Nellie Pexsa and Leon Stanley

LEON STANLEY, son of ESTHER ANN SEARS and CHARLES FRANK STANLEY, was born May 27, 1889 in Clark County, Wisconsin,⁴⁹⁰² and died November 5, 1970 in Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin.⁴⁹⁰² He is buried in Neillsville City Cemetery, Clark County, Wisconsin.^{456, 4902}

He married NELLIE PEXSA on December 1, 1920 in Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin.⁴⁹⁰² She was born November 2, 1892 in Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail, Minnesota,⁴⁹⁰² and died January 28, 1972.⁴⁹⁰² She is buried in Neillsville City Cemetery, Clark County, Wisconsin.⁴⁹⁰²

• Descendant Reports
  • Charles Germaine Descendant Report (Ancestor of Leon Stanley)
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Leon Stanley)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Leon Stanley)
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Leon Stanley)

Children of NELLIE PEXSA and LEON STANLEY:

1. DUANE DOUGLAS STANLEY, b. October 30, 1921, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin;^{4902, 4931} m. GRACE E. HIMES on June 15, 1946⁴⁹⁰²; d. May 18, 2009, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{4902, 4931}
2. LAWRENCE FRANK STANLEY, b. 1924, Clark County, Wisconsin;¹¹⁸⁹¹ m. CATHERINE ELIZABETH SWANN on June 11, 1949 in Clark County, Wisconsin⁴²¹; d. March 14, 2011.¹¹⁸⁹¹
3. DALE LEON STANLEY, b. April 27, 1926, Clark County, Wisconsin;⁷³⁷⁷ d. May 27, 2020, Grayslake, Lake, Illinois.¹¹⁸⁹³
4. RAYMOND C. STANLEY, b. June 2, 1928, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin;⁴⁹⁰² d. July 26, 1998, Memorial Nursing Home, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin.⁴⁹⁰²



Personal Information

• Nellie Pexsa was a member of the Neillsville United Methodist Church, Clark County, Wisconsin. ⁴⁹⁰²

Clubs and Associations

Obituaries

Clark County Press, November 12, 1970⁴⁹⁰²

Funeral services for Leon Stanley, 83, Rt. 1 Neillsville, who died November 5, were held on Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Georgas Funeral Home. The Rev. Melvin Nickel of the United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mr. Stanley was born in Clark County on May 27, 1889, to Charles and Esther (Sears) Stanley. He received his education in the Neillsville area, attending the Reed School. He entered military service on June 14, 1918, and served in the European Theater with the American Expeditionary forces from October 6, 1918 until October 18, 1919. After his discharge from military service on October 25, 1919, Mr. Stanley returned to the home farm in Clark County. He was married to the former Nellie Pexas in Neillsville on December 1, 1920. They lived on the same farm in the Town of Grant until the time of his death, which followed a lingering illness. Mr. Stanley was a member of Haugen-Richmond American Legion Post No. 73.

Survivors in addition to his wife, include four sons, Duane of Indianapolis, Lawrence of Marshfield, Dale of Stanley, and Raymond of Neillsville. He is further survived by a brother, Roy Stanley, Neillsville and by nine grandchildren.

Clark County Press, February 3, 1972⁴⁹⁰²

Stanley, Nellie (2 November 1892 - 28 January 1972)

Funeral services for Mrs. Leon (Nellie) Stanley, 79, of Neillsville, who died January 28, were held Monday, January 31, at 1:30 p.m. from the Georgas Funeral Home. The Rev. Melvin Nickel of the United Methodist Church officiated and burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mrs. Stanley, the daughter of Frank and Josephine (Barta) Pexsa, was born November 2, 1892, at Parkers Prairie, Mn. She was educated in Minnesota schools and worked in a printing office at Fargo, N. D., and at Minneapolis, Mn, before coming to Clark County in 1919.

Her marriage to Leon Stanley took place December 1, 1920, in Neillsville. The couple farmed in the Town of Grant, where Mrs. Stanley resided up to the time of her death. Mr. Stanley died November 5, 1970. Mrs. Stanley was a member of the Neillsville United Methodist Church and of the Pleasant Ridge circle of its W.S.C.S. She also was a member of Haugen-Richmond Post No. 73, American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include four sons, Duane Stanley of Indianapolis, In, Lawrence Stanley of Marshfield, Dale Stanley of Grayslake, Il, and Raymond Stanley of Neillsville; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Thompson of Spokane, Wa, Mrs. Anna Sperl of Cook, Mn, Mrs. Emma West of Chippewa Falls and Mrs. Quincy Little of Idaho Falls, Id; a brother, Bert Pexsa of Spokane, Wa; and nine grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Gale Bernett, Dave Krutsch, Leo Korth, Allen Stanley, Steve Kosmosky and Calvin Gerhardt. Mrs. Edison Mathis sang, “Sweet Hour of Prayer” and “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” accompanied by Mrs. Jess W. Scott.

Those from out of town who attended the services included Mr. and Mrs. Duane Stanley and Marjorie Stanley of Indianapolis, In, Mrs. Tony Imler of Springfield, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stanley, Robert and Rodney Stanley of Grayslake, Il, Mr. and Mrs. Theamore Vine of Granton and Mr. and Mrs. Gale Bernett of Sparta.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 18, 19004821	Grant, Clark, Wisconsin	Charles Frank Stanley Esther Ann Sears Veda May Stanley Cora Ann Stanley Leon Stanley Roy Stanley
May 4, 19104822	Grant, Clark, Wisconsin	Charles Frank Stanley Esther Ann Sears Leon Stanley Roy Stanley
January 27, 19204823	Grant, Clark, Wisconsin	Roy Stanley Eva Elizabeth Counsell Jean E. Stanley Leon Stanley
April 11, 19303357	Grant, Clark, Wisconsin	Leon Stanley Nellie Pexsa Duane Douglas Stanley Lawrence Frank Stanley Dale Leon Stanley Raymond C. Stanley Esther Ann Sears
April 13, 19403358	Grant, Clark, Wisconsin	Leon Stanley Nellie Pexsa Duane Douglas Stanley Lawrence Frank Stanley Dale Leon Stanley Raymond C. Stanley