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Note: Obituary, Peotone Vedette, April __, 1930 GEORGE BERRY DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME NEAR PLAINFIELD Well Known Wilton Pioneer Dies from Illness Due to the Infirmities of Old Age.---Was Native of England George Berry, a pioneer of Wilton township, and for many years a respected citizen of Peotone, died Friday evening, April 2, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward Robbins, in Plainfield. He was almost 82 years old. His death followed an illness of three weeks due to the infirmities of old age. For several months past Mr. Berry had been making his home with his son William on the old homestead in Wilton. He had gone to Plainfield for a visit with his daughter. Mr. Berry was born Sept. 19, 1848, at Barnstable, England. He and his cousin, John Cann, emigrated to Canada in 1869 and later in the same year they came to Peotone and were employed by farmers in the township of Will. Mr. Berry married Julia Larson in 1871 and they lived on a farm in Will for a short time before settling in Wilton. Five children were born to this union. One daughter died in young womanhood. Mrs. Berry died in 1879. May 5, 1881, Mr. Berry married Mrs. Jane Mason, who through her motherly kindness won the affection of the children. She passed from this life in 1915. Mr. Berry leaves two sons, William, of Wilton, and George, of Plainfield, and two daughters, Mrs. Edward Robbins, Plainfield, and Mrs. Ivan Croxen, of Manteno, and eleven grandchildren. The deceased had been a loyal member of the Odd Fellows for 47 years. The funeral service was held Monday afternoon at the old home in Wilton, the Rev. Ben Schmidtke officiating. Burial was in Peotone cemetery, where the ritualistic service of the I.O.O.F. was used.
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