doll
Catalog Number
2022.61.4Description
Bridal doll with dark, blonde hair, silver earrings, a white dress, red fingernails, white veil, ca. 1960.History
The toys in donation 2022.61 belonged to Shelley Speet Mills. Shelly was born on 6-12-1951 in Holland, MI to Richard and Vesta Speet. The family lived in Holland, MI at 740 Columbia Ave. Richard Speet worked as a driver for Hillcrest Dairy in Holland.Shelley was a 1969 graduate of Holland High. She was married on 8-29-1970 to William Mills in the Third Reformed Church in Holland, MI.
Sadly, at the age of 19 Shelley was murdered in Grand Rapids, MI on 9-15-1970.