John Rickard Elwell

JOHN RICKARD ELWELL, son of MARGARET SHERK and WATSON RICKARD ELWELL, was born August 14, 1924 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota,⁹⁴³² and died May 29, 2009 in Deland, Volusia, Florida.⁹⁴³²

He married (1) GRAYCE JEANETTE GREEN on January 17, 1947 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.⁹⁴³³ She was born April 25, 1926 in Racine County, Wisconsin,⁴⁵⁶ and died May 4, 2009 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.⁴⁵⁶

He married (2) LORETTA C. WAGNER on May 29, 1957 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.⁶¹³⁵ She was born December 5, 1928 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio,^{642, 4532} and died July 14, 1995 in Avery County, North Carolina.⁶⁴² She is buried in Lauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.⁴⁵⁶

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Racine Journal-Times, February 3, 1947⁹⁴³³

ELWELL—GREENE

In a candlelight service at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 17, Miss Grayce Jeanette Greene, formerly of Racine, became the wife of John Rickard Elwell. Palms, white gladioli, white roses and pompons decorated Park Temple Methodist Church in Fort Lauderdale where the daughter of Mrs. Carlyle S. Greene and the late Carlyle S. Greene repeated her vows. Her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels S. Jacobsen of Fort Lauderdale.

Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Zinnen of Racine were among the out-of-town guests at the wedding and reception, held at the bride's home following the 6 p. m. rites. Given in marriage by her mother, the bride wore a gown of white satin with long sleeves, sweetheart neckline, embroidered net trim on the shoulders, and long train. Her white net veil was of fingertip length and fell from a ruffled net crown. In her bouquet were white carnations, tuberoses, and white orchids. The bride, who is a graduate of Washington Park High School here and who attended Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tenn., and Miami University, chose a sorority sister in Alpha Omicron Phi, Miss Sue Coslett of Atlanta, Ga., as her maid of honor, and her sister, Marilyn as her bridesmaid. Their gowns, in pink net and blue net, had embroidered peplums. They wore matching gloves and Juliet caps and held colonial bouquets.

After a trip to Nassau and the Bahamas, Mr. and Mrs. Elwell will reside temporarily at 310 Lido Dr. in Fort Lauderdale. The bridegroom, who served three and a half years in the Navy, is continuing his studies at Miami U. His attendants included Fed Odum, the best man; William Gould, groomsman, and Jack Peavy and Frank Faust, ushers.

• Grayce Jeanette Green and John Rickard Elwell were divorced in February, 1957 in Broward County, Florida.⁵⁹³

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 18, 1995¹⁰⁷⁴⁸

ELWELL — Loretta W., 66, of Ft. Lauderdale and Beech Mountain, NC, died Friday, July 14, 1995 at Banner Elk, NC. She had been a local resident since 1954 and a summer resident of Beech Mountain since 1983. She was preceded in death by her step-son, John R. Elwell and step-daughter, Margaret Ann Elwell. She is survived by her husband, John R. Elwell; daughters, Katherine Ehle of Ft. Lauderdale, Deborah Elwell of Pittsburg, PA; step-daughter, Elizabeth Elwell and step-son, Edwin Elwell, both of Ft. Lauderdale, and 6 grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial, 11 AM, Thursday, July 20, 1995 at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Interment following in Lauderdale Memorial Park.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, June 2, 2009⁹⁴³²

ELWELL

Elwell, John Rickard, died May 20, 2009 in Deland, Florida, at the age of 84. He was born August 14, 1924 in Minneapolis MN. He was predeceased by his son John Rickard Elwell, Jr.; daughter Margaret Anne Elwell; his first wife Grayce J. Elwell and 2nd wife Loretta Wagner Elwell. He is survived by his daughter Elizabeth Alden Elwell; his son Edwin Carlyle Elwell; his daughter Katherine Victoria Ehle and Deborah Lynn Elwell; 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a pioneer in the city of Fort Lauderdale after moving to Fort Lauderdale in the 1930s. He will be remembered for his many contributions to Fort Lauderdale and Broward County, if only by his family and friends. He was a true gentleman in every respect of the word and admired by most, if not all his peers in the construction industry and certainly all of his classmates from Fort Lauderdale High School (Class of 1942) and many of the other early pioneers of his great City. He dropped out of high school (at the age of 17) his senior year, to serve in the United States Navy and fought in the Pacific Theater as a troop transport pilot and radioman. His dedication to his Country and the City that he loved so much, will never be truly remembered except by those who knew him the best - always helping others in need and dedicated to the common good of all the citizens of Fort Lauderdale, Beech Mountain, NC and Deland, FL, while remaining anonymous and shying away from publicity! He will truly be missed by all who knew him as he truly believed in the good of others before his own benefit.