Stanley & Victor Cornell Deger

Stanley and Victor Cornell Deger. May 25, 1920 - September 22, 2016 . September 23, 1921 - January 29, 2017. , The Cornell Brothers and their younger sister Elouise were born in Elmira, New York, to Floyd and Lottie Cornell. In 1925 Lottie passed away from tuberculosis. Elouise was taken in by relatives; the boys were surrendered to the Children's Aid Society by their grief-stricken father. After an unsuccessful placement in Coffeyville, Kansas, the brothers were sent west again to Texas in 1926. Their future father, J.L. Deger, was in town collecting groceries when he stopped by the placing out meeting. Stanley and Victor refused to be separated so Deger surprised his wife and daughters with two new family members! , Stanley joined the Army; Victor joined the Air Force and served during World War II. Stanley pursued a career in watch making and repair in Kansas. He and his wife Earleen were the proud owners of Cornell Jewelry Store in Elkhart and later Hugoton, Kansas. They were the loving parents of three children. They retired to Colorado where Stanley worked at a Timex repair station before the family went into the restaurant business. , Victor pursued a career as a movie projectionist. He managed nine movie theaters in and around Pullman, Washington. He and his wife Arleen were the wonderful parents of two children. The brothers were very loved by their adoptive parents. They were able to reconnect with the birth father and little sister in the 1940's. , "We are survivors! Our "Roots" have been well watered with buckets of love!".