Alma Ernestine Yanney

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 10 Sep 1919 - Holder, McLean, Illinois, United States
    Christening: 
          Death: 1 Sep 2007 - Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: Stanley Joshua Yanney
         Mother: Grace Mabel Wonderlin

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Glenn W. Mecum
       Marriage: 

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Notes

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General:

Per 1930 US Census: 4/4/1920 Cole St, Heyworth Village, Randolph Township, McLean, Illinois
Stanley Yanney is the 35 year old white male head of household, who rents his home for $30 a month, and owns a radio set. Born in Illinois, his father in Ohio, his mother in Illinois, he is a mechanic in a garage, and is not a veteran. His wife is 35 year old Grace Yanney, born in Illinois, as were her parents. When they got married, Stanley was 22 years old and Grace was 23. Grace is a teacher in a rural school. They have two daughters, both born in Illinois and attending school - Ernstine Yanney is 10 years old and Dorris Yanney is 8.

Per 1938 Bloomington, Illinois City Directory
Yanney Ernestine student nurse Brokaw Hosp r407 W Virginia av (Normal)

Per 1940 US Census: 4/10/1940 615 Empire St, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois
Stanley Yanney is the 45 year old white male head of household, who rents his home (non-farm) for $30 a month. He and his family were all born in Illinois, and in 1935 lived in Heyworth, Illinois. Educated through 8th grade, Stanley is a truck driver for an oil company, though he did not work or earn any money in 1939, and did not work the last week of March 1940. His 45 year old wife, Grace Yanney, finished 2 years of college, and is a teacher in a rural school. She worked 35 weeks in 1939, and earned $680. Elaine Yanney is their 18 year old single daughter. Elaine finished 4 years of high school, attends school, and is a new worker. Their other daughter is 20 year old Ernestine Yanney, single, who finished 4 years of high school. She still attends school.
[Note-Ernestine appears twice in the 1940 census, both at home and at the hospital where she is a student nurse]

Per 1940 US Census: 4/20/1940 Brokaw Hospital, Franklin Ave, Normal, McLean, Illinois
Ernestione Yanney is a 21 year old white single female, born in Illinois, who lived in Illinois in 1935. She is attending nursing school, and has finished 4 years of high school. A student nurse in the hospital, she worked 60 hours the last week of March, and in 52 weeks of work, earned $96 in 1939. [same as the other student nurses]

Per 1941 Bloomington, Illinois City Directory
Yanney Ernestine nurse Brokaw Hosp r615 E Empire

Per "United States Public Records"
Name: Brnestina Mecum
Also Known As:Erastine Mecum
2nd Also Known As Name: Ernestine A Mecum
Residence Date: 13 Nov 2000
Residence Place: Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Birth Date: 10 Sep 1919
Phone Number: 432-5518
Phone Number Recorded Date: 13 Nov 2000
Address: 601 Bradley Dr Apt C1
Address Continued: Bloomington, Illinois 61701
Address Date: 13 Nov 2000
2nd Address: 601 Bradley Dr Apt B1
2nd Address Continued: Bloomington, Illinois 61701
2nd Address Date: 01 Dec 1993-01 Jan 1999
3rd Address: 96 Chester St
3rd Address Continued: Chester, New Hampshire 03036
3rd Address Date: 01 Sep 1993-01 May 1996
Possible Relatives: Alma E Mecum, E Mecum
Record Number: 22338474

Per United States Social Security Death Index
Given Name: Ernestine Surname: Mecum
Birth Date: 10 September 1919
Social Security Number: 347-32-0342
State: Illinois
Last Place of Residence: Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Previous Residence Postal Code: 03036
Event Date: 1 September 2007
Age: 88

Per Obituary in the Derry News 9/5/2007
Ernestine Mecum, 87, of Derry, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007 in the Pleasant Valley Nursing Center in Derry.

Mrs. Mecum was born in Holder, Ill., on Sept. 10, 1919, a daughter of the late Stanley J. and Grace M. (Wonderlin) Yanney, and grew up in Heyworth, Ill. She was a resident of Derry since 2002, formerly living in Chester, since 1985, and Salem, Ill. She graduated from Heyworth High School in Heyworth and then the Brokaw School of Nursing in Bloomington, Ill. She had been employed at the Salem Memorial Hospital in Salem, Ill., as a registered nurse for many years. She enjoyed reading, swimming and traveling with her family.

She is survived by two daughters, Judith A. Balk and her husband Dr. Mel Balk of Chester, and Nancy Gjerset and her husband Ronald of Tujunga, Calif.; one granddaughter, Carrie Webber of La Jolla, Calif.; one great-grandchild, Kelsey Webber of La Jolla; and her niece, Rita Gibson of Bloomington.

"Your mother is always with you. She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the smell of bleach in your freshly washed clothes; she's the cool hand on your brow when you're sick. She lives inside your laughter and she is in every tear drop. She's the place you came from, your first home. She loved you first and always will. Nothing on Earth can separate you - not time, not distance, not even death. She has always watched over you and protected you and always will."

ARRANGEMENTS: There are no calling hours. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held at a later date. The family requests memorial contributions to the Chester Public Library, 3 Chester St., Chester, NH 03036, or to the Chester Congregational-Baptist Church, PO Box 306, Chester, NH 03036. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry is handling the arrangements. To send a condolence or for more information, please visit, www.peabodyfuneralhome.com. - See more at: http://www.derrynews.com/obituaries/x1232762575/Obituaries-for-Sept-5-2007?zc_p=1#sthash.SlBNLYBR.dpuf

Research:

Melvin Balk <mwbaclam@icloud.com>
6:43 PM (1 hour ago) 5/16/2014

to lindasjenkins, me
My mother, Alma Ernestine Yanney MECUM
Was born in 1919. September 10

She lived with my husband & I for 20 years and died in my arms on September 1, 2007
@ 12:15 pm in Derry, Nh

Thank for all your research.

Judy Balk