Thelma House

1918 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	Thelma House  [1, 2]
  Birth	21 Aug 1918	..., Imperial, California   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Jan 2007	Reno, Washoe, Nevada   [4, 5]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, El Centro, Imperial, California   [3]
  Person ID	I187573	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Taylor Gilbert House
  Mother	Nanny Banks
  Family ID	F74997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Paul Valentine Haskell,   b. 14 Feb 1911, Whittier, Los Angeles, California d. 10 Jun 1993, El Centro, Imperial, California (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1937	..., Yuma, Arizona   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Janis Joanne Haskell,   b. 12 Mar 1941, El Centro, Imperial, California d. 14 Sep 2020 (Age 79 years)   2. Paula Jean Haskell,   b. 17 Mar 1943, El Centro, Imperial, California d. 22 Mar 2006 (Age 63 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F74995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Imperial Valley Press January 23, 2007 Thelma Haskell, 88, passed away at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada on Thursday January 18, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. An Imperial Valley native for 87 years, she moved to Sparks, Nevada in 2005 but the Valley never left her thoughts or her heart. Thelma was born on August 18, 1918 to Taylor Gilbert House and Nanny (Banks) House. She was the third child, but the first daughter born to the couple who had five sons and three daughters. She married the love of her life, Paul Valentine Haskell in 1937 and had three children. Paul and Thelma raised their family and enjoyed life together until his death in 1993. Thelma was preceded in death by both of her parents, her brother James House, her brother Elmer House, her husband of fifty–six years Paul Haskell and her youngest daughter Paula Townsel. Thelma is survived by her brothers Gilbert House, Henry House and Ray House, by her sisters Betty Fisher and Margaret Dickson, by her children Janis Gray and Larry Haskell, by six grandchildren, by ten great–grandchildren and by hundreds of extended family and friends that loved her. After her husband's death, Thelma hoped for something to take her mind off of her loss. It took a while to find a cause, but she finally found her new motivation through the Imperial Valley College Desert Museum. After spending her life in the desert of the Imperial Valley, she felt it was her duty to educate future generations of the beauty that the desert holds. Thelma served on the board of the museum until her move to Sparks in November of 2005. She left the Imperial Valley with the knowledge that she would return for the museums dedication. She will be unable to make it to the dedication, but her memory will be with the museum forever.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47032] Birth index, California, Paula Jean Haskell. [S45931] 1940 census, California, Imperial county. [S47037] Cemetery index, Evergreen Cemetery, El Centro, Imperial, California, (Find-a-Grave). [S54688] Death index, Nevada, Name: Thelma Haskell Birth Date: 21 Aug 1918 Birth Place: California Death Date: 18 Jan 2007 Death Place: Reno, Washoe, Nevada , USA (Reliability: 3). [S47036] Obituary, Imperial Valley Press, Thelma Haskell. [S54664] Marriage record, Arizona, Name: Paul Haskell Gender: Male Affidavit or License Age: 26 Affidavit or License Date: 18 Sep 1937 License Place: Yuma, Arizona , USA Spouse: Thelma House (Reliability: 3).