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Mary Elizabeth Cordes, 100, of Washburn, IL died Fri., Dec. 8, 2006, 10:05 a.m. at Snyder Village Health Care, Metamora, IL. Born August 28, 1906, in Hamilton Township, Lee County, IL to Charles Burnham and Emma Louise (Schluter) Keigwin, she married Clifford W. Cordes, in Hamilton Township, Lee County on June 7, 1927. He preceded her in death in 1974. Surviving are one son, Gene W. (Lura) Cordes of Washburn; three daughters, Thirza L. (Donald) Clements of St. Joseph, Lorna R. (Robert) Cobb of Rolling Meadows, and Emily (the late William) Noonan of Arlington, TX; one brother, Charles Burnham (Mabel) Keigwin of Walnut; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. One sister, Eleanor Keigwin; and one grandson, Jeffrey Cobb preceded her in death. Mary received both her Bachelor's and Master's in education from Illinois State University. She taught elementary school and was school librarian at Lowpoint-Washburn High School, retiring in 1974. She was a member of the Washburn United Presbyterian Church, where she was very active and was also an elder in the church. She did volunteer in mission work in Sitka, Alaska, and in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mary was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Retired Teachers Association, the Teachers Retirement System, and the Washburn Women's Club. She was an avid reader, and she did sewing, quilting, crocheting and genealogy. Visitation was held Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Calvert-Johnson & McKitrick Memorial Home, Washburn. Funeral services were held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the memorial home, with visitation one hour before the service. The Rev. Douglas Lightly officiated.
Died in El Paso, Illinois at the home of S. T. & R. D. Curtiss, March 11, 1882, Mrs. Persis Curtiss, aged 84 years, 9 months and 3 days.
Mother Curtiss has been long and well known to our citizens for many years and a large concourse of friends gathered at her funeral services. She had been a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church for more than sixty years, for the last sixteen years she has been connected with the church in this city. Her strength and activity have been ? remarkable; she has kept house with her son, Mr. r. D. Curtiss until a few months before her decease, attending to all the household care without the aid of any servants. She has shown herself a most zealous toiler in the vineyard of her Master, being present regularly at the church service, whatever might be the weather; and seldom absent from the prayer and class meeting. Her faith in God was strong up to the very last; and the arm which sustained her during sixty years of weary pilgrimage did not fail her in the hour of final conflict.
Only short time before her death she testified to her perfect preparation to meet God, and expressed an earnest desire to greet her friends and children in Heaven. In Sister Curtiss, the family has lost a loving mother, the friend, an experienced advisor; the church, a consistent and faithful member. Leaving the country, she has gone to a better, which is a heavenly. F. H. C.
Katherine H. Cook, 89, formerly of Eureka, died at 10:20 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, at the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center in Delphi, Ind., where she had been a patient for five and a half years. She was orn April 10, 1917, in Florence, Kan., the daughter of Elbert and Katie Bloom Howard. She married Oliver Hazard Perry Cook on Oct. 2, 1937, in Florence. He died Aug. 9, 1990.
Survivors include one son, James (Jacqueline) Cook, Delphi; one stepsister; two grandsons and two great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, her stepmother, one half sister, one half brother, two stepbrothers and three stepsisters.
Cook graduated from Florence High School in 1935. In the 1950's she worked in the industrial relations department for Libby, McNeil and Libby in Eureka. Cook later served as assistant town clerk for Eureka and held the position until her retirement in 1972. She was a 56-year member of the Eureka Christian Church, where she served as dinner chair for the Christian women's Fellowship for several years. Cook also chaired many other dinner events in Eureka. She later moved from Eureka to Delphi to be near her son's family.
Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Olio Township Cemetery, Eureka, with the Rev. Robert Harnish officiating. Abott Funeral Home of Delphi is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the church.
Kathleen J. Christ
WASHBURN - Kathleen J. Christ, 57, of R.R. 2, Washburn, died at 10:28 a.m. yesterday (July 11, 1993) at Eureka Community Hospital. Death was from natural causes.Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Metamora Mennonite Church, church ministers officiating. Burial will be in Black Partridge Cemetery, Metamora. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mason Funeral Home, Metamora, and one hour before the service Wednesday at the church.
She was born June 6, 1936, in Mason County, the daughter of Leo and Mattie Vaughn Christy. She married Walter H. Christ Sept. 22, 1957, at Washington. He survives. Also surviving are one son, William, Metamora; two daughters, Naomi El-Derzi, Metamora, and Julie Christ, Eureka; one sister, Mary Lou Adams, Creve Coeur; and two grandchildren.
A graduate of Metamora High School and Illinois Central College, she was an LPN in rehab nursing. Mrs. Christ had special training at Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington, and also at the Institute of Physical Nursing and Rehabilitation, Peoria. She was employed by Maple Lawn Homes, Eureka, for many years and last worked as a staff nurse at Eureka Apostolic Christian Home.
In 1988, she was recognized by Lt. Gov. George Ryan and the Senior Legislative Forum for care of the elderly.
Memorials may be made to the special care unit of Eureka Apostolic Christian Home.
Mrs. William Clodius - The community was saddened by the news of the death of Mrs. William Clodius which occurred last Thursday evening, July 5th, at the family home near Ritzville. Death came after four days of acute illness, although she had been unwell for many weeks. Nervous trouble was the cause of her death. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the German Lutheran church, conducted by the pastor Rev. O. T. Just. Interment was made in the Ritzville cemetery. Mrs. Clodius' maiden name was Grace Luderman (note: her name was Gretje Ludeman) . She was born near Eureka, Ill., on June 7th,1864. She grew to womanhood in that state and was united in marriage to William Clodius at Matamory (note: should read Metamora), Ill., Dec. 17, 1881. In 1883 they moved to Nebraska where they resided until 1906, when they moved to the state of Washington, locating in Adams County where they have since resided. To the union were born seven children, one of whom died in infancy. The others are: Henry, Edward and William, Mrs. Anna Oestreich and Lena, of Ritzville; and Mrs. Emma Clemie of Sprague. They, with her husband, mourn her departure. Two brothers, Henry Luderman (note: should read Ludeman), of Montana, and John Luderman (note: should read Ludeman) of Nebraska, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Sloter of Illinois, are also living.
Army Hospital Head Dies in New Guinea
El Paso - Capt. Nellie Crout
died Nov. 30 in Minsinschhasen, New Guinea, according to word received Tuesday
by her parents, Mr and Mrs J. W. Crout. She was in the army nurses' corps, and
was serving as superintendent of the 13th army general hospital in New Guinea.
She was born in El Paso Aug. 15, 1906, a daughter of J. W. and Alice Turner
Crout. She graduated from El Paso Township High school in 1924 and received her
training at Presbyterian hospital, Chicago. She was a member of the first
hosptial unit from Passavant hospital, Chicago, to enter army service.
Capt.
Crout was stationed in Australia six months prior to going to New Guinea on July
3, 1944. Surviving are her parents, two brothers, Maj. George T. Crout, medical
corps, Columbus, Ohio; Pvt. Carl Crout, Walla Walla, Wash.; four sisters, Mrs
Mary Schwitters, Carlock; Mrs Dorothy McAllister, West Lafayette, Ind.; Mrs
Barbara Armstrong, El Paso; Lt. Alice Crout, an army nurse stationed on the Ledo
road in Assam.
Harry G. Crawford, 61, El Paso, Dies Suddenly
Harry G. Crawford, manager of the El Paso Milling company, was found dead about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday beside an automobile he had been loading with sacks of grain near the White Elevator. C. C. Kingdon, manager of the elevator, found Mr Crawford and called a physician, but death had occurred before the doctor arrived.
An inquest was conducted Tuesday night. The coroner's jury found that Mr Crawford's death was caused by heart disease.
Mr Crawford was born at Pittsburgh, Penn., March 14, 1868 and came to Illinois when 18 years old. He lived most of his life at Panola. Four years ago he gave up farming to take over managership of the milling company.
He married Miss Aggie Scott in 1896. She and two children, Ray, who resides on a farm in Panola township, and Mrs Elsie Brenneman, Minier, survive.
Mr. Crawford was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He had been a city alderman two years.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Methodist church and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Adelaid Crawford
Mrs Adelaid Crawford, 85, lifelong resident of El Paso, died at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Mennonite hospital, Bloomington, where she had been a patient since March 20 when she broke her hip in a fall.
The body was retained at the Vincent memorial home in El Paso until 2:30 p.m. Sunday when services were held at the El Paso Methodist church with the Rev. Jack B. North officiating. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery.
She was born Sept. 24, 1865 in Panola township, the daughter of Thomas and Keziah Clark Scott, and married Harry G. Crawford Feb. 10, 1896. He preceded her in death July 9, 1929.
Survivors are one son, Ray S. Crawford of El Paso; one daughter, Mrs Elsie O. Brenneman of Normal; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was a member of the El Paso Methodist church.
The funeral of Cleo Corbitt, 82, of Chicago and formerly of El Paso, who died Sunday in a Chicago hospital, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St Mary's Catholic Church. The Rev John O'Connor will officiate. Burial will be in St Joseph's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso, with a wake service at 8 p.m.
She was born April 2, 1898, in rural El Paso, a daughter of James and Mary Parr Corbitt. Surviving are three sisters, Hilda Corbitt, with whom she lived in Chicago; Laverne Camerling and Maryetta Reeves, both of Pekin. Three brothers preceded her in death.
She taught in El Paso rural schools before moving to Chicago. She was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
LOWPOINT - Zella B. (Cary) Clark, 95, a resident of Maple Lawn Home at 700 N. Main St., Eureka, and formerly of Lowpoint, died at 6:35 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 21, 1996) at Eureka Hospital. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mason Funeral Home, Metamora, the Rev. George Knox officiating. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 30 at Maple Lawn Home Assembly Room, the Rev. Robert Harnish officiating. Burial will be in Buckingham Cemetery, Washburn. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Maple Lawn Home, Eureka.
Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Knoblauch, and Jayne Knoblauch, both of Lowpoint; and Norma Fandel, Metamora; 21 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
WASHBURN - Ruth G. Crank, 89, of Snyder Village in Metamora, formerly of Washburn, died at 12:54 a.m. Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Born July 24, 1915, in Lowpoint to William and Elleta Mae Glover Buckingham, she married Sidney L. Crank on Jan. 30, 1948, in El Paso. He survives. She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.
She was a bookkeeper at Boorland & Co. in Peoria for 35 years. She was a member of Washburn United Methodist Church since 1931.
Private graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Buckingham Cemetery in Washburn. The Rev. David Pyell will officiate. There will be no visitation. Cremation has been accorded. Mason Funeral Home, Metamora Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to her church or to Snyder Village.
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