U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
SCHLEETER, August Christian
August Schleeter, died at 9:25 a.m. Monday (July 1944) at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Hall. The body was removed to the Wilhoite Funeral Home, Colfax, Il. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the home and at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor; the Rev. Edwin Grosz of Sibley, Il. will officiate. Burial will be in the Anchor church cemetery. Mr. Schleeter was born 9-13-1871 at Bloomington, a son of Johann and Antje Stroh Schleeter. He married
1-22-1896 at St. John's to Anna F. Wichmann. He made his home south of Anchor and in Anchor until his death. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ida M. Neldner of Lexington, Il. and Mrs. Hall; a son, George of Watseka, Il; four brothers, Louis of Colfax; Henry of Iowa; Will of Anchor and Ed of Indiana; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Thedens of Iowa and Mrs. Emma Klintworth of Anchor; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1934 and a son and a daughter.
JOHN U. SCHLEETER
John U. Schleeter, 80, died at 3:27 a.m. Tuesday 10-7-1980 at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, the Rev. Alexander Youck officiating; burial will be in the church cemetery. There will be a family visitation tonight at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, and visitation at the church an hour before the service. Mr. Schleeter was born 6-16-1900 at Anchor, a son of William C. and Ursula Ulmer Schleeter. He married
Elise Simpsen 1-22-1925 in Anchor. She survives. Also surviving are a son, Lyle, Bloomington; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and a brother. Mr. Schleeter was a retired farmer. He worked for eight years after his retirement at M&W; Gear, Gibson City. He was director of and an agent for Belle Prairie Insurance Co. and a member of the McLean County Farm Bureau. He was a former director of Anchor State Bank and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
SCHLEETER, Elise A. Simpsen
Elise A. Schleeter, 98, of Heritage Manor, Colfax, formerly of Anchor died at 1:14 a.m. Thursday 4-10-2003 at the manor. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor. The Rev. Steven Goodwin will officiate; burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 - 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to her church or the American Cancer Society. She was born 10-30-1904 in Anchor, a daughter of John and Anna Roesch Simpsen. She married
John U. Schleeter on 1-22-1925 at Anchor. He died 10-7-1980. Survivors include two granddaughters; one brother, Harold Simpsen, OK; one sister, Hilda Harris, High Point, NC; two sisters-in-law, Doris Simpsen, Arrowsmith and Dorothy Simpsen, Saybrook; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Lyle and Larry; six brothers; two sisters; and a great-granddaughter. A homemaker, she had farmed with her husband and also was a nurse's aide at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, and the Dorcas Society.
SCHLEETER, Albert John
Albert Schleeter was born 6-9-1899 near Anchor, Il. He was baptized in infancy. On 3-28-1915 he was confirmed at the Lutheran Church with a class of 13 boys and five girls. In 1918 he was drafted for the Army but Armistice came and he did not need to serve. September 28, 1921, he was married
to Miss Anna Hinrichsen - two children were born to this union, Maynard Wayne age 10 years and Faye Donnabelle, age 4 years. On May 1, (1932?) they moved to a farm two miles northeast of Garber. Saturday May 14, he worked on the farm as usual, but the following night he was taken very ill. Everything that human hands could do was done towards his comfort; but he grew weaker until he passed away Saturday morning 5-21-1932, aged 32 years 11 months and 12 days. He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, two children, his parents, August C. and Fredericha Wichmann Schleeter; his sisters, Mrs. R. Neldner, his twin sister, Mrs. James Hall; another sister, Mrs. Albert Simpsen, one brother, George and many relatives and friends. The funeral service was held Monday at 1 p.m. at the home and at 2 p.m. from St. John's Lutheran Church in Anchor Twp., Rev. A. Hahn,, pastor of the church officiated; burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were: Charles Thedens, Herman Molck, Henry Klintworth, Everett Klintworth, Fred Bielfeldt and Ferdinand Landau. Singers were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bielfeldt, Mrs. Julius Landau, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lage with Miss Lena Riecks at the organ.
SCHOLL, Fredericka Dunkleman
Colfax Press, Thursday November 29, 1906
Mrs. John Scholl - Friday evening at 8:10 o'clock at her home south west of Colfax occurred the death of Fredericka Scholl, wife of John Scholl. She had been a constant sufferer of cancer for the last year and withstood it all without a murmur till the last. She was loved and respected by all who knew her, and everything that loving hands could do was done for her. She had been a resident of this county for the last 26 years.
Fredericka Dunkleman was born in Heilbron, Wurtenburg, Germany, Oct. 11, 1858, and died Nov. 23, 1906. She came to this country at the age of 22, and was united in marriage to John Scholl, Aug. 4, 1881. She made a profession of her faith in Christ when only 14 years of age and united with the Lutheran church and was a faithful and consistent Christian, and died in the triumphs of faith.
To this union were born seven children, as follows: Mrs. Pauline E. Lyons, William J., Louisa M., John H., Freddie H., Bertha M., and Catherine D. All were present during her illness and death. She leaves an aged mother in Germany besides her husband and seven children to mourn her loss. The funeral was held at the home Monday afternoon at one o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. O. M. Dunlevy, pastor of the Cooksville M. E. church, and the interment in the Wiley cemetery. Those attending from a distance were Casper Scholl, of King's Station, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin, of Kankakee, Ill.; Mrs. Sophia Ritter, of Hammon, Ind.; Mrs. Harve Patton, of Bloomington, Ill.
WOOD, Elizabeth (Green)
The Colfax Press, May 1, 1920 The death of Mrs. D.A. Wood occurred on Saturday May 1, 1920 at 11:30 am at the Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago after an illness of about a year with Brights' Disease and Pernicious anemia. Elizabeth Green was born at Mason, Ills., May 9, 1870, coming to Colfax in 1880 and was married
September 24, 1889 to D.A. Wood of Coflax. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Miss Mabel, two sisters Mrs. Fannie Dale, of Chicago and Mrs. John Pendergast of Colfax and by two brothers, William of Freeport and Charles of Chicago. Funeral Services from the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pendergast to St. Joseph's church at 9 am on Wednesday. Requiem High Mass sung by Mrs. Walter Pendergast of Roberts and Mr. William Gould of Merna. The pall bearers were five nephews of the deceased, Fred Dale, Leo and William Green, Walter and James Pendergast and Henry Myers.
WOODARD, Dora Susan (Arnentrout)
DEATH OF MRS. WOODARD (APRIL 12, 1901 edition of The Colfax Press)
Dora Susan Woodard, nee Arnentrout, was born March 26, 1873 and died April 3, 1901, at the Deaconess hospital, in Bloomington where she had undergone an operation which she had hoped would be the means of relieving her suffering and restoring her to health and vigor. She was married
to Wesley Woodard August 31, 1894. Mrs. Woodard was a woman who was well liked by all who knew her; a kind and faithful wife and a loving neighbor, who was always ready to do anything in her power to relieve the wants and cares of those about her. She was a regular attendant upon the services of the church, and a member of the Ladies' Aid, from whom she will be missed for her kindness and assistance. Some two years ago she began to be troubled by a complication of diseases. Last winter she had a very severe attack of the grip, from which she never fully recovered. The immediate cause of her death was heart failure. There survives a mother, three brothers and three sisters at Harrisburg, Va., her husband and one brother of this place. The funeral was held at the Methodist church Friday at 1 pm. The sermon was preached by the pastor from Jer. 15.9. Rev. Cully, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and Rev. Loughbrake, assistant pastor of the M.E. church assisted in the services. The sudden death of Mrs. Woodard enlisted for her husband and friends the sympathies of the entire community.
WOODARD, G. B.
AUG. 22, 1902 edition of The Colfax Press
OLD RESIDENT GONE
G.B. Woodard died at the home of his son Frank in Colfax on Monday forenoon after several months' sickness, which ended in an attack of paralysis. He was born in Kentucky, in 1819, and came to Illinois fifty years afo. He settled first at Bloomington and later near Fairbury, from which place he moved to this vicinity many years ago. His wife died in 1891. Twelve children were born to them. Five sons and two daughters survive him. They are Frank, and Martha J. McReynolds, of Colfax; Mrs. Mary E. Moberly, and Charles, of Fairbury; James of Kansas; Edward, of Stanford, and Greenbury, of Missouri. One daughter, Mrs. Lavina Wiley, died in Colfax last spring, at which time the father also was very low. He was a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Woodard was one of the oldest residents and best known men, and was universally esteemed in the community. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the M.E. church, Rev. D.G. Murray conducting the services. A large number of relatives and friends were in attendance. The interment was at Evergreen.
ROESCH, Louise B. Suntken
The funeral of Louise B. Roesch, 96, of Normal, formerly of Gibson City, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City. The Rev. Robert Ferro will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran cemetery, Anchor. Visitation will be one hour before the service Friday at the funeral home. She died at 12:19 p.m. Tuesday 8-15-2000 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Normal, where she had been a resident. Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, or a charity of the donor's choice. Mrs. Roesch was born 8-20-1903 at Triplet, Mo., a daughter of John H. and Mary K. Wichmann Suntken. She married
John Roesch on 8-29-1922. He died 1-24-1995. Survivors include one son, Vernon (Jessie) Roesch, Gibson City; one daughter, Wilma Dillman, Bloomington; one brother, Earnest Suntken, Bloomington; one sister, Margaret Osborne, Leesburg, Mo.; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. One son, Merle Roesch; four brothers and six sisters preceded her in death. Also preceded her in death was a grandson, Dennis Roesch. Mrs. Roesch worked for Stokely VanCamp for many years until she was 72 years old. She then worked for Landing's Restaurant in Gibson City. She had been a resident of Bloomington since 1988. She formerly lived in Gibson City and Anchor. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor and Dorcas Society.
ROESCH, Merle "Blondie"
Merle J. "Blondie" Roesch, 60, a resident of Gibson City for many years, died at 2 p.m. yesterday 8-11-1984 at his home after a lengthy illness. His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, near Anchor, the Rev. Alexander Youck officiating. Burial wil be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 - 9 p.m. Monday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City. He was born 8-15-1923 at Anchor, a son of John A. and Louise Suntken Roesch. He married
Dorothy Fuoss 1-9-1949 at Thawville. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Rick, Fisher; Terry, Gibson City; and Mike, in the Air Force stationed at Barksdale, La.; a daughter, Linda Gregory, Elliott; his parents, Gibson City; a brother, Vernon, Gibson City; a sister, Wilma Dillman, Bloomington; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son. Mr. Roesch was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church near Anchor, as well as a former church board and Sunday school board member. He was an Army Air Force veteran of WWII and a member of the Anchor American Legion. Memorials may be made to the church building fund.
