Lester 8 BIGELOW
Forest Home Cemetery; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
16A56.5A71t John W. "Jack", b 13 Feb
1935; d ____ ; m 02 Mar 1957 Virginia Claire Haight, at Bechel
Lutheran Church (see below)
16A56.5A72 Anne Elizabeth, b 18 Jan 1931 Chicago, IL; d 19 July 2018 (aged 87) Georgetown, Williamson County, TX; m 1951 Joseph Churchill Wise, Sr (1930-1992)(see below)
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. II page. 518;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
records of Bigelow Society.
Anne Elizabeth Bigelow Wise,
87, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2018 at The Wesleyan at
Estrella, Georgetown, TX of natural causes, surrounded by her
family and Pastor.
She was born on January 18, 1931 in Chicago, IL and lived a life
of optimism and laughter as she enjoyed making new friends and
numerous hobbies such as: sewing, needlework, knitting, bridge,
golf, and reading.
After raising a family on the west side of Houston, she and her
husband Joe, moved to River Plantation, just outside of Conroe, TX
in 1978. Anne was the beloved wife of the late Joseph (Joe)
Churchill Wise for 41 years when he passed away in 1992.
She is also preceded in death by her brother, John Bigelow.
In 2014, Anne moved to Georgetown, TX, near her daughter, Dotty
and enjoyed living at The Wesleyan. Anne and Joe had four
children, Dotty Culig (husband Pete) of Georgetown, TX, Janni
Lifsey (husband Stanford) of Tampa, FL, Jay Wise (partner Connie
Geary) of Corpus Christi, TX, and Bob Wise (wife Sally) of
Medford, OR.
Anne is also survived by her grandchildren, Chris Hooker (wife
Angela), Ted Hooker (wife Jenn), Heather Wauchope (husband Josh),
Stan Lifsey (wife Jill), Will Lifsey (wife Libby), Scott Wise,
Jeff Wise (wife Erin), and Jason Wise (partner Lauren). Anne's
great grandchildren are David Hooker, Nate Hooker, Libby Wauchope,
Jack Wauchope, Walker Lifsey, Ian Wise, Miles Wise, and Wesley
Harbin.
A private family service will be held at the Houston National
Cemetery on August 17, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at
First United Methodist Church, Georgetown, TX on August 18, 2018
at 2pm with words of grace and healing from Reverend Yvonne Coon
Snelson. After the service a reception will be held at the
McKinney Christian Ministry Center on the campus of First United
Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Anne's name can be made to
the Wesleyan Homes Benevolent Fund, First United Methodist
Church-Dotty Culig Scholarship benefitting the Learning Tree
Preschool, Wesleyan Hospice, or to a charity of your choice.
The entire family would like to say thank you to the loving
support of the amazing caregivers and staff at the Wesleyan at
Estrella and Wesleyan Hospice.
Gabriel Funeral Home, Port Arthur, Texas
Newspaper Article -
Evening World-Herald, Omaha, Sept. 9. 1952. Omaha Girls to Leave
for Grinnell College - Miss Virginia C. Haight and Miss Patricia
Schroeder will leave Sunday for Grinnell, Ia., where they will
enter Grinnell College. They will be driven to Grinnell by their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Haight and Mr. and Mrs. R.J.
Schroeder.
Newspaper Article
- - Evening World Herald, Friday, March 1, 1957 - Miss
Haight, Finance Honor Guests at Prenuptial Dinner:
Out-Of-Towner's. Here for Saturday Rite - Mrs. Lester Bigelow,
Winnetka, Ill. Will entertain this evening at a prenuptial
dinner in the Patio Room at the Town House honoring her son,
John Bigelow, and Miss Virginia Haight. The couple will
be married Saturday in Bechel Lutheran Church. The
bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Haight.
Planning to attend the wedding are two aunts of the
bridegroom-elect, Mmes. Mary Becker of Winnetks and T.G.
Driscoll. Alexandria, Va. Also among the out-of-town guests will
be a sister of the bridegroom-to-be, Mrs. Joseph C. Wise, her
husband and daughters, Dorothy and Janet, Houston, Tex. Two
Uncles of Miss Haight, W.O. Wickenberg and Joseph W. Dolan, and
their wives, will come from Rockford, Ill. Coming from
Minneapolis, Minn. Will be an uncle of the bridegroom-elect,
Austin B. Caswell, and Mrs. Caswell. Messrs and Mmes, Charles H.
Fox, Winnetka,; Richard Leher and James Reed, Chicago, Ill., and
Mrs. Richard Ritti, West Lafayette, Ind., will be in Omaha for
the ceremony.
Texas Birth Index:
John William Bigelow, b. 08 Jun 1965, Harris, TX. (Son of
Virginia Claire Haight and John Bigelow).
Texas Birth Index:
Margaret Anne Bigelow, b. 16 Aug 1967, Harris, TX. (Daughter of
Virginia Claire Haight and John Bigelow).
She married John W
Bigelow, b. Feb 13, 1935 (son of Lester Bigelow [1897 - 1956]
and Dorothy Caswell [1895 - 1978]).
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