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AARON E. WAGNER
, 62, who had been engaged in ministerial work in the Evangelical denomination for a number of years, died
about 3 o'clock Sunday morning in a Freeport hospital, following a prolonged illness. Rev. Mr. Wagner, who made his home on a farm at
the south edge of Cedarvllle, submitted to an operation last winter and was apparently on the road to recovery. However, recurrence of a
serious aliment last Thursday necessitated his removal to a Freeport hospital, where he submitted to an operation Saturday afternoon, his
death occuring a few hours later. Aaron E. Wagner was born In Rock Grove township March 28, 1876, and spent his boyhood days
in that township. He was united in marriage to Miss Gertrudc B. Mitchell April 7. 1890. In hia earlier days Mr. Wagner served as principal of Dakota
schools, and at various times served as cashier of the Dakota and Rock City banks. For a brief period he served as deputy circuit clerk. Always Interested In religious work,
he entered the ministry and for a number of years served as pastor of the Afolkey and Cedarvllle Evangelical churches, although maintaining
his membership In the Dakota Methodist Episcopal church. Due to his falling health he was obliged to give up the ministry although he
frequently occupied a pulpit in various churches when called upon and when his health permitted. Only yesterday he was scheduled to have
taken charge of services in a Freeport church. Rev. Mr. Wagner was a kindly gentleman and always greatly intrested in the welfare of others. In
addition to his interest in church work he was chaplain of the Dakota I. O. O. F. lodge, of which he had been a member for some years.
He is survived by his widow, three brothers, Oscar and Earl Wagner, of Rock Grove, Charles Wagner, of Dakota, two sisters, Mrs.
Earl Barker, of Rock Grove. Mrs. Alice Frankeberger, of Freeport, and fourteen nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist Episcopal church at Dakota. Rev. C. A. Bloomquist, pastor of Embury Methodist Episcopal
church in Freeport, assisted by Rev, Mr. Dunn, of Cedarvllle, will conduct services and burial will be made in the Dakota cemetery.
Friends may view the body at the Myers funeral home in Dakota until Tuesday noon. The following will act as pallbearers: Rev. F. E. Graybill, of
Lancaster township. Rev. Mr. Dunn, of Cedarville, Rev. H. E. Zimmerman, of Davis, Rev. Louis M. Phillips, of Chadwlck, Rev. D. D. Harner and Rev. John W. Bruce, of Freeport.
MABEL (BRUBAKER) WALLER
, 94, of Freeport, a resident of the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe, Wisconsin, died Friday June 27, 1997 at the care facility. Born May 10, 1903 in Stephenson County, she was a daughter of Walter and Susie (Pfile) Brubaker. She married Herman Waller September 16, 1924 in Freeport. He died December 27, 1981 in Freeport.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the Loyal Workers Sunday school class of the church.
She is survived by one daughter, Barbara A. (Roger) Ackerman of Orangeville; two sons, Robert L. (Erma) Waller of Orangeville, and Kenneth L. (Cindy) Waller of Freeport; 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Preceding her in death were one son, four brothers, two sisters, one grandchild, and two great-grandchildren,
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Walker Mortuary with the Rev. Steve Bullmer of Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 1 p.m. Tuesday until time of service at Walker Mortuary. A memorial fund has been established.
JEROME WALTON
- Died Suddenly From Heart Disease, April 17, 1879 Freeport IL.
Hon. Jerome Walton, on of the oldest settlers in this part of the state, fell dead last night, while preparing to go to bed.
Heart disease is said to be the cause of his sudden death. he leaves a wife and three children, and a very valuable estate.
JOHN L. WAREHAM
, 74, Well Known Resident Dies
Engaged in Photography Business Here More Than Fifty Years
John L. Wareham, photographer passed away at his home, 325 W. Elk street, this morning at four fifteen o'clock, after having been confined to his home since January 8 by an illness which baffled medical skill. Without avail was the constant vigil of his devoted wife at the bedside and the tender care and administrations of the daughters, near relatives and friends and the angel of death made the first break in the family circle after almost forty-seven years of wedded life. A heart affliction which had been causing him more or less trouble for the past several years finally resulted in his death. John L. Wareham was born in Blair county, Pennsylvania, May 26th, 1856, being the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. David Wareham. In the fall of 1860 he came west with his parents to make his home in Freeport until the spring of 1870 when the family moved to Fort Scott, Kansas. In 1879 he returned to Freeport and became one of the leading photographers of this city, The picture industry at that early date was at the "tin type" stage and it was necessary for him to make his own dry plates for making pictures. Of recent years he has been doing much of the commercial photography for factories and railroads in this vicinity. In the fall of 1929, to celebrate his fiftieth year in business here, he enjoyed a motor trip to Missouri and Kansas for a visit to the scenes of his childhood accompanied by his wife and daughters, spending a week with his brother, Eli, at Coffeyville, Kansas. On February 14th, 1883, Mr. Wareham was united in marriage, in Freeport, with Miss Minnie Hillmer, of this city, who is left to mourn his loss, with three children, Arthur H. Wareham of Madison, SIx.' Mrs. Grace Zeiders, wife of William W. Zeiders, of this city, and Miss Winifred Wareham, at home; there is one grandson, Robert A. Wareham of Madison. He is also survived by a brother, Eli Wareham, of Coffeyville, Kansas, who is expected to reach Freeport tomorrow morning; one sister and brother live here, Mrs. Elizabeth Metters and Frank Wareham, and a
brother, Albert Wareham, resides in Florida. Decedent also leaves nieces and nephews, Mrs. Louise Lee, of Freeport; Mrs. Ruth Mudder, of Rockford; Adren Metters, of Freeport; Grant Metters, of Rockford; Ralph McMain of Wyoming. Mr. Wareham was affiliated with Freeport lodge, O. O. O. F., and was a member of Freeport's first volunteer fire department. He had long been a member of Second Presbyterian church of this city. Funeral services will be held from the late home at 2:30 p.m., Monday at three o'clock at the Second Presbyterian church. Rev. A. J. Niebruegge will conduct the services Harry C. Boeke was ill be in charge of arrangements. The remains may be viewed at the Wiese & Tempel funeral church Saturday and Sunday.
ARTHUR H. WAREHAM
, formerly of Freeport, died Friday morning in Colonial Acres Rest Home in Sterling following an extended illness. Mr. Wareham, who resided at the home, was employed by an insurance company in Freeport for many years. Later he was employed by Moore Laundry Co. in Sterling before retiring. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sterling. Born Nov. 8, 1883, in Freeport he was the son of John L. and Minnie (Hillmer) Wareham. On September 11, 1912, he married Agnes Kirk. She died May 17, 1964. Surviving are a son, Robert A. of Booneville, Mo.; a grandson; and two sisters, Miss Winifred A. Wareham and Mrs. William (Grace) Zeiders, both of Freeport. Funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in Melvin Funeral Home, Sterling. The Rev. Henry Moore, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Sterling. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. A memorial fund has been established for the church.
FAVA WEBB
, 85, of Laguna Hills, California, died Friday, December 15, 1978 at Beverly Manor Nursing Home following a three weeks illness. While in Freeport, she worked for Kraft Cheese Co. and Merle Norman Studio. She then moved to Battlecreek, Michigan where she worked for Battlecreek Bank until 1964 when she moved to California. She is the last member of her family. She was a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Freeport.
Born March 19, 1893 in Freeport, she was the daughter of Frank A. and Ida (Buticoff) Webb. There are no immediate survivors. Graveside service will be at 10 A.M. Tuesday at Oakland Cemetery, with the Rev. Michael Long, Grace Episcopal Church, officiating. There will be no visitation. A memorial fund has been established for the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were completed by Walker Mortuary.
ROBERT WEBB
, 83, of Cedarville died Friday, May 17, 2002 at Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, Wis. He pastored several churches, including Kingdom EUB Church, Eldena, Malvern EUB Church, Coleta, and Lighthouse United Methodist Church, Chana.
The Rev. Webb was born May 6, 1919, in San Diego, the son of Harold and Dora (Jerdo) Webb. He attended several schools, including the University of Illinois at DeKalb. He served in the Navy during World War II. He married Faye N. Newton in 1945 in Stockton, Calif. He later married Carol Heid in 1973. He was a member of Durand American Legion, High Twelve Club, Freeport, The Valley of Freeport Scottish Rite Consistory and Pearl City Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Lynda (Harold) Smith and Robert (Daniel) Witmer, both of Sterling, and Donna (Danny) Shank of Coleta; two sons, Larry (Donna) Webb of San Diego and James Webb of Rockford; a sister, Hazel Sanguinetti of Lodi, Calif.; a brother Harold Webb of Pascol, Wash., a stepson, Bob Heid, a stepdaughter, Julie Nielsen; 13 grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, three brothers and a grandson.
The funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Orangeville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sharon Bullmer officiating. Burial is at Lena Burial Park. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Arrangements were completed by Leamon Funeral Home.
Memorials have been established to Orangeville and Alfolkley Bethel United Methodist churches.
MARGARET H. (TAPPE) BEAN WEST , 95, Rockford, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, in Sienna on Brendenwood. She was born September 24, 1913, in Freeport, the daughter of Ernest J. and Edna M. (Meyer) Tappe. Margaret graduated from Freeport High School in 1931. She married Raymond C. Bean in 1933, he predeceased her. Margaret then married Harry C. West on November, 1971, and he predeceased her in September, 1987. She was employed by Freeport Housing Authority for sixteen years after spending one year with the Indianapolis Housing Authority. She was then executive director of the Rockford Housing Authority for three years retiring in 1971, after managing Park Terrace, North Main Manor and Campus Towers. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and formerly a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Freeport. Past member of the Women's Catholic Order of Forresters in Freeport and the Women's Guild at Holy Family Catholic Church. Margaret volunteered at Rockford Memorial Hospital as a Pink Lady and also at St. Anne Nursing Home. She was a member of the Union League Club in Chicago and the Hummel Club of America. Survived by her son, Raymond J. Bean of Riviera Beach, FL, her daughter, Judith C. (Richard) Plowman of Simi Valley, CA, four grandchildren, Jeffry T. (Liz) Plowman, James E. (Erin) Plowman, Thomas A. Plowman and Paula S.(Jeffry)Doerr and eight great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her husbands, Raymond and Harry, infant sister, Marian, and sister, Mercedes Hickcox. Funeral Mass will be 10AM, Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in Holy Family Catholic Church, 4407 Highcrest Rd., Rockford, IL. 61107. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Freeport.
INA WHITE
, died Sunday afternoon, March 3, 1968 in her home at Freeport Route 4 following an extended illness. She was the last survivor of the immediate Henney family. Her father was the founder of the Henney Buggy Co. here. Mrs. White was born in Cedarville, daughter of John W. and Agnes (Bennethum) Henney. (Alice Horner’s note: The Social Security Death Index gives her date of birth as January 7, 1882.) On December 17, 1910 she was married to Dr. Robert White in Freeport. (Alice Horner’s note: His obituary shows the date as December 17, 1911, but the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 gives the December 17, 1910 date.) He died May 12, 1942. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Freeport Amity Society, and YWCA.
Surviving are a nephew, John H. Smithe of Freeport Route 4; one great nephew; a great niece; and two great-great-nephews. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by two brothers, Arthur and John W. Henney, and two sisters, Lily Henney and Mary (Henney) Smithe.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Walker Mortuary. The Rev. George Shepherd, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
J.T. WHITE
- After a night of unusual gravity followed by a constantly changing condition over which attending physicians seemed powerless, Dr. J. T. White, ill with pneumonia since a week ago Friday, passed away this afternoon. Death came shortly before 2 o’clock. It was unexpected, not withstanding the fact that those with him refused, even up to the last, to relinquish a hope of recovery. That life had been slowly ebbing since early this morning, when the end seemed imminent, was apparent to those watching at his bedside. He seemed to rally, however, though through the morning hours grew steadily worse, death following this afternoon. Mrs. White, Col.B. F. White, Dr. White’s father, and Dr. Robert White, his brother, were at the bedside at the time, together with Dr. E. W. Sikes, his business partner and the group of local physicians who have so faithfully attended him throughout his brief illness.
While attending a patient in the country near Freeport two weeks ago, Dr. White contracted a cold that at first appeared insignificant. It rapidly developed into influenza, pneumonia suddenly and unexpectedly developing. He had been ill only eleven days in all. During that time nothing was left undone, the unusually strong vitality of the patient resisting almost up to the last, when it was quickly broken down as the crisis approached. Dr. White’s death comes as very much of a shock to the scores of friends in the city. A general expression of sorrow followed the spreading of the news, along the streets this afternoon.
Dr. White was born at Florida, Missouri March 30, 1868, where the earlier years of his life were spent. (Alice Horner’s note: The source, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 gives his date of birth as March 31, 1867.) In 1907 he came to Freeport and established the White Sanitarium, following the conclusion of this professional training at Washington University and New York institutions. Later post-graduate courses were taken in both New York and London. On June 19, 1899 Dr. White was married to Miss Grace Clark of Ossian, Iowa, who together with his father, Col. White and brother, Col. White and brother, Dr. M. White, is the principal survivor. Arrangements for the funeral have not been made up to a late hour this afternoon. Dr. White was president of the Stephenson County Medical Association.
RAYMOND E. WHITE JR
, a University of Arizona distinguished astronomy professor known for his creative teaching and unique way of blending science and art, died Tuesday. He was 71.
White, who started teaching at the UA as an instructor in 1964, was popular among students, teaching both advanced courses for astronomy students and general education courses that brought together poetry, art and astronomy, said associate professor Richard Poss, a longtime colleague and friend.
"He was interested in the arts. He would talk to artists about astronomy in such a way that they would get into it and do works of art about astronomy," Poss said.
Students remember White's courses as some of the best they ever took, Poss said. White taught about astronomy and much more, trying to get students to understand about what the science means for us as human beings.
He had a really magical connect with students," said Poss, who team-taught with White. "He could get them interested and he really cared about their welfare and their learning."
White traveled the world in search of astronomical references in archeological sites and organized a series of international conferences titled "The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena."
The first of the conferences, which brought together astronomers, artists, art historians and literary scholars, took place at the Vatican observatory in 1994.
White is survived by Ruby, his wife of nearly 48 years; children Raymond White III, Kevin White and Kathleen Wade; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service has been scheduled for Wednesday at the UA Museum of Art, from 4 to 6 p.m. [end of article]
ROBERT WHITE
, passed away this morning, May 12, 1942, at 1:30 at the John W. Henney homestead on the River Road after months of illness and suffering, which he bore with a courage that characterized his years of ill health. Dr. White was one of that group of medical men, pioneers in the use of x-ray, who sacrificed their lives to this curative agency, in helping others.
Robert M. White was born in Perry, Missouri in 1881. He attended Westminster College in Missouri and was graduated from the School of Osteopathy of Stillwell College, at Des Moines, Iowa, later taking up medicine and surgery. He was graduated in 1906 from the College of Medicine and Surgery in Chicago, and did special work at Rush Medical school, both institutions having been absorbed since that time into other medical institutions. During his study in Chicago, he spent weekends in Freeport, assisting his brother, the late Dr. J. T. White, at the White Sanitarium.
He was married December 17, 1911, to Miss Ina Henney, of this city, and soon afterward they moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where for a number of years he met with unusual success as a physician and surgeon. Ill health forced him to retire from active practice.
Besides his wife, whose devotion and care added many years to his life, the immediate members of his family circle are Mrs. John W. Henney, Mrs. Mary Henney Smithe, John W. Henney, with whom he lived, and Jack H, Smithe and his wife, One brother, Ben White, resides in Bristol, Colorado. Dr. White and his wife had a permanent home on Round Lake, Wisconsin and here they spent their summers, their hospitality being known to many friends. Funeral services will be announced tomorrow.
SARAH JANE (BRIGGS) WHITE
, widow of the late Benjamin F. White, passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:15 at the Home for the Aged, after a brief illness of a week, with flu and complications, too much for her frail body to combat. (Alice Horner’s note: The source Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 gives the date of her death as January 8, 1929 and place as Harlem Township, Stephenson County, Illinois.)
Sarah Jane Briggs was born at Center, Ralls County, Missouri September 12, 1841. Her parents were Kentuckians but had emigrated to the New England state. (Alice Horner’s note: It doesn’t say which one.) Later they moved to Florida, Missouri. Here it was as a girl she was a friend of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). She was united in marriage in March 1866 to Captain Benjamin F. White, who passed away last May. She is survived by two sns, Dr. R. M. White, of this city and Dr. B. T. White of Bristol, Colorado; another son, Dr. J. T. White, passed away eleven years ago. Six grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock, from the Walker Mortuary. Dr. D. L. McNary, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which she was a communicant, will officiate, burial being made in Oakland Cemetery. Mrs. White was a woman of sunny disposition and had been the source of much pleasure to the other residents of the Home for the Aged.
GERTRUDE C. (BARDELL) WIELAND
, 102, of Freeport, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at Provena St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born July 25, 1907, in Freeport, she was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Jacobs) Bardell. She married Peter Wieland in 1923 and he died in 1982.
Gertrude worked for Micro Switch Company for 13 years and then 26 years at Burgess Battery, all in Freeport, retiring in 1972.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church. Surviving are her son, Roger (Janice) Wieland of Denton, Texas; five grandchildren, Craig (Cherie) Cline of Salem, Oregon, Rhonda (Norman) Becker and Angela (David) Snyders both of Freeport, Cynda (Jake) Bouse of Aubrey, Texas, and Roger (Debbie) Wieland of Cedar Park, Texas; five great grandchildren, Ryan (Heather) Becker, Adrienne Becker, Christopher, Laurel, and Zachary Wieland; and her son in-law, William Cline of Freeport.
Gertrude is also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; three sisters; two brothers; and her daughter, Clara Jean Cline.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., March 10, 2010, at Walker Mortuary with the Rev. Arthur R. Stees officiating. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be Tuesday, March 9, 2010, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Walker Mortuary. A memorial has been established for Provena St. Joseph Nursing Center.
HELEN A. (MILLER) WIELAND
, 84, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at the Freeport Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
Born October 31, 1920 in Pulaski Co., Illinois she was the daughter of Earl Z. and Berilor (Rider) Miller. She married Harold L. Dale September 30, 1939.He was killed in Germany April 1945. She married Marion C. Wieland in Freeport May 1, 1948. He preceded her in death in March 1986.
Helen retired from Honeywell in 1985 after 33 years of service. She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Marion Kay Fuls of Mosinee, WI; one son, Dick (Paula) Wieland of Rock City; 6 grandchildren, Bonnie (Tom) Bartow of Fondulac, WI., Robert (Jane) Fuls of Racine, WI., James (Brenda) Fuls of Mosinee, WI, Jeffrey Fuls, (US Army, Iraq), Leigh (Doug) Heilemeir of Davis, Elaine (Seth) DeVoe of Lena; 14 great grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren; one sister, Elizabeth (Ocal) Mowery of Ullin; many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; 2 sister, Zula Short and Catherine Kesler; 4 brothers, Raymond Miller, Frank Miller, John R. Miller, and Zebedee Miller; 1 son-in-law, Allen r. Fuls.
Funeral service will be Saturday 1:30 p.m. at Walker Mortuary with Reverend Stephen Precht of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
FRED R. WILKINS
- Private Fred R. Wilkins of Company A, 132nd infantry, A. E. F., has been decorated by King George, of England, with the military medal of bravery in action. The Freeport soldier writes as follows to his sister, Mrs. George Green, of East Freeport concerning the incident.
France, August 23, 1918
ADAM H. WILKEY
, 78, of 747 West Ringold street, retired chief of police, died at 6:50 last night in a local hospital where he had been a patient exactly one month. He was born July 15, 1870, In Germany, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Wilkey, and came to the United States when a child. Mr. Wilkey served over 36 years on the Freeport police force, joining the department May 1, 1905, and retiring as chief Jan. 15 1942. From 1905 to 1907, he was warden until promoted to night captain. In 1911 he was promoted to desk sergeant and on March 2, 1928, became chief of police. He resigned, after 14 years as chief, on Jan. 15, 1942. Prior to his police work, Mr. Wilkey was employed as assistant baggageman for five years on the Illinois Central railroad. He previously worked for the Robinson Carriage company here. Mr. Wilkey was active in the Knights of Columbus and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic church. His wife, whose maiden name was Caroline Meier, died Set. 22, 1948 Surviving are a son, Henry E. Wilkey, Freeport; four daughters, Mrs. August Winter, Freeport; Mrs. Roman Edler, Springfield; Mrs. Clarence Miller, Bloomington, and Mrs. Alice Crosson, Rockford ; a brother, Frank, Freeport; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the Schwarz funeral home at 8:30 Saturday morning to St. Joseph's Catholic church at 9. Rev. N. J. Berg officiating, and burial will be in Oakland cemetery. The Knights of Columbus will recite the rosary at the funeral home Friday evening at 7:30.
CAROLINE (MEIER) WILKEY
, 75, wife of former Police Chief Adam H. Wilkey, died at 11:30; yesterday morning in her home, 747 West Ringold street, after an extended illness. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkey had celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on April 20, 1943. Mrs. Wilkey was born Nov. 25, 1872, on a farm near Freeport. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. R. P. Edler, Springfield; Mrs. Alice Crosson, Rockford; Mrs. C. W. Miller, Bloomington; Mrs. August Winters, Freeport; a son, Henry, Freeport; a brother Louis Meier, Davis; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Two daughters preceded her in death. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. daylight time Friday at the Schwarz funeral home. Interment will be in Oakland cemetery.
CHARLES E. WILKENS
, a resident of Freeport for the past forty-two years, passed away last evening at 10:30, after a serious illness for the past year and a half. Pneumonia was the immediate cause of death. He was born in Red. Wing, Minn, June 5, 1859, and his marriage to Miss Mary McKinney took place fifty-seven years ago. She preceded him in death in February, 1930.
Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Frank E. Furst, and two grandsons, Charles Wilkins Furst, of this city and Harry R. Furst, of New York City. For twenty-five years Mr. Wilkins was one of the leading photographers of Freeport, retiring about fifteen years ago, since which time, in company with his daughter and family, he spent much time traveling. Mr. Wilkins was a proficient checker player and was local champion for a number of years. At 72 he took up golf and played a remarkable game. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Furst home, 819 West Stephenson street, Dr. David L. McNary, pastor of First Presbyterian church, of which he was a member, officiating. Interment will be made in Oakland.
DAISY M. (THOMPSON) WOKER
, 87, of Pearl City, died Sunday afternoon at her home following a short illness. (The Social Security Death Index gives the date as December 1978.) She was a member of the Pearl City American Legion Auxiliary. Born October 30, 1891 in Kent Township, she was the daughter of David F. and Fianna (Erwin) Thompson. She married William Ralph Woker December 9, 1919 in Freeport.
Surviving are her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Burdette (Myrtle) Parkinson and Mrs. Stanley (Marian) Brubaker, both of rural Freeport, and Mrs. Royal (Marilyn) Liscom of Toms River, N. J.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Offenheiser-Schwarz Funeral Home in Pearl City with the Rev. Milton L. Whitney, pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Yellow Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established.
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