Merle Evaline Sutherland and Newman Alfred Van Tassel

NEWMAN ALFRED VAN TASSEL was born September 7, 1894 in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin,⁴⁵⁶ and died September 15, 1942 in Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Wagner Cemetery, Hale, Tremealeau, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶

He married MERLE EVALINE SUTHERLAND on October 19, 1916 in Winona, Minnesota,²⁰²⁴ daughter of OCTAVIA JULIA GRAY and BENJAMIN JUSTUS SUTHERLAND. She was born January 1, 1897 in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin,⁴⁶⁵³ and died August 1, 1978 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.⁸⁵³² She is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Merle E. Sutherland)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Merle E. Sutherland)
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Merle E. Sutherland)

Children of MERLE EVALINE SUTHERLAND and NEWMAN ALFRED VAN TASSEL:

1. NEWMAN VAN TASSEL, b. June 8, 1918, Plentywood, Sheridan, Montana;¹⁴⁸⁶ m. RUTH MOZELLE WOODSON on September 27, 1942 in Post Chapel of the Roswell Advanced Flying School, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico⁸⁵³⁵; d. June 13, 1965, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas.¹⁴⁸⁶
2. JESSICA ELINOR VAN TASSEL, b. June 24, 1922;⁵⁶ m. WILLIAM FREDERICK ZUNKE on March 14, 1942 in Student Presbyterian Center, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin⁸⁵³⁸; d. May 28, 2011.⁵⁶



Marriage Announcements and News

La Cross Tribune and Leader-Press, December 28, 1934⁸⁵³⁴

Court Grants Divorce To Merle Van Tassel

Merle Van Tassel was granted a divorce Thursday afternoon in circuit court from Newman A. Van Tassel on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment as well as non-support. The action was contested, Judge Robert S. Cowie announcing the decision after conclusion of presentation of testitmony.

Mrs. Van Tassel was granted the custody of the two children. She will receive $5 alimony and $10 for the support of the children each month, according to the court decision.

Marriage Information

• Newman Alfred Van Tassel and Merle Evaline Sutherland were divorced in December, 1934 in Wiscosnin.⁸⁵³⁴

Obituaries

La Crosse Tribune, August 3, 1978⁸⁵³²

MRS. MERLE E. VAN TASSEL

Mrs. Merle E. Van Tassel, 81, formerly of La Crosse, died Tuesday, Aug. 1 in Milwaukee, where she had most recently lived.

She was born in Monroe Jan. 1, 1897, to Benjamin and Octavia (Gray) Sutherland.

She was a widow, with survivors including one daughter, Mrs. William (Jessica) Zunke of Cedarburg, a former Wisconsin Eastern Star grand matron, and four grandchildren.

Private graveside services were this morning in Valhalla Memorial Park, Milwaukee. Fass Funeral Home, Milwaukee, was in charge of arrangements.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 20, 19007153	Mount Pleasant, Green, Wisconsin	Benjamin Justus Sutherland Octavia Julia Gray Jessie Emmaretta Sutherland Herbert Stanley Sutherland Merle Evaline Sutherland Alvin Thomas Sutherland
April 15, 19103440	Forest, Winnebago, Iowa	Benjamin Justus Sutherland Octavia Julia Gray Herbert Stanley Sutherland Merle Evaline Sutherland Alvin Thomas Sutherland
January 26, 1920614	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	Merle Evaline Sutherland Newman Alfred Van Tassel Newman Van Tassel
April 12, 19308539	La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin	Merle Evaline Sutherland Newman Alfred Van Tassel Newman Van Tassel Jessica Elinor Van Tassel Octavia Julia Gray
April 5, 19408540	La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin	Merle Evaline Sutherland Newman Van Tassel Jessica Elinor Van Tassel