KITTLE Ella Phoebe

Other Events:

• Name: Ella Phoebe WALTER
• _UID: D3CF37F453DC4CC58819EEC02C8C8457EFEA

Notes:

Ella Phoebe WALTER (m.n. KITTLE, 1902-1986) was a very talented musician. She moved to Hamilton in 1930 to take up a position as pianist with the orchestra at the Prince Regent Theatre, playing for silent movies. For 25 years from 1932 to 1957 she hosted and played 5 days mornings a week in a program called Ella Kittle's 'Piano Time' on radio station 3HA Hamilton. This program raised thousands of pounds for the Hamilton Base Hospital and other charities. She was also the organist at the Hamilton Methodist Church for 35 years until 1965.

Buried:
Plot: SSA-LAWN-521

Ella married WALTER Richard Harry 4 Nov 1939, Methodist Church, Hamilton VIC. Richard (son of WALTER Richard Edward and RENFREY Ethel) was born 28 Sep 1911, Hamilton VIC; died 5 Oct 2003; was buried 9 Oct 2003, Lawn Cemetery, Hamilton VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: CF74D53A62574C76AF24B3DDD16C144ACBB8
• Honors: 1 Jan 2001; Centenary Medal
• Honors: 26 Jan 2003; Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Notes:

Honors:
For service to the community.
"The Centenary Medal commemorates 100 years of federation and acknowledges the challenges of the new century by recognising citizens and other people who made a contribution to Australian society or government."

Honors:
"For service to the community, particularly as a health administrator and as an executive member of a range of educational and regional development organisations, and to local government."

Richard — MILLIKAN Ruth Camden. [Group Sheet]