Marrying Gramma Marian (Nee Rozelle)

This is Grampa on his wedding day with Gramma Marian Lucile Rozelle, my Father & Uncle David's mother. They divorced later, but they certainly looked young and in love on this day.

This is the only photo I have of Gramma Marian right now, but I know more are around.

Dan

Rozelle family name origin:

http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Rozelle

The younger days

Grampa was always a tinkerer. He once told me that he rigged up his own windmill-powered electric generator to run a radio and lights in the barn on the farm where he lived before electricity reached the area. He also had rigged up rain-fed irrigation for the flowers around his house that he lived in just before the retirement home. You would have loved his garage if you were into gardening and gadget innovation.

Dad tells me that these are Grampa's graduation photos.

Dan

Grampa's High School Graduating Class Photo

Hancock, Wisconsin Class of 1935 -
Principal: Alfred J. Meyer
Graduates:
Lucille Gear
Minnie Fay
Clarence Gibbs
Vernon Humphrey
Douglas Earl Sherlock
Nellie Smith
Darrel Alverson
Stanley Stafford
Ross Starks
Kenneth Knapp
Bernard Morey

I wonder what became of all of them?

Dan

Grampa's Funeral Was This Past Thursday...

I'm still trying to figure out how to effectively layout text & photos in Blogger posts. It's very tricky.

Grampa's funeral was this past Thursday in Wisconsin Rapids. About 30-35 showed up including family & friends.

The photo above is one of my favorites. According to Dad, this is from the White Tower restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin circa 1940-1941.

Dan

Pictures, site description, etc yet tonight

More tonight

Obituary For Stanley Stafford

Stanley O. Stafford


Stanley, was born on February 19, 1916 in Clear Lake, Iowa. He was the son of Grace Alder and Lewey Stafford. He was the youngest of seven children, five boys (Earnest, Louis (Earl), David, William, and Stanley) and two girls [Donnie and Grace (Pearl)]. From Clear Lake the Stafford family moved to Hancock, WI., where Stanley was raised.
At age 21 Stanley married Marian L. Rozelle. They moved to Morse, WI. where their first son David S. Stafford was born. From Morse, they moved to Madison, WI. Where their second son Larry O. Stafford was born. From Madison, they moved to Beloit, WI. Where Stanley worked for Fairbanks Morse & Co. They later they moved to Hancock, WI. Where Stanley operated a trucking business. Stanley's marriage to Marian ended in divorce in 1953.
Stanley moved from Hancock to Wisconsin Rapids, WI. where he married Hazel Nigh on November 13, 1954. They operated several small restaurants and a tavern. After this, Stanley worked for, and retired from the Hawkinson Gas Co. in Wisconsin Rapids at age 62. Stanley later worked part time at the Mead Witter Building in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
Stanley's current residence was Wisconsin Rapids Care Center in Wisconsin rapids, WI. Stanley died there on Saturday April 11, 2009 at 93 years of age. He is survived by his son Larry O. Stafford, his step daughter Judy Smith, and several Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren, and Great Great Grandchildren.
Some of Stanley's favorite things were growing flowers, hunting, fishing, bird watching and taking photographs. Stanley particularly loved to go fishing or hunting, with his friends or grandchildren.