C. Gertrude Vial
Laurens - C. Gertrude Vial, 103 of Laurens, died Thursday at the Good Samaritan
Center in Laurens. Services will be Monday at the Lionsville Congregational Church in Lionsville, IL. Burial will
be in Lionsville Cemetery. Survivors include her brother, Chester, Yorkville, IL. She was preceded in death by
her parents and brothers, Albert, Ralph, Gordon, Wilbur and George. C. Gertrude Vial was born 27 September 1888
at Lionsville, IL. She attended schools at La Grange, IL. She was a self-employed seamstress and cared for her
parents for many years. She was the eldest member of Lionsville Congregational Church, joining in 1902. After her
parents' death, she lived with a brother in California before coming to Laurens in 1968. Local arrangements were
handled by Smith Funeral Home in Laurens. (Ft. Dodge Messenger, 20
June 1992 - Submitted by K. Torp]
