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MARIA KAISER
- The death of Mrs. Maria Kaiser, mother of Bernard Kaiser, and a pioneer and much esteemed resident of Menominee township, occurred at an early hour this morning. Mrs. Kaiser had seen 73 years of life most of which were spent in this county. The funeral will be held Monday forenoon at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic church in Menominee, Rev. Father Halbmeier officiating.
GEORGE FRANKLIN KAUFMAN
, 70, well-known farmer residing southeast of Stockton, died at his home Saturday afternoon (October 28, 1939) at 5 o’clock as a result of a heart attack. He suffered a light stroke in July and had never fully recovered. However, he had been active with his farm work the past few months. Saturday afternoon he was going out into the field to bring some cattle to the barn when a neighbor, John Walters, saw him stagger and fall to the ground. Mr. Walters rushed to the scene but Mr. Kaufman had died instantly.
George Franklin Kaufman was born February 2, 1869 in Woodland Township, near Mount Carroll. He was the son of George and Anna (Bucher) Kaufman. He was united in marriage to Miss Irene Troxell and had lived on the present homestead for the past thirty years. He leaves his widow, two sons, Ellwood and Orlo, at home; four sisters, Mrs. Etta Blair of Mount Carroll, Mrs. Bertha Teeter of Stockton, Mrs. Effie Wise of Durand, Mrs. Mintie Borreson of Kankakee; four brothers, Wilbur, William, and Wallace of Stockton, and Charles of Hanover. Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Kaufman home at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon and at the Morseville church at 2 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Kruzan and Rev. Cyrus Pollard will officiate. Interment will be made in the Morseville Cemetery.
County Coroner Ray W. Bertch held an inquiry at the Vanderheyden funeral home Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock. Death was attributed to heart attack.
CHARLES F. KILIAN
, age 79, formerly of Apple River, Ill., died on Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at his daughter's home in Montello. He was born on July 19, 1925, in Scales Mound, Ill., the son of Byron Rudy and Ella Mae (Holland) Kilian. He farmed for many years and was an agent for Standard Oil Company in Scales Mound, Ill. He worked for W.G. Beyers Farm Implement in Shannon, Ill. He also bartended for Farmers Inn. He retired from the Warren Cheese Plant in 1987. He also worked for Lena Builders and Constructed fencing for Tom Staver. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Apple River, Ill., and an avid collector of antiques. He is survived by his children, Steven (Sandy) Kilian of Minco, Okla., Gerald (Sylvia) Kilian of Milwaukee, Dr. Karla Kilian of Montello, Pamela (Jeff) Stadler of Roscoe, Ill., Sandra (Mark) Risser of Apple River, Ill., and Toby (Jeanne) Capion of Fishers, Ind.; a sister, Darlene Smith of Warren, Ill.; a brother, Alden (Betty) Kilian of Aurora, Ill.; a sister-in-law, Melva Kilian of Belmont; 21 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Rhonda Kay; a brother, Lyle Kilian; and a sister, Elizabeth Schuller. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, at BARTELL-LEAMON FUNERAL HOME, Warren, Ill., with Pastor Jane Busey presiding. Burial will be in Scales Mound Township Cemetery, Scales Mound, Ill.
HELEN ALICE (LENNBERG) KIRK
, age 88, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth with Pastor Dottie Morizzo of Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church, Schapville, Illinois officiating. Burial will be in the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, Schapville. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established in Helen's name.
Helen was born on June 8, 1919 to Frank Aaron and Josephine (Casper) Lennberg in Erie, Pennsylvania. Helen graduated from Academy High School in 1936. She married William Andrew Slagter in 1937 and they had one daughter Lore Louise Slagter. Helen married Frederick Zimmer in 1940 and they had two sons, Alan Phillip and Frederick Louis. Helen moved from Erie in 1956 and settled in Maryland where she went to work for the Naval Research Lab as a Secretary.
In 1958 Helen married George R. Kirk in Oxon Hill, Maryland. When Helen's husband George retired from the Lab, when he also worked, they moved to Stockton, Illinois. They bought a house there that had once been Stockton Center School.
Helen continued working as a Secretary for Attorney Harold Nagel. She always called this her dream job. Helen thoroughly enjoyed working as a Legal Secretary, but most particularly liked working for Mr. Nagel. She said they worked as a ‘team' from day one.
In 1969 Helen's husband suffered a totally debilitating stroke, at that time she left her job to stay at home and care for him. After his death she ultimately moved to Cocoa, Florida and lived near her son Fritz (Frederick) until her return to Illinois a few years ago to live with her daughter, Lore Radke.
Helen was an avid reader and enjoyed embroidering. She had many friends over the years and kept them all no matter the distance or years. Her friendships ended only with the passing of her friends. She followed politics and would converse long and knowledgeably about current events and historical events in the political arena. Helen had a great sense of humor and was quick with a quip.
Born and raised a Lutheran, she was strong in her faith and had been a charter member in a small Evangelical Church in Melbourne, Florida.
Her children were always the most important element in her life, followed by her grandchildren. She was particularly proud of her father who had come to the United States from Sweden at the age of 15 and on his own had learned to speak English without an accent and risen from a lineman when electricity was first being installed in northern Pennsylvania to an engineer watching over all the lines he had helped install.
Helen is survived by her daughter , Lore (David) Radke of Elizabeth, Illinois, a son; Fritz Zimmer, grandchildren; Lisa (Mike) Pizana of King George, Virginia, Eric (Teresa) Radke of Mayville, Wisconsin, Rolf (Kim) Radke of Elizabeth, Illinois, Aimee (Grant) Underwood of Jewell, Iowa, Lanie Craig of San Diego, California, and Alan (Donna) McHugh of Waldorf, Virginia; and great-grandchildren; Keith (Angie) Radke of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Adrienne (Jon) Leedahl of Olivia, Minnesota, Victoria Pizana of Fargo, North Dakota, Rebakah Pizana of Leesburg, Virginia, Rachael, Mathew, Laura, Emily, and Michael Pizana at home in King George, Virginia, Kyle Radke at home in Mayville, Wisconsin, Rolf and Mattie Radke and Michelle Payne at home in Elizabeth, Illinois, Garrett and Gillian Underwood at home in Jewell, Iowa and Madeline Craig at home in San Diego; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Helen was preceded in death by her son Alan, her parents, her husband George Kirk, and her brother Frank Aaron Lennberg, Jr.
FERN C. KLOEPPING
- Service for Fern C. Kloepping, 57 of Galena, will be held at 1:40 p.m. Friday at Nora Community Church. Dr. Thomas Shaffer of Taylorville Baptist Church and the Revs. Donna Wrecescz of Schapville Presbyterian Church and Carl Lundgren of Nora Community Church will officiate. Burial will be in Nora Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 today at Hermann Funeral Home Stockton. She died Tuesday, May 27, at Lena Continental Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. She taught in elementary school for 21 years in Reedsburg, Wis., and for 15 years in Lena. Fern was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Platteville. She was a member of Park Evangelical Freeport Church in Freeport. Born in Ruby Wis., on May 30, 1928, she was the daughter of Ralph and Alice (Pugh) Crawford. She married David W. Kloepping in Reedsburg on June 26, 1966. Surviving are her husband, her mother, Alice Crawford of Villas of Shannon Nursing hOme and a brother, Walter Crawford of Minneapolis, Minn. She was preceded in death by her father and one brother.
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