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Note: Life Sketch of Mrs. Henry Ehlers Mrs. Henry Ehlers, who had been in ill health since January, 1939, passed peacefully away at the family home northeast of Altamont on Tuesday afternoon, June 27, 1944. Her earthly pilgrimage was seventy eight years, eight months, and twenty days. Mr. Ehlers, whose death occurred on December 3, 1941, broke the golden circle of a beautiful wedded life of more than fifty five years. The Ehlers home was one of the happier and contented, idealistic and deeply religious, with love and sympathy and understanding ever abounding. The five stalwart sons and the six noble daughters rise up and call their parents blessed. Lizzie Hesemann, was born at Nashville, IL, on October 7, 1865. There were two brothers and three sisters in the family. Henry Hesemann of St. Louis being the surviving member, Mrs. F. W. Bucholz, one of the sisters, resided in this community for many years. At about the age of sixteen, Mrs. Ehlers came to live with her aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Gieseking of the Blue Point neighborhood. She was given in marriage to Henry Ehlers on May 6, 1893. They lived with Grandma Ehlers for two years and them moved to the Nathan Lehman farm, northeast of Altamont. Mr. and Mrs. Ehlers were the parents of twelve children, Paul dying in infancy. The surviving children are Edwin Ehlers of Alton, Fred J. Ehlers of Altamont, Clarence Ehlers of St. Louis, Harold Ehlers of Alton, Henry Ehlers of Alton, Elsa Brockman of Nokomis, Etta Magers of Homer, Orra Reincke of Nokomis, Maude Smith of Xenia, Hulda Koss of Wood River, and Elizabeth Smith of Altamont. There are also 25 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, other near relatives and legions of friends to mourn the departure of this good woman. Mrs. Ehlers was a woman of charming personality and kind and good to everybody. Her delight was in her home, her joy in her husband and children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ehlers were life members of the Methodist Church. During her long illness, she was lovingly and tenderly cared for by the youngest daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Following funeral services from the Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon by Rev. J. K. Presley, pastor, interment was in the beautiful Union Cemetery. Those who attended from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Layer and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichelman, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schellar, Mr. William Reincke, Mr. Walter Buchholz, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reincke, Mrs. Edna Hardy, Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Pinkston, Rev. Rugoff, Mrs. Amelia Reincke, Mr. E. E. Rademachler, all of Nokomis. Rev. and Mrs. Fred Buchholz of Dana. Mrs. John Beard of St. Louis, Mrs. Lena Trexler of Vandalia, Mrs. J. B. Shouse of Newton, Mrs. O'Neil and daughter Edith of Wood River. Life Sketch of Mrs. Henry Ehlers Mrs. Henry Ehlers, who had been in ill health since January, 1939, passed peacefully away at the family home northeast of Altamont on Tuesday afternoon, June 27, 1944. Her earthly pilgrimage was seventy eight years, eight months, and twenty days. Mr. Ehlers, whose death occurred on December 3, 1941, broke the golden circle of a beautiful wedded life of more than fifty five years. The Ehlers home was one of the happier and contented, idealistic and deeply religious, with love and sympathy and understanding ever abounding. The five stalwart sons and the six noble daughters rise up and call their parents blessed. Lizzie Hesemann, was born at Nashville, IL, on October 7, 1865. There were two brothers and three sisters in the family. Henry Hesemann of St. Louis being the surviving member, Mrs. F. W. Bucholz, one of the sisters, resided in this community for many years. At about the age of sixteen, Mrs. Ehlers came to live with her aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Gieseking of the Blue Point neighborhood. She was given in marriage to Henry Ehlers on May 6, 1893. They lived with Grandma Ehlers for two years and them moved to the Nathan Lehman farm, northeast of Altamont. Mr. and Mrs. Ehlers were the parents of twelve children, Paul dying in infancy. The surviving children are Edwin Ehlers of Alton, Fred J. Ehlers of Altamont, Clarence Ehlers of St. Louis, Harold Ehlers of Alton, Henry Ehlers of Alton, Elsa Brockman of Nokomis, Etta Magers of Homer, Orra Reincke of Nokomis, Maude Smith of Xenia, Hulda Koss of Wood River, and Elizabeth Smith of Altamont. There are also 25 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, other near relatives and legions of friends to mourn the departure of this good woman. Mrs. Ehlers was a woman of charming personality and kind and good to everybody. Her delight was in her home, her joy in her husband and children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ehlers were life members of the Methodist Church. During her long illness, she was lovingly and tenderly cared for by the youngest daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Following funeral services from the Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon by Rev. J. K. Presley, pastor, interment was in the beautiful Union Cemetery. Those who attended from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Layer and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichelman, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schellar, Mr. William Reincke, Mr. Walter Buchholz, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reincke, Mrs. Edna Hardy, Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Pinkston, Rev. Rugoff, Mrs. Amelia Reincke, Mr. E. E. Rademachler, all of Nokomis. Rev. and Mrs. Fred Buchholz of Dana. Mrs. John Beard of St. Louis, Mrs. Lena Trexler of Vandalia, Mrs. J. B. Shouse of Newton, Mrs. O'Neil and daughter Edith of Wood River. Life Sketch of Mrs. Henry Ehlers Mrs. Henry Ehlers, who had been in ill health since January, 1939, passed peacefully away at the family home northeast of Altamont on Tuesday afternoon, June 27, 1944. Her earthly pilgrimage was seventy eight years, eight months, and twenty days. Mr. Ehlers, whose death occurred on December 3, 1941, broke the golden circle of a beautiful wedded life of more than fifty five years. The Ehlers home was one of the happier and contented, idealistic and deeply religious, with love and sympathy and understanding ever abounding. The five stalwart sons and the six noble daughters rise up and call their parents blessed. Lizzie Hesemann, was born at Nashville, IL, on October 7, 1865. There were two brothers and three sisters in the family. Henry Hesemann of St. Louis being the surviving member, Mrs. F. W. Bucholz, one of the sisters, resided in this community for many years. At about the age of sixteen, Mrs. Ehlers came to live with her aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Gieseking of the Blue Point neighborhood. She was given in marriage to Henry Ehlers on May 6, 1893. They lived with Grandma Ehlers for two years and them moved to the Nathan Lehman farm, northeast of Altamont. Mr. and Mrs. Ehlers were the parents of twelve children, Paul dying in infancy. The surviving children are Edwin Ehlers of Alton, Fred J. Ehlers of Altamont, Clarence Ehlers of St. Louis, Harold Ehlers of Alton, Henry Ehlers of Alton, Elsa Brockman of Nokomis, Etta Magers of Homer, Orra Reincke of Nokomis, Maude Smith of Xenia, Hulda Koss of Wood River, and Elizabeth Smith of Altamont. There are also 25 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, other near relatives and legions of friends to mourn the departure of this good woman. Mrs. Ehlers was a woman of charming personality and kind and good to everybody. Her delight was in her home, her joy in her husband and children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ehlers were life members of the Methodist Church. During her long illness, she was lovingly and tenderly cared for by the youngest daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Following funeral services from the Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon by Rev. J. K. Presley, pastor, interment was in the beautiful Union Cemetery. Those who attended from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Layer and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichelman, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schellar, Mr. William Reincke, Mr. Walter Buchholz, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reincke, Mrs. Edna Hardy, Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Pinkston, Rev. Rugoff, Mrs. Amelia Reincke, Mr. E. E. Rademachler, all of Nokomis. Rev. and Mrs. Fred Buchholz of Dana. Mrs. John Beard of St. Louis, Mrs. Lena Trexler of Vandalia, Mrs. J. B. Shouse of Newton, Mrs. O'Neil and daughter Edith of Wood River.
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