruelle; FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL film 1305084.
4. "Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1820-1907," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 28 April 2016), Marcelle Ruelle; Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907.; reel 0122, record 001685.
5. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 29 April 2016), Marcella "Aunt Muck" Ruelle LaFreniere; memorial #132286537.
6. Social Security Death Index, Marcella Lafreniere.
7. "Three Marriages Held in Two Rivers Saturday," Manitowoc Herald-Times, 17 October 1938; online images, Newspapers.com ( : accessed 29 April 2016). page 9, column 1.
8. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 29 April 2016), Marcella "Aunt Muck" Ruelle LaFreniere; memorial #132286537.
9. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Two Rivers City, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 36-47, sheet 15A, image 29, household 316, lines 35-36, Leonard and Mercella LaFreniere; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 29 April 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
10. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 29 April 2016), Marcella "Aunt Muck" Ruelle LaFreniere; memorial #132286537.
11. Social Security Death Index, Marcella Lafreniere.
12. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 29 April 2016), Marcella "Aunt Muck" Ruelle LaFreniere; memorial #132286537.