Ella's Obituary (1941)

Document Type: Obituary
Document Date: January 13, 1941
Created by: Deseret News
Addressed to: Newspaper readership
People referenced: Mary Ella Hickman, George Martineau, J. Grant Iverson, Williams Adams Hickman, Minerva Wade Hickman, surviving descendants via Fred and stepchildren

Fred's spouse, Mary Ella Hickman ("Ella"), lived another 22 years after Fred passed away in 1919. 9 years after he passed away, Ella married George Albert Martineau, Sr., who was also a widower. George would outlive not only his first wife and Ella, but 2 others (Emeline E. Ellsaesser and Ida Billingsley). This was a man that did not like to be alone. When Ella passed away in 1941, an obituary was printed in the January 13th issue of the Deseret News (page 5), which read:

"Martineau Funeral Set

Active Church Worked Passes at 75

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ella Martineau, 75, of 270 Vine Street, who died Saturday morning in a local hospital, will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m., at 36 East Seventh South Street, by Bishop J. Grant Iverson of the Capitol Hill Ward. Burial will be in the North Ogden Cemetery. Friends may call at the place of funeral prior to services.

A daughter of William Adams and Minerva Wade Hickman, she was born in Murray, Sept. 28, 1865. An active Relief Society member, she has been an active Temple worker for the past 15 years. She had also been recognized as a writer and artist.

Surviving are her husband, George A. Martineau; a son, Frederick Kohlhepp of Plymouth, Utah; six daughters, Mrs. Marie K. Nash and Mrs. Constance Shivley of Salt Lake; Mrs. Eda Lisbonbee and Mrs. Sara Bird of Mesa, Ariz.; Mrs. Minerva Teichert of Cokeville, Wyo., and Mrs. Annallee Averill of Los Angeles, Calif.; four stepsons, George A. Martineau Jr., of Sandy, T. Louis Martineau of West Jordan, Ernest Martineau of St. David, Ariz., and Douglas Martineau of Moapa, Nev., three step daughters. Mrs. Elazadie Hurst of Payson, Mrs. Nola Bauer of Mesquite Nev., and Wilma Luke of Junction, Utah; 76 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren."

Observations:

• This puts Ella's death date at January 11th, 1941, and burial on January 14th.
• The North Ogden cemetery was apparently a family plot for the Wades.
• Ella is described as quite involved in temple work (15 years), prior to when she would have met George.
• Recognized as an artist -- this goes along with the musical compositions, stories, and art contests I'd seen her involved in.