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Note: my grandmother Edna had lived with Stanley Dusing to help him care for the house and children. One night awhile after Stanley's wife had passed away Stanley had asked Edna not to out on her date and stay with him instead. Soon after they were married and had my mother Margaret Dusing. Edna's mother, Margaret (Maggie) Hill Wakenight, died in the flu epidemic of 1918. Ray was about 2, Edna about 4 . They then went to live with Annie Hill Slifer, Maggie's Sister. Lived there until Ray was about 9, when Annie died. They then went to live with 2 of her daughters, all married by then. Thier names were Martha ( Joseph) Slifer Franklin, Ellie (Clarence/ Shorty) Slifer McKim, Carrie (Clifford) Slifer Snyder, and Mabel (Martin) Slifer Schryver. Ray went to live with Clifford and Carrie Snyder, and Edna went to live with Clarence and Ellie McKim. Ray lived with the Snyder's until he was 11 years old, then went to live with Mable and Martin Schryver in the Dixon IL area. Edna stayed with the Mckim's until going to Chicago in her teens, then came back to live with the Snyder's. (Pauline Wakenight) Edna M. Dusing, 80, of the Dixon Health Care Center, Died Friday, June 24th, 1994. She retired from the Dietary Dept. of the Dixon Developmental Center after 17 years. She was born on June 17th, 1914 in Oregon to Harry and Margaret L. (Hill) Wakenight. She married Stanley Dusing in 1952 in Dixon. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two brothers. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include one daughter, Margaret Strow of Dixon; one Stepson Eugene Dusing of Rockford; one brother, Raymond (Pauline) Wakenight of Galt; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren And several step grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel Hill Funeral home with the Rev. James Berry, pastor of the Four Square Church, Officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. until time of the services at the funeral home. A memorial has been established Social security death index Edna DUSING Birth Date: 17 Jun 1914 Death Date: 24 Jun 1994 Social Security Number: 343-22-6528 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Illinois
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