BAILEY/BAILLIE
|
BAILEY,
DAVID CHESTER |
| Born |
12-17-1898 |
| Died |
10-16-1965 |
| Burial |
Gibson
City Cemetery |
| Notes |
WW1
Il. Pfc. 149th FA. Rainbow Div |
|
| BAILLIE,
C. DUANE |
C.
Duane Baillie, 50, of rural Dewey, Jeffrey Benjamin Hansen, 14, of
Gibson City, and Lowell D. Davis, 62, of Strawn and formerly of Gibson
City, all died instantly when the 1982 Enstrom helicopter, owned and
piloted by Baillie, struck a fertilizer truck, flipped and smashed
into the ground about 11 a.m. Monday 11-11-1996. |
BAKEL |
JERRY |
The funeral of Jerry Lee Bakel, 33, of Sibley who died Tuesday 1-20-1981
was Saturday at Danforth-Sprau Funeral Home, Roberts, the Rev. Lynn
Broughton officiating. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mr. Bakel
was born 3-24-1947 in Mattoon, a son of Wilfred and Madeline Brendel
Bakel. Surviving are his parents, Sibley; a sister, Linda Bradley,
Sibley; and a brother, Orville Bakel, Wheeler, Mich. |
BANE |
GORDON
W. |
| Born |
1913 |
| Parents |
J.
A. & Lou Whitaker Bane |
| Married |
Zelma
Lee Holler 10-15-1935 @ Bloomington, Il. McLean County |
| Children |
Gordon,
Jr.; Janet m. Bud Barnes; Shirley m. Benison; Carolyn; Patsy;
Melody; Dixie; Barbara |
| Died |
7-3-1966 |
| Burial |
Drummer
Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
WWII |
|
BARNES |
ROSCOE M. |
Roscoe M. Barnes, 38, died Tuesday, 12-21-1948, at his home in Rantoul.
Death followed a heart attack while unloading building materials from
his car. The body was sent to Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City. Services
were held at Rantoul Methodist Church Friday. Further services were
held at Sibley in the Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne Detrick
officiating; burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Sibley. Mr. Barnes was
born 12-28-1909, son of Charles and Una Mae Barnes in Dix Twp near
Elliott. Survivors are his wife, the former Mae Miller of Sibley;
an 18-month-old son, Roscoe Morelan; three brothers, Glenn of Paxton,
and Walter and Woodrow, both of near Gibson City; and one sister,
Mrs. Glenn Rutledge of Rankin. He was preceded in death by an infant
son. Since 1948 he worked as a civilian employee at Chanute Field,
Rantoul. |
BARNHART |
WILLIAM
L. |
| Born |
3-17-1886
Nebraska |
| Married |
Chloe
D. McNabney Denne 9-15-1936 Champaign County |
| Died |
5-6-1980,
age 94 |
| Burial |
Gibson
City Cemetery |
| Notes |
WW1 |
|
BARR |
RUBY
B. (SWARM) |
Ruby
B. Barr, 69, Thomasboro, sister of a Gibson City woman, died Thursday
3-27-2003 at home. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday at Peace
Lutheran Church, Thomasboro, the Rev. Robert Mrosko officiating. Burial
was in Beckman Cemetery, Thomasboro. Mrs. Barr was born 9-25-1933
in Gibson City, a daughter of Raymond L. and Agnes A. Nelson Swarm.
She married Charles Barr 5-9-1952 in Gibson City. He survives. Also
surviving are a son, Mike Barr of Mahomet; two sisters, Edith Boggess
of Versailles, Ky., and Grace Redmond of Gibson City; and two grandchildren.
A son, a sister, and a grandson preceded her in death. Paxton
Record 4-2-2003
|
BARROW |
HAMILTON
J. |
Civil
War - Co. C. State Trp. Mil.
John Kempshall Camp 1934 Sons of Confederate Veterans will have Memorial
Day services April 24 at the Drummer Twp Cemetery, in Gibson City.
The services will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will include a dedication
ceremony at the grave of Mr. Hamilton Barrow, a Confederate Soldier.
Mr. Barrow is the great-great-grandfather of Tom Barrow of Gibson
City. A re-enactment ceremony will also be included in the services
with seven participants taking part in this segment. Hamilton J. Barrow
was featured in an article in a newspaper shortly before his 101st
birthday, with the clipping furnished to the Courier by Ed Briggs,
a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. According to the article,
Barrow was to celebrate his 101st birthday that `Dec 14 and was the
oldest citizen of Ford County at that time. The article stated "This
grand old man has had a colorful career. Shot through the head in
'63 and piled up on the battlefield with the dead, retired from farming
in '86 on account of poor health, Ham Barrow is still in the land
of the living. He will celebrate his 101st birthday Saturday and friends
will call to offer that congratulations to this ancient fighter for
the Southern cause to which he dedicated his life in young manhood."
He was born on a farm near Middleton, VA, 12-14-1839, a son of Frederick
and arah Ann Barrow. He attended a country school about one mile from
home and a school and church combined about three miles from home.
He went for one term to school at Newton, Stephens City. He attended
school only in the winter after the corn was husked. Most of the time,
he had his father for a teacher. He assisted his father in his farming
operations until the Civil War broke out. He enlisted in the cause
of the Confederacy and served in the State Troop Militia Co. C. After
being placed on the pile for dead he was discovered by a woman and
her daughter who resided near the lines. After noticing he was still
alive, they took him to their home and cared for him until he was
able for them to take him to his father's home in Winchester. This
was in Feb. 1863. While recovering at his father's home he was taken
prisoner and taken to Camp Chase, Ohio. After returning home he volunteered
for service in Co. A. 11th VA Cavalry. While waiting for his uniform
to be made and a wound to heal on his horse's leg, Lee surrendered
and the war was over. He then continued to farm with his father until
the latter sold out in 1867 and in September of that year moved his
family to Illinois, first settling in Bloomington. Mr. Barrow and
his father and older brothers came to Ford County and the father purchased
the farm two miles east of what is now Gibson City. He hauled lumber
from Paxton and built a house and had it ready for the rest of the
family in the spring of 1868. Mr. Barrow married Susan Bradford on
3-27-1872 at Clarksburg, VA. And they went to housekeeping on his
father's farm one and a half miles east of Gibson City. While operating
this farm, he purchased 227 acres of land two miles northeast of Gibson
City |
BATSON |
GUY
L. |
| Born |
7-28-1910 |
| Married |
Elizabeth
Mae Bridgewater |
| Children |
Donald;
Lillian m. Godsey |
| Died |
6-9-1987 |
| Burial |
Drummer
Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
WWII
Pfc. Army |
|
BAUMAN |
WINIFRED
J. |
Funeral
services for Winifred J. Bauman were conducted Saturday at Knapp-Miller
Funeral Home, Paxton, the Rev. Chet Travis officiated. Burial was
in Glen Cemetery, Paxton. Mrs. Bauman died Tuesday 1-11-2000 at Baptist
Hospital, Louisville, KY. |
BAYLOR |
DENNIS |
| Born |
4-17-1836 |
| Married |
Harriett |
| Died |
2-27-1905 |
| Burial |
Drummer
Twp Cemetery, Gibson City, Ford County, Il. |
| Notes |
Civil
War PVT Co. K. 73rd Il. Inf. |
|
BEACH |
HARRY M. |
| Died |
3-31-1945 |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
CPL; WWII 12th Armored
Tank BN - killed in action |
|
BEASLEY |
CASPER W. |
The funeral of Casper
W. Beasley, age 77 of Gibson City will be Wednesday at Lamb Funeral
Home, Gibson City, the Reverend Dane Meuschke will officiate. Burial
will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Pallbearers include
Robert Hanley, Kirk Rock, Dennis Kaeding, Larry Bleich, Roger Gerth,
and Bob Goff. He died Sunday, 3-20-1994 at Heritage Manor Nursing
Home in Gibson City. He was born 9-22-1916 in Hillham, TN, a son of
Alfred and Rhoda Talley Beasley, He married Barbara Prichard on 2-20-1942
in St. Charles, MO. She died 7-25-1992. Survivors include one son,
Greg of Austin, TX; one daughter, Kay Reitz of Gibson City; two brothers,
Arthur of Florida and Cecil of TN; two sisters, Effie Waddell of Celina,
TN, and Velma Taylor of Glascow, KY; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers. Mr. Beasley was a brick
mason for many years. He also worked at the Pillsbury Feed Mill in
Roberts for 15 years. He was an Army veteran of WWII. |
BEAVER |
DARRICK |
Fairbury - Darrick Lee Beaver, 31, of Kill Devil Hills,
NC, ormerly of Mount Sidney, Va., and who grew up in Piper City, died
Friday 3-7-2003 at a hospital in Chesapeake, Va.
| Born |
in Fairbury, Il -
grew up in Piper City |
| Parents |
|
| Married |
Lisa Redifer |
| Children |
|
| Siblings |
|
| Died |
3-7-2003 Chesapeake,
Va |
| Burial |
Southern Shores Cemetery,
Southern Shores, NC with full military honors |
| Notes |
Paxton
Record 3-12-2003 |
|
BECK |
WILLIAM F. |
William F. Beck, 64,
of Lexington passed away Wednesday evening (4-30-1952) after an illness
of two years. Funeral services were held Saturday in the Christian
Church at Lexington. He was born in Duluth Minn. and was a former
resident of Gibson City. He is survived by his wife, three children,
Dale, Farrell, and June Stoutemoyer, all of Lexington, two brothers,
John of Havre, Montana, who was unable to attend, George of Hemlock,
Mich., and one sister, Mrs. Fred (Bertha) Stroh of this city. His
father and mother, two sisters and two brothers preceded him in death.
Mr. and Mrs. George Beck and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blunke of Hemlock Mich.,
Pete Anderson and daughter ElRosa of Alma, Mich., came from a distance
to attend the funeral.
(notes from family file:
Name |
William Frederick Beck |
| Born |
12-13-1887 Duluth,
MN. |
| Parents |
Jacob B. and Emma
Schoenfeldt Beck |
| Married |
Ruby Jane Allison
1-21-1914 @ Bloomington, McLean County, Il |
| Died |
4-30-1952 home in
Lexington, Il |
| Burial |
Lexington, Il. |
|
BELL |
JOHN B. |
| Died |
5-23-1900 |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City, Ford County, Il. |
| Notes |
LT. - Civil War Co.
I. 25th Ind. Inf. |
|
BENGE |
FERNE
L. (GOKEN) |
Services
for Ferne L. Benge, 88, of Gibson City, formerly of Weldon, were at
11 a.m. Monday at Trigg & Calvert Funeral Home, Weldon. Hugh Reynolds
officiated. Burial was in Weldon Cemetery. Mrs. Benge died at 2 p.m.
Wednesday 4-9-2003 at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. She was born
3-13-1915 in Weldon, a daughter of M.T. and Myrtle Ashton Goken. She
married Rufus P. Benge on 2-6-1934 in Urbana. He died in 1966. Survivors
include two daughters, Sally Benge of Gibson City and Jacqueline Franklin
of Pekin; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by two brothers. Mrs. Benge worked at the Deland-Weldon
school system for 30 years. She was a Vanda Beauty counselor, member
of Weldon United Methodist Church and a 50-year member of the OES.
Memorials may be made to Moyer District Library or First Christian
Disciples of Christ Church, Gibson City. Paxton Record
4-16-2003
|
BENNETT |
BARB HENRICKS |
Barb Bennett, 57, of
Thawville, band teacher at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr. High School, died
at 10:33 a.m. Monday 12-8-2003 at home. Funeral services will be at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church, Melvin, the Rev. Joel
Catlin and the Rev. Donna Catlin officiating. Burial will be in Ridgeland
Twp. Cemetery, Thawville. Mrs. Bennett was born 10-21-1946 at Champaign,
a daughter of Firman and Ramona Chapman Henricks. She married Rodger
Bennett 4-10-1971 in Cerro Gordo and he survives. Also surviving are
one son, Jay Bennett of Champaign; her mother, Ramona Henricks of
Cerro Gordo; one brother, Todd Henricks of Cerro Gordo, and one sister,
Doreen Henricks of Avondale Estates, Ga. Her father, one brother and
one sister are deceased. Mrs. Bennett was a member of the United Methodist
Church, Melvin; American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 700 Thawville; Onarga
Music Club and Macon County Salon No 568 of 8/40. She was a 1964 graduate
of Cerro Gordo High School and a 1968 graduate of ISU with a degree
in music. She began her teaching career in music in the Crescent City
school system. She presently was the junior high band teacher at PBL
and St. John's Lutheran Church in Buckley. She was a part-time music
teacher at Nexus in Onarga. |
BERGSTROM |
HAMPTON G. |
| Born |
9-7-1892 |
| Parents |
August & Anna
Johnson Bergstrom |
| Married |
Elise M. Christensen
10-18-1920 |
| Children |
Bernice M.(dec.) m.
Roy West |
| Died |
1985 |
| Burial |
Gibson City Cemetery |
| Notes |
WW1 - Navy |
|
BIERMAN |
RAYMOND L. |
Raymond L. Bierman,
76, of Gibson City died Sunday 8-13-2000 at Heritage Manor Nursing
Home, Gibson City. His graveside service will be Wednesday at Drummer
Twp Cemetery, Gibson City, the Rev. Kathleen Riechmann officiating.
There will be no visitation. He was born 8-14-1923 at Kankakee, the
son of John and Ethel Spencer Bierman. Survivors include one son,
Kerry (JoAnn) Bierman, Worthington, Ohio; one daughter, Paula (Dan)
Estes, Cordova, TN.; one brother, Fred Heil of California; and four
grandchildren. Mr. Bierman was a welder at Central Soya in Gibson
City for 35 years, retiring in 1989. Mr. Bierman was a Marine Corps
veteran of WWII. He received the Bronze Star for participation in
the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign. He was a member of the Lee Lowery American
Legion Post 568; the Gibson City Masonic Lodge; and a civil defense
volunteer in Gibson City. |
BIGGER
|
JOHN J. |
| Died |
5-11-1911 |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City |
| Notes |
Civil War Co. K. 8th
Il. Inf. |
|
TIMOTHY |
| Born |
10-22-1880 |
| Parents |
J & J Bigger |
| Died |
4-16-1947 |
| Burial |
Gibson City Cemetery |
| Notes |
WW1 Sgt 325 MG BN
84 Div. |
|
BIRKEY/BIRKY
|
BIRKEY,
EARL |
Gibson
City - Earl Birkey, 81, of Gibson City died at 12:30
p.m. Wednesday 5-8-1996 at Covenant Medical Center, Urbana |
| BIRKY,
LEWIS |
Gibson
City - Lewis Birky died 6-24-1999 |
BISHOP
|
ELSIE ANN BRADFORD
LEMUEL NEWTON |
Mrs. Newton Bishop
died yesterday at her home in Gibson City, following `a short illness
of pneumonia. Deceased was 82 years old and had resided in that vicinity
for many years. Before coming to Gibson City she resided in LeRoy.
Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Mrs.
Ladelle Anderson of Oklahoma, Mrs. Cornielson of Loda, Mrs. Nannie
Collins and Mrs. George Johnson of Indiana, Douglas Bishop of near
Paxton, and Albert Bishop of Iowa. The funeral will be held Sunday.
Name |
Lemuel Newton Bishop |
| Born |
1-14-1825 Buck,
Clark County, Ohio |
| Parents |
John Bishop III
and Nancy Welch Bishop |
| Married |
7-8-1847 Clark County,
Ohio to Elsie Ann Bradford |
| Died |
2-9-1906, Ford County,
Il |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery. |
Name |
Elsie Ann Bradford Newton |
| Born |
2-21-1826, RI |
| Parents |
unknown |
| Died |
2-9-1906, Ford County,
Il |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery |
|
BLEICH |
KAREN
M. (ULRICH) |
Karen M. Bleich, 60,
of rural Rankin, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday 4-12-2003 at Heartland
Health Care of Paxton, where she had lived for three weeks after
a long illness. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Monday at Grace
Lutheran Church, Rankin. The Rev. Barbara Busboom officiated. Burial
was in Rankin Union Cemetery. Mrs. Bleich was born 9-18-1942 in
rural Clarence, a daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Tribbey Ulrich.
She married Jerald (Jerry) Bleich on 2-18-1961 in Paxton. He survives.
Also surviving are a son, Chris Bleich of rural Rankin; a daughter,
Cathy Eighner of Cissna Park; four grandchildren; one brother, Jerry
Ulrich of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and a sister, Jean Lackey of Hoopeston.
She was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Bleich attended rural
Clarence schools and graduated from Paxton High School in 1960.
She and her husband had farmed south of Rankin since 1961. She was
a member of Grace Lutheran Church, where she served on several committees.
She also was secretary-treasurer of the Women of Grace Evangelical
Lutheran Church of America. She was a member of the Vermilion County
Farm Bureau Women's Committee and had served as an election judge.
Paxton Record 4-16-2003
|
BLISSARD |
EUNICE L. MARTENS |
Funeral services for
Eunice L. Blissard, who died 11-20-2003 were Monday morning at St.
John's Lutheran Church, Sibley, the Rev. Bob Kinas officiating. Burial
was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Sibley. Pallbearers were Neil Blissard,
Bob Bollacker Jr., Jeff Sixt, Paul Blissard, Greg Tjarks and Kent
Bielfeldt.
| Born |
2-14-1939 Bloomington,
McLean County, Il |
| Parents |
John H. and Hazel
Koehler Martens |
| Married |
Rowe M. Blissard 7-9-1960
Sibley, Ford County, Il |
| Died |
11-20-2003 Gibson
Area Hospital, following a heart attack |
| Burial |
Mt. Hope Cemetery,
Sibley, Ford County, Ill |
|
BLUE |
MARGARET
A. (SPENCER) KOEHLER |
Margaret A. Blue, Mesa AZ. a former Sibley School teacher
| Born |
7-29-1907 in Kansas
City, KS |
| Parents |
Ralph E. and Agnes
E. Kirby Spencer |
| Married |
Gus F. Koehler in
1933. He died in 1964
Clarence Blue 4-20-1973 in Rochester, Minn. He died in 1986. |
| Died |
2-1-2003 at Odyssey
Hospice, Mesa, AZ |
| Burial |
private inurnment
at Mount Hope Cemetery, Sibley, Il |
| Notes |
Paxton
Record 5-14-2003 |
|
BLUM |
HILDA M. BRANZ |
Hilda M. Blum, 82,
died Saturday 2-10-1979 at Gibson Community Hospital Annex where she
had lived eight years. Her funeral was Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home
the Rev. James Bortell officiating; burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery,
Sibley. Pallbearers were V.B. Ernst, J.W. Swearingen, Geno Ferri,
Robert Wissmiller, Melvin Wright, and Clarence Wurmnest. She was born
4-17-1896 in Wall Twp, a daughter of William and Annie Zander Branz.
She married William Blum 2-15-1917 at Sibley; he died 12-16-1964.
Surviving are a sister, Helen Unzicker, Gibson City; and several nieces
and nephews. Two brothers preceded her in death. She was a life-long
resident of the Sibley-Guthrie-Gibson City area and a member of Gibson
City United Methodist Church. She was a member of Gibson City American
Legion Auxiliary and Guthrie Community Club. |
BODE |
ALBERT H. |
Albert H. Bode, age
66 of Gibson City died Sunday 4-25-1993 at Indianapolis University
Medical Center. His funeral will be Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church in Gibson City with the Reverend William Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City with military
rites accorded by Lee Lowery American Legion Post 568. Pallbearers
will include Mike Huppert, Dick Huppert, Jack Huppert, Ed Molck, Steve
Bode and John Mangan. Mr. Bode was born 3-1-1927 in McLean, a son
of John H. and Mabel I. Hilpert Bode. He married Loretta Endres on
2-3-1948 in Chatsworth and she survives. Other survivors include four
sons, James E. of Bloomington; John C. of Champaign and Robert A.
and Wayne L., both of Gibson City; three daughters, Marjorie A. Brown
of Colorado Springs, CO.; Ellen S. Coons of Normal; and Irene A. Bode
of Memphis, TN; two brothers, Henry of Champaign and Alvin of Lake
Park, GA; three sisters, Edith Newman of Rossville and Esther Molck
and Edna Huppert, both of Gibson City and 15 grandchildren. A son
and his parents preceded him in death. Mr. Bode lived most of his
life in Gibson City and worked for M.C. Slater, Inc. Granite City
as a truck driver, retiring in 1981. He served in the US Army and
was a member of the Lee Lowery American Legion Post 568 in Gibson
City. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Gibson
City. |
BOND/BONDS
|
GOLDIE
|
Paxton
- Goldie Bond, 93, of Paxton died at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday
3-26-1996 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. |
| GRACE
|
Grace
Bond, 92, of Gibson City, died at 10:40 p.m. Saturday 10-6-1984
at Gilman Nursing Home. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Laurence Sunkel officiating.
Burial in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be
from 7 - 9 tonight at the funeral home. She was born 7-25-1892,
in Dix Twp., a daughter of John and Ellen Brucker Bond. Surviving
are several nieces and nephews. Five sisters and a brother preceded
her in death.
|
| HELEN
L. |
Helen
L. Bond, age 75 of Gibson City died at 10:35 p.m. Saturday, 12-26-1998
at Heartland Health Care Center in Paxton. Funeral services were held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 29 at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City
with the Rev. Alfred Schneck officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp
Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. Monday, at the
funeral home. Pallbearers were Tracy Royal, Ryan Royal, Brad Tompkins,
Jerry Tompkins, Hank Collins and Lilburn Blake. Mrs. Bond was born
1-27-1923 at Gibson City a daughter of George D. and Ruth Higgins
Barr. She married Harold W. Bond on 8-6-1955 at Gibson City. Survivors
include her husband, Harold W. Bond, of Gibson City; one daughter,
Cathy Gray of Memphis, Tenn.; two grandchildren and one brother, Charles
Barr of Thomasboro. She was preceded in death by her parents and one
sister. Mrs. Bond lived in Gibson City all of her life. She was a
member of the United Methodist Church in Gibson City and the Elliott
AmVets Auxiliary. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society
or to the Diabetes Foundation. |
| BONDS,
KADEN ROBERT |
Kaden
Robert Bonds of Gibson City was stillborn at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday 2-13-2001
at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana. His graveside service
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. The
Rev. Peggy Richards will officiate. Memorials will be given to a charity
of the family's choice. Kaden is survived by his parents, Shane Bonds
and Misty Fry, both of Gibson City; two brothers, Cameron and Kole
Bonds; paternal grandparents, Kathy Peterson and Robert Bonds, both
of Rockford; maternal grandparents, Sherrill Garard of Gibson City
and Mark Hobbs of Bellflower; maternal great-grandparents, Carol Nelson
of Saybrook and Pete Nelson of Gibson City; and paternal great- `
grandfather Virgil Peterson, Rockford. He was preceded in death by
his step-grandfather, John Garard and paternal great-grandparents. |
BONNEN |
MARY
FRANCES |
Mary Frances Bonnen,
85, of Piedmont, Okla. formerly of Gibson City, died at 12:25 a.m.
Tuesday 8-16-1994 at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City. Her
funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson
City, the Rev. Patrick W. Cox officiating. Burial will be in Drummer
Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be one hour before the
service Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Bonnen was born 5-13-1909
at Garber, a daughter of William and Lydia Gerber Stolz. She married
Charles E. Bonnen 2-20-1930. He died 4-2-1963. Survivors include
one daughter, Shirley Givens, Piedmont, Okla.; and two grand- children.
Six sisters and one brother preceded her in death. Mrs. Bonnen moved
to Piedmont from Gibson City in the late 1970's. She was a piano
instructor in Gibson City, and a member of the United Methodist
Church in Gibson City, to which memorials may be made.
|
BOOG |
AUGUST,
JR. |
August M. "Augie"
Boog, Jr., age 68 of Crystal, Michigan, formerly of Paxton, died
at 12:05 a.m. Friday 2-1-1991 at Carson City Hospital, Carson City,
Michigan where he had been a patient for three days. His funeral
was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ford-Baier Funeral Home, Paxton with
the Revs. Gunard Heikkila and Robert Smith officiating. Burial was
in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was held from 6
- 8 p.m. Saturday at the Schnepp Funeral Home, Crystal and from
6 - 8 p.m. Monday at Ford-Baier Funeral Home in Paxton. He was born
1-9-1923 in rural Saybrook, a son of August L. and Elsie M. Bendler
Boog. Surviving are one sister, Dorothy Kietzman of Paxton and one
brother, Delmar of rural Melvin. Mr. Boog graduated from Bellflower
High School in 1940. He retired from Northern Il. Gas Co. in Paxton
7-31-1980 after 28 years of employment. He was a member of Calvary
Lutheran Church, Carson City and a former member of St. John's Lutheran
Church in Buckley. At the time of his death, he was president of
Crystal Lions Club. A hunting and fishing enthusiast, he moved to
Crystal in August 1980. Memorials may be made to Crystal Lions Club,
his church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
|
BORCHERS |
ABBIE |
(Gibson Courier Thursday
6-22-1950)
Funeral services for Abbie Borchers, 44, were held Tuesday afternoon
at the Lamb Funeral Home, with Rev. R.M. Luedde officiating. He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil A. Borchers, born 2-9-1905 at Guthrie,
Ill. He was married to Miss Wilma Jardine, 2-9-1927. He is survived
by his wife, ......... |
| EDNA
C. |
Edna
C. Borchers, age 95 of Paxton, died at 4:51 p.m. Saturday 3-1-1997
at Heartland Health Care Center in Paxton. Her funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday March 5 at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson
City, with the Reverend Melvin Blobaum officiating. Burial will be
in Drummer Twp Cemetery in Gibson City. There was no visitation. Pallbearers
will include Donald Meyer, V.L. Fairfield, Charles Roby, John Brogan,
Roy Lindholm and Ralph Borchers. Mrs. Borchers was born 11-28-1901
at Fredericksburg, Indiana, a daughter of Henry B. and Lovina Mathes
Roby. She married Richard T. (Butch) Borchers on 7-4-1923 at Sibley.
He preceded her in death on 11-25-1974. Survivors include one son,
Warren Eugene Borchers and his wife, Erma, of Bloomington; one grandson,
Dr. Stephen (Janet) Borchers of Roseville, California; one granddaughter,
Lorita (Robert) Hallett of San Mateo, Ca and two great-grandsons.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Fern and Anna; five brothers,
Frank, Charlie, Jim, Harry and John; and one daughter, Joanne who
died 12-7-1943. Mrs. Borchers spent her childhood in Southern Indiana,
moving to Prairie Home in Paxton and Sibley and Vicksburg and Marshall,
Michigan before returning to Paxton in 1975. She was a member of the
First Lutheran Church in Paxton, the local Senior Citizens of Paxton
and the Ford County Historical Society. Active in community volunteering
while she was a homemaker, Mrs. Borchers' life spanned the 20th century
from riding the stagecoach in Southern Indiana to seeing men in space.
Memorials may be made to the First Lutheran Church in Paxton or to
a charity of the donor's choice. |
| FREDERICK A. |
| Born |
7-1-1902 |
| Parents |
Richard & Gretchen
Roesch Borchers |
| Married |
9-22-1942 to Gamalia
W. |
| Died |
4-133-1968 |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
WWII Mich. Tech 5
HQ Btry. 403 CA BN |
|
| LOUIS
L. |
The
funeral of Louie L. Borchers, 71, who died Saturday 8-9-1980 of
an apparent heart attack was held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at American
Lutheran Church, the Rev. Karl Kessler officiating. Burial was in
Drummer Twp Cemetery. Pallbearers were Hie Buhs, Martin Meyer, Louie
Miller, Tony Heideman, Harold Miller and Kenneth Arnold. Mr. Borchers
was born 2-20-1909 at Gibson City, a son of Richard and Gretchen
Roesch Borchers. He married Lorene L. VanAntwerp 3-18-1933 at Paxton.
She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Richard, Edwardsville;
and Russell, Gibson City; a daughter, Kathy Hillary, Downs; a sister,
Freeda Bedel, Gibson City; a brother, Walter, Guthrie; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, two sisters and
two brothers. Mr. Borchers was a member of American Lutheran Church,
Gibson City. He retired in July 1971, after 31 years of service
with the Central Soya Co. Memorials may be made to the church or
the Cardiac Care Unit of Gibson Community Hospital.
|
MYRTLE
E. |
Myrtle
E. Borchers, 92, died at 2:15 p.m. yesterday 1-5-1985 at the Gibson
Community Hospital Annex. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Lamb Funeral Home, the Rev. Alexander Youck officiating. Burial
in the Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be one
hour before the service at the funeral home. She was born 7-20-1892,
near Guthrie, a daughter of Christian and Katherine Schaefer Walters.
She married Louis C. Borchers 2-24-1914, near Guthrie. He died 7-7-1979.
Surviving are three sons, Ralph, Sibley; Orrell, Tucson, AZ; and
Evan, Jonesboro, Ga.; two daughters, Frances O'neal, Gibson City
and Helen Radzom, Kankakee; 11 grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters. Mrs.
Borchers was a lifetime Gibson City area resident. She was a member
of Guthrie Community Club.
|
RALPH
C. |
Ralph
C. Borchers, age 84, of Sibley died at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, 1-6-1999
at Olympia Fields Medical Center in Olympia Fields. Funeral services
were at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 11 at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson
City with the Reverend Al Schneck officiating. Burial was in Drummer
Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday at
the funeral home. Pallbearers were Gayle Glascock, Robert Glascock,
Jeff McGuire, Dan McGuire, Dean Lindholm and Bill Anderson. Mr. Borchers
was born 11-23-1914 at rural Melvin, a son of Louis C. and Myrtle
E. Walters Borchers. He married Leona M. Conrad on 8-31-1940 at Gibson
City. Survivors include his wife, Leona M. Borchers of Sibley; two
daughters, Sharalyn Borchers of Chicago and Marla Bodznick of South
Glastsonbury, CT; one brother Evan Borchers of Jonesboro, Ga; one
sister, Helen Radzom of Orangeburg, SC and two granddaughters. He
was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Mr. Borchers
lived in the Sibley and Gibson City areas for all of his life and
graduated from Illinois State University at Normal. He was a farmer
for many years. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church in Gibson
City, Mr. Borchers served on the Melvin-Sibley Board of Education.
Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church or to an organization
of the donor's choice. |
ROSE
WALTERS |
Mrs.
Rose Borchers, 86, a life-long resident of Gibson City - Sibley communities,
died at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday (September 1965) at Gibson Community Hospital
where she had been a patient for the past six weeks. Her funeral services
will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the American Lutheran Church in Gibson
City with the Rev. Carl Grabemann officiating. Burial will be in the
Gibson City Cemetery. Friends may call at the Lamb Funeral Home after
2 p.m. Thursday and until noon Friday when she will be taken to the
church. Mrs. Borchers was born 4-18-1879 in Sibley, the daughter of
Chris and Maria Bastain Walters. She was married to Emil A. Borchers
on 7-3-1897 in Sibley. He preceded here in death 7-27-1960. She is
survived by three sons, August and Chris, both of Gibson City, and
Richard of Marshall, Mich.; one daughter, Marie Nuss, of Paxton; seven
grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Louis
Borchers of Gibson City, Mrs. Ivan Brucker of Anchor and Mrs. Clarence
Fickwiler of Melvin; two brothers, Chris and Homer Walters, both of
Piper City; and a niece whom she raised in her home, Barbara Leonard
(Hal) Day of Ft. Huemene, Ca. She was preceded in death by one son,
one granddaughter, three sisters and two brothers. She was a member
of the American Luthrean Church and the Ladies Aid Society. |
| WALTER M. |
| Born |
8-21-1920 |
| Parents |
Richard & Gretchen
Roesch Borchers |
| Died |
12-16-1986 |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
WWII Pvt. Army Co.
F. 117th Inf. |
|
BORDERS |
MARVIN
|
Marvin
W. Borders, 84, of Gibson City died at 12:36 a.m. Saturday 1-19-2002
at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Gibson City. His funeral will be at
10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Gibson City, the Rev. William
Denny officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson
City. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m. Monday at Lamb Funeral Home,
Gibson City, and an hour before the service Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Gibson City, or
Gibson City Telecare. Mr. Borders was born 7-19-1917 at Todd County,
KY, the son of Jube Riley and Maud J. Kenner Borders. He married Lonnel
Long on 10-27-1945 at Hopkinsville, KY. and she survives. Other survivors
include two sons, Jerry Borders, Sibley; and Danny (Debra) Borders,
Gibson City; three daughters, Carolyn (Evan) Hish, Fairbury; Bonnie
(Bob) Buhs, Gibson City; and Lori (David) Hallatt, Auburn; four sisters,
Earlene Shelton and Jewl Griffin, both of Elkton, KY; and Shirley
Millard, Auburnette, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. Mr. Borders
lived and farmed in Gibson City since 1951. He belonged to the First
Baptist Church in Gibson City.
|
BOUGHAMER |
JOSEPH |
| Born |
9-15-1846 Carlisle,
Pa |
| Died |
4-18-1936 |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City, Il. |
| Notes |
Civil War Wolf's Co.
101 Pa. Inf. |
|
BOWEN |
IRENE
|
Irene
Beck Bowen died 2-16-1975 |
BOWKER
|
MARY
BATCHEIDER SPAULDING |
| Born |
2-252-1829 |
| Married |
4-23-1855
to Rensseloer Bowker |
| Died |
1-8-1876 |
| Burial |
first
buried in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. |
|
RENSSELOER
|
Mr. Bowker died at home
of his daughter, Mrs. George Thackeray at Melvin, Il. and services
were held there. He is buried beside his wife, a son and 2 grandchildren.
He came as a pioneer to Ford County in 1868 and settled 2 miles
south of Gibson City, now Green Farms.
| Born |
4-6-1829
Shefford, Shefford Co., Canada East |
| Parents |
Cuhing
& Abigal Rider Bowker |
| Married |
4-23-1855
to Mary Batchelder Spaulding |
| Children |
Albert
Rensselaer Bowker b. 9-6-1859; Chellis Irwin Bowker b. 11-1-1860;
Ella Spaulding Bowker b. 3-20-1863; Lucy Elvira Bowker b.
6-16-1864; Ernest S. Bowker b 7-12-1865; William Short Bowker
b. 10-21-1866; Abby Spaulding Bowker b. 4-14-1869 |
| Died |
1-11-1914 |
| Notes |
occ:
Contractor and builder |
|
BOYD |
WILLIAM J. |
| Born |
1919 |
| Married |
Faye |
| Died |
1981 |
| Burial |
Drummer Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
WWII Tec 5 Army |
|
|
|
|
Mansfield
- Clifford R. Bradd, 89, of rural Mansfield, formerly of Gibson City
and the Saybrook area, died at 1:15 a.m. yesterday 4-22-1990 at Gibson
Community Hospital Annex where he had been a resident for two years.
His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson
City, with the Rev. Samuel Simon officiating. Burial will be in Drummer
Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 tonight at
the funeral home. He was born 12-27-1900, in Gibson City, a son of
James and Paulina Schuentz Bradd. He married Gladys L. Colvin 8-1-1922
in Gibson City. She died 1-9-1986. Surviving are six sons, Glenn,
Bloomington; Gene, Cooksville; Earl, Saybrook; Robert, Clinton; Ernest,
Vinton, Va.; and Marvin, Mansfield; two sisters, Grace Bradd and Dorothy
Lovan, both of Fort Wayne, Ind.; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by two
brothers and one sister. He had farmed in Gibson City, Saybrook and
Mansfield for 52 years, retiring in 1974. He was a member of the Bellflower
Christian Church, Bellflower. Memorials may be made to his church
or the Gibson Community Hopsital Annex. |
GLADYS
L. COLVIN |
Gladys
L. Bradd, 81, Mansfield, formerly of the Gibson City and Saybrook
areas, died Thursday, 1-9-1986. Her funeral was Sunday at Lamb Funeral
Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Garth Lehman officiating. Burial was in
the Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Mrs. Bradd was born 7-23-1904
in Drummer Twp, a daughter of Ernest V. and Aggie F. Mains Colvin.
She married Clifford R. Bradd 8-2-1922 at Gibson City. He survives.
Other survivors include six sons, Glenn, Bloomington; Gene, Cooksville;
Earl R., Saybrook; Robert, Clinton; Ernest, Vinton, Va. and Marvin,
Mansfield; three sisters, Grace Moody, Gibson City; Louisa Burns,
Julesburg, Colo. and Bernice Anderson, Loveland, Colo; 13 grandchildren
and 11 great grandchildren. A sister preceded her in death. She was
a member of the Bellflower Christian Church, to which memorials may
be made. |
GRACE
F. |
Grace
F. Bradd, 89, of Fort Wayne, Ind., formerly of Gibson City, a retired
Illinois State University and candy shop employee, died at 3:02 p.m.
Tuesday 1-26-1993 at Millers Mary Manor Nursing Home, Fort Wayne.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson
City, the Rev. Laurence Sunkel officiating. Burial will be in Drummer
Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 10 - 11 a.m. Friday
at the funeral home. Miss Bradd was born 12-2-1903 in Gibson City,
a daughter of James W. and Paulina Schuentz Bradd. Survivors include
one sister, Dorothy Lovan, Fort Wayne. Three brothers and one sister
preceded her in death. Miss Bradd, who had spent most of her life
in Gibson City, moved to Normal in 1966 and worked in an ISU cafeteria
and at a Fannie May candy shop. In 1986, she moved to Fort Wayne to
be with her sister. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church
in Normal. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association
or to a charity of the donor's choice. |
|
JOHN
(JACK) |
John
O. "Jack" Bradford, age 75, of Gibson City died at 10:10
a.m. Sunday 4-17-1994 at Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. His funeral
was at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City with the
Reverend Phillip Curan officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m.Monday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers included Warren Birkey, Tom Eddleman, Dick Jardine, Steve
Pacey, Rick Ertel and Tom Hunt. Mr. Bradford was born 8-25-1918 in
Gibson City, the son of Keith and Mary Frances Turrell Bradford. He
married Malinda J. Wiles on 11-1-1941 in Gibson City. She died 8-10-1991.
Survivors include two sons, John Bradford of Houston Tx and Eric Bradford
of Saybrook; one daughter, Jacqueline Dupuis of Naperville; a sister
Ellen Gale of Glen Ellyn; and three grandsons, one granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife and his parents. He lived in
Gibson City for most of his life and worked for M & W Gear co.,
Gibson City as a mechanical engineer for 30 years, retiring in 1986.
He was a member of the First Christian Church, Gibson City and Gibson
City Moose and Masonic Lodges. He also served as a Ford County Board
member and was a Republican precint committeeman for Ford County.
Memorials may be made to the Gibson Community Hospital or to the First
Christian Church. |
MALINDA
J. |
Malinda
J. Bradford, 68, of Gibson City died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday 8-10-1991
at Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Philip N. Curran
officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitaiton will be from 6 - 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. She
was born 8-13-1922 in Chenoa, a daughter of Elmer and Mary Hutson
Wiles. She married John "Jack" Bradford on 11-1-1941 in
Gibson City. He survives. Also surviving are two sons, John, Houston,
Texas and Eric, Saybrook; one daughter, Jacqueline Dupuis, Naperville;
and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother.
A resident of the Gibson City area most of her life, Mrs. Bradford
was a member of First Christian Church of Gibson City and Ladies of
the Moose. Memorials may be made to Gibson Community Hospital, or
a charity of the donor's choice. |
BRADING
|
ALBERT
J. D. "DUTCH" |
| Born |
1-21-1894 |
| Parents |
Henry
& Wilhelmina Struve Brading |
| Married |
Mae
M. Johnson |
| Died |
5-9-1929 |
| Burial |
Gibson
City Cemetery |
| Notes |
WW1
HQ Co. 47th Art CAF |
|
HENRY |
Henry
Brading, 72, died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday (1941) at his home in Gibson
City. He suffered a stroke a week ago. Funeral services were held
at 3 p.m. Saturday at Gibson City Christian Church. The Rev. R.M.
Luedde officiated. Burial was in Gibson City cemetery. Mr. Brading
was born 12-28-1868 in the Province of Holstein, Germany, a son of
John Detlaf and Anna Stroh Brading. He came to the United States when
a young man. He married Miss Wilhelmina Struve on 5-21-1893 at LaHogue
(Ford County), Il. The couple lived several years at Sibley and then
moved to a farm near Anchor, Il. They came to Gibson City in June
1912. Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Louella (Howard)
Case of Gibson City, three sons, William E. and Marvin Brading of
Gibson City, and Oliver Brading of Carlock, Il. Eight grandchildren
and one great-grandchild; four sisters, Mary (John) Clausen of Anchor;
Emma (Peter) Schroeder; Ella (Ed) Simpsen of Saybrook and Augusta
(Cecil) Mott of Gibson City. A son and a daughter preceded him in
death, Elsie and Albert. |
| MAE
M. (JOHNSON) |
The
funeral of Mae M. Brading, age 97 of Gibson City was at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City,with the Rev. Patrick W. Cox officiating.
Burial was in Drummer Twp cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was from
10 - 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Brading died at 4:03
a.m. Thursday 10-21-1993 at Heritage Manor Nursing Hme in Gibson City.
She was born 5-1-1896 in Gibson City a daughter of John and Christine
Mortensen Johnson. She married Albert "Dutch" Brading on
10-12-1927 in East St. Louis. He died 5-9-1929. Survivors include
three nephews, John Burns and Jack Johnson of Gibson City; Richard
Johnson of Rochester, Indiana and one niece Pat Miller of Gibson City,
all of whom were reared by her. Other local survivors include seven
nephews, Jene, Robert, Larry, David and Rod Johnson, all of Saybrook;
and Jim Johnson of Bloomington and Ray Otto of Charlotte, NC and a
niece, Ina Mae Wurzburger of Concord, Cal. She was preceded in death
by five brothers and three sisters. Pallbearers were Jack Johnson,
Dick Johnson, Jim Miller, Kim Miller, Darrell Kroon and Jim Summers.
Mrs. Brading was a member of the United Methodist Church where she
was a Sunday School teacher for many years. She was...............
|
| MARVIN |
Marvin
Brading, 33, died at 6 a.m. (1945) at Brokaw Hospital, Normal, Il.
of a heart ailment. He had been in the hospital 19 days. Funeral services
will be held Thursday at the Christian Church with the Rev. R.M. Luedde
officiating. Burial in Gibson City Cemetery. Mr. Brading was born
8-29-1911, near Anchor, son of Henry and Wilhelmina Struve Brading.
He married Miss Leota Brantley, 12-21-1930 at Kentland, Ind. They
lived in Gibson City until one year ago when the moved to Atlanta,
Il. He is survived by his wife and two children; Robert E. Lee and
Ronald Dale; his mother, Gibson City; one sister, Mrs. Louella (Howard)
Case; and two brothers, William of Gibson City and Oliver of Carlock,
Il. His father and one brother preceded him in death. |
| WILHELMINA |
Mrs.
Wilhelmina (Struve) Brading, 78, of Gibson City, died at 9:20 p.m.
Thursday (1953) in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Howard Case. Funeral
services were at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson
City, the Rev. R.M. Luedde officiating. Burial was in Gibson City
Cemetery. Born in Heide, Germany, (1875) a daughter of Detlof and
Amelia Rothman Struve, Mrs. Brading came to the Sibley-Anchor community
many years ago. She was married to Henry Brading on 5-21-1893, in
LaHogue (Ford County) and the couple moved here in 1913. Mr. Brading
died in 1941. Mrs. Brading leaves a daughter, Louella Case; nine grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Clarence Claslin, Webster City,
Iowa. She was preceded in death by four sons, Marvin, Oliver, Bill
and Albert. Pallbearers were Carl Schoeder, John Schroeder, Henry
Clausen, Ernest Schroeder, Earl Mott and Virgil Mott. |
WILLIAM
E. |
| Born |
2-26-1895 |
| Parents |
Henry
& Wilhelmina Struve Brading |
| Married |
Lillian
Rick |
| Died |
10-4-1945 |
| Burial |
Gibson
City Cemetery |
| Notes |
WW1
- Il. CPL. 129 Inf. 33 Div. PH; Argonne Offensive - Sept to
Nov 1918; Gassed 10-6-1918 |
|
BRADLEY |
ZURA
MAE |
The
funeral of Zura Mae Bradley, 92, formerly of Normal, will be at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at Stubblefield Funeral Home, Normal. The Rev. James
Bortell will officiate. Burial will be in Gibson City Cemetery. Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Bradley
died at 4:07 p.m. Friday 8-20-1993 at LeRoy Manor Nursing Home. She
was born 5-25-1901, in Elliott, the daughter of Ananias and Mary Russell
Feek. She married Freeman Kenneth Bradley on 11-29-1928 in Jacksonville.
He died 12-12-1978. Surviving are one daughter, Donna Frederick, North
Madison, Ohio; three grand- children; and six great-grandchildren.
Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death. She graduated
from Brown's Business College, Bloomington. She was a member of Royal
Neighbors of America No 637, the Richardson Rebekah Lodge of Normal
and the Home Extension and was a volunteer member of the Brokaw Service
League for 24 years. Memorials may be made to Home Sweet Home Mission
in Bloomington or to Chaddock Boys School, Quincy. |
BRADY |
BERNADINE
(WALL) |
Bernadine
W. Brady, 90, of Gibson City died at 5:40 a.m. Saturday 11-29-1997
at the Ford County Nursing Home, Paxton. Funeral services will be
at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. William
Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson
City. Visitation will be for one hour before the time of services
Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Brady was born 3-16-1907, at Arrowsmith,
a daughter of James F. and Annie McNerney Wall. She married Leslie
B. "Doc" Brady on 6-30-1928 at Oak Park. He died in 1978.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Hayes of Bristol, Ct.; two grandchildren;
and two great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by a brother
and a sister. Mrs. Brady was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church, Gibson City. She and her husband lived in the Chicago area
from 1928 until they moved to Melvin in 1970. She lived in Melvin
until 1976, then resided in Bloomington until she moved to Gibson
City in 1992. She was known for her ability to make tea, cinnamon
rolls and dinners. |
BRANDT
|
EARL JACOB |
| Born |
9-6-1919 |
| Parents |
Jacob
H. & Anna Walters Brandt |
| Married |
10-18-1947
to Marlie Martha |
| Children |
son
Merle Brandt |
| Died |
6-26-1988 |
| Burial |
Drummer
Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
WWII
Tec. 5 Army |
|
|
LOUIS H. |
| Born |
1913 |
| Parents |
Henry
& Anna Huisman Brandt |
| Married |
8-9-1946
to Marguerite R. Taylor |
| Children |
Howard;
Patsy m. Bolds |
| Died |
4-15-1981 |
| Burial |
Drummer
Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
WWII
Tec. 4 Co. F. 349th Inf. |
|
MARGUERITE |
The
funeral of Marguerite I. Brandt, age 78, of Gibson City was held Saturday
at 10:30 a.m. at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibosn City, with the Reverend
John McIntosh officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson
City. Visitation was held from 6 - 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers included Richard Rosenbaum, Milton Pearson, Ernie Pearson
and Steve Shaw. She died at 3:39 p.m. Wednesday 2-26-1992 at Gibson
Community Hospital, Gibson City. Mrs. Brandt was born 5-12-1913 at
Foosland, a daughter of George and Sarah Davis Taylor. She married
Louis H. Brandt on 8-9-1946 at Decatur. He died 4-15-1981. Surviving
are three sons, Robert Painter of Melvin; Darrell Painter of San Diego,
Ca., and Howard Brandt of Gibson City; a daughter Patsy Bolds of Pekin;
three brothers, Charles Taylor of Decatur; Roy Taylor of Heber Springs,
Ark; and Wayne Taylor of Terre Haute, Indiana; three sisters, Berniece
DeWitt and Nellie Marquis, both of Decatur and Helen Hardwick of Champaign;
15 grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons and one daughter. She had been
a resident of the Gibson City area for most of her life. Mrs. Brandt
was employed by Gibson Community Hospital as a licensed practical
nurse for 25 years. She attended the Gibson City Bible Church. Memorials
may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. |
BRANSON |
CHARLES L. |
| Born |
1901 |
| Married |
10-1-1928
to Ruth L. Lawson |
| Children |
Jack;
Barbara m. Ivan Sloat m. Roberts |
| Died |
1982 |
| Burial |
Drummer
Twp Cemetery |
| Notes |
WWII |
|
| JACK
L. |
Jack
L. Branson, 46, a lifetime resident of Gibson City, died at 11:20
p.m. Friday, 8-3-1979, at Gibson Community Hospital Annex after a
long illness. His funeral was 2 p.m. Monday at United Methodist Church,
the Rev. Curtis Lindquist officiating. Burial was at Drummer Twp Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Darrell Kroon, Gil Jones, Dennis Higgins, Gene Preston,
Don Rhodes and Herb Green. Honorary pallbearers were Kenneth Hawthorne
and Jim Sommer. He was born 2-23-1933 at Gibson City, a son of Charles
and Ruth Lawson Branson. He married Susie Aaron 6-30-1953, in Bloomington.
She survives. Also surviving are his father, Gibson City; two daughters,
Jackie Naugle, Lincoln and Mrs. Kevin Harsha, Farmer City; a son,
Jeff, at home; two grandchildren and one sister, Barbara Roberts,
Aurora, Colo. He was preceded in death by his mother. He was a member
of the United Methodist Church and the church choir, and was a lay
speaker of the church. He was a member of the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers. He was a veteran of the Korean War. For 15
years, he was employed by Northern Il Gas Co., Paxton. Memorials may
be made to United Methodist Church or to Ford County Cancer Society. |
BRANTLEY |
WALTER
A. |
| Born |
9-29-1887 |
| Married |
F.
Marie |
| Died |
10-23-1970 |
| Burial |
Gibson
City Cemetery |
| Notes |
WW1
Il. CPL. Army |
|
BRANZ |
HENRY
J.
JOHN (JACK) H. |
TWO
SIBLEY BROTHERS PASS AWAY; DOUBLE FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY
Funeral
services for Henry J. Branz, 66, Sibley, who was pronounced dead on
arrival at the Veterans Adm. Hospital at Dwight Friday 3-25-1960 were
Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church at Sibley. Rev. George Freidinger
officiated; burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Sibley. An autopsy disclosed
the Mr. Branz died of perforated ulcers, it was disclosed in a coroner's
investigation. Mr. Branz, who lived alone, became seriously ill about
2 a.m. Friday , but could not seek aid because he did not have a telephone.
Aid was summoned by a newsboy, Steve O'Neal, when he arrived at the
home at 7:30 a.m. and Mr. Branz was taken to the Gibson Hospital at
Gibson City. It was decided there that a specialist was required and
Mr. Branz asked that he be taken to the hospital at Dwight. Mr. Branz
was born 1-14-1894 at Sibley, a son of William and Anna Zanders Branz.
He was married at Paxton to Helen Austman of Forrest, 2-2-1893. He
had served as a janitor of the grade school for 26 years. He was a
member of the American Legion Post of Sibley. The post will conduct
services at the grave. Mr. Branz is survived by a brother, Jack, who
is seriously ill at the Gibson Community Hospital; and two sisters,
Mrs. Hilda Blum, Gibson City and Mrs. Helen Unzicker, Washington DC.
He was preceded in death by his wife and his parents.
John H.
(Jack) Branz, 69, died at the Gibson Community Hospital Monday 3-28-1960;
he had been a patient for 47 days. His 66 year old brother, Henry
J. Branz died Friday afternoon. A double funeral was held Tuesday
at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sibley; the Rev. George Freidinger
officiated and burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery under the direction
of the Lamb Funeral Home of Gibson City. Mr. Branz was born 3-13-1891,
near Chatsworth, a son of William and Anna Zander Branz. Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Lorene Miller, Oneco, Fl; two sisters, Mrs. Hilda
Blum, Gibson City; Mrs. Helen Unzicker, Washinton DC and several nieces
and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
He was a lifelong resident of Sibley. |
| HILDA
A. STEINLICHT |
Mrs.
George J. (Hilda A.) Branz 63, Sibley, died Saturday 11-14-1959 at
her home. Funeral services were Tuesday at the St. John's Lutheran
Church, Sibley, Rev. George Freidinger officiated; burial was in Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Sibley. She was born 3-22-1896 at Anchor, a daughter
of Emil and Paulina Rhode Steinlicht. She was married to George J.
Branz 12-15-1915 at Sibley. She leaves her husband; one daughter,
Mrs. George Hardesty, Sibley; four sons, Lyle E., Orvin H., Morton
J. and Burl G., all of Sibley; six sisters, Mrs. Elsie Brandt, Gibson
City; Mrs. Ida Eiben, Sibley; Mrs. Guy Brancato, Chicago; Mrs. Nelson
Vogel, Manito; Mrs. Waldo Hurst, Orlando, FL; Mrs. Melvin Matson,
Boston, Mass.; two brothers, Alfred, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and
William, Hammond, Ind.; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her parents, one brother and one sister. She was baptized
and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor; and was a member
of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sibley. She was a charter member of
the Tabitha Society, the Mission Society, and the Burr Oak Home Economics
Extension Unit. |
|
WILLIAM |
William Branz, 76, of Sibley, died Sunday at the Fairbury Hospital.
The body was taken to the Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City. Funeral
services were held Wednesday in Sibley with the Rev. Goez, pastor
of the Lutheran Church officiating; burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Branz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Branz, was born 5-24-1879 in
Livingston County. He married Miss Mary Zander, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Zanders in Sibley, in 1898. Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Wm. Blum of Sibley and Mrs. Helen Unzicker of Washington DC;
two sons, Henry and John Branz of Sibley; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Fox of Kent. |
BRESEE |
CARYL
STRAUSS |
Caryl
Strauss Bresee, age 97 of Champaign died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday 3-11-1997
at The Carle Arbours in Champaign. Private family services were held
Friday March 14 with the Rev. Randall Robinson officiating. Burial
was in Drummer Twp Cemetery, in Gibson City. Mittendorf-Calvert Funeral
Home in Champaign was in charge of the services. Visitation was from
6 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at the funeral home. Mrs. Bresee was
born 6-14-1899 in Gibson City a daughter of Bryson and Gertrude McClellan
Strauss. She married John J. Bresee, who was an attorney in Champaign
and former state's attorney. He preceded her in death. She was also
preceded in death by one brother, Evan Strauss. Mrs. Bresee had been
a resident of Carle Arbours for several years. She received her education
at the University of Illinois where she was a member of Delta Gamma
Sorority. She taught for many years at Hoopeston before moving to
Champaign. She was active in RIO, DAR, Daughters of the American Colonists,
The Champaign Historic Society and the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Bresee
was also noted for her entertaining talks on hats. Her extensive collection
of historic hats was donated recently to the University of Illinois
School of Human and Community Development. She was a member of the
University Presbyterian Church. |
BRETHORST |
BERTHA |
Funeral
services for Mrs. Bertha "Betty" Brethorst, who died Wednesday
(1971) will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Carmody Funeral Home,
with the Rev |
