Frances M. (Voorhees) Harrell

March 11, 1925 - April 28, 2007
SOUTH BEND - Frances Maurine Harrell, 82, a resident of Gardnerville, NV, for 18 years, died April 28, 2007, in Carson City, NV. Mrs. Harrell was born on March 11, 1925, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Joseph J. Voorhees and Cleo Beryl Voorhees.

She graduated from Riley High School in 1943 and worked as a secretary at Studebaker Corp., where she met Ralph Harrell.

They were married on September 28, 1946, in Niles, Mich. She was a member of the Carson Valley United Methodist Church and an avid Chicago Cubs fan.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Harrell, Feb. 28, 1998; her sister, Virginia B. Walker; and her brother, Joseph J. Voorhees.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Alice Harrell of Gold Run, Calif.; daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and David Hussman of Gardnerville; two grandchildren, Beau Valory of Reno and Matthew Harrell of Gold Run; and her sister, Winona J. Schaar of Mountain Home, Ark.

Arrangements are in the care of FitzHenry's Carson Valley Funeral Home in Gardnerville. Cremation will take place at FitzHenry's Crematory in Carson City. Memorial contributions may be made to Family Support Council of Douglas County at P.O. Box 810, Minden, NV 89423.

Published by South Bend Tribune from May 11 to May 12, 2007.

07/01/2023 EJS

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