The former Effie Corelis, of Greek ancestry, was born September 14, 1919, in Moline and married Frank Bell, Sr., September 24, 1940, in Rock Island, Illinois.
In addition to her husband, she was survived by two sons, Frank, Jr. of Ankeny and William of Des Moines; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Vest, Des Moines; four sisters, Mrs. Geri Avegires of East Chicago, Ind., and Mrs. Julius Parien, Miss Katherine Corelis and Mrs. Angeline Fuller, all of Moline; and a brother, George Corelis of East Moline, Ill.
Services for Mrs. Bell were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, at the Esterdahl Mortuary in Moline, with burial in the Riverside Cemetery.
A special "thank you" to Jodi Ewing, Iowa Cold Cases, for the biography and picture attached to this Memorial. You can read Effie's story at Iowa Cold Cases;
http://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/effie-bell/
In addition to her husband, she was survived by two sons, Frank, Jr. of Ankeny and William of Des Moines; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Vest, Des Moines; four sisters, Mrs. Geri Avegires of East Chicago, Ind., and Mrs. Julius Parien, Miss Katherine Corelis and Mrs. Angeline Fuller, all of Moline; and a brother, George Corelis of East Moline, Ill.
Services for Mrs. Bell were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, at the Esterdahl Mortuary in Moline, with burial in the Riverside Cemetery.
A special "thank you" to Jodi Ewing, Iowa Cold Cases, for the biography and picture attached to this Memorial. You can read Effie's story at Iowa Cold Cases;
http://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/effie-bell/
The former Effie Corelis, of Greek ancestry, was born September 14, 1919, in Moline and married Frank Bell, Sr., September 24, 1940, in Rock Island, Illinois.
In addition to her husband, she was survived by two sons, Frank, Jr. of Ankeny and William of Des Moines; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Vest, Des Moines; four sisters, Mrs. Geri Avegires of East Chicago, Ind., and Mrs. Julius Parien, Miss Katherine Corelis and Mrs. Angeline Fuller, all of Moline; and a brother, George Corelis of East Moline, Ill.
Services for Mrs. Bell were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, at the Esterdahl Mortuary in Moline, with burial in the Riverside Cemetery.
A special "thank you" to Jodi Ewing, Iowa Cold Cases, for the biography and picture attached to this Memorial. You can read Effie's story at Iowa Cold Cases;
http://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/effie-bell/
In addition to her husband, she was survived by two sons, Frank, Jr. of Ankeny and William of Des Moines; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Vest, Des Moines; four sisters, Mrs. Geri Avegires of East Chicago, Ind., and Mrs. Julius Parien, Miss Katherine Corelis and Mrs. Angeline Fuller, all of Moline; and a brother, George Corelis of East Moline, Ill.
Services for Mrs. Bell were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, at the Esterdahl Mortuary in Moline, with burial in the Riverside Cemetery.
A special "thank you" to Jodi Ewing, Iowa Cold Cases, for the biography and picture attached to this Memorial. You can read Effie's story at Iowa Cold Cases;
http://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/effie-bell/
