Grace Alberta Nagler and Dewitt Wagner Lyle

DEWITT WAGNER LYLE, son of MARY CONGDON WAGNER and JOHN HENRY LYLE, was born March 23, 1891 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota,^{250, 630, 8} and died November 27, 1980 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California.²⁵⁰ He is inurned at in Paso Robles District Cemetery, San Luis Obispo County, California.⁴⁵⁶

He married GRACE ALBERTA NAGLER on June 30, 1911 in Crosby, Divide, North Dakota.⁶³² She was born April 20, 1891 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota,⁶³² and died November 7, 1972 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California.⁶³⁴ She is inurned at in Paso Robles District Cemetery, San Luis Obispo County, California.⁶³⁴

Census Records

Memorial for Dewitt Wagner Lyle on FindAGrave

- William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Dewitt W. Lyle)

Children of GRACE ALBERTA NAGLER and DEWITT WAGNER LYLE:

LOIS MARJORIE LYLE, b. January 30, 1919, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota;^{632, 633} m. ELLSWORTH A. WARNER on January 1, 1942 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada⁴¹⁹²; d. February 25, 1979, San Luis Obispo, California.⁶³³
BEVERLY JOYCE LYLE, b. August 24, 1926, Fisher Hospital, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California;^{632, 636} m. ALLWIN JOYCE TORNQUIST on February 3, 1945 in San Luis Obispo County, California^{4198, 168}; d. April 1, 2011, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California.^{56, 168}

Lois
Beverly

Personal Information

Grace A. Nagler

was a school teacher in Minnesota⁶³⁴
was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution⁶³⁴
was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star⁶³⁴
was a member of the Episcopal Church, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California. ⁶³⁴

Education

Grace A. Nagler

graduated from Central High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1910⁶⁸⁵²
- Yearbook Inscription:
  "Dewey, oh, oh, oh, Dewey."

Dewitt W. Lyle

attended St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota⁶³⁰

Obituaries

San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune, November 8, 1972⁶³⁴

Grace A. Lyle

Memorial services for Grace Alberta Lyle will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. James Episcopal Church in Paso Robles with the Rev. Richard Beaumont officiating. Private inurnment will follow at the Paso Robles District Cemetery.

Mrs. Lyle, 81, died Tuesday in a Paso Robles hospital. She was born April 20, 1891, in Winona, Minn. She received her teacher's credential from the University of Minnesota, and worked as a teacher in Minnesota. Mrs. Lyle, known by many as "Auntie Grace," had lived in Paso Robles since 1923, and was well known throughout the county for her civic and social work. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of Paso Robles, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the order of the Eastern Star and the PTA. Mrs. Lyle was the first mother advisor of the Paso Robles chapter of the Rainbow Girls.

Surviving her are the widower, Dewitt; two daughters, Lois Warner and Beverly Tornquist, all of Paso Robles; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Cole and Mrs. Walter Pettis, both of Fargo, N. D. and six grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund, the Arthritis Foundation or St. James Episcopal Church.

Services are under the direction of the Chapel of the Roses, Atascadero.

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Paso Robles Daily Press, November 28, 1980⁶³⁰

DeWitt Lyle dead at 89; was former pro athlete

Memorial service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in St. James Episcopal Church for DeWitt (Dewey) Wagner Lyle, 89, who passed away Thursday. Rev. Carl Hansen will officiate.

The Lyle family came to Paso Robles in 1923 where Dewey Lyle was scouting the Pittsburgh Pirates who were in summer training.

DeWitt Lyle and his wife, Grace, who preceded him in death in 1972, liked the town. They bought the restaurant, "Squeeze Inn," on Spring Street with a brother, Henry. Later, the establishment became known as Lyle's and for many years was the bus stop and half way house at 1215 Spring Street when the sizeable Standard Oil Station was located on the northwest corner of 12th and Spring.

The Lyle families became prime movers in the planting and cultivating of almonds and in collegiate and professional sports.

DeWitt Lyle was born March 23, 1891 in Minneapolis.

He attended Minneapolis schools and St. Thomas College in St. Paul, Minn.

DeWitt Lyle played professional football for 13 years with the Minneapolis Marines, Rock Island Independents, and with Green Bay where he was named guard on the first All-Star team in 1921. He last played football on the Staley Team which became the Chicago Bears.

DeWitt Lyle played 15 years of professional baseball under the name of Carlyle in the old American League.

While residing in Paso Robles, DeWitt Lyle coached football at Occidental College under Sid Nichols who also came to Paso Robles where he was proprietor of the Chevrolet agency at 13th and Spring.

DeWitt Lyle retired from the restaurant business in 1965 but continued to work in the almond orchards until 1972.

Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Tornquist, of Paso Robles; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Memorials in the name of DeWitt Lyle have been established with St. James Episcopal Church and with the El Paso de Robles Pioneer Musicians.

Inurnment will be at the Paso Robles District Cemetery with Chapel of the Roses in charge.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 3, 1895⁶⁰⁴	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	John Henry Lyle Mary Congdon Wagner Marie Caroline Lyle Wagner Finley Lyle Dewitt Wagner Lyle
June 11, 1900⁶¹⁶	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	John Henry Lyle Mary Congdon Wagner Marie Caroline Lyle Dewitt Wagner Lyle Wagner Finley Lyle Frances Wagner Lyle Caroline A. Finley Henry Chapman Lyle
June 6, 1905⁶⁰³	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	John Henry Lyle Mary Congdon Wagner Marie Caroline Lyle Dewitt Wagner Lyle Wagner Finley Lyle Henry Chapman Lyle Frances Wagner Lyle Doris Wagner Lyle
April 18, 1910⁷⁸	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	John Henry Lyle Mary Congdon Wagner Marie Caroline Lyle Dewitt Wagner Lyle Wagner Finley Lyle Henry Chapman Lyle Frances Wagner Lyle Doris Wagner Lyle
January 3, 1920⁶¹⁴	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	John Henry Lyle Mary Congdon Wagner Marie Caroline Lyle Dewitt Wagner Lyle Henry Chapman Lyle Frances Wagner Lyle Doris Wagner Lyle Grace Alberta Nagler Lois Marjorie Lyle
April 8, 1930⁶³⁵	Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California	Grace Alberta Nagler Dewitt Wagner Lyle Beverly Joyce Lyle Lois Marjorie Lyle
April 6, 1940²⁵⁴³	Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California	Grace Alberta Nagler Dewitt Wagner Lyle Beverly Joyce Lyle Lois Marjorie Lyle