FRED A. GLASSBURN
, 68, of 3455 Backbone Road, Tampico, IL died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 at CGH Medical Center. He was a lifetime farmer in the Tampico area. Mr. Glassburn was born May 29, 1938 in Sterling, the son of Stanley L. and Gladys E. (McDonald) Glassburn. He married Betty A. Casson on March 3, 1962, at Tampico United Methodist Church and was a Tampico Fire Department trustee for many years. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Kim (John) Christiansen of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Holly Glassburn of West Minister, Colo.; two sons, Steve (Tonya) glassburn and Mike (Angie) Glassburn, both of Tampico; a brother, Glenn Glassburn of Fredericksburg, Va; a sister, Marlene Nelson of St. Petersburg, Fla; five grandchildren; an uncle; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. The funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Tampico United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Monty Fox, pastor officiating. Burial is at Tampico Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Garland Funeral Home, Tampico.
Contributed by Debbie Thormahlen from The Prophetstown Echo – September 19, 2006
GEORGIA (LaDUE) GLASSBURN
of Tampico passed away early this morning at the Home hospital, Sterling, where she had been receiving treatment since last Thursday. Mrs. Glassburn was the daughter of Mrs. F. M. LaDue of this city and was well known in this community. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. F. M. LaDue, her husband, 3 daughters: Miss Vida, who is superintendent of the Home Hospital; Miss Marion, office nurse in the office of Dr. Reavely in Sterling; and Harriett at home, also two brothers L. E. LaDue who lives east of this city and Dr. S. B. LaDue of Chillicothe. Her father passed away last May and one son Ronald is also deceased.
Contributed by Melva Taylor - The Prophetstown Echo, Prophetstown, Illinois July 1, 1936
Obituary: Georgia Ladue Glassburn who had been critically ill at the Home hospital in Sterling since Thursday evening, passed away at 11:45 Tuesday night. She had been in poor health for the past year. Although her condition was known to be serious from the first, word of her passing came as a shock to her many friends here who had hoped and prayed for her recovery. The daughter of Marion and Harriet LaDue, she was born on July 25, 1881 (Cemetery listing says 1884) in Prophetstown township near Yorktown. On October 1,1905 she was married to Ralph L. Glassburn of Tampico. With the exception of two years spent in Milledgeville and short stays in Paw Paw and Earlville they have spent their entire married life in this vicinity. She has been very active in the Church of Christ where she will be greatly missed. She had charge of the Junior church at the time of her death, was chairman of the Tampico Home Bureau Unit, was secretary of the P.T.A. and had always taken an interest in all church and community affairs. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Vida and Marian of Sterling and Harriette at home; her mother, Mrs. Harriet LaDue of Prophetstown; two brothers, Lewis F. LaDue of Prophetstown and Dr. Stanley B. LaDue of Chillicothe. A son, Ronald LaDue, preceded her in death in January 1912 (should be 1921) and her father, F. M. LaDue, passed away in May 1935.
Contributed by Melva Taylor - The Tampico Tornato July 10 1936
JAMES DONALD GLASSBURN
, 73 of Cazenovia WI formerly of Tampico died Saturday April 13, 2002, at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie, Sauk City, WI. Mr Glassburn was born November 17, 1928 in Tampico, the son of Donald and Mary (Callahan) Glassburn. He served in the Navy. He married Mary Jane Johnson on March 12, 1949 at St Mary's Catholic Church Tampico. She died Dec 9 1997. He was a member of St Anthony's parish, Germantown WI, Knights of Columbus, and St Anthony's Council. He valued his involvement with committee work involving future Alzheimers facilities and was an avid Cazenovia Reds baseball fan. Survivors include five daughters, Pamela K Buchner, Diana Bengry and Julie Glassburn all of Madison WI, Maribeth (Cyril) Deitelhoff of Cazenovia, WI and Kelly (Joel) Geisser of Stewartville MN; two sons, Michael J (April) Glassburn of Cazenovia WI and Dennis J (Jacaueline) Glassburn of Cross Plains WI; a daughter-in-law, Patti Glassburn of Sun Prairie WI; a brother Jack (Lois) Glassburnof Sterling; a sister , Connie (Don) Elliolt of Lake of the Ozarks, MO; 12 grandhildren; two great grandchildren; and numerous neices and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son Patrick. Burial at St Mary's Cemetery, Tampico. Garland Funeral Home, Tampico.
Daily Gazette April 16, 2002
JANE (FEE) GLASSBURN
- Died at the residence of her son, Albert Glassburn, in Hahnaman, Ill., on Saturday, Feb. 28th, 1891, Mrs. Jane Glassburn, aged 80 years and two months. Jane Fee was born Dec., 30, 1810, in Gallia county, Ohio, and resided there until about the age of sixteen years, when she moved with her parents to Vinton county. She was married in 1828 to John Glassburn, of Gallia county, Ohio.
After marriage they settled on a farm in the latter county were they resided until the year 1867, when they removed to Whiteside county, Ill., where she spent the reminder of her days. Her husband died in December 1870. She joined, on probation, a Methodist Episcopal Class that met in a school house in Ohio in 1941. This class afterwards disbanded and she was not received into full membership until she was baptized and united with the Tampico Methodist Episcopal church in 1878 during the pastorate of Rev. POMEROY. Six children were born to John and Jane GLASSBURN - four sons and two daughters, all of whom are living except one son. Three sons were present at the last sad rites performed for their mother. On daughter resides in Dakota and another in Ohio
Tampico Tornado March 7, 1891
KENNETH LAVERNE GLASSBURN
, 54, died Monday in Denver Colo. He was born June 11, 1909, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. Glassburn in Hume Township. He attended the Tampico schools.
Surviving are his mother Mrs. Grace Glassburn, Tampico; his wife Gladys, Denver; one sister Mrs. Gladys Pierce Tampico; one brother Gordon, Tampico and a nephew. He was preceded by his father. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Schmitt Chapel with the Rev. Joseph Stoube of the Baptist Church officiating. Graveside services will be held at the Tampico Memorial Cemetery by Yorktown Lodge 655 AF and AM. Obit has written on it 31 March 1965 - but the cemetery listing has just 1909 - 1964. The 31st of March is a Wednesday so I'm assuming this might be the date of the newspaper but 1965 is a year off..
MARIANNE GLASSBURN
, 78, of 1910 Third Ave., Sterling, died Jan. 9, 1993 at CGH Medical Center.
Private graveside services were held at 11 a.m. today with the Rev. Thomas Bales officiating. Burial was at Tampico Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by the Grennan Funeral Home, Sterling.
Mrs. Glassburn was born Nov. 23, 1914, in Yorktown, the daughter of Ralph and Georgia (Ladue) Glassburn. She was a laboratory technician at Home Hospital in Sterling for many years and also sold real estate for a number of years for Marvin Arians Realty, Century 21. She is survived by three nieces, Rita Kelly of Rock Falls, Mary Murnick of Lemont and Georgianne Yost of Chicago; two great-nieces and one great-nephew.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois January 11, 1993 - Monday, pg A2
VERNON GLASSBURN
- Word was received Friday morning of the death of Vernon Glassburn of 2656 Miramar Ave., Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hazel (Meredith) Glassburn. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Glassburn, formerly of Tampico.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor -
The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, IllinoisMay 9, 1961 - Tuesday, pg 10 col 4
LOUIS GOLDING
- Funeral services for Louis Golding of Morrison, who died Friday (30 Dec 1960) at the local hospital were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Reynolds funeral home. The Rev. David Fouts of the Methodist church officiated and burial was in the Forest Hill cemetery at Wyanet, Ill. Pallbearers were Jonas Nice, August Ven Zuiden, Wilmer Schroeder, Harry Horning, Andrew Deter and Dr. Q. R. Sly. Flowers were arranged by Mrs. Q. R. Sly and Mrs. Jonas Nice. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Conrady sang "Under His Wing.; and "Beyond the Sunset," accompanied by Mrs. Abe Renkes, organist. Edward Golding, a son, was there from Tacoma, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Golding a son and daughter-in-law of Vienna, Va.; and a sister, Mrs. Ordell Snyder and Art Snyder of Glidden, Iowa; also a number of relatives from Wyanet and Rock Falls.
Contributed by Melva Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling- Rock Falls, Illinois January 3, 1961 - Tuesday pg 2 col. 4
CORA B. (LAPP) GOOD
77, of 1212 4th Ave., Stelring, died Friday evening (17 Jul 1987) at Community General Hospital in Sterling following a short illness. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. in the Science Ridge Mennonite Church in Sterling, with Rev. S. Roy Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in the Science Ridge Mennonite Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 5-8 p.m. at the Melvin-Schilling Funeral home in Sterling. A memorial has been established. Mrs. Good was born on Sept. 14, 1909 in South English, Iowa, the daughter of Samuel and Kate Ebersole Lapp. On Dec. 23, 1933 she was united in marriage to Lloyd D. Good in Sterling. She was a member of the Science Ridge Mennonite Church and the Rock River Camera Club. Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Mrs. William (Lois) Olson of LaGrange; three sisters, Mrs. Milo (Ruth) Troyer of Albion, Ind., Mrs. Lester (Ada) Litwiller of Wooster, Ohio, and Mrs. Clyde (Helen) Steele of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; also six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Dean, in infancy; one daughter, Joyce Mayberry; and three brothers.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois July 18, 1987 - Saturday, pg A2
DONALD J. GORDON
, 69, 1005 6th Avenue, Sterling, Mass of the Resurrection was held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Catholic Church. The very Reverend Father William P. Knott officiated the Mass. Also on the altar were the Very Rev. James Larson. Burial was made at Calvary Cemetery, Sterling. The organist was Mrs. Mary Fecht. Pallbearers were Ray Tebo, Roger Petitque, Ed Kerven, Walter Koehler, Gib Thome and Lee Bardo. Flowers by Lundsstroms. Funeral arrangements by Melvin-Schilling Funeral Home
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois November 14, 1955 - Monday, pg 3 col 1
AMANDA (COURTRIGHT) GOULD
, 86, wife of F.A. Gould, died at 9:35 o'clock Monday forenoon at the family residence, 712 First avenue, following two years of failing health due to the infirmities of age.
The funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon rom the Melvin Funeral home, Rev. Harry Hostetter officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Gould, who was one of the oldest residents of the city, having lived her for nearly 60 years, was born July 4, 1850, in Sussex county N.J. daughter of John and Sara Ann Courtright. At the age of two years she was brought by her parents to Whiteside county, where she lived the remainder of her days. She was united in marriage in May 1870 with Mr. Gould at Dixon. The couple went to housekeeping in Genesse township. One child was born , John L. Gould, who survives. There are three grandsons, Francis Adelbert, George Raymond and Leon Lester. Leslie and Arland Gould, great grandsons, belong to the The gazette city carrier force. Mrs. Gould was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years.
DARIUS GOULD
- At 2 o'clock this afternoon Darius Gould, an aged and highly respected citizen, passed into the life beyond, after an illness wihch had confined him to his bed for one year lacking but a day. Mr. Gould had passed the allotted years of three score and ten and for sometime previous to his last illness had been in delicate health.
The deceased leaves a wife and five children. Two of the children, F.A. Gould and Mrs. Charles Keiser, reside in this city, Mrs. Ida Wilkinson in Minnesota, Mrs. Sarah Courtright in Canada, and a son, Lewis at Columbus Neb.
Mr. Gould came to Illinois when a young man and settled in Genesee township, where he resided until he retired and removed tothis city over ten yers ago. He was a kindly, upright man, an earnest Christian, for years a member of the Baptist Church where he was a leading worker until failing health compelled his retirement. Funeral arrangements will not be made until word has been received from the absent members of the family
FRANCIS A. GOULD,
, 85, died at 12:55 o'clock this afternon in his home at 712 First avenue following an illness from heart trouble. He had been bedfast for the past four weeks. The body was removed to the Melvin funeral home. Arrangements for the funeral are not made.
The deceased was born August 23, 1850, in New York state and came west in his early manhood. He followed the occupation offarmer and carpenter. For a number of years Mr. Gould served on the Sterling police force. His wife passed away July 15, 1935.
Mr. Gould is survived by one son, John Gould of this city and one brother, Louis Gould, residing in the west. He is also survived by a half-sister, Mrs. Charles Keiser and by three grandchildren and nine great-granchildren
JOHN L. GOULD
, of 901 Johnson Ave., Sterling, passed away at 1:45 a.m. Sunday in the Linton Nursing Home. Death came following an extended illness. The body was removed to the Melvin Funeral Home, where friends may call at any time. Funeral rites will be conducted in the funeral home at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. E.J. Larson, pastor of Trinity EUB Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Memorial Park.
Mr. Gould was born April 26, 1871 in Hopkins Township, Whiteside County. He was married to Eleanor Kochersperger on Nov. 3 1894 in Sterling, and last November they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, George R. Gould and Leon L. Gould both of Sterling; nine grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Francis, who passed away June 30, 1958.
WILLIAM F. GOULD
, of 207 East Eighth street, passed away at his home Saturday evening at 7:30 o' clock, death being due to the infirmities of old age. He had been ill but a brief time. On Thursday he entered a state of coma, in which condition he remained until he passed peacefully away Saturday evening. The funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at his late home, and were attended by a very large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. Rev. Br. Garrett of the Baptist church preached the funeral sermon. The members of the Grand Army, of which he was a memger, attended the services in a bldy, and had charge of the service at the grave.
William F Gould was one of Sterling's well known and highly respected ditizens. In all of his dealings and business transactions, he was true and honest, and sincerity marked his path throught his long and useful life. William F Gould was born in Bradford County, Pa., July 20, 1829. He was only eighteen months old when his father passed away. he resided with his mother until he was fourteen years of age, and acquired a common school education. In the year 1844 he traveled westward, and located in what is now Kenosha county, Wisc and a few years later he moved to Cato, N Y where he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. In the year, 1858 he moved to this state and located in Jordan township, where he followed his trade, and afgerwards purchased his first farm of forty-eight acres. On this farm the first cabin in Jordan had been erected. Mr. Gould being the purchaser of another there, and in the year 1882 he moved to Sterling, where he has since resided.
After moving to Sterling he folled his trade until the year 1902, when he reitred. He married to Mary A Davis on April 14, 1853 who survives with two children, the children being: Charles W Gould of Seattle, Wash., and Frank Gould of Chicago. Mr. Gould was a devout member of the Baptist Church, a true Christian father and husband, and a ditizen of sterling worth and character. Fearless in the _expression of his views, and constantly striving to live thath life that would bring the glories of the eternal reward. Mr. Gould was a veteran of the civil war, habing enlisted on March 14, 1865, as a member of Company E. Thirty-fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until the end of the hostilities. He was a member of the Will Robinson post, G A R , He was one of the owrld's workers, and his diligency and persistency of purpose constitue the basis upon which he builded the success that trowned his efforts.
Contributed by Sheila Smith
Biography of William F. Gould
