DeEtte T. Quatermass was born October 31, 1847, at Vinland, northeast of Oshkosh. She remained single and was a public school teacher in the early 1900s. She dutifully cared for her mother during the last decade of Julia’s life. After her mother’s death, DeEtte spent many years with the family of her adopted sister, Harriet (“Hattie”) Ellis, in Moundville, Wisconsin. After Hattie’s death in 1926, she lived with her widowed sister-in-law, Dolly Quatermass. Both women were in the home of Dolly’s daughter Julia M Leo’s family in Sidney, Montana. DeEtte died there at age 83, on June 25, 1931. Her body was returned by train to Wisconsin and buried at Brooks Cemetery.
Obituary
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Saturday, June 27, 1931
Page 3
"Miss DeEtte Quatermass, for many years a resident of this city, died Thursday evening at the home of her niece, Mrs. Julia Leo at Sidney, Mont., at the age of 83 years.
"Miss Quatermass was a member of one of the pioneer families of Winnebago county and was born Oct. 31, 1847, in the town of Vinland and moved to Oshkosh with her parents at an early age. Her brother, W.W. Quatermass, was one of the leading attorneys in Oshkosh and served several terms as district attorney of Winnebago county.
"Miss Quatermass left Oshkosh about 15 years ago to live with a sister, Mrs. Ellis, at Embarrass, Wis. Following Miss Ellis' death, she removed to Sidney, Mont., to live with Mrs. Leo.
"The remains will be brought to Oshkosh Sunday afternoon and commitment services will be held at the Brooks cemetery on the Jackson Drive road Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. Rev. Ward E. Wilkins, pastor of Plymouth congregational church, will officiate."
Obituary
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Saturday, June 27, 1931
Page 3
"Miss DeEtte Quatermass, for many years a resident of this city, died Thursday evening at the home of her niece, Mrs. Julia Leo at Sidney, Mont., at the age of 83 years.
"Miss Quatermass was a member of one of the pioneer families of Winnebago county and was born Oct. 31, 1847, in the town of Vinland and moved to Oshkosh with her parents at an early age. Her brother, W.W. Quatermass, was one of the leading attorneys in Oshkosh and served several terms as district attorney of Winnebago county.
"Miss Quatermass left Oshkosh about 15 years ago to live with a sister, Mrs. Ellis, at Embarrass, Wis. Following Miss Ellis' death, she removed to Sidney, Mont., to live with Mrs. Leo.
"The remains will be brought to Oshkosh Sunday afternoon and commitment services will be held at the Brooks cemetery on the Jackson Drive road Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. Rev. Ward E. Wilkins, pastor of Plymouth congregational church, will officiate."
DeEtte T. Quatermass was born October 31, 1847, at Vinland, northeast of Oshkosh. She remained single and was a public school teacher in the early 1900s. She dutifully cared for her mother during the last decade of Julia’s life. After her mother’s death, DeEtte spent many years with the family of her adopted sister, Harriet (“Hattie”) Ellis, in Moundville, Wisconsin. After Hattie’s death in 1926, she lived with her widowed sister-in-law, Dolly Quatermass. Both women were in the home of Dolly’s daughter Julia M Leo’s family in Sidney, Montana. DeEtte died there at age 83, on June 25, 1931. Her body was returned by train to Wisconsin and buried at Brooks Cemetery.
Obituary
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Saturday, June 27, 1931
Page 3
"Miss DeEtte Quatermass, for many years a resident of this city, died Thursday evening at the home of her niece, Mrs. Julia Leo at Sidney, Mont., at the age of 83 years.
"Miss Quatermass was a member of one of the pioneer families of Winnebago county and was born Oct. 31, 1847, in the town of Vinland and moved to Oshkosh with her parents at an early age. Her brother, W.W. Quatermass, was one of the leading attorneys in Oshkosh and served several terms as district attorney of Winnebago county.
"Miss Quatermass left Oshkosh about 15 years ago to live with a sister, Mrs. Ellis, at Embarrass, Wis. Following Miss Ellis' death, she removed to Sidney, Mont., to live with Mrs. Leo.
"The remains will be brought to Oshkosh Sunday afternoon and commitment services will be held at the Brooks cemetery on the Jackson Drive road Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. Rev. Ward E. Wilkins, pastor of Plymouth congregational church, will officiate."
Obituary
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Saturday, June 27, 1931
Page 3
"Miss DeEtte Quatermass, for many years a resident of this city, died Thursday evening at the home of her niece, Mrs. Julia Leo at Sidney, Mont., at the age of 83 years.
"Miss Quatermass was a member of one of the pioneer families of Winnebago county and was born Oct. 31, 1847, in the town of Vinland and moved to Oshkosh with her parents at an early age. Her brother, W.W. Quatermass, was one of the leading attorneys in Oshkosh and served several terms as district attorney of Winnebago county.
"Miss Quatermass left Oshkosh about 15 years ago to live with a sister, Mrs. Ellis, at Embarrass, Wis. Following Miss Ellis' death, she removed to Sidney, Mont., to live with Mrs. Leo.
"The remains will be brought to Oshkosh Sunday afternoon and commitment services will be held at the Brooks cemetery on the Jackson Drive road Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. Rev. Ward E. Wilkins, pastor of Plymouth congregational church, will officiate."
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