Name Info

Arlene SEARLS 1903-1998
Fathers:BURTON,EDWIN,GILBERT,DANIEL,JOHN,JOHN,ROBERT,ROBERT

She was not given a middle name at birth.

Search.........Person
Gender.........female
PAF-ID.........09119769
Age............94y 11m 29d
Fam-Group......SEARLS
Fam-ID.........SEARLS
Citizenship....US born
Status.........deceased
Last-Marital...widowed

#Marriages.....1
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......6
#Events........1
#Images:.......16
#Comments......3
#Siblings......2
#Children......2

Person-Type....A
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........mother
Spouse?........wife
Sibling?.......sister
Child?.........daughter
Twin...........no
Adopted?.......

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Burial.........Lakewood Cemetery

Parents and Siblings
  1. Parent: BURTON ORSON SEARLS, male, born:1876-09-15 White Swan (Charles Mix) South Dakota, died:1946-09-29 (70y 0m 14d) Yankton (Yankton) South Dakota, Anc:1, Dad:EDWIN JAMES SEARLS, Mom:MARY LOUISE DOUGLASS, #M:1, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:10
  2. Parent: MAE FRANCES MOORE, female, born:1878-05-06 Dubuque (Dubuque) Iowa, died:1963-03-16 (84y 10m 10d) Minneapolis (Hennepin) Minnesota, Anc:1, Dad:NEWELL SIDNEY MOORE, Mom:MAVERETTE ANN MILLER, #M:1, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:8
  3. Sibling: Cluett Clifford SEARLS, male, born:1899-02-22 Chatsworth (Sioux) Iowa, died:1981-04-18 (82y 1m 27d) Postville (Allamakee) Iowa, Dad:BURTON ORSON SEARLS, Mom:MAE FRANCES MOORE, #M:1, #Cmnts:3, #SrcDocs:4
  4. Sibling: YVONNE JEANETTE SEARLS, female, born:1908-05-17 Sioux Falls (Minnehaha) South Dakota, died:1990-05-22 (82y 0m 5d) Excelsior Springs (Clay) Missouri, Anc:1, Dad:BURTON ORSON SEARLS, Mom:MAE FRANCES MOORE, #M:1, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:5

Spouse(s) and Children
  1. Marriage: 1941-10-18 Sioux City (Woodbury) Iowa
  2. Spouse: Joseph Edwin Griller, male, born:1901-03-25 Carroll Crossroads (Carroll) Iowa, died:1993-10-31 (92y 7m 6d) Minneapolis (Hennepin) Minnesota, Dad:Joseph Griller, Mom:Anna Margaret, #SrcDocs:8
  3. ..Child: Arlene SEARLS
  4. ..Child: Arlene SEARLS

Events
Birth
: 1903-04-19, Age:94y 11m 29d, Dell Rapids, Minnehaha county, South Dakota
Marry-intent
: 1941-10-18, Age:94y 11m 29d, Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa, Role:fiancee, Original wedding invitation for Arlene Searls and Joseph Griller to be held on Oct.18, 1941 in Sioux City, Iowa., ImageID: S__0074
Married
: 1941-10-18, Age:94y 11m 29d, Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa, Role:bride, Original wedding invitation for Arlene Searls and Joseph Griller to be held on Oct.18, 1941 in Sioux City, Iowa. Original wedding invitation for Arlene Searls and Joseph Griller to be held on Oct.18, 1941 in Sioux City, Iowa.
Baptism
: 1944-06-11, Age:94y 11m 29d, Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa, Mayflower Congregational Church, Role:baptised
Church
: 1950-1998, Age:94y 11m 29d, Minneapolis, Hennepin county, Minnesota, Lynnhurst United Church of Christ
Death
: 1998-04-17, Age:94y 11m 29d, Minneapolis, Hennepin county, Minnesota
Burial
: 1998-04-20, Age:94y 11m 29d, Minneapolis, Hennepin county, Minnesota, Lakewood Cemetery
Education
: between and 1922 , Age:94y 11m 29d, Norwood, Hamil county, Ohio, Norwood High School, Role:student, high, Norwood is a suburb of Cincinnati.
Education
: ?, Age:94y 11m 29d, Cincinnati, Hamil county, Ohio, business school, Role:student, college, She attended there a while before she moved back to Iowa with her parents. While in business college, Arlene started the school newspaper. Arlene wanted to go into journalism in college but her father said: "No daughter of mine is going to work in a lousy newspaper office". He wanted Arlene to go into music since she was a pretty good piano player as well as a good singer.
Job
: ?, Age:94y 11m 29d, After her schooling, Arlene traveled to Mexico City and took a job in the U.S. Embassy as a secretary.

Places In
Sioux City (Woodbury) Iowa
Minneapolis (Hennepin) Minnesota
Cincinnati (Hamil) Ohio
Norwood (Hamil) Ohio
Dell Rapids (Minnehaha) South Dakota

General

The mother of Joseph Edwin Griller may not be Anna but a mystery woman that Joseph Nicholas Griller had an affair with. Her last name may be Lester. Joe's son Gordy came across this fact while going through his father's papers after Joseph Edwin Griller died.

Arlene served in many capacities while in Minneapolis. She was a cub scout den mother, and volunteered as a secretary at church. She taught fourth grade Sunday school for six years, worked as a visitor at Nicollet Health Care Center for ten years. Arlene was a member of the Ivy Circle and donated countless hours as a meals-on-wheels for ten years. She tutored for the WISE program at Barton Elementary School for five years and tutored children in English at Fulton Elementary school · for two years. Arlene was a volunteer at the Minneapolis Children's Mercy Hospital for two years. She organized the "Friendly Service Sewing Club" which made clothes for children and adults in need plus promoted its work for ten years.


Image(s) - hover Image IDs to popup full text
S__0012 - Cluett, Mae, Evon, Burton and Arlene Searls
S__0021 - Arlene Searls as Teenager
S__0022 - Arlene (Searls) and Joe Griller
S__0023 - Arlene Searls Cooking on Patio
S__0044 - Ethel (Searls) McKibben Wedding Picture
S__0053 - Evon age 4, Arlene age 9, Maverette and Cluett Age 13
S__0063 - Evon Searls, Bill Grace ?, Arlene Searls
S__0074 - Marriage Announcement of Arlene Searls and Joe Griller
S__0079 - ?Arlene Searls and Two Other Girls in Costumes (?Indian)
S__0080 - Postcard by Leona M. (Collier) Searls to Yvonne Searles
S__0095 - Home of Arlene and Joe Griller at 4327 Garfield S. in Minneapolis MN
S__0097 - Portrait of Arlene (Searls) Griller, age 83
SM_0024 - Joe and Arlene Griller with Maverette Andrew
SM_0089 - Mae Frances (Moore) Searls and Arlene (Searls) Griller downtown walk


Sources
Newell S. Moore Family record

spouse, parents, siblings


Data Issues
AncFlags between Spouses Mismatched