Lyle E. Morrill and Gertrude ____

Husband

Lyle E. Morrill

Born: 12 SEP 1903^[1] at Alton Township, Waseca County, Minn.
Died: 13 DEC 1956^[3] at Clarion, Wright County, Iowa
Buried: 17 DEC 1956^[5] at Janesville, Minn.
Married: 25 OCT 1922^[6] at Waseca, Waseca County, Minn.
Father: Frank D. Morrill
Mother: Minnie W. ____

According to his Iowa death certificate Lyle Edgar Morrill died at Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, on 13 December 1956 and was buried at Janesville, Minnesota; an earlier entry gave Janesville as the place of his death.^[7]

Wife

Gertrude ____

Born: 17 MAR 1904^[8]
Died: 12 FEB 1993^[10] at Janesville, Waseca County, Minn.

NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth and death of Gertrude Unknown rest on United States, Social Security Death Index (secondary information) alone and have not yet been confirmed by a second source.

Children

Frank John Morrill1937 – 2021

Born: 24 SEP 1937^[12] · Waseca, Waseca County, Minn.
Died: 08 AUG 2021^[13] · Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.
Buried: ^[14] · Owatonna Memorial Gardens, Owatonna, Steele County, Minn.

Date derived from record of death. See also Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980, Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota; register v C p 92 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDQX-V3J). Lyle Edgar Morrill, Male, White. Event Type: Birth. Event Date: 12 Sep 1903. Event Place: Alton Township, Waseca, Minnesota (original Alton, Waseca, Minnesota). Source Details: v C p 92. Parents: Minnie Klinesmith, Mother, F, 33 years, Wisconsin; Frank Morrill, Father, M, 37 years, Minnesota.
Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index (Electronic database at http://www.ancestry.com/). See also Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa; death certificate 56-26314 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61KX-23KF). Lyle Edgar Morrill, Male, Age 53, Birth Date 12 Sep 1903, Birthplace Minnesota. Event Type: Death. Event Date: 13 Dec 1956. Event Place: Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States. Certificate Number: 56-26314. Burial Date: 17 Dec 1956. Burial Place: Janesville, Minnesota. Parents: Minnie Kleinsmith Kleinsmith (Mother), Frank D Morrill (Father).
Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa; death certificate 56-26314 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61KX-23KF). Lyle Edgar Morrill, Male, Age 53, Birth Date 12 Sep 1903, Birthplace Minnesota. Event Type: Death. Event Date: 13 Dec 1956. Event Place: Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States. Certificate Number: 56-26314. Burial Date: 17 Dec 1956. Burial Place: Janesville, Minnesota. Parents: Minnie Kleinsmith Kleinsmith (Mother), Frank D Morrill (Father).
Minnesota, County Marriages, 1853-1983, Waseca County, Minnesota; marriage register page 243 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-DBRT). Lyle E Morrill, Male. Marriage 25 Oct 1922, Waseca, Minnesota, United States. Certificate Number: Page 243. Spouse: Gertrude E Schafer, Wife, F.
Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa; death certificate 56-26314 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61KX-23KF). Lyle Edgar Morrill, Male, Age 53, Birth Date 12 Sep 1903, Birthplace Minnesota. Event Type: Death. Event Date: 13 Dec 1956. Event Place: Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States. Certificate Number: 56-26314. Burial Date: 17 Dec 1956. Burial Place: Janesville, Minnesota. Parents: Minnie Kleinsmith Kleinsmith (Mother), Frank D Morrill (Father).
Date derived from record of death. See also United States, Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTGX-2ZH (accessed 2026-07-16), Janesville, Waseca, Minnesota 56048; Gertrude E Morrill (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTSV-J29). Gertrude E Morrill, State Minnesota, Last Place of Residence Janesville, Waseca, Minnesota, Age 89, Birth Date 17 Mar 1904, Death Date 12 Feb 1993.
Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index (Electronic database at http://www.ancestry.com/). See also United States, Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTGX-2ZH (accessed 2026-07-16), Janesville, Waseca, Minnesota 56048; Gertrude E Morrill (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTSV-J29). Gertrude E Morrill, State Minnesota, Last Place of Residence Janesville, Waseca, Minnesota, Age 89, Birth Date 17 Mar 1904, Death Date 12 Feb 1993.
Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002, Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota; file number 1937-MN-003427; Frank John Morrill (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCL9-P47). Frank John Morrill: Event Type Birth, Event Date 24 September 1937, Event Place Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota, United States. File Number 1937-MN-003427. Parents named on the record: Lyle E. Morrill (father) and Gertrude E. Schafer (wife).
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023, Waseca, Minnesota; death notice of Frank “Buzz” Morrill, published 9 Aug 2021 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHB-3PR1). FRANK “BUZZ” MORRILL, age 83, of Janesville died on Sunday afternoon, August 8, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Faith Lutheran Church in Janesville with Pastor Kristen Anderson officiating. Interment will be in Owatonna Memorial Gardens. Birth Date 24 September 1937.
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023, Waseca, Minnesota; death notice of Frank “Buzz” Morrill, published 9 Aug 2021 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHB-3PR1). FRANK “BUZZ” MORRILL, age 83, of Janesville died on Sunday afternoon, August 8, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Faith Lutheran Church in Janesville with Pastor Kristen Anderson officiating. Interment will be in Owatonna Memorial Gardens. Birth Date 24 September 1937.