Phyllis Diane Schoelzel^[1]

1928 - 1964  (36 years)

• Name	Phyllis Diane Schoelzel
  Birth	7 Jan 1928	Denver, Colorado, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Diane  [1, 5]
  Census	1930	Denver, Colorado, USA   [2]
  Census	1940	Denver, Colorado, USA   [3]
  	376 Dexter
  Residence	Nov 1946	Denver, Colorado, USA   [6]
  Residence	Aug 1964	Denver, Colorado, USA   [7, 8]
  	1170 Fairfax Street
  Cause of Death	Complications from Polio  [8]
  Education	Zone Junior High, East High School, University of Denver  [5, 8]
  Medical Notes	Husband Grant contracted Polio in 1951. He was in the hospital for six week. Their son Steven was also in the hospital as a preemie and Mark was in another hospital with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. When visiting Grant in mid-September, Diane mentioned to his doctor that she had a headache, so the doctor performed a spinal tap. Polio virus was detected and Diane stayed in the hospital. Within 24 hours, she was paralyzed from the neck down and never walked again. Spent 25 months in Colorado General Hospital, much of the time in an iron lung.  [1, 5, 8, 9]
  Research Notes	Diane is not in her parent’s household in the 1950 census.  [10]
  Death	7 Aug 1964	Denver, Colorado, USA   [1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  	Colorado General Hospital
  Burial	10 Aug 1964	Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum, Denver, Colorado, USA   [7, 8, 11]
  	“8 spaces left of Lona”
  Person ID	I185	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Blood relatives of B. Mohr, Oestmann Descendants
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles William Frank Schoelzel           b. 17 Apr 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 31 Mar 2000, Meridian Nursing Home, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Lona Rosella Balay           b. 27 Jul 1904, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA           d. 9 Aug 1992, Aurora, Adams County, Colorado, USA (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clarence Grant Wilkins           b. 23 Oct 1926, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA           d. 19 May 2018 (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1946	Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA   [1, 4, 6, 12, 13]
  Research Notes	Grant’s obituary gives marriage year as 1947. The Grey Book lists marriage date as 16 September 1946 and gives conflicting information about marriage place, listing Council Bluffs, Iowa in one place and Red Oak, Iowa in another. The same date is given in a 1966 letter from Lona Schoelzel to Wendell Mohr. Marriage return gives date of 1 November and location of Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.  [4, 5, 6, 9]
  Notes	Eloped. [12]
  Children	1. S.A. Wilkins + 2. M.A. Wilkins + 3. Steven Grant Wilkins           b. 22 May 1951, Denver, Colorado, USA           d. 31 Mar 1999, Reseda, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Jan 1928 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1930 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1940 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Nov 1946 - Denver, Colorado, USA Marriage - 1 Nov 1946 - Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA Residence - Aug 1964 - Denver, Colorado, USA Death - 7 Aug 1964 - Denver, Colorado, USA Burial - 10 Aug 1964 - Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum, Denver, Colorado, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S2198] 1930 US Census - Household of Charles W. Schoelzel Jr. [S2210] 1940 US Census - Household of Charles Wm. Schoelzel, Jr. [S4131] Lona Schoelzel, Letter to Wendell & Jo Ann Mohr. [S4924] Richard N. Gray, Jr., M.D., The Gray Book, (Wilson Printing, Paradise, California, 2007), 929.273 G79/grn. [S6894] Marriage Return of Grant Wilkins and Diane Schoelzel. [S2388] Obituary of Diane Wilkins. [S5728] Obituary of Diane Wilkins. [S5267] Horan & McConaty Funeral Home, Obituary of C. Grant Wilkins. [S7836] 1950 US Census - Household of Charles Schoelzel. [S63] Personal papers of Grace Mohr (née Schoelzel). [S991] Elaine Schoelzel, username eschoelzel, Schoelzel Family Tree. [S4924] Richard N. Gray, Jr., M.D., The Gray Book, (Wilson Printing, Paradise, California, 2007), p217, 929.273 G79/grn.