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Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1953

Page

5

Palmer–Zimmerman obituary highlights family devotion

Lila Mildred Zimmerman Palmer born October 10 1906 in Mason County Illinois married Everett Palmer on September 20 1928 in Lewistown Illinois. The couple farmed near Manito with daughters and a grandchild born in recent years. She died last Wednesday after a long illness at Pekin Public Hospital respected as a devoted wife mother and Christian woman. Funeral services were held at St Pauls Lutheran Church and burial followed at Meadow Lawn Cemetery with pallbearers named.

Lila Mildred Zimmerman Palmer Elmer and Catherine Scott Zimmerman Mason Couny Illinois Everett Palmer Lewistown Mrs. Palmer Pekin Public Hospital

Carl W Waldmeier a Manito Illinois native dies after long illness

Carl W Waldmeier born August 15 1914 in Manito Illinois son of Fred and Clara Waldmeier married Joneldean Kroell July 10 1937 at Ft Madison Iowa. He worked 13 years at Keystone Steel and Wire Co Bartonville illinois and faced years of illness with patience and devotion to family.

Carl W. Waldmeier Fred Clara McLaughlin Waldmeier Manito Illinois Carl Joneldean Kroell Ft. Madison Iowa Bartonville Keystone Steel and Wire Co

William E. Eschmeyer Obituary Notice

William E. Eschmeyer longtime community resident died Tuesday at 2 15 p m after several months illness. Born April 24 1875 in Ripley County Indiana he was son of William and Sophia Eschmeyer. Baptized June 6 1875 by Rev Karl Munter at the local church and raised in the community.

William E. Eschmeyer Ripely County Indiana William and Sophia Schortemeirs Eschmeyer Karl Munter

Death Claims Carl Waldmeier at 38 in Arizona

Carl Waldmeier died January 27 1958 at St Marys Hospital Tucson Arizona at age 38 after months of illness. He is survived by his wife Jeweldean a daughter Kay his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Waldmeier a sister Mary and an infant son Larry Lee who preceded him in death. Funeral services were held 2 o clock Sunday at Johnson Meadow Lawn Cemetery with Dillard Warner as soloist and pallbearers Lyman Runyon Wayne Wistehoff Aaron Drake William Briggs Garrett Carter and Grover Gumbel.

Gruess Elizabeth Fornoff Irene Handke George Handke Ronald Handke Mr. Eschmeyer Clarence BK Gee Valparise Lutheran Home and Child Welfare Association Addison St. Pauls Oscar Smith Albert Garlish Nelson Eschmeyer Walter Eschmeyer Lewis Eschmeyer Johnson Funeral Home Joseph Hobbs Meadow Lawn Cemetery Mabel Ethell Paul Clauser George E. Ethell Clyde Palmer Havena Harold Palmer Easton Clarence Palmer Ralph Palmer Lyle Palmer Robert Mitchell Arizona Sunshine Carl St. Mary's Hospital Tuson Jeweldean Kay Fred Waldmeier Mary Manito Larry Lee Dillard Warner Vera Herman Lyman Runyon Wayne Wistehoff Aaron Drake William Briggs Garrett Carter Grover Gumbel

Harry Young, 56, Dies in Creve Coeur Hospital

Harry Young of Woodland Trailer Camp Creve Coeur died at 5 05 am Tuesday at Proctor Hospital. A hoisting engineer for S M H Construction Company he was born August 19 1896 near Manito, youngest son of John and Lula Hodkinson Young. He attended school in Manito.

Harry Young Woodland Manito John and Lula Hodkinson

Widowed man laid to rest in Farmer City services

The obituary notes a Pekin native who moved with his parents to Pekin and married Beatrice Nettleton in 1947. Surviving are a son Howard Young of Prairie City, a daughter Mrs Willie Stra der of Galesburg, two stepdaughters Rosetta Nettleton and Betty Kemplin, three sisters in Chicago and five grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday in Farmer City with burial at Fullerton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Local 649 members of the A PF of L Operating Engineers in Peoria.

Pekin Beatrice Nettleton Galesburg Howard Young Prarie City Willie Strader Betty Kemplin Rosetta Nettleton Farmer City Mildred Kier Letha Diehl Beulah Phelps Chicago Fullerton Cemetery 649 A.pf L. Operating Engineers Peoria

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