Ada J. Uhley, 92, Hills, died Friday, March 26, 2004, at Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne. Services were Tuesday, March 30, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. The Rev. Lowell Berg officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne. Ada Myrlie was born to Ole and Madlie (Sjelgestad) Myrlie on March 9, 1912, in Hills. She attended school in Hills.She married Jay Uhley on Aug. 5, 1930, in Canton, S.D. After their marriage, the couple lived in Hills where they lived all of their married lives. She worked at the Exchange Bank of Hills for more than 29 years until retiring in 1973. Mrs. Uhley was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills, the Ladies Circle and the Hills American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Uhley was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jay, in 1943, two brothers, George and John Myrlie, and three sisters, Hilda Hocke, Bertha Gulk and Mabel Kaufman.A tree will be planted in memory of Ada Uhley by Hospice of Luverne Community Hospital. Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.
