Funeral services for Mrs Lydia Bernshausen at Manito church
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Saturday at the Manito Methodist Church with Rev D J Powell officiating and burial in Lakeside Cemetery at Pekin. Soloist Byron Johnson with organist George E Ethell led the service. Pallbearers included George Bernshausen Emmerson Bernshausen Clarence Weichel Fred Woll Robert Woll Oscar Sassman Dave Wahl and Glenn Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manito Methodist Church
D J Powell
Lakeside
Pekin
Byron Johnson
George E. Ethell
George Bernshausen
Emmerson Bernshausen
Clarence Weichel
Fred Woll
Robert Woll
Oscar Sassman
Dave Wahl
Glenn Williams
Obituary of Lydia Bernshausen of Pekin area
Lydia Bernshausen born May 20 1870 in San Jose Illinois daughter of Nicholas and Cathrine Woll married George Bernshausen September 21 1893 in San Jose. Widowed years she kept her congenial nature welcoming guests and her church St Pauls Evangelical Pekin. She moved to Manita after her sons settled there and the text ends with her relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Bernshausen
Nicholas and
Cathrine Biehl Woll
San Jose
Illinois
George Bernshausen
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church of
Pekin
Manita
Obituary Notice for Mrs Alma Bernshausen at Walker Home
The obituary notes the death of Mrs Alma Gainer Bernshausen of Ashland after illness, with prior membership at Manito Methodist Church and burial in memory of her life. Survived by two sons Harold and Lester Bernshausen and six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, one sister, and one brother, with fourteen siblings predeceased. The piece includes a reflective poem attributed to Maltbie D. Babcock.
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D. E. Melton
Manito
Ashland
Illinois
William Woll
San Jose
Ill
Birthdays Listed for Late November to December
The notice lists birthday celebrants by date and name including November 27 Mrs Folbert Maas Mrs Mollie Corbett November 28 Mrs Moses R Meeker Mrs Lawrence Warner November 29 Lorraine Meyer Barbara Seelye November 39 Janetta Sue Moore Mrs Gladys Dennis Jacob Graff John Watson Mrs H B Cole December 1 Theodore Bender Patia Himmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folbert Maas
Mollie Corbett
Moses R. Meeker
Lawrence Warner
Lorraine Meyer
Barbara Seelye
Janetta Sue Moore
Gladys Dennis Jacob Graff
John Watson
H. B. Cole
Theodore Bender
Patia Himmel
Notable Obituaries and Notices from December Listings
The record lists dates and names including Marie Meyer Richard Hammer Myrtle E Talbots Mae Harbaugh Henry Lee Sunderlana Carl Woodley Gary Robert Mitchell and the couple Mr and Mrs Frederick Bender with dates December 2 to December 4 and a 1935 reference. The entries resemble social notices or memorials from a historical newspaper page.
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Marie Meyer
Richard Hammer
Myrtle E. Talbots
Mae Harbaugh
Henry Lee Sunderlana
Carl Woodley
Gary Robert Mitchell
The Manito Community Express Thanksgiving Issue
The Manito Community Express reports a Thanksgiving edition dated Thursday November 27 1952. Local news notes, community events, and notices for Manito residents are highlighted in this periodical snapshot.
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The
Manito Community Express
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Howort
Pekin’s Exclusive “Bride
Pekin, Illinois
Goodyear
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Mrs
Frederick Bender
Taffeta
Sal” Junior Petite
Lofthouse Dress Shop
Court St. Pekin, Ill
FORD
Bender’s Sales & Service
Manito, Illinois
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