Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameNora Fidella "Della" Wells 
Birth18 Sep 1896, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada
Death20 Sep 1978, Cornwall, Stormont Co, Ontario, Canada
MemoCornwall Hospital
Burial23 Sep 1978, New Union Cem, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
FatherJohn Henry Wells (1862-1932)
MotherMargaret Reubina “Maggie” Gallinger (1865-1922)
Misc. Notes
Married to Saxon Hess (1893-1974) on 18 Nov 1914 in Dundas Co, Ontario.
Shown as "Della" on her tombstone.
[Obituary] The Ottawa Citizen - Thursday, 21 Sep 1978, pg 48
HESS, Nora Della
In Cornwall hospital on Wednesday, September 20, 1978, Nora Della (Wells) Hess, of Cornwall, formerly of Morrisburg, in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of the late Saxon Hess. Dear mother to Olive (Mrs. Weldon Hatfield), of Cornwall; Gerald, of Morrisburg, and Graham, of Williamsburg. Predeceased by 1 son Colbourne. Also survived by 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Sister to Lloyd Wells, of Waterford, Michigan; John Wells, of Williamsburg; Mrs. Iva Guay, of Washington, D.C. Predeceased by sisters Mamie and Annie, and a brother Wesley. Resting at the Fairbairn Funeral Home, Ltd., Morrisburg, from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, and 2 to 4:30; and 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 23, at 11 a.m. in the Funeral Home. Interment Williamsburg New Union Cemetery.
Shown as "Della" on her tombstone.
[Obituary] The Ottawa Citizen - Thursday, 21 Sep 1978, pg 48
HESS, Nora Della
In Cornwall hospital on Wednesday, September 20, 1978, Nora Della (Wells) Hess, of Cornwall, formerly of Morrisburg, in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of the late Saxon Hess. Dear mother to Olive (Mrs. Weldon Hatfield), of Cornwall; Gerald, of Morrisburg, and Graham, of Williamsburg. Predeceased by 1 son Colbourne. Also survived by 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Sister to Lloyd Wells, of Waterford, Michigan; John Wells, of Williamsburg; Mrs. Iva Guay, of Washington, D.C. Predeceased by sisters Mamie and Annie, and a brother Wesley. Resting at the Fairbairn Funeral Home, Ltd., Morrisburg, from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, and 2 to 4:30; and 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 23, at 11 a.m. in the Funeral Home. Interment Williamsburg New Union Cemetery.