Mrs. Pearl Van Horn Dies at 86 in Monroe
Mrs. Pearl Van Horn 86 died at 8 15 p m Saturday in St Clare Hospital after four years of illness. Born Sept 20 1879 in Monroe she was the daughter of George Van Horn and Mi nerva Boughman. Surviving are son Willis and daughters Wilma Steinman Irene Van Horn all of Monroe, six grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral 3 p m tomorrow at Stuessey Funeral Home Monroe with Rev Garitt Mouw officiating Greenwood Cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl van Horn
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
George van Horn
Minerva Boughman
Postville
van Horn
Rote Lumber Company
Willis
John
Wilma) Steinman
William
Irene) van Horn
Royal Neighbors
Stuessy Funeral Home
Garitt Mouw
Greenwood Cemetery
Military Rites Held For Glenn J Hanson
Military rites for Glenn J. Hanson aged 69 WWI veteran followed funeral services at Stuessy Funeral Home. Rev William Simpson of East Wiota Church officiated. Burial in East Wiota Church Cemetery. Military flag folders were Sam Pickett and Fred Flick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn J. Hanson
Stuessy Funeral Home
William Simpson
East Wiota
Sam Pickett
Fred Flick
Marquette News Bureau founder Ted Carpenter dies
Ted Carpenter, honored Sunday by Marquette University for founding and directing the university news bureau for 42 years, died today from a heart ailment in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Milwaukee
Edmund 5S
Ted) Carpenter
Marquette University
Local notes and events from Decatur and Beloit area
Amelia Fitzjohn a Sierra Leonean freshman at North Central College spoke at the EUB Church in Brodhead. Dr. Willie Fitzjohn helped Sierra Leone gain independence and serves as professor in Freetown. Wisconsin Youth Conservation Camp accepts Jack Kettle for six weeks on river and forest projects. Jane Addams school in Cedarville slated to open this year at 275587 dollars. Beloit Symphony premiere features Armand Russell piece Theme and Encounter with guest performers and conductors. Weather notes include a May ice event in Monroe and nostalgia on Brown Bobbie from Freeport history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Mauermann
Decatur Township
Amelia Fitzjohn
Freetown
Sierra Leone
West Africa
North Central College
Naperville
Ill
EUB
Brodhead
Willie Fitzjohn
Fitzjohn
England
London
Forebay Girls College
Jack Kettle
Olaf Gilbertson
Orfordville
Wisconsin
Montello
Wautoma
Marquette County
Beloit Symphony
Beloit College
Armand Russell
Department of Music
University of Hawaii
Beloit
Robert Bond
Milton College
James Bonn
St. Paul’s Hamline University
Crawford Gates
Brown Bobbies Brighten Turnout at Antique Show
Mrs. Schultz in Wisconsin runs a small cycle shop background but rises at 4 a.m. to bake Brown Bobbies for charity. The triangled doughnutlike treats, dry baked with a chocolate glaze, support the American Legion Auxiliary and a local tea room at Turner Hall during the weekend Antique Show and Sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy
Schultz
Union Presbyterian Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Turner Hall
Woodstock teen wins Miss Illinois for Miss USA contest
Miss Cheryl Setser, 19, Woodstock, was selected Miss Illinois from 10 finalists at the International Amphitheater. She will compete in the Miss USA pageant May 23 in Miami Florida following her 1965 Woodstock Community High School graduation.
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Illinois
Chicago
Cheryl Setser
Woodstock
U.S.A
Miami
Fla
Woodstock Community High School
Setser
International Amphitheater
Mrs. Ruth H. Brown 48 Brodhead Dies After Illness
Ruth Hazel Frayer Brown, 48, of Brodhead, died yesterday at 6 38 a.m. in St. Clare Hospital after a long illness. Born January 14 1918 in Beloit, she married Alfred Brown in 1936 in Dubuque Iowa. She is survived by a son Jerry a step son Howard two brothers two sisters and eight grandchildren. Funeral services are Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. at Everson Funeral Home Brodhead with burial in Rockton Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Ruth H. Brown
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Brown
Ruth Hazel Frayer
Beloit
John David
Emily Beebe Frayer
Alfred Brown
Dubuque
Yates-American
Jerry
Brodhead High School
Howard
Texas
Harold
Atkinson
Donald
Milwaukee
Ethlyn Baldwin
Clinton
Carl Conradson
Brodhead Methodist Church
Everson Funeral Home
Lyle Stephenson
Methodist Church
Rockton Cemetery
Rockton
Maurice Lowry Succumbs at 64
Maurice Lowry, 64, of Soldiers Grove Wisconsin, husband of Julia Rufer, died at home April 18 while convalescing from a heart attack. He operated a family business for 32 years and had worked for Struck and Irwin Fuel Company and the University Extension Division. Surviving are his wife and two sons Wayne and others living elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Lowry
Soldiers Grove
Wis
Julia Rufer
Monroe
Lowry
Madison
Struck and Irwin Fuel Company
University Extension Division
Julia
Wayne
Community figure Mr Lowry remembered for service
Los Gatos California and Gene of Janesville Wisconsin are named in a notice honoring a man who was a charter Lions Club member and civic leader. The obituary notes his church work and decades in retail service, earning wide recognition across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Gatos
Calif
Gene
Janesville
Wis
Mike McGinley
Richland Center
Ross Lowry
Soldiers Grove
Lowry
Lions Club
Brown Swiss Group Tours County Farms
Wisconsin Brown Swiss junior members toured Meythaler Cold Springs Howard Voegels and Ernest Wegmueller farms Saturday as part of their annual outing. They gathered at the University of Wisconsin 4-H Blue Shield Club in Madison for recreation, with group discussions and church services concluding the Sunday outing. Dial 325 5101 for Adtaker Now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association
Meythaler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. van Horn
Helen
Jane Addams
Cedarville, Ill
Ida Speich
23Rd Ave
Roy Schultz
15Th Ave
Freeport
Madison Sta
F. M. Bray
Phil
Dacron
Cotton
New Permanent
Brown Swiss Group
Tours County Farms
Adtaker
Spurgeons
A. Dacron
B. Fortres
C. Dacron
Schick
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