U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
WAHLS, Irene Belle (Phillips)
LEROY - Mrs. Irene Belle Wahls, 77, died at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday (July 22, 1952) at St. Joseph's Hospital, Bloomington, where she had been a patient since May 30. She was brought to the Stensel Funeral Home in LeRoy. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the LeRoy Methodist Church, with the Rev. E.A. Houldridge and the Rev. Bruce Badger officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery, LeRoy. She was born Aug. 25, 1874 at Downs, a daughter of Solomon B. and Sarah E. (Teter) Phillips. She married
John Wahls Oct. 1, 1892. Surviving are seven sons, Fred C., Saybrook, Roy, LeRoy, Russell A., Gridley, Charles H., Downs, Glenn J. and Irvin, Bloomington, and Earl (Jack ) Towanda; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Thompson, LeRoy; five brothers, Laban T. Phillips, James Phillips, Milton Phillips and Elmer Phillips, all of Bloomington, William T. Phillips, LeRoy and two sisters, Mrs. William Crowder, Bloomington, and Mrs. Lillie Honnor, Downs. Eighteen Grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren also survive. She was a member of the LeRoy Methodist Church.
WAHLS, Irvin E.
LeRoy - Irvin E. "Slim" Wahls, 86, a resident of Morton Villa Nursing Center, Morton, formerly of Bloomington and LeRoy, died at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 30, 1997) at the nursing center. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, LeRoy, the Rev. Bruce Badger officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery, LeRoy. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the LeRoy Emergency Ambulance Service or to the Irvin E. Wahls memorial fund. He was born Aug. 25, 1914, in Chenoa, a son of John C. and Irene Phillips Wahls. He married
Helen Curry. She preceded him in death. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Irene (Lyle) Reitz, Bloomington; two brothers, Glenn J. Wahls, Bloomington, and Earl "Jack " (Freda) Wahls, Lexington; one sister, Mildred Thompson, LeRoy; two grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren. The two grandchildren are Rose (Don) Wiltburn, Rutland; and Merkel Gene (Tammy) Davis, Bloomington. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one granddaughter. Mr. Wahls worked at Caterpillar Tractor Co., East Peoria, for 14 years before being injured and taking early retirement because of ill health. He was a member of Hopewell Mennonite Church.
WAHLS, John C.
LEROY - John C. Wahls, 54, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday (March 8, 1932), following an illness of six days with influenza and pneumonia. He was the son of Frederick and Esther Wahls, born May 25, 1868, at LeRoy. In 1891 he married
Irene B. Phillips of Downs and the have lived in and around LeRoy Since. Survivors are Mrs. Wahls and nine children, one daughter, Mrs. Roy Thompson of LeRoy, and eight sons, Fred C. of Saybrook and Roy T., John W., Russell A., CHarles H., Glenn J., Irvin E., and Earl H., all of LeRoy and one brother, Andrew J. Wahls of Lancaster, Kan. and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
WAHLS, Russell
GRIDLEY - Russell Wahls, 82, of 208 4th St., a retired independent tool salesman, died at 11 a.m. yesterday (Dec. 4, 1985) at his residence. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Froelich Memorial Home, Gridley, the Rev. Bruce Baker and the Rev. Edwin Ringger officiating. Burial will be in Gridley cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at the memorial home. He was born July 1, 1903 at LeRoy, a son of John and Irene (Phillips) Wahls. He married
Elsie Benedict on Nov. 1, 1942, at St. Louis. She survives. Also surviving are one son, Gerald, Indianapolis, Ind.; one step-son, Ralph Cornwell, Lincoln; two step-daughters, Jane Kroll, Topeka, Kan., and Evelyn Grace, Gridley; one sister, Mildred Thompson, LeRoy; four brothers, Charles and Glen, both of Bloomington; Irvin, Morton and Earl "Jack" , Lexington; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers. He was a member of the First United Church of Gridley and the Gridley American Legion Post.
WALKER, Frank G., Beverly A., AND Ashleigh A.
The funerals have been scheduled for the four Central Illinois people fatally injured in an auto-truck collision Wednesday morning (9-1-1982) at a rural intersection 2-1/2 miles north of Gibson City. The victims wre Frank G. and Beverly A. Walker, and their 2-year-old daughter, Ashleigh A., all of rural Sibley, and Joshua R. Christensen, 3 of RR 1, Anchor, a passenger in the Walker auto. Injured in the accident were Christopher Leake, 24, Sibley, and Aaron Walker, 4, who was in serious condition late last night in the intensive care unit at Burnham Hospital, Champaign.
WARSAW, Ernest H.
Ernest H. Warsaw, 69, of Colfax and formerly of Anchor, died at 1:35 a.m. Thursday 3-20-1986 at his winter home in Venice, Fla. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, near Anchor, the Rev. Melvin Blobaum officiating; burial was in the church cemetery (cremains). Rawles Funeral Home, Venice was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Warsaw was born 9-29-1916 in Anchor Twp, a son of William H. and Lena Kalmbrunn Warsaw. He married
Betty Landau in 1946. She survives. Other survivors include a son, James, Chesterfield, Mo.; two brothers, Howard, Minier; and Arthur, East Peoria; three sisters, Edna Bachtold, Sibley; Esther Winterland, Fairbury; and Marjorie Schurr, Bloomington; and two grandchildren. He owned and operated a garage in Anchor until 1958 when he took over the Chevrolet dealership in Colfax. He moved to Colfax in 1963. He retired in 1976.
WARSAW, Glenna H. Hasselbrock Bielfeldt
Glenna H. Warsaw, 66, Saybrook died at 1:25 a.m. yesterday 4-16-1984 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, the Rev. Melvin C. Blobaum officiating; burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 tonight at Duffy - Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, and for one hour before the service at the church. A prayer service will be at 8 tonight at the funeral home. Mrs. Warsaw was born 12-17-1917, in Secor, a daughter of Henry and Frieda Rippel Hasselbrock. She married
Lewis Bielfeldt in 5-11-1941 in Anchor. He died 6-24-1942. She married
Stanley W. Warsaw on 5-30-1947 in rural Anchor. He survives. Other survivors include her mother, Gibson City, a daughter, Rona McConnell, Saybrook and a brother Herman Hasselbrock of Saybrook. Mrs. Warsaw had lived in the Anchor - Saybrook area for 36 years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, and the Dorcas Society.
WICHMANN, Emma Margaret Schmidt
Emma Wichmann, 91, of Colfax and formerly of the Anchor and Saybrook areas died at 8:50 a.m. yesterday 2-8-1988 at Octavia Manor Nursing Home, Colfax. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, the Rev. Melvin C. Blobaum officiating; burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 9 tonight at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, with a prayer service at 9 p.m. She was born 4-18-1896 in Anchor Twp., a daughter of Chris and Claudina Bielfeldt Schmidt. She married
Otto Wichmann on 1-27-1914 in Anchor. He died 8-27-1969. Survivors include one daughter, Stella Hoffman, Colfax; two sisters, Ella Clausen, Gibson City, and Elsa Thedens, a resident of Bloomington Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Bloomington; one grandchild; and two great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son and one grandson. Mrs. Wichmann was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor; the church Dorcas Society and was a Goldstar Mother of the Louis E. Davis Post No 56 ` of the American Legion Auxiliary, Bloomington.
WICHMANN, Pearl M.
Pearl M. Wichmann, age 78 of Gibson City died at 2 a.m. Sunday 5-15-1988 at the Ford County Nursing Home, Paxton. Her funeral was held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church near Anchor, the Rev. Melvin C. Blobaum officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 5 - 7 p.m. Monday at Lamb Funral Home, Gibson City and one hour before the service Tuesday at the church. Pallbearers were Ivan Andreae, Wilbur Molck, Wayne Hanson, Gary Hanson, Mike Finis, and Phil Birkner. Miss Wichmann was born 3-12-1910 in rural Gibson City, a daughter of George and Anna Clausen Wichmann. Surviving are three step-brothers, Clarence Gilmore, St. Charles; Sam Gilmore, Elburn; and Virgil Gilmore, Sugar Grove; and two step-sisters, Grace Bielfeldt, Gibson City and Myrtle Bielfeldt, Anchor. Miss Wichmann was a resident of Gibson City for 16 years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor.
WIEBERS, William W.
The graveside funeral of William W. Wiebers, 82, of We Care Nursing Home, Arcola, formerly of the Sibley area, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran cemetery, rural Anchor. The Rev. Dane Meuschke will officiate. There will be no visitation. Lamb Funeral Home of Gibson City has charge of arrangements. Mr. Wiebers died Monday 7-25-1988 at the nursing home. Born 3-4-1906 in Saybrook, he was the son of Herman and Emma Brandt Wiebers. His survivors include a sister, Frances Neal of Jacksonville, Florida. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. He had been a resident of the nursing home for 20 years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor.
WILLIAMS, Allen Morgan
Allen Morgan Williams (DEC. 13, 1901 edition of The Colfax Press)
The funeral of Allen Morgan Williams, the four-year-old son of Robert Williams, was conducted by Rev. D.G. Murray Monday morning in the M.E. church.
WILLKE, Alvina Fasking
Mrs. Alvina Willke, 73, died in Tucson, AZ, at noon Saturday 5-31-1969. Her funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, the Rev. Alexander Youck officiating; burial in the church cemetery. She was born in Saybrook, 7-1-1895, a daughter of Henry andd Mary Hansen Fasking. She was married
to Clarence Willke, 2-24-1920 in Saybrook. She is survived by her husband; three sons, Myron, RR1 Bloomington; Marvin, Anchor; Warren, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Clara Thedens and Mrs. John Brokate, both of Gibson City; and 13 grandchildren. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
WILLKE, Esther Mae Brucker
Esther Willke, 88, of Anchor died at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday 6-221-1994 at Octavia Manor Nursing Home, Colfax. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor, with the Rev. George Schlueter officiating; burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was born 10-27-1905 in Colfax, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Stein Brucker. She married
Elmer P. Willke 12-22-1927 in Anchor. He died 10-11-1971. She is survived by two sons, Carl L., Silverton, Ore.; and Harold, Saybrook; three brothers, Elmer, Carl and Clarence Brucker, all of Colfax; a sister, Lorene Gerdes, Onarga; 10 grandchildren; and seven-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters. Mrs. Willke was a lifetime resident of the Anchor area. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, where she taught Sunday school and Bible school; the church's Dorcas Society; the Never Too Old Club, Colfax; the Anchor Friendship Club; the Gibson Hospital Auxiliary; and the McLean County Farm Bureau.
WILLKE, Gustave
Gustave Willke, 92, a retired farmer and Anchor's oldest resident, died at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday 4-3-1962 at Gibson Community Hospital, in Gibson City following a prolonged illness. He entered the hospital only 20 minutes before his death. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church. The Rev. Alexander Youck will officiate, and burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Willke was born at Engerode, Germany, 5-29-1869 a son of Heinrich and Wilhelmina Beutnagel Willke. He came to the United States in 1891 and to Anchor in 1893. He married
Lina Willecke at Hoboken, NJ., 2-18-1896. She died in 1950. For 69 years he lived on the same farm south of Anchor. Through the years he visited his homeland six times. Surviving are two sons, Clarence and Elmer, both of Anchor; five grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. A daughter, two brothers, and a sister preceded him in death. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor.
WINTERLAND, Edith (Petersen)
Edith A. Winterland, 74, of Lexington, died at 12:42 a.m. yesterday 5-15-1988 at St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center, Bloomington. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Lexington, the Rev. Wayne Widdering officiating. Burial will be in Lexington cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church Tuesday. Musselman-Moore Funeral Home, Lexington is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Winterland was born 9-24-1913 in Cropsey, a daughter of Claus and Rachel Petersen. She married
Charles Winterland on 1-12-1937 in Chenoa. He survives. Also surviving are one son, Donald, Normal; a daughter, Charlene Jacobs, Lexington; three sisters, Anna Stroh, Cropsey; LaVerne Harms, Lexington; and Ilene Redding, Colfax; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by one brother. Mrs. Winterland was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Lexington, and the church's Ladies Aid Society. Memorials may be made to the church.
WOOD, Allie J.
Death of Allie J. Wood Sunday Eve, March 9
Allie J. Wood, youngest son of Amos and Pheobe Wood, was born near Lexington, May 23, 1870. His parents moved to Colfax when he was 10 years of age and he grew to manhood in this vicinity. He was united in marriage to Mina Henline on March 2, 1893 and the new home was made in Colfax. To this union was born one daughter, Ilene, now Mrs. William Scholl. Mr. Wood retired from business and moved to the farm in 1926 which has since been his home. He had been in failing health for a number of years and in February, 1929 he underwent a surgical operation for the dreaded malady for which science has not yet found a cure. He bore his suffeings bravely, shielding his family from anxiety as long as it was possible to do so. When the last hope vanished he became reconciled to his death and was lovingly cared for by his wife and daughter until the end came. Being of a kind and genial disposition he enjoyed the fellowship of a host of friends and neighbors and their help and sympathy was a great comfort to him in his last days. He passed peacefully away on the evening of March 9, 1930, leaving many sad hearts in this community. He leaves besides his wife and daughter, on grandson, Nyle Scholl and one brother, Isaac Wood of Herscher also several nieces and nephews. The funeral services were held from the home north of Colfax on Tuesday afternoon in charge of Rev. F. De Clark pastor of the Colfax M.E. church. Mrs. Harvey Hamilton and Miss Rickey Grending sang two selections. The pallbearers were Andy and Tom Droham, Fred Scholl, Ivan Getty, Earl Judd and Ralph Harris. Burial was in Wiley cemetery. Those from away who attended the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wood and family of Herscher; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guth and family of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wood of Kankakee; Mrs. Chas. Garner, Robert Wood, Marjorie Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wright, Mrs. Grace Robinson and son of Lexington; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dameron, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Dameron and son, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Dameron of Weston; Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Hare, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Loos, Mrs. Grace Hutson, Mrs. E.E. Hibbs, Noah Henline, Mr. and Mrs. John Ashabran of Bloomington; Mrs. Oren Phillips of Heyworth; Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Rhode, Mrs. Ella Woodard and Edward Rhode of Bellflower; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Withers and son, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Snodgrass of Ellsworth.
