Obituary note lists surviving children and relatives
The obituary states two daughters and five sons survive, with husband Arch Carey and one son deceased before her.
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Newspaper
Daily Gazette
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1971
Page
2
The obituary states two daughters and five sons survive, with husband Arch Carey and one son deceased before her.
Leon L Palmer born February 22, 1905 in Indiana died after a short illness. Funeral services at 2 p.m. at Ross Funeral Home with Rev Harold Burkey Open Bible Church Princeton officiating. Burial in Walnut Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Survived by Hazel Kapner widow three sons and two daughters and many grandchildren.
Mrs Olive Carey 85 of Spencer South Dakota died Sunday night in a Mitchell hospital after a month long illness Funeral rites set for Wednesday Mr and Mrs Scott of Polo are among the survivors spouse is not listed in the fragment
W Carl Donaldson age 69 died Sunday at Dixon Public Hospital at 7 30 am. He was a retired interior decorator. Services set for Tuesday at 1 30 pm at Benson McNabb Funeral Home with Rev Linnel of Emmanuel Methodist Church officiating. Burial at Fairmount. Visitation Monday 7 to 830 pm. A memorial is established. He was born February 17 1886 to William and Ellen Jenkins Donaldson. He married Lola James in 1906. she died in 1953. He married Pearle Snodgrass October 30 1954. Survivors include his widow a daughter Lola Taylor a stepdaughter Mrs Richard Aveline Smith of Valparaiso two granddaughters and three great grandchildren.
Mrs LeRoy Gray 1411 Shore Acres Rd Rock Falls died of an apparent heart attack at home. Visitation after 2 p m Tuesday at Grennan and Son Funeral Home. Funeral rites 9 a m Wednesday at Grennan and Son with 9 30 a m Requiem Mass at St Andrew's Church. Burial with Lor an family. Survived by husband two sisters a nephew and an aunt. Married 25 years ago today. Employed 17 years by International Harvester Co and later at Illinois Forge. Funeral and parish services noted.
Morrison Herbert P. Mathew 78 formerly of Morrison died after illness at his Clinton home Saturday. He arrived at Jan Lamb Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival. Funeral services are planned at Snell-Smith Funeral Home Tuesday at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Clinton Cemetery. He was born March 9, 1893 near Morrison, son of Robert and Nettie Humphrey Mathew. He lived in Morrison, later Clinton, married Sibyl Walliker in 1919. He retired in 1951 after 22 years running a retail grocery business. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge and a Clinton church. Survived by Sibyl, a sister Leonora Jones of Morrison, and two brothers J. Wallace Mathew of Morrison and Robert Mathew of Brownsville Texas.
Robert E. Smith, 65, of 445 S. Franklin Ave., Polo, died Sunday at 4:45 a.m. in Dixon Public Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brown-Seidel Funeral Home with cremation to follow. interment in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling. Masonic rites set for 8 p.m. Monday. Memorials to Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital. He was born December 28, 1905, in Carroll County, married Dorothy Livingstone June 18, 1935, and was a realtor and member of Masonic Lodge, Freeport Consistory, Tebala Temple. He is survived by his wife, one son, four grandchildren, a sister Harriet Boddiger, Polo, two brothers Eber and Charles, and was preceded by his parents and a brother.
Mrs. Arthur Bierman aged 70 of 408 East Park Street Morrison died Sunday at 10:20 am in Morrison Community Hospital after a brief illness. Tomlinson Funeral Home announces calling Monday 7 to 9 pm and service Tuesday at 2 pm at Eben Ezer Reformed Church with a 1:45 pm guardian service. Burial at Grove Hill Cemetery. Memorial fund established. Survived by husband Arthur daughter Joan Olson and several Hook siblings. Preceded by parents Ralph and Anna Vogel Hook and by son James and other siblings.
Mrs Harriet M Morse 58 of 490 Garden Circle Rock Falls died Saturday in Community General Hospital Funeral services Tuesday at 1 30 pm Wheelock Allen Funeral Home with Rev David Beebe officiating burial Oak Knoll Cemetery Friends may call Monday 2 4 and 7 9 pm Survivors include three daughters Edna Sweitzer Rock Falls Eleanor Wood Branson Mo Myrtle Scott Prophets Town two sons Roy Delavan Wis and Howard Rock Falls two sisters Josephine Kndig Davenport Iowa Annabelle Finn South Haven Mich one brother Edward Schechter Hartford Mich 25 grandchildren 52 great grandchildren one great great grandchild and several nieces and nephews Preceded in death by husband one son Charles and one daughter Arabell
Henry C Balk 69 of Fulton RR 1 died Sunday afternoon at Jane Lamb Hospital Clinton Iowa. Funeral will be Tuesday at First Christian Reformed Church Fulton with Rev John Groenewold officiating a 1 45 p m family prayer service precedes burial in Fulton Cemetery. Visitation at Bosma Funeral Home Monday. He born Ustick Township Nov 27 1901 to Cornelius and Anna Ten Boer married Clara Bielema Jan 22 1925 Fulton retired from farming in 1963 and was a member of First Christian Reformed Church Fulton. Survivors include his widow two daughters Arlene Stuart and Erma one son Eugene nine grandchildren and one great grandchild three sisters Dena Kamphius and another sister.
New York and over the counter trading faltered as investors reacted to a nationwide rail strike and higher rates. The Dow fell to 923.18 with 1 p.m. volume at 11.72 million. Big Board declines outpaced advances by more than 5 to 1. Institutional selling increased, while bearish notes cited rail disruption and rising short term rates as depressants.
Eighth grade pupils under Mrs Ralph Carlson held a Sunday recital at 3 30 pm. Participants Roxanne Hess David Harmon Susan Crenshaw and Cindy Kohlenberger presented year long history piano period talks and performed pieces by composers from their periods. Intermediate piano and organ guests Kelly Butler Ingrid Starkov Penny Holmes Alan Schmitt joined. Special high school guests Sue Ebersole Becky Geiger Gloria Schell Barbara Crenshaw Ann Oncken and Jeanne Dillingham played for the group.
The suit lists plaintiffs Don Olson Homer Musgrove Glenn James Marie Dickson Ruth Straw Chet Sherman Vella Fadden Duane Davis and General. Defendants include Sut ter and SHS board members Jack Chapman Clifford Garriott Jr Wayne Friedrichs Alex Haglund Roland Kelsey Russell Koster Noel Wallen. Chapman and Garriott are no longer on the SHS board. Filed June 26 1970 the suit seeks judgment and injunctive relief.
Lloyd Winnifred Smith of Fulton and Mrs Henry Burkema of Albany are named in a family obituary. The notice lists three Fulton brothers George Martin and Jake and notes he was preceded by son Kenneth and by three brothers and five sisters.
Exchange quotations from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange report cattle and sheep markets in Chicago AP USDA data. Slaughter steers 6,500 head, prices 28.00 to 35.00 with high segments 33.50 to 35.00 for prime and high choice. Slaughter heifers show steady to weak demand with primes around 33.75 and option ranges 31.50 to 33.25. Sheep market listed as none with no market test.
Chicago Stock Yards Atkinson Market reports a steady to slightly weaker butcher trend. trade shows 200-225 lb cattle at 19.25 to 20.00, 190-240 lb at 18.50 to 19.25, 240-270 lb at 17.25 to 18.50, with lows steady and heavier cattle 300-500 lb priced from 14.25 to 15.75 per cwt.
Corn futures rose over two cents on the Chicago Board of Trade led by strong demand and short covering, with soybeans gaining about a cent and oats under pressure. Wheat moved higher briefly before uneven trading. By session end corn May at 1.50 1/2, soy May 2.99, wheat May 1.60, oats down near 3 cents. Market noted railroad strike potential impact but minimal current effect.
Wheat No 2 soft red 1.59. No 2 hard red 1.54. Corn No 2 yellow 1.55. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 77. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.99. Soybean oil 11.99.
Butter wholesale buying prices remain unchanged with 93 score AA at 67 percent, 92 A at 6714, and 90 B at 65 percent.
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