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LLOYD L. ABELL - Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home for Lloyd L. Abell of Tampico. The Rev. E. A. Henrichs, pastor of the Rock Falls Immanuel Lutheran Church, officiated, with burial taking place in IOOF Cemetery. Mrs. Wayne E. Larson was at the organ during the services with Herman Oltman singing "Goodnight and Goodmorning" and "Abide With Me." Pallbearers were Marion Genkinger, Robert Goodwin, Paul Hoffmiller, John Hannon, Clayton Pense and Marvin Simer. Flowers were cared for by Lunstroms. Military rites were conducted at the grave by Rock Falls American Legion Post 902.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois January 28, 1972 - Friday, pg 2

GEORGE ABENS - Funeral services were conducted for George Abens of Morrison who died Friday were held Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the Reynolds Funeral Home, Rev. Theo Dierks, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Morrison officiated and burial was in Grove Hill Cemetery. Casket bearers were Clare Meakins, John Heusinkveld, Herman Schroeder, Herman Stralow, George Rick and Harold Huosenga. The floral tributes were in charge of Mrs. Herman Stralow and Miss Emma Pilgrim. Mrs. Abe Renkes played a prelunde and postlude organ music.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois March 4, 1952 - Tuesday, pg 2

CLARENCE G. ACKLAND , 80 of Rural Route 3 in Prophetstown died Saturday in his home. Funeral services were this morning at 11 a.m. in the First Lutheran Church of Prophetstown with Rev. Richard Dow officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown. The Gardner Funeral Home in Prophetstown was in charge of arrangements. A memorial has been established. Clarence was born on Nov. 16, 1905, in Amboy, the son of George and Anna Newman Ackland. On Sept. 15, 1928 he was united in marriage to Alice Hinrichs of Rock Falls at the Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was educated in Amboy schools and resided in Rock Falls until moving to present home in 1958. The deceased was retired from Northwestern Steel and Wire where he had worked as boiler fireman. Survivors include his wife, Alice, one daughter, Mrs. Carlyle (Audry) Sandrock of Prophetstown, four grandchildren and three great grandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 4, 1986 - Monday, pg A4

JAMES L. AGUE - Services for James L. Ague of Sterling, who died Tuesday, were held Thursday afternoon in the Allen Funeral Home with the Rev. Lawrence R. Axelson, pastor of the Fourth Street Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Mrs. Roscoe Eades played several organ selections. Pallbearers were Joseph Bonneville, L. A. Doering, Leroy Varner, Orval Davis, William Howard and John Wenk. In charge of flowrs were Mrs. Robert Flock, Mrs. William Pitney, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Laughlin, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Dewey and Lloyd Klocks. Out of town friends and relatives who attended the funeral were Mrs. James L. Ague Sr., McDonald, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ague, Munhall, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Landers, and daughters Jean and Francis, Griffith, Ind.; Mary Hayes, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Landers, Calumet City, Ind.; Miss Cathryn Ague, Carbondale, Ill.; Mrs. Fred Molin, McDonald, Ohio; J. J. Hein, Munster, Ind.; M. T. Satter, Highland, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. R. Kilday, Milledgeville; and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Quick of Lansing, Mich.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling, Illinois March 2, 1956 - Friday, page 2

MELVIN D. AMMON , 58, OF 4332 Garden Plain Road, Fulton, died Dec. 20, 1993 in his home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Emmanuel Lutheran Reformed Church, Morrison, preceded by a 10:15 a.m. family prayer service in the church chapel, with Rev. Herman Gruis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established. Ammon was born Nov. 25, 1935, in Garden Plain, the son of Garrett and Josephine (Decker) Ammon. He was educated in Garden Plain grade schools and Fulton High School. He married Lorraine Engelkens Feb. 15, 1957, in Morrison. He had farmed on the home farm where he was born. He worked for Bunge Corp. in Albany, Agri-Industries in Fulton, and Stralow Trucking in Morrison for a number of years. He was a member of Emmanuel Reformed Church, Albany Lion's Club, and Lake Erie Country Club. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Cindy) Spooner and Mrs. Rick (Melinda) Cadogan, both of Fulton, and Mrs. James (Julie) Balk of East Peoria; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Daniel; and one brother, Gerald.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - Sterling Gazette December 21, 1993 - Tuesday, pg A2

HERBERT ANNING - DEATH OF H. ANNING IN CALIFORNIA – TO BE BURIED HERE
Dr. Jane R. Keefer received a telegram Wednesday morning informing her of the death of Herbert M. Anning of Monrovia, California, who passed away Tuesday at his home there. Mr. Anning had been in poor health for some time and retired from his position in the J.V. Farwell organization in Chicago to move to California two years ago in the hope that he would regain his health and that his wife, who has been in invalid for years, would also be benefited. Their former home was in Winnetka, Ill. The body will reach Sterling Sunday and services will be held at the family lot in Riverside cemetery, where the interment will be made at 2 pm on Monday. Neither Mrs. Anning nor their son will be able to accompany the remains, on account of illness. Mr. Anning’s wife is remembered by many old friends here as Miss Belle Hubbard, librarian of the Sterling public library for a number of years and member of one of the city’s oldest and best known families. Mr. Anning was about 70 years of age. He was a cousin of the late Harry B. Anning, long a well known citizen of Sterling.
Sterling Gazette June 10, 1925
The remains of Herbert M. Anning, who died Tuesday, June 9, at his home in Monrovia, California, arrived in Sterling Sunday on the 6 o’clock train and were taken to Grace Episcopal Church, where funeral services were conducted by Rev. Wallace Bristor at 2 pm Monday. Internment was in Riverside cemetery. F.H. Rexford of Pasadena California accompanied the remains to Sterling. A party of Chicago friends arrived in Sterling Monday to attend the services. Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Tillson of Rockford, sister of Mrs. H.M. Anning and H.W. Bunn, brother-in-law of Mrs. Anning, were here from Rockford to attend the funeral. Also Mrs. Ross Silkett of Columbia, Missouri, daughter of Mrs. Tillson.
Sterling Gazette June 15, 1925
A number of old friends of the Anning and Hubbard families attended the funeral of Herbert M. Anning of Monrovia, California, Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Grace Episcopal Church. A party of 18 or 20 friends motored out from Chicago to attend the funeral, returning late in the afternoon. The pall bearers as well as most of the Chicago party were members of the J.V. Farwell organization, with which Mr. Anning was connected for so many years The service was read by Rev. Wallace Bristor, rector of Grace Church, and the vested choir sang “Lead Kindly Light” and “Nearer My God to Thee”. Internment was in the Hubbard family lot in Riverside cemetery. Additional pathos marked the service by reason of the critical illness of Mrs. Anning, who was formerly Miss Belle Hubbard of Sterling, and the fact that their son was also prevented from being here by reason of the need of his presence near his mother. Hervey Anning of New York City, Miss Ruth Anning, Arthur and Harold Anning of Chicago, all formerly of Sterling, cousins of the deceased, arrived Monday and attended the services. Mr. and Mrs. Shipper and son and Mrs. Anning, the latter a sister-in-law of H.M. Anning, were here from Tonica. Mrs. Shipper was formerly Miss Mary Anning. Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Tillson and H. Wilkes Bunn, of Rockford, and Mrs. Marion Tillson Silkett of Columbia, Missouri, were also among the many out of town people here to attend the funeral.
Contributed by Robert Silkett - Sterling Gazette June 16, 1925

ISOBEL "Belle" (HUBBARD) ANNING , widow of Herbert Anning and formerly of Sterling, passed away in a Chicago hospital Wednesday morning at 6 o’clock, after an illness lasting several years. The remains will arrive in Sterling on the 1 o’clock train Saturday. H.W. Bunn of Rockford, brother-in-law of Mrs. Anning will arrive in Sterling Friday to make funeral arrangements. The passing of Mrs. Anning will bring sorrow to many of the older and middle aged residents of Sterling. As Belle Hubbard, before her marriage, she was one of the most popular young ladies of the city. For a number of years she served as librarian in the city library, then in the Academy of Music building. She was possessed of an unusual personality and vivacity and her lifelong attachment to Sterling and her old Sterling friends kept her in touch with them during the years of her absence, until the breaking down of her health due to a stroke of paralysis shortly after the war. Her husband was a former Sterling man and for many years he was a department manager in the J.V. Farwell Co. organization in Chicago. About two years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Anning moved to California, where it was hoped that rest in the Pacific coast climate would benefit them both. Mr. Anning’s death about a year ago came as a shock to their friends here, whose especial concern had been for what they regarded as the more serious condition of his wife. About two weeks ago, Mrs. Anning was brought to Chicago to receive treatment, and it is presumed that either another stroke of paralysis or failure to recover her strength after the long trip from the coast brought about her death. Mrs. Anning was born in Sterling, the family home being where the Y.W.C.A. now stands. She is survived by one son, Herbert D. Anning of California, whose health will not permit his being here for the funeral, and by three sisters and one brother, as follows: Mrs. H.W. Bunn of Rockford, Mrs. Harriet Tillson of Columbia, Mo., Mrs. Lena Clark of New York and Fred Hubbard of Stockton, Cal. The hour for the funeral services will be announced later. Internment will be in the family lot in Riverside cemetery, beside the remains of her husband, who was brought here from California for burial.
From the Sterling Gazette May 6, 1926 Note: Belle Hubbard Anning’s stroke (noted briefly in the obit), was reported in her sister, Harriet Hubbard Tillson’s diary as an entry on April 29, 1920 – “Belle has a stroke this noon”.
Funeral Notice Sterling Gazette May 7, 1926 - Funeral of Mrs. Belle Hubbard Anning Saturday: The funeral services for Mrs. Belle Hubbard Anning will be conducted by Rev. C.M. Irwin at the Presbyterian Church Saturday afternoon immediately after the arrival of the 1:07 pm train from Chicago. The remains will be taken from the train directly to the church. Interment will be in the family lot in Riverside. Mrs. Lena Clark, of Syracuse, N.Y., sister of Mrs. Anning, will accompany the remains from Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Stocking and son came from Rockford Friday and will be here to attend the services Saturday. Mrs. Stocking is a niece of Mrs. Anning.
Contributed by Robert Silkett

RUTH ANNING , 39, daughter of Chester Anning, 1004 3rd Ave., Sterling, died this morning (15 May 1974) in Peru. Funeral services will be held Friday with a prayer service at the Grennan Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. and Mass of the Resurrection at the Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may visit the Grennan Funeral Home Thursday after 6 p.m. with the rosary at 7 p.m. Thursday. Ruth Anning was born Sept. 19, 1934 in Sterling, the daughter of Chester and Ruth Eberhardt Anning. She attended St. Mary's Grade School and Community Catholic High School. Survivors include her father, one brother, Joseph, Rock Falls; and one sister, Mrs. William Appenzellar, Sterling. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois May 15, 1974 - Wednesday, pg 2

ELORA (MILCHAM) ARTHUR , 87, of 15 1/2 E. 3rd St., Sterling, died Monday (18 Feb 1980) at the Sterling Care Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Melvin-Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling with M. Melvin Hough, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Sterling officiating, with burial in Riverside Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Mrs. Arthur was born on Sept. 5, 1892 in Mt. Pulaski, the daughter of Henry and Emma Hays Mileham. She was united in marriage to Russell Arthur on March 26, 1920 in Kalamazoo, Mich. She was the co-owner and operator of Arthur's Restaurant in Sterling and other restaurants besides a motel in Illinois and Iowa. She was a member of the Rebekahs, Women's Club and a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Sterling Chapter 354. Mrs. Arthur is survived by her husband, Russell; two nieces and two nephews.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois February 19, 1980 - Tuesday, pg 4

RUSSELL ARTHUR , 87, 15 1/2 East 3rd St., Sterling, died Friday morning at Community General Hospital. There will be no funeral services. MR. Arthur was born Nov. 18, 1896 in Martinsville, the son of William H. and Luella (Marvin) Arthur. He married Elora Mileham on March 26, 1920 in Kalamazoo, Mich. He owned and operated restaurants in South Haven, Mich., Galesburg, Iowa Falls, Iowa, and in Sterling. Russell Arthur was a licensed real estate broker since 1947, a certified real estate appraiser NAREA, served three years on the Whiteside County Board of Review, elected Sterling Township Assessor for 12 years, served three years on the Whiteside County Board of Supervivors, and served three years for the City of Sterling as Commissioner of Accounts and Finance. He was a member of the Rock River Lodge No. 612 AF and AM, past patron of the Sterling Order of the Eastern Star, and a life member of the Freeport Consistory. A memorial has been established to the Rock River Lodge No. 612 AF and AM. He was preceded in death by his wife on Feb. 18, 1980, three brothers and one sister. Funeral arrangements were completed by the Melvin-Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling.
Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois January 21, 1984 - Saturday, pg 4

MARJORIE (HERRELL) ARTHURS , 72, of 1205 East 5th Street, Sterling, died Wednesday morning at Community General Hospital. She was moved to the Melvin Funeral Home where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m Friday.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The Rev. H. C. Hatton, pastor of the First church of the Nazarene of Sterling, will officiate. Marjorie G. Herrell was born Aug. 14, 1903 in Lawerence County, Ohio, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Pyles Herrell. She was united in marriage to Walter Arthurs on Oct. 23, 1928 in Greenup, Ky. She has lived in this area since 1932. Surviving are her husband, Walter Arthurs Sr.; one son, Walter Arthurs Jr., of Sterling; three daughters, Mrs. Ernes (Norma Lee) Williams of Freeport, Mrs. William (Vera Louise) Trigo of Winnebago and Mrs. David (Judy Lynn) Vogel of Van Orlon, Ill.; one brother, Rex Herrell of Waterloo, Ohio; three sisters, Essie Herrell of Waterloo, Ohio, Mrs. Marion (Eva) Osborne and Mrs. Gladys Jones, both of Springfield, Ohio; 14 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - Sterling Gazette September 4, 1975 - Thursday, page 6

ROBERT E. ATHERTON , A Lanark man, Robert E. Atherton, 65, of 114 W. Pearl Street, was killed Tuesday afternoon, May 8, 1979 while at work at the Wood Brothers factory in Oregon. It was reported Atherton was at work in a storage area when a stack of mower attachments fell on top of him. It is not known what caused the accident but it was thought perhaps the wind from an open doorway had contributed to the accident. Atherton was taken by ambulance to KSB Hospital in Dixon, where he was pronounced dead on arrival from severe back and head injuries. The death is under investigation by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Born on August 21, 1913 in Carroll County, he was the son of Robert and Wavie (Sisler) Atherton. He married Iva Eickert in Nashua, Iowa on December 27, 1940. He was a retired farmer, having farmed in the Shannon area for the past 20 years before moving to Lanark about 5 ½ years ago. Surviving are his wife; one son Ellis Atherton of Shannon; one daughter, Mrs. Donald (Karen) Munz of Freeport; five grandchildren, eight sisters: Mrs. May Gaul and Mrs. Allen (Claire) Biesemeier of Freeport; Mrs. Arthur (Irma) Crofton of Sterling, Mrs. Edmund (Jeanette) McFadden of Lanark, Mrs. Brett (Charlotte) Black of Citrus Heights, California, Mrs. Donald (Emma) Hanabarger of Venezuela, Mrs. Richard (Bernadine) Stanberry of Champaign and Mrs. Richard (Wilma) Weber of Thomson; three brothers, Harold Atherton of Savanna, John Atherton of Thomson, and James Atherton of Forrest Hill, California. Funeral service was conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Frank Funeral Home, Lanark, with the Rev. Robert Hartman, former pastor of Bethel United Methodist Church, Shannon officiating. Burial was in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Carroll County Review, Thomson, Illinois Wednesday May 16, 1979