O B I T U A R I E S
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Whiteside County Illinois
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CATHERINE (BLUE) ACKERMAN
, of Malvern passed away at 4 o’clock this morning (July 13, 1926) at the home of her step-daughter Mrs. W. C. Wink, 710 West Fourth Street. Mrs. Ackerman had been suffering from a weak heart since last November and came to live with Mr. and Mrs. Wink in April. She went to bed at 8 o’clock Monday night as well as usual, but called her daughter at 3:15 o’clock this morning and seemed to be suffering from indigestion. Her doctor was called but she passed away before he arrived. Had she lived until Aug. 17th she would have been 87 years old. No funeral arrangements will be made until word is received from her only son, Donald McKay of Kissimmee, Fla. The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Ackerman, who died Monday [Tuesday, 07/13/1926] morning at the home of her step-daughter, Mrs. W. C. Wink, will be held at the Brethren church in Malvern Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. John Miller officiating. the remains, accompanied by friends, will leave the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wink, 710 West Fourth street, at 1:15 p. m. Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Donald McKay of Kissimmee, Fla., will arrive Thursday noon, called by the death of mrs. Ackerman, Mr. McKay being the only son of Mrs. Ackerman and Mrs. McKay being a sister of Mr. Wink.
OBITUARY CHARLES E. ACKERMAN
, of Morrison, passed away about 1:00 o’clock this morning at his home in that city at the age of fifty-nine years, death being caused from heart trouble. Mr. Ackerman was formerly a resident of Coleta but for a great many years had been a resident of Morrison, where he was in the real estate business. He was a prominent Sunday School worker of this county, attending the conventions and all meeting having any bearing on the welfare of the Sunday Schools. Mr. Ackerman had suffered with heart trouble for several years but had never been compelled to take to his bed from the disease. He had quite a severe attack on Wednesday [12/15/1920] morning but had recovered from it and gone about his work. He attended a church dinner and about 8:30 last evening went to town to mail a letter and later returned home and retired. About 1:00 o’clock this morning his wife was awakened by his restlessness. death came before a physician reached his bedside.
MRS. CORNELIUS ACKERMAN
- Friends were shocked to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Cornelius J. Ackerman, 32, who died in France on Saturday [10/09/1937] night. Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman and their daughter Anita were enroute to Leer, Germany, where Mr. Ackerman was to represent the Libby, McNeil and Libby Co.
Mrs. Ackerman had been suffering from heart trouble for some time while in America and was in the hospital prior to her leaving Morrison. However, it was thought that her condition had improved sufficiently for her to make the trip. She was taken from the boat at a French port to a hospital, where she died. The information was received by Joe Gronner of Morrison through MR. Germann, general superintendent of the milk division of Libby, McNeil and Libby.
The Ackermans left Morrison on Saturday, Sept. 25 (1937) and sailed from New York on Sept. 29. She leaves but one relative in America, an uncle, at Shawano, Wis. The body will be taken to Germany, where it will be interred. Her parents had preceded her in death in Germany.
Mrs. Ackerman was born in Bavaria and was married in 1928 to C. J. Ackerman in the United States.
D.G. ACKERMAN
, a prominent resident of Clyde township for years, died this morning [06/11/1910] suddenly at his home at Malvern. He was about as usual yesterday and attended a picnic and seemed to be enjoying best of health. This morning he awoke before 4 o’clock and moved about in the bed and his wife, asking him if he felt sick, he replied by saying he did not feel well. Mrs. Ackerman tried to raise him up, but he almost instantly fell back and in a short time breathed his last. Mr. Ackerman was one of the early settlers of Whiteside county. He came here in 1858 from New Jersey, but remained only a short time, soon returning to the east. In 1876 he came again and since resided within this county. He was born at Paterson, New Jersey, Feb. 1, 1832. He was the only survivor of a family of five. He was first married in New Jersey to Miss Elizabeth Perrine who died in that state leaving one son Ira, who passed away at twenty-two years of age. For a second wife Mr. Ackerman chose Miss Elizabeth Ackerman who also passed away in New Jersey, leaving two children, William and Elizabeth; the former deceased and the latter the wife of W. C. Wink of Missouri. Mr. Ackerman returned to Illinois in 1876 and in November, 1879, he married Mrs. Robert McKay, nee Katherine Blue, whose parents ere among the earliest settlers of this county, coming here from Canada in 1839, she being one of the few remaining pioneer residents of the county. to this last union was born one son, Garret who died in 1903. Mr. Ackerman has for years been on of the leading residents of Clyde township. He did not care for office but devoted himself mostly to his business, that of conducting his farming and investment affairs.
GARRETT L. ACKERMAN
, died at his home in Malvern at 11:30 o’clock this morning after an illness of several weeks. The funeral will be held Sunday [06/19/1904] morning at 10 o’clock at the home and at 10:30 o’clock at the Brethren church at Malvern and the interment will be made at Malvern. Mr. Ackerman was born in Malvern, Oct. 14, 1878. His entire life was spent in that vicinity, and he resided at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Ackerman. He never married. The surviving relatives are his parents, one brother Donald McKay, of Malvern and one sister Mrs. C. E. Wink of LaPlatte, MO. The funeral service will be conducted by Rev. William Eisenbise of Mt. Carroll and the following friends will act as pall bearers: Myron Dillenbeck, John Mench, Ed Quackenbush, Charles Detra, Louis Getty and Donald McKay. The deceased was a young man of quiet disposition and was well known and loved by all in the vicinity of his home. The sympathy of many friends is extended to the bereaved relatives.
HARLEY K. ACKERMAN
, 61, of Prophetstown died suddenly Thursday morning (13 Jul 1967).
Funeral services will be held at the First Lutheran Church of Prophetstown, Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. L. S. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery of Prophetstown.
Friends may call at the Gardner Funeral Home, Saturday afternoon and evening. A memorial has been established at the First Lutheran Church in his name.
Harley Ackerman was born July 14, 1906, at Hooppole, the son of F. A. and Ellen (Wiederhold) Ackerman. He was educated in the Jefferson Corners and Pleasant Ridge Schools. He married Gladys E. Gibson Feb. 13, 1934, at the Lutheran parsonage in Prophetstown, and the couple has lived all of their married lives in this town.
Surviving are his widow, one son Arlyn of Prophetstown, four sisters, Mrs. Ira (Florence) Rapp, Mrs. Merlin (Mildred) Dean, Mrs. Chester (Leona) Miller, all of Prophetstown and Mrs. John (Hazel) Clary of Morrison, one grandson, Kent.
He is preceded in death by his parents, one brother in infancy and one brother, Orville.
ORVILLE E. ACKERMAN
, 49, Prophetstown farmer passed away at St. Francis hospital in Kewanee at 7:30 p m. Monday [11/05/1945]. About one month ago Mr. Ackerman was overcome by monoxide gas while repairing a tractor and was taken to the hospital for treatment. He returned home and last Saturday became ill and returned to the hospital. His death was diagnosed as being caused from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Funeral services will be at the Gardner chapel Thursday at 2 p. m. Friends may call there.
Mr. Ackerman was born at West Point, Neb. March 17, 1896, the son of Fred A. and Ellen Wiederhold Ackerman. He married Esther Holmgren of Kewanee Sept. 2, 1924, and they farmed in the vicinity of Prophetstown since.
Surviving are his wife, one brother, Harley Ackerman, Prophetstown; four sisters, Mrs. John Clary, Morrison, Mrs. Ira Rapp, Mrs. Mearland Dean and Mrs. Chester Miller, Prophetstown. His aunt, Mrs. Frank Goembel, resides at Prophetstown.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Harold.
ROBERTA (PETERSON) ACKERMAN
, 51, died at her home in Tampico Thursday at 2 a.m. Death came following a long illness. The body was taken to the Parent Funeral Chapel where friends may call until noon on Saturday when it will be taken to the Tampico Methodist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at the church at 2 p.m. Saturday, the Rev. Henry Holverson, pastor of the church officiating. Burial will be in the Tampico Memorial cemetery. Roberta Peterson was born in Manlius township on Oct. 10, 1907 the daughter of Leslie F. and Jennie M. Anderson Peterson. She was educated in the Manlius and Tampico schools. She was married to Herbert L. Ackereson at Mount Carroll on May 23, 1928. She had lived in Tampico for the past 42 years. She was a member of the Tampico Methodist Church and served as president of the Woman's worthy matron of Morning Star Chaper 382 OES. She taught for one year at the Fairfield School and for two years at the Sunnyside school during the years of 1926-28. Survivors are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Earl (Pataricia) Coers and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband.
AMY ROSE (DORATHY) ADAMS
- Funeral services were conducted this afternoon in the Gardner Funeral Home in Prophetstown for Mrs. Amy Adams, 85, who died at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Morrison Community Hospital.
Mrs. Adams was critically burned in an accident in her home in Prophetstown at 10 a.m. Saturday. Her clothing was accidentally ignited as she was lighting the oil stove in her kitchen, causing third degree burns over most of her body. She was able to get to the telephone and summon aid before she collapsed. She was taken to the Morrison Community Hospital in the Gardner ambulance.
Whiteside County Coroner John Ardapple conducted an inquest at the Gardner Funeral Home Saturday evening. The verdict was death due to third degree burns and shock. The Rev. Lawrence Anderson, pastor of the First Lutheran Church of Prophetstown, officiated at the funeral services and burial was in the Riverside Cemetery.
Mrs.Lyle Dingman served as organist for the services. Pallbearers were Myron Hill, Leamon Hill, Arlyn Dorathy, Robert Dorathy, Earnest Waldbusser and Fred Dorathy.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frankenfield, Herb Doering and Mrs. Lottie David were in charge of the flowers.
Amy Rose Dorathy was born in Portland Township, near Prophetstown on Jan. 29, 1875; the daughter of Morris and Lydia Besse Dorathy. She was married to Herbert Adams of Prophetstown and spent her entire lifetime in the Prophetstown area.
Survivors are two brothers, John and Jay Dorathy, and one sister, Mrs. Jessie Hill, all of Prophetstown. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one brother and two sisters.
ANNA D. ADAMS
- 74, of 602 First Avenue, Sterling, died Saturday afternoon in Community General Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Allen Funeral Home with the Rev. Lowell D. Allen, pastor of the Rock Falls United Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Prophetstown. A memorial has been established to the Prophetstown United Methodist Church.
Miss Adams was born Feb. 24, 1901 in Prophetstown, the daughter of Ernest and Emma Brown Adams. She was a member of the Prophetstown United Methodist Church. She had been employed at Lawrence Brothers for the past 55 years as executive secretary for E. F. Lawrence and Fred Jones.
Miss Adams leaves a cousin, Mrs. Darlene Brand of Whittier, Calif.; a second cousin, Royce Brand also of Whittier Calif. She was preceded by her parents.
BRENDA L. (ANDERSON) ADAMS
, 49, of 6974 Tampico Road, Tampico, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at her home. She was employed by Prophetstown High School for 13 years as a teacher's aide, and sang with local bands in the area for more than 10 years.
Ms. Adams was born Jan. 7, 1959, in Sterling, the daughter of Raymond and Marilyn (Hoffman) Anderson.
Survivors include her significant other, David Wetzell; two sons, Rylan Adams and Lucas Adams, both at home; three stepsons, Keith (Alisha) Wetzell, Kevin (Mallory) Wetzell, and Kristofer Wetzell, all of Tampico; her mother; four brothers, Gavin Anderson of Montana, Kirk Anderson of Elizabethtown, Tenn., Matthew Anderson of Minneapolis, and Andrew Anderson of Seattle; four sisters, Shelly Anderson and Christie Baker, both of Freeport, Erin Lansford of Lyndon, and Sheilah Jordan of Tampico; a stepgrandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father and two nephews. The funeral is at 7 p.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church, Tampico, with the Rev. Monty Fox, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements were completed by Garland Funeral Home, Tampico.
CHARLES W. ADAMS
, 85 of 817 Ninth Ave., Fulton, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Samaritan Hospital North, Clinton, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral home, with the Rev. Tim Kaufman, pastor of Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Fulton, officiating. Burial will be at Fulton Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established to American Heart Association.
Mr. Adams was born in New Brunswick, Iowa, the son of Forrest and Ava (Harlock) Adams. He graduated from Clinton high School, Clinton, Iowa, in 1931. He married Birgit Heldt on Jan. 1, 1940, in Clinton, Iowa. She died June 24, 1995. He was employed by Collis of Clinton, Iowa, Rock Island Arsenal and DuPont, Clinton, Iowa, for 30 years prior to his retirement in 1975. He served in the National Guard. He was a member of the Rock River Men's Bowling Association and their Hall of Fame.
Survivors include a daughter, Tia (Robert) Caffero of West Chicago; a daughter-in-law, Beth Adams of Fulton; a sister, Wanda Adams of Clinton, Iowa; a brother, Forrest Adams of Charlotte, Iowa; 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Adams; a sister, Arthera Bauer; and a brother, Howard Adams.
CLARA (JOHNSON) ADAMS
, 89, of 4512 Emerson Road, Sterling, died September 26, 1993 at CHG Medical Center. Funeral services were held at Rock Falls Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Chris Thompson officiating. Visitation was at the Blair Funeral Home in Sterling. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery, Sterling. Pallbearers were: Randy Morgan, Robert Adams, Kenny Adams, Wayne Gallentine, Larry Adams, and Dan Schultz. Mrs. Clara (Johnson) Adams was born March 31, 1904, in Genesee Township, the daughter of Charles & Gerhardena (Rushmeyer). She married Jasper Adams on June 25, 1925 at the home of her parents. She was a member of the of Rock Falls Immanuel Lutheran Church. Survivors include daughter-in-law, Patricia (Greer) Adams; seven grandchildren, Connie (Randy) Morgan, Linda (Wayne) Gallentine, Robert Adams, Judy Celletti, Jean (Dan) Schultz, Larry Adams, Kenny Adams, and fourteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Edna (William) Wagenknecht of Rock Falls; and two brothers, Omar (Edna) Johnson and Earl C. (Betty) Johnson, both of Sterling. She was preceded in death by her husband, one son and one brother.
DELA W. (SALQWEDEL) ADAMS
, 78, of Erie, died Thursday morning (8 Jan 1987) from an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Gibson Funeral Home in Erie with burial in the Erie Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home with Eastern Star services being held at 7:30 p.m.
A memorial has been established in her memory to the Erie Methodist Church or the Erie Ambulance Service.
Della Salzwedel was born March 10, 1908 in Missouri. She was united in marriage to Floyd Adams on May 28, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a former school teacher at Lyndon High School and was a member of the Erie Methodist Church and the Evangeline Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Erie.
She is survived by her husband, Floyd.
DONALD L. ADAMS
, 65, of 111 East First Street, Lyndon, died at CGH Medical Center, Sterling, on June 18, 1990. Visitation and funeral services were held at the Melvin-Schilling Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Hartman, Pastor of Lyndon United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was with military rites at Riverside Cemetery, Sterling. A memorial was established. Mr. Don Adams was born May 6, 1925 in Sterling, the son of Jasper and Clara (Johnson) Adams. He married Patricia Greer on December 21, 1944, in Sterling. Mr. Adams had been employed as a machinist at Northwestern Steel and Wire Company, retiring in 1985. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the Sterling American Legion, the Sterling VFW and a life member of Am-Vets. He is survived by his wife Patricia; his mother, Clara, of Sterling; three sons, Robert of Rock Falls, Larry of Round Grove, and Kenny of Dixon; four daughters, Mrs. Connie (Randall) Morgan, Sterling, Mrs. Linda (Wayne) Gallentine, Rock Falls, Mrs. Jean (Dan) Schultz, Deer Grove, Mrs. Judy Celletti, Rock Falls; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his father.
GERALD F. ADAMS
, 48, 507 E. 11th Street, died at 6:30 a.m. today at home. A resident of Sterling all his life, he was paymaster at Frantz Manufacturing Company where he had been employed since 1924. The body was taken to the Melvin Funeral Home where services will be completed pending the arrival of a son, Gerald F. Adams, Jr., with the Armed Forces in Germany.
He was past master of the Rock River Lodge 612 A.F. and A.M. and a member of the Sterling Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 354. He was a member of the First Christian Church. He was born Nov. 12, 1907 in Sterling, son of Norah Harting Adams and Harry E. Adams. He married Ruth Wetzell, Feb. 27, 1932 in Princeton.
Surviving are his widow; a son, Gerald F. Jr.; a daughter, Karen, at home; a brother, John, Sterling; and two sisters, Mrs. Harland Brewer and Mrs. Vernon Ries, both of Sterling. His father died June 29, 1948.
HANNAH ADAMS
, aged 80 years, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of this community, passed away at her home on the Lincoln highway west of McCue's corners, at 630 o'clock Saturday evening. The end came after a long period of illness and suffering.
Mrs. Adams was the widow of Robert Adams, who preceded her in death 17 years ago. Her maiden name was Hannah Adams and she was born near Dixon. Mrs. Adams had resided in her present home for the past 53 years.
She is survived by three children, Robert Adams, who resides on the home place near his mother, Mrs. Mae Lindsley of Rock Falls, who has lived with her mother and cared for her since last January, and Mrs. Al Book of Farmer, Ohio, who is unable to be here owing to illness.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Fourth Street Methodist Church. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery.
HAROLD L. ADAMS
, 77, died Tuesday (24 Feb 1981) at the Prophets Riverview Center, Prophetstown. Graveside services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Riverside Cemetery Prophetstown with the Rev. Daniel Boxwell, pastor of the First Congregational Church, officiating. Visitation is from 5- p.m. Thursday at the Gardner Chapel, Prophetstown.
Mr. Adams was born Jan. 29, 1904 in Seatonville, the son of Henry W. and Lula (Collings) Adams. He was educated in the Seatonville and Standard communities. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Bronson on Sept. 10, 1937 in Dubuque, Iowa. He resided in the Prophetstown area since his marriage and was employed by the Eclipse Lawnmower Company and Penberthy Manufacturing, until his retirement in 1969.
He is survived by two nieces, Shirley Jaeger of New Port Richy, Florida and Virginia Straten of Lake Isabella, California, and two cousins, Leona Hudson of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Chester Keiser of California. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1966 and one half-sister.
HERBERT DELEON ADAMS
, who was stricken with the flu about a week ago, passed away Friday afternoon. Mr. Adams was a son of Ezra Dyane and Sara (Miller) Adams and was a native of this country. At the time of his death he was 53 years, 87 months and 24 days old, and was the husband of Mrs. Amy Adams, whose maiden name was Dorothy (Dorathy). Mr. Adams was brought up by his grandmother, Mrs. Delight Adams, and had always lived in the town and vicinity and was an honorable, hard working man with many friends. Mr. Adams is survived by one brother, Ernest of Sterling, and one sister, Mrs. Adams of Detroit , Mich., beside other kin of a more distant nature. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at two o’clock at the M. E. church, rev. J. A. Foard in charge. Burial was made in the Riverside cemetery of this place.
IRENE ADAMS
, 92, of Sterling, died after a short illness, surrounded by family at her daughter's house. Irene was born July 25, 1912, to Ernest and Maryann Baker in Somersetshire, Ergland. She attended Morrision Community High School and graduated from . Brown Business College. She was united in marriage to Paul E. Adams, Feb. 21, 1936, in Morrison. Together, they owned and operated Sterling Cleaners until 1964 when they relocated to Sanibel Island, Fla. They owned a clothing store there until they retired in 1990. Irene was a member of Sacred Heart church in Sterling and a lifelong member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. She was an avid bowler, and was one of the founders of Youth Bowling in the Sterling-Rock Falls community. She was inducted into the SterlingRock Falls Bowling Hall of Fame. One of her greatest enjoyments was watching the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bulls on television. She also enjoyed playing Bingo, watching golf, and spending her summers at their cabin in Canada where she enjoyed fishjng. Survivors include a son, Ronald (Kay) Adams; two daughters, Mary Lou (Harold) Van Drew, Patrice (Dennis) Redfield, all of Sterling; 13 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death was her husband Paul; five grandchildren, Kathleen Adams. Shellie Van Drew. Jeremiah Van Drew. Rae Anne Redfield, Mark Hopkins; and four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, at Sacred Heart Church, Sterling, with the Rev. Paul White officating. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery Sterling.
JASPER ROBERT ADAMS
, 80, of 4512 Emerson Road, Sterling, died May 17, 1985 at Morrison Community Hospital. Funeral Services were held at the Rock Falls Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dennis Heaney officiating. Visitation was held at the Blair Funeral Home in Sterling. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Sterling. Pallbearers were: Robert Adams, Kenny Adams, Daniel Krein, Larry Adams, Randall Morgan, Wayne Gallentine, and Steve Denning. Mr. Jasper Adams was born June 16, 1904 in Emerson, the son of Robert and Lottie (Reed) Adams. He was educated in Emerson Grade School and attended Sterling High School. He was employed at National Manufacturing before retiring on August 1, 1970. He was united in marriage to Clara Johnson on June 24, 1924 in the family home by Rev. Krebbs. He was a member of Modern Woodsmen and the Rock Falls Immanuel Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Clara; one sons Donald L. of Lyndon; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
LAWRENCE DEWEY ADAMS
, died Saturday, Aug. 21, in Tucson, Ariz. According to his wish the body was cremated. Lawrence Adams was born in Tampico on Dec. 19, 1903, the son of James and Mary Adams. He received his schooling in Tampico and made his home there for many years. He married Charline Shirley while living in Tampico. He had also resided in Sterling. Due to ill health he was sent to Arizona and has lived in a nursing home there for the last 11 years. Surviving are his son, Donald Adams of Seymour, Ind., six grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Marjorie) Uphoff of Benson and Mrs. Earl (Blanche) Widder of Morrison.
LOTTIE (REED) ADAMS
, 86, RR 3, Sterling, died at 6 am Tuesday at her home following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 1:30 on Thursday at the Behrens Mortuary with the Rev. Luther Copperridere, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at Behrens after 3 pm Wednesday. Mrs. Lottie (Reed) Adams was born on Aug 31 1882 in Emerson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Jasper Reed. She was educated in Emerson School and was united in Marriage to Robert Adams on Feb. 5 1902. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Rock Falls. Mrs. Adams is survived by one son, Jasper, of RR 3 Sterling; one grandson, Donald E. Adams of Rock Falls, several grandchildren and one sister Mrs.Julia Smidebush of Sterling.
MARIANNE (D'ALESSIO) ADAMS
, 48, of rural Dixon died Thursday, April 29, 2004, at CGH Medical Center , Sterling . She was employed for the former Anixter Co., Rock Falls , for 20 years, retiring as quality control manager. Mrs. Adams was born Aug. 18, 1955, in Joliet, the daughter of Paul and Patricia (Cumminghan) D’Alessio. She was a 1973 graduate of Lockport High School . She married Charles Adams June 12, 1976, in Joliet . Survivors include her husband; her children, Eric Adams of Phoenix , Ariz. , and Ryan Adams and Sara Adams, both of Dixon; a sister, Joan (Tom) Skolds of Minnoka; and two brothers, Raul D’Alessio of Joliet and John (Lisa) D’Alessio of Aurora. She was preceded in death by her parents. The funeral is at 1 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls , with the Rev. Raul c. White, pastor of sacred Heat catholic Church, Sterling, officiating. Burial is at IOOF Cemetery , Rock Falls . Visitation is from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in her memory to the American Cancer Society.
MARY C. ADAMS
, 74, of Walnut, formerly ofTampico. died Wednesday Nov. 10, 2004, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home.Miss Adams was born Dec. 24, 1929 in Tampico, the daughter of Robert B. and Vera E. (Foley) Adams. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School. Sterling and a member St. Mary's Catholic Church Tampico. Survivors include two brothers. James (Carol) Adams of St. Louis and Charles (Ida Mary) Adams of Tampico and numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial is at 10 am. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic church, Tampico, with the Rev. Jesus Dominguez, assistant pastor, officiating. Burial is at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Tampico.
MARY ELIZABETH ADAMS
- Graveside services were held at St. Mary's Cemetery, Tampico on Monday, at 11:30 a.m. conducted by Father Eugene Parker of St. Mary's Church for Mary Elizabeth Adams, infant daughter of Paul and Sheilia Adams of Hahnaman Township.
Mary Elizabeth was born on Oct. 20, 1974 at Community General Hospital in Sterling and died the same day. She is survived by her parents and one brother.
RETTA DELL (STRATTON) ADAMS
- Funeral services for Mrs. Retta Dell Adams, 80, Minneapolis, Minn., were held at the Schilling Funeral Home Monday afternoon. The Rev. Donald M. Cobb officiated. Burial was in Erie Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams died in Minneapolis Friday night and the body arrived at the Schilling Funeral Home Monday morning.
Mrs. Retta Dell Adams was born in Erie, Oct. 29, 1872, the daughter of Josiah and Anna Stratton. She was reared and educated here. She was married to Robert Adams in Erie and lived here many years. Her husband operated a dry goods store in partnership with his brother, the late J. C. Adams, many years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1941; a sister, Mrs. Wallace Tobey of Abiline, Kan., who died two weeks ago, and two brothers, Charles and Emery Stratton. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. J. W. Manuel of Minneapolis, Minn., and a son, Robert C. Adams of Seattle, Wash.; two grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. C. D. Thompson of Erie.
ROBERT BROOMFIELD ADAMS
, 85, Chairman of the Board of the Tampico National Bank, died unexpectedly at his home Sunday afternoon. (28 Nov 1971)
Funeral rites will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tampico, with the Rev. Eugene Parker officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Tampico.
There will be visitation at the Schmitt Chapel after seven o'clock this evening and a rosary will be said in the chapel at 8 p.m.
Robert Broomfield Adams was born July 20, 1886 in the New Bedford area, the son of Frank and Caroline Adams. He received his education in the Burden School and was united in marriage with Vera Foley, June 2, 1915, in St. Mary's. Mr. Adams was a lifetime resident of this area. He was a charter member of the Bureau County Farm Bureau and had served as a board member of Swanson School. He farmed in Fairfield Township for many years until retiring in 1951, when he and his wife moved to Tampico.
Surviving are his wife and one daughter, Mary, at home; five sons, Eldon, Herbert and Charles of Tampico, Bernard of Columbia, Mo., and James of Webster Groves, Mo.; 25 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Isabelle Long of Sheffield. He was preceded in death by his parents, two daughters, one grandson, three brothers and two sisters.
WILLIAM S. ADAMS
, 79, passed away at his home in Tampico this morning (03 December 1968) after a short illness.
Funeral mass will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tampico, the Rev. Robert P. Donovan officiating with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Schmitt Chapel after 2 p.m. Wednesday. The rosary will be recited at the chapel Wednesday evening at 8:30.
William S. Adams was born Jan. 30, 1889 near New Bedford, the son of Rank and Caroline Adams. He was educated in the Burden School in Bureau County. He married Bessie L. Coleman of Deer Grove on April 26, 1911 in St. Mary's Church, Tampico. He lived in the Tampico vicinity all his life, and farmed for many years in Bureau County, before moving to town.
He is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Rolf (Laverna) Stein of Stockton; Mrs. Evalyn Staelens of Tampico; 11 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, one brother, Robert Adams of Tampico; one sister, Mrs. Ksabel Long of Sheffield, a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded by one son in infancy, two brothers and two sisters.
WILLIAM EDWARD ADAMS
, 23, Prophetstown, passed away early Friday (4 July 1969) in the Morrison Community Hospital, after an illness of 12 days following an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be held Monday at the St. Mary's Catholic Church of Tampico at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Father Donovan officiating, with burial in
St. Mary's Cemetery, Tampico.
Friends may call at the Gardner Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. A memorial has been established in his name.
William Adams was born May 9, 1946 in Princeton, the son of Robert E. and Velma Connelly Adams. He was educated in the Tampico schools and married Sue Hummel of Prophetstown on Dec. 11, 1965 in Tampico. He lived in the Tampico area all his life and was employed at Micro Gear, Prophetstown. He was a member of the St. Mary's Church of Tampico.
He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Bliss and Wendy at home; parents, six brothers, Robert of Peoria; Douglas of Prophetstown; Michael, Gregory, Francis and David, all of Tampico; two sisters, Julie and Marjorie of Tampico; maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents.
WALTER B. ADAMS
, 73, lifelong resient of Prophetstown, passed away at 5 a.m. Tuesday at the Fred McCormick home south of Prophetstown where he had been confined. Mr. Adams had been ill for two months and was being taken care of by Mr. McCormick. Funeral services will be conducted from the F. L. Dudley funeral chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. with burial in Riverside cemetery, Prophetstown. The Rev. A. E. Simester, pastor of the M. E. church will officiate. Mr. Adams was born at Prophetstown, May 15, 1864, a son of Archibald David and Mary Snyder Adams. He was never married and had been a farmer all of his life until he retired. Surviving are one brother, Horace Adams of Guthrie, Okla., and one sister, Mrs. George Seiben of Houston, Tex. There are several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were four brothers, Frank, George B., Fred L., and Henry C. Adams and one sister, Elizabeth.
OLIVE MAE AGNEW
, widow of the late John E. Agnew, and formerly of this area, died Tuesday night in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emil Zadnicek, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a brief illness. The body was taken to the Turner Funeral home and will be returned to Sterling for burial.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Melvin Funeral Home, Sterling. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Olive Mae Agnew was born Dec. 3 1882 in Sterling. She was a member of the English Lutheran Church of Sterling and the King's Daughters of Galt.
Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Edwin W. Chase, of Sarasota, Fla., and Mrs. Earl Watson, Haines City, Fla.; a son John E. Agnew, Jr., of San Lorenzo, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Theron Lerdall of Dixon, nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
CAROL A (HABBEN) ALBRECHT
, 55, of Belvidere died Friday, July 18, 2003, at OSF St. Medical Center, Rockford. Carol Ann was born in Morrison on June 4, 1948, the daughter of Reinhard and Vera M. (Pierce) Habben. She married Charles R. Albrecht on March 1, 1969, in Belvidere, She graduated from Milledgeville High School in 1966 and Rockford School of Business in 1967. She was employed at Rockford Housing Authority as a modernization specialist. She was a member of Harley Owners Group and enjoyed riding the motorcycle, gardening, genealogy, photography and traveling to NASCAR and Winston Cup races. The biggest love of her life was her grandchildren and her favorite thing of all was playing with them. She is survived by her husband, Charles; two sons, Cale and Caleb, both of Beloit, Wis.; four grandchildren. Carrie, Chyann, April and Caleb; three stepchildren, Charles R. (Sandra) Albrecht Jr. of Pargould, Ark., and Frank Albrecht of Belvidere; eight step-grandchildren, Tosha and Ronnie Lewis, Charles III, Shelly, Frank, Angie, Johnathan and Alexander Albrecht; a great-grandson, Zander; five sisters, Merna (Robert) Janvrin-Muschall of Morrison; Velma (William) Norton of Freeport, Judy (Donald) Burmeister of DeWitt, Iowa, Beverly (Kenneth) Ethridge of Lena and Donna (Thomas) Ardwin of Broomfield, Cob.; a sister-in-law, Norma Habben of Thomson; two brothers, Ronald (Nancy) Habben of Sterling and Milford (JoAnne) Habben of Morrison; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Norman. Informal funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at Schoenfeld Funeral Home, 1000 Inman Parkway, Beloit, Wis. Burial will be at Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home
CORA E. (SHIFFER) ALDERFER
- 602 West Third Street, Sterling, passed away very suddenly at 5:15 p.m. Sunday in the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Collier, 611 First Avenue, Sterling. She had been ill during the past winter. The body rests at the Melvin Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of relatives.
Mrs. Alderfer was born in Clyde Township, the daughter of Henry L. and Harriet Shiffer. She had been a lifelong resident of this community. Mrs. Alderfer was a member of the First Christian Church of Sterling, the Order of the Eastern Star, Spanish American War Veterans Auxiliary, Rebekah Lodge, and Woman's Relief Corps. Her husband, Phillipa A. Alderfer, preceded her in death September 4, 1924.
Surviving Mrs. Aldefer are four sisters, Mrs. Anna Grosse, Mrs. Catherine Sherman and Mrs. Della Cruse of Rock Falls; Mrs. Edna Collier of Sterling, and one brother, Jacob Shiffer of Malta. She also leaves several nieces and nephews.
PHILIP ALDERFER
- December 29, 1925 - Tuesday - Philip Alderfer, 85, Summoned By Death Tuesday. After an illness of long duration, the last few months of which he was bedfast, Phillip Alderfer passed away at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Reiger, Nineteenth Avenue and First Street. Mr. Alderfer had been suffering from heart trouble and on Monday had a stroke of paralysis, following which he declined until death came. Had he lived until March 20, 1925 of next year he would have been 85 years of age.
Mr. Alderfer was born in Pennsylvania, coming to this community in early manhood. His wife preceded him in death just three years ago Monday. A son, Phillip Alderfer, Jr., died a year ago last September. The surviving members of the family are: Mrs. Charles Reiger of this city, a daughter; Allen Alderfer of Topeka, Kansas, a son: L. S. Alderfer of South Bend, Ind., a son.
Definite arrangements had not been made for the funeral Tuesday afternoon, but the services likely will be held Thursday with burial at Riverside Cemetery.
ANNA ALDRICH
- Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Aldrich, 72, of Centerville, S.D., formerly of Tampico, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the Parent Funeral Parlors in Tampico. The Rev. L. B. Beals, pastor of the local Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Tampcio Memorial Cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were: Earle Smith, Arthur Aldrich, Bert Price, Alfred Olson, Ernest Clapper and Glen Glassburn. Among those attending from out-of-town were Victor Aldrich of Centerville, S.D., Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lawrence and Mrs. Belle Miller of Rock Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ackeberg and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lawrence of Prophetstown.
Anna S. Aldrich, daughter of Benjamin and Marie Ekdahl, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 27, 1868, and passed away at her home in Centerville, S.D., on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1940, at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Aldrich came to America when she was three years of age and established her home here for the remainder of her life. On Sept. 23, 1893, she was united in marriage to Edgar G. Aldrich, the ceremony being performed in Tampico by the Rev. George A. Wells, pastor of the Methodist Church. To this union one son, Victor Gilbert, was born.
Surviving are the son, Victor of Centerville, S.D., a sister, Mrs. Emman Christianson of La Plata, Mo., two half sisters, Mrs. James Arnold and Mrs. Louise Arnold of Tampico, and one half brother, Victor Ekdahl of Tampico. Her husband, one sister, Mrs. Matilda Anderson, one half sister, Mrs. Mina Teach, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Aldrich was a member of the Methodist Church. She was well known by the older residents of this community where she had lived for many years. Her kind and helpful spirit was the outward sign of a life which found its greatest joy in helping other to find happiness.
CHARLES RUFUS ALDRICH
, the son of Rufus and Mary Ann Aldrich was born at Belvidere, Ill., June 18, 1848 and passed away at his home in Tampico at 9 o'clock Monday evening, June 2, aged 81 years, 11 months and two days. (if you figure the dates he died May 20, 1930). At the age of seven years he came to Tampico with his parents who were among the earliest settlers of the township. Here he grew to manhood and here he has lived his entire life. He was married to Mary Quinn, Nov. 13, 1869, at Sterling, Ill. To this union three children were born, Nellie, Arthur and Wayne. After some years on the farm he moved his family to town where he conducted a livery stable which he later sold and devoted his time to the management of his farms and other interests. Always interested in his hometown, he has held many positions of trust and always proved useful to the people he represented. At the time of his death he was president of the First National bank of Tampico,which position he has ably filled and where he will be greatly missed.
In the year of 1920, June 29, there came to him the first great grief of his life when his beloved wife, Mary was called by death. On March 4, 1922, he was married to Mrs. Louella Bernard, a most estimable woman, who has ever proven to be a helpful and efficent wife. "Uncle Charley", as he was familiarly called by all who knew him, will be greatly missed by every man, woman and child, for whom he always had a smile and a cherry greeting. Always ready to do a kindly deed and to help anyone in trouble, there are many who have at this time, a special reason to mourn the passing of this kindly, genial gentleman. Patiently he submitted to the inevitable while a faithful wife, loving children, and kindly friends with aching hearts, ministered to him and sought in every manner to contribute to his relief and comfort. Besides his widow he leaves to mourn their loss, the children, Mrs. H.A. Terry, Arthur Aldrich, and Wayne Aldrich. Five Grandchildren, Harold Glassburn, Gwendolin Aldrich, Frances Aldrich, Charles Wayne Aldrich and Mary Ellen Terry, also one great grandchild, John Wayne Glassburn of Geneseo, Ill. One sister Mrs. Emma Steadman of Walnut and one brother J. H. Aldrich of Anita, Iowa, besides many nieces and nephews. Funeral services for C.R. Aldrich, one of the pioneer residents of Tampico, were held Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock in St. Mary's church in Tampico. Rev. Fr. T.O. McGuire officiated at requiem high mass. There was a large attendance of sorrowing relatives and friends. The active pall bearers were John Cooney, Will Cooney, James Kelly, Martin Barrett, A. C. Burden and J.H. Daley, Honorary pall-bearers were Frank Davis, Alfred Smith, R.F. Nelson, W.J.McCreedy, J.M. Olsson, and B. F. Woods. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.
MINNIE D. (OLSSON) ALDRICH
- Died suddenly Tuesday at 11 a.m. as she was entering her daughter's car in front of Emma Lucille's beauty shop, which she had just left. Her body was taken to the Parent mortuary where Coroner John T. Meyer is to hold an inquest late Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Tampico Methodist church, the Rev. Hollis Wharton officiating. The committal will be in the Tampico Memorial cemetery. Mrs. Aldrich was born Minnie D. Olsson in Tampico, daughter of Oliver and Chasta Olsson, and she was reared and educated in Tampico. On Jan. 4, 1898 she was married to Arthur Aldrich, who died July 24, 1947. She is survived by two daughters, Gwendolyn Aldrich and Mrs. Elwood Rakow (Frances) and one brother, Edward T. Olsson.
JOSEPH ALLABAUGH
, one of the pioneer residents of Sterling, died Friday [01/22/1915] evening at 11:20 o’clock at the home of his son, Frank Allabaugh, on the Freeport road. Mr. Allabaugh has been in poor health for the past year and, last fall sustained a fall in which his hip was broken. Since that time he has been confined to his bed, unconscious a great deal of the time and gradually growing weaker until the end came. His demise is attributed to old age. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence of Frank Allabaugh, Rev. W. M. Jones officiating. Interment will be in the Science Ridge Mennonite cemetery, beside his wife; who passed away six years ago.
Joseph Allabaugh was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1827. When a young man he came to Sterling and, over sixty years ago, was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Snavely , who preceded him to the Great Beyond six years ago. Shortly after their marriage Mr. Allabaugh purchased the farm on which he died and on which he has resided continually for sixty years. One son, Frank Allabaugh, who resides on the home farm, survives him. Two sisters have passed away during the past year, both in Philadelphia, one at the age of ninety-five and one over eighty.
Mr. Allabaugh, for the greater part of his life, has been a member of the First Congregational church of this city. He was a sincerely devout christian man, consistent in the teachings of the church and, as long as his health permitted, a regular attendant at all services. He never drank nor used tobacco in any form. His home life was ideal, while as a neighbor he was courteous and conscientious. He will be remembered by all of the older citizens as a man who tried to do his duty in every spot and place, fair and honest towards all.
ALONZO ALLDRITT
, a highly respected citizen of Morrison, passed away Saturday [02/19/1916] afternoon at 3 o’clock at his late home, 614 South Portland avenue, death being caused from injuries received a few days ago, when a tree which he was cutting down, fell in him, combined with heart trouble.
Recently he had closed a contract with a St. Louis manufacturing firm to supply them with a certain amount of walnut lumber, and the tree which caused his death was the last one to be cut to fill the contract.
The pain he suffered while he was being freed from the tree was terrible, but soon after he was removed home he gained consciousness, and it was his wish that all friends who called at his home to see him should be admitted.
He was born in Clyde July 6, 1861, was the son of Richard and Orilla Alldritt. The greater part of his life was spent in this vicinity with the exception of a short time spent in Dakota.
A week from today he would have celebrated his twenty-seventh wedding anniversary, being united in marriage Feb. 28, 1889, to Ellen M. Old of Clyde. Two years after they were married t hey lived in Coleta and Clyde, they then moved to Morrison where they have since lived. He operated a meat market very successfully for a number of years. After disposing of the meat market he bought out the green house and later entered the lumber business.
He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, three brothers, Albert of Friend, Nebr., Frank of Lincoln, Nebr., and Henry of Clyde, and one sister, Mrs. Joe Paul of Elgin.
The funeral services will be held Tuesday [02/22/1916] afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Cremeans, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Grove Hill cemetery.
FUNERAL: The funeral services of Alonzo Alldritt were held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at his late residence on South Portland avenue. Rev. W. R. Cremeans was the officiating minister and the singing was rendered by Mrs. Willima Brearton of this city. Interment took place in Grove Hill cemetery.
The pall bearers chosen by the family from the friends of Mr. Alldritt were Thomas and Joseph Woods, Rueben Daniels, Samuel James, Bert Puddifont, and C. A. Bailey.
Those who came from out of town to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Paul, of Elgin, Mrs. Bosley and Mrs. Sterwart, of Clinton, Mrs. Clara Pease, of Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Chris James, of Prophetstown, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis, of Davenport, and William Olds, of Clinton.
RUTH HELEN (BEALER) ALLDRITT
, , 91, of 2453 Cohamsey St., St. Paul, Minn., formerly of Morrison, died Friday (October 25, 1985) at Presbyterian Homes in St. Paul. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Renkes-Reynolds Funeral Home in Morrison with Rev. James Harper, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A memorial has been established to the First Baptist Church of Morrison.
Ruth Helen Bealer was born on Oct. 16, 1894 in Fenton, the daughter of Philip and Lillian Jenks Bealer. She was reared and educated in Fenton schools and graduated from Morrison High School in 1914. She then attended the teacher college in DeKalb. After college she taught in rural Morrison area schools for 10 years. On July 3 1924 she married Ralph H. Alldritt in Freeport. He preceded her in death on Jan. 26, 1974. Mrs. Alldritt was a member of the First Baptist Church, was active in Judson Circle of the church, was church clerk and taught Sunday school for many years.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Barbara R.) Anderson of St. Paul, Minn., with whom she made her home for the past 12 years, and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, six sisters and one brothers.
NATHAN G. ALLDRITT
, passed away at a Clinton, Ia., hospital Monday [05/02/1927] night at 6 o’clock, where he had been a patient for the past ten days following a very acute illness. He was born in Clyde township, July 31, 1870, and, with the exception of a short residence in Kansas, had resided in and around Morrison all his life.
He was married September 8, 1898 to Miss Olive Scott who preceded him in death, August 20, 1899, leaving one daughter Olive, who is now Mrs. Sidney Forth of Morrison. Mr. Aldritt was married a second time to Miss Ivy Hiddleson, on May 29, 1907, who survives him and also the following children: Clifford, Ruth and Bernice, at home. He also is survived by three brothers, Charles and William of Morrison and Benjamin of Friend, Neb.
Mr. Aldritt was a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge. The funeral services will be held at the home on Genesee avenue, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Rev. O. L. Walter of the Presbyterian church will officiate and interment will be made in Grove Hill cemetery.
GRACE (JOHNSON) AMIS
, 83, 350 W. Schaumburg Rd., Schaumberg, died (4 Oct 1984) Thursday in Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A memorial has been established to the American Heart Association. Grace Amis was born on Oct. 25, 1900 in Chicago, the daughter of Guy S. Johnston and Martha Burgess. On June 29, 1921 she married Richard Smith Amis in Morrison. He preceded her on Oct. 4, 1978. She attended Morrison grade schools and was a Morrison High School graduate. She was a life time member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the DAR. She was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church, Morrison. She has resided in Morrison until her marriage in 1921. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Harriett Johnson, Chicago, and Mrs. Dorothy Schapfel, PonteVedra Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two sisters Stella Johnston, Morrison and Mrs. Ruth Knapp, Bradenton Fla. Preceding her in death were her husband, two sisters, Harriet Johnston and Bedatrice Ritchie and one brother, Roy Johnston.
EMMA (POTTS) ANKERBRANDT
, 87, Morrison, retired restaurant operator, died at 4:30 a.m. today in the Morrison Community Hospital where she had been a patient for the past four months.
The body was removed to the Reynolds Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. this evening. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home Friday at 2 p.m., the Rev. David Fouts, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Grove Hill Cemetery.
Emma Potts was born Nov. 6, 1872 in Mercer County, Missouri the daughter of Enoch and Melissa Miller Potts. She was reared and educated in Missouri. She was married to Robert Bruce Bates and they came to Morrison to make their home. She had lived in this community since that time. Mr. Bates preceded her in death. In 1920 she was married to Adam Ankerbrandt. He died in 1952.
For the past six years she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Adam (Gertrude) Burkholder of Morrison until six months ago when she went to stay with another daughter, Mrs. Cecil (Hazel) Edlund, rural Fulton.
Survivors are one son, Carl Bates, Eatago; four daughters, Mrs. Frank (Cleo) Ross, Lambert, Mont.; Mrs. Burkholder, Morrison; Mrs. Edlund, Fulton; Mrs. Edwin (Madge) Barlow, Dixon; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, one brother, Dan Potts, Woodward, Okla.; and one sister, Myrtle, also of Oklahoma.
JOSHUA ANTHONY
- At his own request and according to the terms of his will the remains of Joshua Anthony, who died at Coleta this morning, will be taken to Davenport this evening and cemated and buried without services of any kind. His request was also that there be no mourning of any kind for him. Joshua Anthony was born in Westbary, Cayouga County, NY May 28, 1841 and died in Genesee July 22 at 10:30 o'clock of creeping paralysis after an illness of several weeks duration, although he has been failing mentally and physically for several years. He was married in Sterling to Lydia R. Butler May 28, 1867 and besides his wife leaves to mourn his death three children, Albert, Alice and Frank and one brother, Samuel of Red Creek NY. Mr. Anthony has lived in this county since a boy of thirteen. He has been honored for his honesty in busines dealings and was highly respected in the neighborhood in which he resided. Although of Quaker parentage he was a member of no church.
HELEN (WAGNER) APER
, 889, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at her home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon, with the Revs. Steve and Deborah Ohrtman, pastors of St. John's Lutheran Church in Sterling, officiating. Burial will be at
Oak Knoll Memorial Park, Sterling. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established to St. John's Lutheran Church, Sterling.
Mrs. Aper was born on July 7, 1910 in Coleta, the daughter of Henry and Lizzie (Straugh) Wagner. She married George H. Aper on Oct. 9, 1929 in Sterling. He preceded her in death in October 1986. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sterling.
Survivors include a son, Gary L. (Challis) Aper of Dixon; a daughter, Marilyn (Donald) Smith of Mount Morris; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters.
JOHN APER
, 611 Broadway, Sterling, died at 9 a.m. Sunday at his residence. Death came following an extended illness.
The body was taken to the Melvin Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. Funeral rites will be conducted at the funeral home at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, with Dr. Alfred L. Grewe, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Mennonite Cemetery at Riverside.
He was born Dec. 25, 1898, in San Jose, Ill., a son of George and Hellen Johnson Aper. He had been a resident of Sterling the last 50 years and was employed by The Eureka Manufacturing Co., until his health failed.
He was married to Helen Reigle Aug. 1, 1923, in Polo. He was a member of St. John's Church.
Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Linus Stephenson Rock Falls, and Mrs. David Gibson, Sterling; one son, John Roberts Aper, Palmer, Alaska; two brothers, George Aper, Sterling, and Clarence Aper, Rock Falls; two sisters, Mrs. Theron Baker, Rock Falls, and Mrs. Cecil Fisher, Tampico, and one granddaughter, Margo Stephenson, Rock Falls.
A daughter, Dawn, preceded him in death Nov. 29, 1950. He was also preceded by two brothers, one sister and his parents.
ANNA (BECKMAN) ARDUINI
, 68, 1807 Oak Grove Ave., died early ( 15 Sep 1984) Saturday evening at Community Gerneral Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Grennan Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Russo officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Grennan Funeral home on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Anna Arduini was born on May 15, 1916 in Rock Falls, the daughter of Carl and Anna Rothe Beckman. She attended local schools. On July 21, 1934 she married Joseph Arduini in St. Mary's Catholic Church by the late Monsignor A. J. Burns. Surviving are her husband, Joseph; three sons, Paul, Alahambra, Calif., Jerry, Sterling, and Michael, Sioux City, Iowa; one daughter, Mrs. Ed (Carol) Halley, Rockton; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Dorothy) Zinanni, Sterling; 14 grandchildren; five great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents, three brothers and one son who died in infancy.
ANNIE (MEYER) ARNETT
, 86, died late Thursday morning in the Morrison Community Hospital following a two years illness.
The body was brought to the Schilling Funeral home where friends may call. Members of Evangeline Chapter OES will conduct services this evening at 8 o'clock in the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted in the Erie Christian Church at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Sharon Cemetery. Annie Meyer was born March 19, 1874 in Chicago, the daughter of John and Frances Meyer. She attended Burke School near Erire. She was married to Edwin Arnett on May 6, 1896 in Portland township. They had made their home in Erie for the past 41 years. She was a member of the Christian Church, the Ladies Aid and Loyal Workers groups of the church and Evangeline Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, of which she was a past worthy matron.
Survivors are her husband, of Erie; one son, Dale, and a granddaughter, Barbara, Mt. Prospect; and one brother Ernest Meyer, Portland township. She was preceded in death in addition to her parents, by one son, four brothers and one sister.
LULU (KENNEDY) ARNETT
, 72, died early Tuesday morning [1-16-1951] at a Clinton, Ia. nursing home following an illness of five years. She had been in a nursing home at Rock Falls and another near Cordova prior to going in Clinton. The body was taken to the Schiller funeral home in Erie. Funeral services are to be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Sharon church, near Erie, the Rev. Curtis Price of Cullom, Ill., former pastor of the Loriane and Spring Hill churches, will officiate. Burial will be in the Sharon cemetery.
Mrs. Lulu Arnett, the former Lulu Kennedy, was born Jan 3, 1879, near Villa Grove, Colo., the daughter of Joe and Frances Kennedy. She resided there until she came to Lyndon as a child. She was married to Leonard Arnett of near Spring Hill Jan. 28, 1902. They farmed for a time. Mrs. Arnett lived in Spring Hill for a while until going to a nursing home. She was a member of the Lyndon Methodist church, the Erie lodge of the Royal Neighbors of America and the Sharon aid society. Her husband died Sept. 3, 1943. Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Ada Hill of Albany whom she reared as a daughter; Donald Lewis of Clinton, Ia. whom she reared as a grandson, and a niece and a nephew in California. Her parents and three sisters, besides her husband, preceded her in death.
ELIZABETH (ACKERMAN) ASHER
, 92, sister of Miss Clara Ackerman of Morrison, died November 29 in Omaha, Neb. after a long illness. Elizabeth Ackerman was born near Coletea, Oct. 15, 1880, the daughter of Charles and Dorothea Smaltz Ackerman. She attended the Milledgeville High School and received a degree in music at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wis. She taught music in Kansas and Nebraska. On Sept. 20, 1917 she was married to W.C. Asher and they farmed near Aurora, Neb. Until moving to Ralston, Neb She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. John L. Harberg of Omaha, Neb. And Mrs. Alfred M. Sperry of New Caanan, Conn.; four grandsons and one sister, Clara Ackerman of Morrison.
HOWARD MILES ASHLEY
, Funeral services were conducted by the Wheelock-Allen Funeral home in Rock Falls for Howard Miles Ashley, 65, of 308 W. 6th St., Rock Falls, who died at Morrison Public Hospital Monday morning. Funeral services were held at the funeral home on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. E. A. Henrichs, pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Rock Falls, officiating. Burial was in Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.
Mrs. Wayne E Larson played the organ for the service while Frank Clocke sang. Active pallbearers were: Ralph Near, Dick DuBois, Gay Sikkeman, Gerald Davis, Avie Masini and Kenny Kradle. Honorary pallbearers were: Walter (Bud) Stigall and Cal Elliott. Flowers were cared by Behrens.
WILLIAM ASHLING
- Mrs. E.E. Teach, of Rock Falls has received word of the death of her brother, William Ashling, which occurred Friday morning at 7:00 o’clock at his home in Dawson, Minn. The message stated that the body would be sent here for burial would leave there Monday. No funeral arrangements have been decided upon. Mr. Ashling was well known here, having been born and raiser on a farm in Montmorency, but for the past eight years has lived in Dawson. His many friends in this vicinity will be grieved to hear of his death.
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