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ELIZABETH BALLARD - Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Ballard, 103, Whiteside County's oldest resident who passed away Tuesday evening (7 February 1961) at the Whiteside County Nursing Home were held Friday afternoon in the First Congregational Church of Prophetstown. The Rev. Nelson Chasteen officiated at the services and interment was at the Riverside Cemetery of Prophetstown. Mrs. James Fisk served as the soloist for the services singing the numbers, "Sweet By and By" and "Lead Kindly Light.: Mrs. Lyle Dingman was at the church organ. The Gardner Funeral Home officiated for the floral tributes. Serving as pallbearers were:: Elmer Johnson, Howard Burdsall, Clarence Zschetsche, George Sibley, Kenneth Moore and Louis Weburg.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois February 11, 1961 - Saturday, pg 2 col 3

BETTY BARDELL - Funeral services for Mrs. Ralph (Betty) Bardell, 50, Milledgeville, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday [11/08/1972] at the Woodin Funeral Home, Milledgeville. The Rev. James Black, pastor of the First Brethren Church will officiate and burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery. Friends may visit the funeral home Tuesday at 7 p.m. Elizabeth Eastabrooks was born at Milledgeville Aug. 16, 1922, the daughter of Walter and Rose Wagner Eastabrooks. She married Ralph Bardell Feb. 7, 1943. She is survived by her husband, one son, Eldon, Fulton and one daughter, Mrs. John (Sharon) Crine, rural Chadwick, three grandchildren, her mother, Milledgeville, one sister, Mrs. Clifford (Virginia) Bardell, Polo and one brother, Robert Eastabrooks, Mt. Morris.
Contributed by Larry Reynolds - The Sterling Daily Gazette, November 7, 1972, page 2, column 2

CLIFFORD BENSINGER - 81, 430 Martin Rd., Rock Falls, died Sunday at Community General Hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Melvin-Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling with the Rev. Kenneth Zuithoff of Bethel Reformed Church of Sterling, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Visitation will be from noon until the time of service Tuesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established to the Sterling-Rock Falls United Way. He was born Jan. 17, 1908, the son of John and Nellie Bensinger. He married Doris Bellows on Oct. 9, 1928 in Aurora and she died on Sept. 21, 1973. He was a member of the Rock River Lodge #612 of the A.F. & A..M., past member of the Sterling Rotary, and was active with Cub and Boy Scouts in the Sterling Area. He is survived by one son, Charles Bensinger of Sterling; and three granddaughters, Terralee Bensingeer of Madison, Wis., Lisa Bensinger of Davenport, Iowa, and Deanne Bensinger of Sterling.
Contributed by Melva Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois March 27, 1989 - Monday, pg A2 col 4

RANDY DEAN BERRY , son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray (Karen Brandt) Berry, 206 Benton St., Morris, died at birth Thursday (4 February 1971) in the Morris Hospital. The body was removed to the Tomlinson Funeral home, Morrison. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11 a.m., in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling, with the Rev. Wallace Nordquist of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Morrison, officiating. Besides his parents, Randy is survived by one brother, Edwary Ray; one sister, Elizabeth Rebecca; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brandt, Round Grove; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Bertha Polk, Cairo. He was preceded by his paternal grandfather
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois February 6, 1971 - Saturday, pg 2

GEORGE ARTHUR BETHARD - 86, 1302 2nd Ave., Sterling, died Wednesday morning ( 17 July 1985) in Polo Continental Manor. Funeral services for Mr. Bethard will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Allen Funeral Home in Sterling with Seminarian Rod Larson, of St. John's Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be at the Allen Funeral home in Sterling Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. Mr. Bethard was born Oct. 18, 1898 in Fayette County, the son of George W. and Rosa Brown Bethard. He was united in marriage to Helen Braitsch on Sept. 27, 1928 in Sterling. He came to Sterling 61 years ago. He was a machinist at RB&W Co. in Rock Falls for forty years, retiring in 1964. The deceased was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Sterling. Surviving are his wife, Helen; two daughters, Mrs. George (Audrey) Dykhuizen and Mrs. Clarence (Joyce) Hopkins both of Sterling; one brother, Leon Bethard of Decatur and one sister, Mrs. Russell (Leora) Sims of Des Moines, Ia. A memorial has been established in his memory to St. John's Lutheran Church.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois July 18, 1985 - Thursday, pg A6

MRS. FRANK BINGENHEIMER - Funeral services for Mrs. Thurston Pratt, 77, Oak Park, who died Friday night were held Monday at 1 p.m. in the Erie Methodist Church with the Rev. Harold George officiating. Burial was in the Erie Cemetery. Surviving are one son, Allen, Oak Park; one daughter, Mrs. Jack Zimmerlin, Orinda, Calif., and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1954.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 12, 1963 - pg 2 col 5

JESSIE LEE BLEVINS - 13 month infant son of John and Sandy Hanson Blevins, 416 W. 18th St. Rock Falls, died (24 Oct 1984) Wednesday evening in Community General Hospital from a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday morning with a Prayer Service at the Wheelock Allen Funeral Home, Rock Falls followed by a Mass of the Angels at 10 a.m. at St. Andrews Catholic Church, Rock Falls, with the Rev. Thomas Sibley officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery, Rock Falls. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 6 to 9 pm. A memorial has been established in his memory. Jesse Blevins was born on Sept 13, 1983 in Sterling. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley Blevins, Rock Falls, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Hanson, Rock Falls, paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blevins, Rock Falls, paternal great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Blevins, Rock Falls, maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Louis Wagner, San Francisco, Calif. He was preceded in death by his maternal great grandfather, paternal great grandparents.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois October 25, 1984 - Thursday, pg A6

MARCHEIL BOELENS - 63, RR 1, Polo, died Wednesday at KSB Hospital, Dixon. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Benson-Brown-Seidell Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Tampico. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5 to 8:30 p.m. with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Polo Ambulance Associaton. Marcheil Boelens was born on Jan. 6, 1921 in Prophetstown, the son of Julius and Clara Verlock Boelens. On Aug. 30, 1941 he married Margaret Maes in Tampico. He was employed by Olson's Elevator, Polo, and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife; his mother; three sons, Joseph, Samuel and Patrick, all of Polo; four grandchildren. Preceding him in death was his father and one brother.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor

MYRTLE F. (ROCK) BOGAARD - 88, of Rest Have Nursing home in Morrison died Sunday (1 September 1985) at the Center. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the First Congregational Church of Sterling. Arrangements were completed by the Melvin-Schilling Funeral home, Sterling. Myrtle was born Jan. 5, 1897, in Superior, Mont., the daughter of Joseph and Mary Helena Conke Rock. On May 15, 1920 she married Dr. David D. Bogaard in Manchester, Ia. He preceded her in death on May 10, 1977. Mrs. Bogaard was a member of the First Congregational Church. Surviving are one son, Thomas Bogaard of Edina, Minn.; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Marsha) McCracken of Geneva, and Mrs. E. E. (Barbara) Olsen of Los Alamos, N.M.; and six grandchildren.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois September 3, 1985 - Tuesday, pg A4

PETER BORGMAN , 73, died unexpectedly Monday night (4 January 1971) in his farm home on RR One, Fulton. Funeral rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Christian Reformed Church by the Rev. John Groenewold. There will be a prayer service for the family at 1:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Room of the church. There will be visitation at the Bosma Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Peter Borgman was born Setp. 22, 1897 in the Netherlands, the son of Jacob and Janna Auidema Borgman and came to the United States in 1921. He was never married. He was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church and had resided in the Fulton area since coming from Chicago in 1932. Surviving is one brother, John of rural Fulton. Four brothers and two sisters preceded in death.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois January 5, 1971 - Tues. pg 2

EDWARD T. BOYER , 63, of 1003 Selmi Lane, Rock Falls, died Saturday (5 October 1985) at home. Funeral services were held today at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Sterling with Rev. Gary Jaeckle and Rev. Eldor Mueller, co-officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery in Rock Falls. Melvin-Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling was in charge of arrangements. A memorial has been established to the Messiah Lutheran Church. Mr. Boyer was born on Oct. 6, 1916 in Chelsea, Ia., the son of William and Florence Trimble Boyer. On Sept. 12, 1941 he married Gladys Palmer at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Sterling. He was employed as as carpenter for many local contractors for the past 38 years and had been a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church of Sterling. Surviving are his wife, Gladys; two sons, John of Bethesda, Md., and Neil of Hamden, Conn.; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Lois) Hinz of Decator and Linda Boyer of Sterling; three sisters, Elino Ramsdell and Marjorie Head both of Toledo, Ia., and Esther Davis of Tama, Ia.; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one grandchild.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinos October 8, 1985 - Tuesday, pg A4

LORENZ H. BOYSEN , 79, of 230 Northway Park Road, Rockford, died Friday (April 17, 1982) at the Park Strathmor Nursing Home in Rockford after a short illness. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Lutheran Church of Jordan. The Rev. Walter J. Kukkonen, pastor officiated. Burial was in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Sterling. Mr. Boysen was born Aug. 19, 1902 in Stillwater, Minnesota, the son of Peter and Bertha (Kasson) Boysen. He was united in marriage to the former Helen M. Dirks on Oct. 23, 1943 in Chicago. He served in the United States Army Aircorp during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Helen of Rockford, one son, James of Niles and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Barbara, three brothers and one sister.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois, April 19, 1982 - Monday, pg A4

RUDOLPH G. BRATZ - Funeral services for Rudolph G. Bratz of Lyndon, formerly of Morrison and California, were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the Reynolds Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl I. Fant of the Bethesda Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in the Lyndon Cemetery. allbearers were Floyd McIntyre, Rock Falls; Bernard Rushmeyer, Grotheer Weaver, Lee Hinrichs, Fred VanderSchaaf, Morrison, and Earl Rhine of Lyndon. The soloist, Mrs. David Mathew of Morrison, sang The Old Rugged Cross and Abide With Me, accompanied by Mrs. Abe Renkes at the organ. Flowers were arranged by mrs. Earl Rhine and Mrs. Willard Bernhardy of Lyndon.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 13, 1963 - Tuesday, pg 2 col 3

ANGELO BRESSANELLI , 84, 6258 W. Diversey Ave., Chicago, died (Oct 27. 1984) suddenly Saturday morning at Northwest Hospital, Chicago. Visitation was on Sunday evening in the Montclair Funeral Home, 6901 Belmont Ave., Chicago, after which the body was brought to the Allen Funeral Home, Sterling, for visitation Monday morning from 10 a.m. until the Prayer Service at noon. A Mass of the Resurrection followed at 12:30 p.m. in St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rwv. Richard Russo as Celebrant. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Sterling. Bressanelli was born on Feb. 9, 1900 in Pennsylvania, the son of Angelo and Elizabeth Bressanelli. On April 4, 1931 he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Delonga. He was in the construction business for several years. He owned and operated the Linton Nursing Home in Sterling for many years, and then one year ago moved to Chicago. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sterling. Surviving are his wife Mary Jane, Chicago; three daughters, Mrs. Norman (Mary Jane) Norusis, Chicago, Mrs. Gerald (Rose Mary ) Kamansky, Arcadia, Calif., and Mrs. Doubls (Veda) Crowder, Sterling; two sons, Peter, Chicago, and Leo, Davenport, Iowa; 23 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois October 29, 1984 - Monday, pg A4

FRANCIS R. BRIGHTMAN , 63, died early this morning (11 July 1963) in his home after a lingering illness. Francis Brightman was born Dec. 13, 1899, the son of William and Myrtle Creider Brightman in Garden Plain Township. He has lived in the Erie vicinity all his life, and worked in the experimental department of the International Harvester Company in East Moline. He married Iva Hein on July 12, 1919, in Clinton, Ia. He was an active member of the Christian Church. Surviving are his wife, one son, Harland, Fenton Township; two daughters, Mrs. Ross Hawk, Fenton; Mrs. Lee Greenwood, Walnut; two brothers, Clifford, Sterling, and Lloyd, Erie; two sisters, Mrs. Burl Dew, Sterling, and Mrs. Raymond Thirtyacres, Minneapolis, Minn.; seven half-brothers and sisters, and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter in infancy. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the Schilling Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Erie Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday and up until the time of service.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois July 11, 1963 - Thursday, pg 3 col 1

GORDON BUCHANAN , 75, 1207 W. 18th St., Rock Falls, died Friday evening (4 August 1978) at St. Anthony's Hospital, Rockford, following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Wheelock Allen Funeral Home with the Rev. Lowell D. Allen, pastor of the Rock Falls United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemtery, Sterling. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. He was born Aug. 23, 1902 in Fairfield, Ill., the son of Alex and Mary Day Buchanan, and farmed for many years at Deer Grove. In 1957 he moved to Albion, Ill., where he owned and operated a laundry until 1974, when he moved to Rock Falls. He was a member of the Tampico Blue Lodge many years ago and was a 32nd Degree Mason with the Rock Island Consistory. Survivors include his wife, the former Mayme R. Hollis; three daughters, Mrs. Melvin (Ellen) Lowe, Sterling, Mrs. James (Jean) Pfundstein, New Haven, Ind., and Mrs. Archie (Clemma) Yarde, Tampico; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ronald (Nyla) Croy, Rock Falls, three step-sons, Elden Fritsch, Rock Falls, Billy Fritsch, Hawaii, and Gary Fritsch, Tampico; a sister, Mrs. Charles (Lacrietia) Tracy, Fairfield, Ill.; five brothers, Kenneth, Clarence, James and John Buchanan, all of Fairfield, and Tiffen Buchanan, Sterling; nine grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his parents and one sister. A Memorial has been established in his memory.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois, August 5, 1978 - Saturday, pg 4

THEODORE A. BUCKWALTER , 69, of 602 Oakland Ave., Morrison, died (10 Aug 1987) Sunday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Clinton, Iowa. Funeral sercvices will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Genesee Street Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Morrison. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison with the Morrison American Legion Post 328 conducting military rites. Vistiation will be Monday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has been established. Mr. Buckwalter was born on May 13, 1918, at Savanna, the son of Henry and Mabel Reese Buckwalter. He was educated in Mt. Carroll grade schools and on Jan. 9, 1943 he was united in marriage to M. Maxine Hockman in Mt. Carroll. Following marriage the couple resided in Mt. Carroll until 1948 when they moved to Morrison. The deceased was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II. He worked at Northwestern Steel and Wire as a machine shop supervisor. Mr. Buckwalter was a member and trustee of the First Baptist Church of Morrison and a member and past post commander of the Morrison American Legion Post 328. Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Stephen (Beth) Miller of Rapids City, S.D.; one son, Stanley M. Buckwalter of Morrison; four grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Doris Pauley of Chadwick and Mrs. Delilah Adams of Mt. Carroll, also one brother, Lester Buckwalter of California. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one son, James.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 10, 1987 - Monday, pg A2

CARY E. BUHROW - Funeral services for Cary Elwyn Buhrow, Sterling, R.R. 3 will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan. Dr. Alfred L. Grewer will officiate. The burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Melvin Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. At 11 a.m. Monday the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until the time of the funeral. Cary Elwyn Buhrow was born Jan. 31, 1952 in Sterling, the son of Merlyn E. and Joyce E. Humphrey Buhrow. He graduated with the class of 1970 from Sterling Township High School and was attending the University of Illinois at the time of his death. He was a member of Acacia Fraternity at the university and a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn E. Buhrow of RR 3 Sterling; two brothers, Craig Buhrow and Chris Buhrow at home; one sister, Mrs. Steven (Connie) Klein of Morton and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Edward Buhrow of Sterling, and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Leonard Humphrey of Sterling
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois January 2, 1971 - Saturday, pg

DOROTHY (SIKKEMA) BUIKEMA , 59, 1305 15th Ave., Fulton, died (24 Oct 1984) Wednesday at University hospital, Madison Wis. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma Funeral Home with the Rev. Warren Bovenkerk, pastor of the Second Reformed Church, Fulton, officiating. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and may be left at the Bosma Funeral Home. Dorothy Buikema was born to Howard and Edna L. Ploog Sikkema on April 10, 1925 in Fulton. She attended Fulton Schools and graduated from Fulton High School. On Oct. 16, 1947 she married Gerald J. Buikema in Fulton. She was a lifelong Fulton resident. Surviving are her husband, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sikkema, Fulton; two sons, Kenneth, Fulton, and Ronald, Clinton. Preceded her in death were one brother, Robert V. Sikkema.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois October 25, 1984 - Thursday, pg A6

EDWARD W. BUIKEMA , 77, of Pleasant View Nursing Home, Morrison, died Friday at the nursing home. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church, Morrison, with military funeral honors by the Morrison VFW and American Legion. The Rev. Dr. James Camp, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. There will be no visitation. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Cremation rites have been accorded. He was born March 8, 1926, in Union Grove Township, Ill., to Edward R. and Freda Maring Buikema. He married Janet Hawkins Schoaf on June 22, 1973, in Macomb, Ill. She died Nov. 15, 1994. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp - 8th Air Force from 1944 to 1946, ending his tour of duty while stationed in England. He was educated in Morrison grade schools and was a graduate of Morrison High School. He started his career in men's clothing at Blass Clothing Store in 1943. The stores was incorporated as Buikema-Blass Clothing Store in 1963. He retired in 1979. He was a past member of the Board of Directors of Sterling Federal Savings and Loan; a member of First Presbyterian Church; a 58-year member of the American Legion, Morrison Post No. 328; a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 8281; and a member of the Morrison Country Club. He also was a member of the Morrison Chamber of Commerce and Whiteside County Republican Party. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Mrs. Carol (Dale) Armstrong of Morrison; two stepsons, James Schoaf of Denver, Colo., and Chuck (Kathy) Schoaf of Morrison; six grandchildren; two great-grandsons; a sister, Mrs. Doris Kilberg of Sterling, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, four sisters and four brothers. Memorials have been established.
Clinton Herald January 3, 2004

MARIA BUIKEMA , 94, of Morrison and formerly of Fulton, Ill., died Wednesday (28 January 2004) at Resthave Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton with the Rev. Philip Rauwerdink, interim pastor of the Second Reformed Church in Fulton, officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Fulton Township Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clarence and Steve Huizenga and Kenneth and Bob Schaver. She was born Oct. 3, 1909, in Ustick Township, rural Morrison, to John L. and Gertrude Stuit Buikema. She graduated from Fulton High School. She was employed with the former Patent Novelty Co. in Fulton for more than 30 years. She then was the printer and linotype operator with the Fulton Journal before retiring in 1971. She was a member of the Second Reformed Church and the Harbor Crest Nursing Home Auxiliary. Survivors include many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers. Memorials may be made to the Second Reformed Church.
Clinton Herald January 28, 2004

STELLA M. (SHIPMA) BUIKEMA , 98, of Resthave Nursing Home, Morrison, formerly of Fulton, died Friday, April 5, 2002, at the nursing home. She was employed by Burpee Seed Co., Clinton Iowa, for 23 years. Mrs. Buikema was born March 16, 1904 in Ustick Township, Whiteside County, the daughter of Louis J and Nellie C (Amman) Shipma. She attended rural Whiteside County schools. She married Epe M Buikema on June 16, 1927, in Fulton. He died June 30, 1983. She was a member of Second Reformed Church, Fulton, the church's Ladies Aid Society, Missionary Circle, and the Reformed Church Women's Guild. She was a charter member of Harbor Crest Nursing Home Ladies Auxiliary and a member of Resthave Home Auxiliary. She enjoyed flower gardening and baking. Survivors include a sister, Eloise (Kenneth) Bush of Morrison; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Vernon, in infancy, a sister, Jennie Bielema; and two brothers, James Shipma and David J Shipma. The funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Landegent, pastor of Second Reformed Church, Fulton, officiating. Burial is at Fulton Township Cemetery. Visitation is from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials have been established to Second Reformed Church, Fulton, and Resthave Nursing Home, Morrison

EDNA (HOLBROOK) BURNS , 55, died Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. in Morrison Community Hospital after having been in failing health for the last six months. Mrs. Burns was born Nov. 1, 1908, the daughter of Joseph and Della Turner Holbrook in Pope county. She was reared and educated in Pope and Hardin counties, living in Harrisburg until 1930 when she moved to Fenton, where she resided for the last 35 years. On April 1, 1930 she married Donald E. Burns in Benton. She was a member of the Fenton EUB Church and the WSWS. Surviving are her husband, one daugher, Mary, at home; two brothers, Morris Holbrook, Elgin; and James, Rose, Eldorado; two sisters, Mrs. Amy Ford, and Mrs. M. R. (Alta) Williams of Harrisburg; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters and four brothers. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Fenton EUB Church with Pastor Jimmy Harker officiating. Burial will be in the Fenton Cemetery. Friends may call at the Reynolds Funeral Home in Morrison after 7 this evening.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois January 8, 1964 - Wednesday, pg 2

DONALD BUSHAW , age 61, of 404 W. 10th St., died Saturday in his home. There will be no funeral services for Mr. Bushaw. Friends may call at the Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home in Rock Falls on Monday from 6-8 p.m. A memorial has been established in his memory to the Northern Illinois Cancer Treatment Center. Mr. Bushaw was born on May 5, 1928 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of Joseph Owen and Lillian V. Brinten Bushaw. He married Helen Throne on July 10, 1979 in Dixon. He was employed as a machine operator at Parrish-Alford in Rock Falls for 28 years prior to his retirement in 1981. He also served on the grievance committee for the Steelworkers Union. He served with the U.S. Army and for five years with the Merchant Marines. He is survived by four sons, Ronald Paul Bushaw, Jack Alan Bushaw, and Daniel Jay Bushaw, all of Rock Falls, and Michael Steven Bushaw of Sterling; three daughters, Alyce Jo Bushaw of Rock Falls, Mrs. Thomas (April) Hemminger of Chadwick; and Mrs. Mark (Donna) Thompson of Hampton; 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three stepsons, Donald James Gordon of Rock Falls, Thomas Gregory Gordon of Denver, Colo., and Mark Leroy Watts of Sterling; two stepdaughters, Vicky Lynne Gordon of Rock Falls and Luva Marie Watts of Heber, Ariz; two brothers, Dewey Bushaw of Houston, Texas and Dick Bushaw of Tulsa, Okla; five sisters, Dr. Basel (Shirley) Maloney of LaMesa, Cal., Mrs. Robert (Coleen) Houser and Carol Bueger, both of Fargo, N.D., Mrs. Paul (Jean) Smith of Canyon Country, Cal., and Mrs. Nick (Joan) Collette of Grand Forks, N.D., and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Donald Owen Bushaw, one brother, Owen, and one sister, Beverly.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois September 11, 1989 - Monday, pg A2