Arvella married John Joseph Bellmore on 30 Jun 1925, at Saint Mary's Church, in Hermansville, and spent their honeymoon in Watersmeet, Michigan. The couple met at a lumbering camp where Arvella was a cook and John a laborer. In 1932 John and Arvella purchased a 40-acre dairy farm, two miles outside Hermansville at N15938 French Town Road. They farmed and raised their children here.
Arvella and John were married for 31 years before John died on October 17, 1956. Shortly after, Arvella sold the farm and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to live with her daughters and their families. She also spent time with her son and his family in Flint, Michigan.
Education: 8th grade.
Occupation: Farmer, loving mother, housewife, and homemaker
Arvella, age 95, died on 12 Sep 1998, of congestive heart failure, at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center in West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin. She was buried on 17 Sep 1998, next to her husband John, at Meyer Township Cemetery in Hermansville.
Parents:
Joseph Menard Sr. (1859-1942)
Marie Genevieve "Jennie" (Picotte) Menard (1866-1926)
Spouse:
John Joseph Bellmore (1902-1956)
Married 30 June 1925 in Hermansville, Menominee, Michigan (31 years)
Children:
Derwain John Bellmore (1926-2014)
Edna Mae (Bellmore) Rauterberg (1928-)
Shirley Ann (Bellmore) Kaiser (1930-1989)
Siblings:
Mary Jane (Menard) Christian-Dupuis (1884-1976)
Flora Mary (Menard) LaFave (1885-1974)
Arvella Menard (1887-1887)
Matilda Menard (1888-1888)
Gertrude Melvina (Menard) Ruby (1889-1985)
Ories Roseanne Menard (1890-1890)
Samuel Robert Menard (1893-1964)
Exilda Mary (Menard) Guimond (1895-1977)
Joseph Menard Jr. (1898-1901)
Wifred Menard (1899-1901)
Ida Lydia (Menard) Dani (1900-1999)
Phoebie Menard (1904-1909)
Cyril Joseph Menard (1906-1996)
Esther Marie (Menard) Brin (1907-2010)
Wilfred Joseph Menard (1909-1993)
Bio by James C. Orr (5/1/2023) FAG ID# 47360719
Arvella married John Joseph Bellmore on 30 Jun 1925, at Saint Mary's Church, in Hermansville, and spent their honeymoon in Watersmeet, Michigan. The couple met at a lumbering camp where Arvella was a cook and John a laborer. In 1932 John and Arvella purchased a 40-acre dairy farm, two miles outside Hermansville at N15938 French Town Road. They farmed and raised their children here.
Arvella and John were married for 31 years before John died on October 17, 1956. Shortly after, Arvella sold the farm and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to live with her daughters and their families. She also spent time with her son and his family in Flint, Michigan.
Education: 8th grade.
Occupation: Farmer, loving mother, housewife, and homemaker
Arvella, age 95, died on 12 Sep 1998, of congestive heart failure, at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center in West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin. She was buried on 17 Sep 1998, next to her husband John, at Meyer Township Cemetery in Hermansville.
Parents:
Joseph Menard Sr. (1859-1942)
Marie Genevieve "Jennie" (Picotte) Menard (1866-1926)
Spouse:
John Joseph Bellmore (1902-1956)
Married 30 June 1925 in Hermansville, Menominee, Michigan (31 years)
Children:
Derwain John Bellmore (1926-2014)
Edna Mae (Bellmore) Rauterberg (1928-)
Shirley Ann (Bellmore) Kaiser (1930-1989)
Siblings:
Mary Jane (Menard) Christian-Dupuis (1884-1976)
Flora Mary (Menard) LaFave (1885-1974)
Arvella Menard (1887-1887)
Matilda Menard (1888-1888)
Gertrude Melvina (Menard) Ruby (1889-1985)
Ories Roseanne Menard (1890-1890)
Samuel Robert Menard (1893-1964)
Exilda Mary (Menard) Guimond (1895-1977)
Joseph Menard Jr. (1898-1901)
Wifred Menard (1899-1901)
Ida Lydia (Menard) Dani (1900-1999)
Phoebie Menard (1904-1909)
Cyril Joseph Menard (1906-1996)
Esther Marie (Menard) Brin (1907-2010)
Wilfred Joseph Menard (1909-1993)
Bio by James C. Orr (5/1/2023) FAG ID# 47360719
Inscription
BELLMORE
ARVELLA
1902-1998
JOHN
1902-1956
Gravesite Details
Buried on 17 Sep 1998 next to her husband and other family members.
Family Members
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Mary Jane Menard Dupuis
1884–1976
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Flora Mary Menard LaFave
1885–1974
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Arvella Menard
1886–1886
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Matilda Menard
1887–1887
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Ories Roseanne Menard
1888–1888
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Gertrude Melvina Menard Ruby
1889–1985
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Frederick Menard
1891–1895
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Samuel Robert Menard
1893–1964
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Exilda Mary Menard Guimond
1895–1977
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Joseph Menard
1897–1901
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Ida Lydia Menard Dani
1900–1999
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Phoebie Menard
1904–1904
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Cyril Joseph Menard
1906–1996
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Esther M Menard Brin
1907–2010
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Wilfred Joseph Menard
1909–1993
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