SUMNER M. HARRINGTON
, was born in Joliet, Marc 24, 1841 where he spent his boyhood days and from which place in 1861 he answered his country’s call serving three years and nine months in active service and being promoted to a sergeant. After being honorably discharged he was married Sept 6, 1866 to Miss Cornelia Petty at Newark. He farmed for two years in Kendall county and then moved to a farm near Cambridge where he resided until 1894. He then moved to Sandwich where he resided until 1903 when he moved to Tampico having purchased a large farm southwest of town. Mrs. Harrington died March 4, 1894 at Sandwich. Four children were born to this union, one of which died in infancy, those who survive are: A.E. Harrington of Tampico, Fay Harrington of Sandwich and Harry Harrington of Sterling.
The deceased was married a second time march 3, 1904 to Ida A Becker of Sandwich who with the three sons survive. Mr. and Mrs. Harrington have made their home since their marriage in Tampico where both are honored and respected citizens. Mr. Harrington was a member of the Baptist church, was a man who stood for the right in the community and had made a success in farming having accumulated enough on which to retire. A splendid citizen who stood well not only back in his old home but in this community where he will be missed and mourned by relatives and friends.
Second Notice: S.M. Harrington, an old soldier, a large land owner and a prominent citizen of this community was found dead in his chair at his home in the northwestern part of town last week Thursday evening about 7’oclock by Antoine Engel a neighbor who called. Mr. Harrington was found sitting in his chair holding The Tornado in his lifeless hands and had evidentally been reading the obituary of the late Mrs. H. T. Nicolai. It is thought that he had been dead for some hours because his body was cold and rigor mortis had begun. Mr. Engel noticed that there was no smoke arising from the chimney and stopped in to see if the aged man was at home. He opened the door and on walking in and addressing Mr. Harrington who sat in the chair supposed he was asleep and on touching him found that he was dead. Mr. Engel notified Dr. Frybarger and also the relatives. Dr. Frybarger was unable to state whether death was due to heart trouble or high blood pressure. The deceased had suffered from the latter and it caused severe headaches although he had not complained lately and had been in his accustomed good health. The coroner was notified and an inquest held Friday afternoon with the following jury: Ed Olsson foreman, John Cooley, E.C. Bollenbach, L.K. Brainerd, J.W. Kelly and Wm. Shere. The verdict was that he came to his death while in his home in a a chair reading but the jury was unable to state the exact cause of his death.
After prayer and short services conducted by Rev. Ray W. Barber pastor of the Baptist church at the home early Saturday morning the remains accompanied by his two sons and their wives, Mr. and Mrs A.E. Harrington of this place and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harrington of Sterling, were taken on the morning passenger train to his old home at Sandwich where services were held at the Baptist church at 2 o’clock, Rev. Norton the pastor officiating. Interment was in Oakridge cemetery, Sandwich. The casket was covered with beautiful masses of floral tributes. His wife who was at Naperville just recovering from an operation in a Chicago hospital was able to come out to Sandwich and attend the services During her absence in Chicago Mr. Harrington had been staying alone at his home.
Contributed by Kent Harrington from The Tampico Tornado April 17, 1919
BETTY A. (SEYLLER) HARVEY
, 73, of Morrison, IL, died Friday, February 8, 2008 at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport, IA.
Betty was born November 28, 1934 in Sterling, IL, to Fred B. and Alice E. (Carroll) Seyller. She attended the Brown grade school in rural Henry County. She was a 1952 graduate of Annawan High School, Annawan, IL. Betty married Dale L. Harvey on November 24, 1961 in Morrison. He died November 12, 2005. Betty was first employed with the Eclipse Lawn Mower Factory in Prophetstown, IL for 8 years. Then following marriage, she farmed with her husband in the rural Morrison area. She enjoyed working with and caring for her farm animals. She was later employed with the Whiteside County Sheriff's Department as a control room operator. She was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for 30 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Bonnie Harvey of Barstow, IL; one son, Gary Harvey of Morrison, IL; three grandchildren, Jordon, Jamie, and Lani Harvey; one brother, James (Rita) Seyller of Tampico, IL.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dale.
EMMA P. (BOERS) HASSELMAN
, 88, formerly of Deer Grove, died Sunday morning (08 December 1968) at the Mendota Lutheran Home, where she had been a resident for the past four years. She was born on Nov. 24, 1880 in Peru, Ill., the daughter of Hermand and Caroline Boers. She was united in marriage on Feb. 28, 1900, at Peru, to Charles Hasselman. They moved to Deer Grove in 1921 and farmed for many years in that area. Mrs. Hasselman was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Rock Falls and the Ladies' Circle of the church. She is survived by three sons, Carl of Tampico, Clifford of Rock Ralls and Clarence of Deer Grove; eight grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; one great great granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles, on Nov. 24, 1953; one son, Elmer; three brothers and two sisters. Burial in IOOF Cemetery, Rock Falls.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois December 9, 1968 - Monday, pg 2
CHARLES L. HAY
, 43, Moore’s Mobile Home Park, Dixon, died early Sunday morning in Dixon Public Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. H. C. Hatton, pastor of the First Nazarene Church of Sterling, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m.
Charles Hay was born Feb 26, 1930 at Big Stone City, S.D., the son of Fred W. and Nina Mae Adams Hay. He was a veteran of the Korean War stationed with the Army in B Battery of the 41st Field Artillery Battalion. He had worked in construction for many years and was a city policeman at Geneseo, before his illness caused him to retire.
On Aug 14, 1959, he was united in marriage to Lois E. Gazier.
Survivors include his widow, two daughters, Pamela Sue and Teri, both at home; two sons, Bob Allen and Barlow, both of Minneapolis, Minn.; four brothers, Walter R., James and Larry, all of Rock Falls, and Russell of East Moline.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother.
Contributed by Barbara Nugent - Sterling Daily Gazette, Monday, April 2, 1973, page 2
MRS. HEALY/HEALEY
- The following people from a distance were in town, Friday, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Healey; Ira Scoville, of Grundy Center, Ia.; W. J. Healey and wife, of Mt. Morris; Fred Grim and wife and Miss Ella Waterbury, of Polo; J. M. Sowles, of Galt; Homer Atwood and wife, M. T. Lee and wife and Mrs. C. J. Longsdon, of Sterling; Bert McNeil and wife, Al Scoville and wife, C. C. Calkins, Mrs. Mittie Millard and E. C. Winters and wife, of Rock Falls; James Winters and wife, Henry Bushman and wife and Annie Overholser, of Coleta; Mrs. Ida McMillen, of Decatur.
Contributed by Karen Fyock
DARLENE (BITLER) HETZ
, 86, of Resthave Nursing Home, Morrison, IL, died Thursday, September 6, 2007 at the nursing home.
Darlene was born January 3, 1921, in Newton Township, Whiteside County, IL, to Albert L. and Bessie D. (Burns) Bitler. She was educated in the rural Whiteside County Schools. She married George Hetz. Darlene was a waitress at the former Bush's Café in Fulton, IL. She later was employed as a hostess at the former Holiday Inn in Clinton, IA.
Survivors include two daughters, Jane (Mrs. Larry) Darby of Morrison, IL and Gloria (Mrs. Dick) Schell of East Moline, IL; one son, Mike Hetz and his fiancée, Char of Port Byron, IL; seven grandchildren, Sally Veselko, Rick Beswick, Terry Beswick, Lori (Mrs. Pete) Vanderlaan, Tony Beswick, Renee (Mrs. John) Tysma, and Travis (Dawn) Schell; seventeen great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; one brother, Bob (Denise) Bitler of Albany, IL.
She was preceded in death by one son, Daniel Lee Hetz.
JUNE I. (HAAS) HILTON
, 82, of Morrison, IL, died Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, IA.
June was born June 21, 1925, in Chicago, IL, to Anthony F. and Rhea J. (Leeka) Haas. She graduated from high school in Hebron, IN and received her B.S. in Nursing Administration from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. She went on to receive her M.S. in Nursing from Northern IL University in DeKalb, IL. June served in the U.S. Army Nursing Cadet Corps during WWII. She married Warren O. Hilton on September 3, 1949 in Hebron, IN. She taught maternity nursing at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL. She was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church, where she served as president of the WSCS, and was a member of the Priscilla Ruth Circle. She was a volunteer nurse for the Red Cross Blood Drives.
Survivors include her husband, Warren; two daughters, Barb (Mrs. Dave) Carlson of Keokuk, IA and Bev (Mrs. Mike) Broach of Boulder, CO; one son, Ron Hilton of Denver, CO; three grandchildren: Ashley Broach of Boston, MA, Jeffrey Hilton of Littleton, CO and Becky Hilton of Centennial, CO; one great grandson, Michael Hilton; one sister, Mrs. Maxine Rader of Valparaiso, IN.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Warren Haas.
JOHN HOLLERAN
, who for nearly fifty years had been a resident of Whiteside county, died Tuesday afternoon, at four o'clock August 4, 1908, at his home on *Cherry street. His death was caused from a complication of diseases incident to old age.
Mr. Holleran was born June 25, 1833, in County Claire, Ireland, and in 1851 left his native country and came to Hamilton, Ontario, where he resided until 1857. That year he came west and located at Dubuque, where he remained until 1861, when he came to Fulton. August 31, 1862, he was married to Miss Mary O'Conner in Fulton. In the spring of 1865 he bought a farm in Ustick, where he moved and engaged in farming. He was a successful and enterprising farmer and in 1888 he bought another farm of 160 acres in the town of Fulton, adjoining his Ustick homestead, and in the spring of 1891 he moved onto it.
Mr. Holleran was a man of strict integrity and numbered his friends by his acquaintances. He was greatly devoted to his home and family, and in the neighborhood where he had resided . For over forty years he was known among his neighbors as 'Honest John,' a name he gained through his honesty of purpose, as he would never knowingly wrong his fellow men.
In 1907 he purchased the McCoy residence on cherry street, one of the places of residence property in Fulton and in the spring of that year retired from farming and moved his family to the new home, with the expectation of enjoying his declining years in rest and comfort.
Mr. Holleran is survived by his wife, seven sons, J. Augustus and Stephen of Draper, South Dakota, William of Pukwana, John D., Edward and George of Mitchell, South Dakota, and Frank at home, and one daughter, Miss Lena, also at home. All of his children were at his bedside when the end came which was a source of satisfaction to the dying man beyond expression.
His other near relatives are a brother, James Holleran, at Anaconda, Montana, and two sisters, Mrs. James Hayes and Mrs. John Fitzgerald of St. Louis. (MO)
The funeral services, which were largely attended, were held Thursday forenoon at 9:30 at the Catholic church in this city with a solemn high mass, conducted by Rev. J. L. Moloney as celebrant, assisted by Rev. J. A. Murray and Rev. J Kissane of Clinton. (IA) Following the reading of the burial rites Father Murray preached an able sermon in which he paid a merited tribute to the life and character of the deceased.
The funeral cortege then proceeded to the Catholic cemetery where all that was mortal of a good man, a loving husband and kind father was laid to rest. The pall-bearers were his six sons, John D., William, Stephan, Edward, George and Frank. *The Cherry Street that is stated as the street that John Holleran lived in Fulton was in later years changed to what is now (1999) 10th Street.
Contributed by Joyce Ottens Kimmel - Misc. News Clipping, 929.0773, Odell Library, Morrison, IL
MARY (O'CONNER) HOLLERAN
- The funeral of Mrs. Mary Holleran who passed away at her home Wednesday morning at 7:30 was held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Catholic Church in this city with a solemn high mass celebrated by Rev. Father McClellen, assisted by Rev. J. J. Clancy as deacon and Father Bohling as subdeacon. Mary Mary O'Conner was born in county Kerry, Ireland May 25, 1845, and in 1856 came to America with her parents, locating in St. Thomas, Canada. Soon after her father died and in 1858 the family came west and settled in Fulton. She was married to John Holleran, August 31, 1862. For a few years after their marriage they resided in this city, and at the close of the Civil war engaged in farming near Fulton and afterwards bought a farm in Ustick Township, (Whiteside Co.), where they resided until they moved to this city again. Their union was blessed with eight children, seven sons and one daughter: Augustus of Mitchell, S.D., John D., of St. Paul, MN; Stephen, of Draper, S.D. D., William, Edward and George of Mitchell, S. D.; Frank at home and Lena who became the wife of Frank Monahan and made her home with her mother, also one brother, Garrett O'Conner, of Fulton. Mrs. Holleran was of a cherry disposition that brought the sunshine of life into the hearts of all about her. She was a dutiful wife, a kind neighbor and an ornament to the society of the community in which she lived as well as a loyal friend to all she knew. She died as she had lived, a fervent and devout catholic, fortified by the last consoling sacraments and rites of her church. The gentle smile with which she greeted all will never be seen again; the loving heart is still. The
busy hands are folded in eternal rest. May she rest in peace. The casket was attended by her six sons and interment was made in the Catholic cemetery in this city (Fulton, IL). Many friends attended the funeral among whom were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scholfield of Aurora, Mr. and Mrs. Pauley of Aurora, Mrs. Mary Mason of Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. James Holleran, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holleran, Mr. and Mrs. W. Murdock and Mr. and Mrs. C. Prentiss of Lyons (IA). Misses Anna and Ella Galvin of Gardenplain, Mr. and Mrs. M. Tucker of Thomson.
Contributed by Joyce Ottens Kimmel - Misc. News Clipping, 929.0773, Odell Library, Morrison, IL
NELLE (CONAWAY) HORLACHER
- was born September 12, 1873, and died June 18, 1898, aged 24 years, 9 months and 6 days. When Mrs. Horlacher was eighteen months old her mother died. She was given in the hands of her stepmother's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Murray, when she was but 1 1/2 years old and remained with them until she was about twelve years old. Her father, Harvey Conaway, moved to Coleta when she was at that age. Her stepmother having died also, Nelle, as she was always known by her Coleta friends, managed the household for her father acting as a mother to her two little half sisters, Myrtle and Iva, and half brother John. Her brother died a few years ago. She remained with her father and sisters until her sisters were old enough to manage affairs, when she was united in marriage with Frank Horlacher, at Morrison, Feb. 25, 1897. About eight weeks ago she began to feel ill and from that time grew gradually worse until her death. Her ailment was an abscess in the throat. The funeral was held from the Liberal U. B. church, Monday, June 20, at 11 A. M., Rev. W. T. Richardson officiating. The remains were interred in the cemetery near Malvern beside those of her mother. Hers was a sweet, simple pure life. Her disposition won her hosts of friends. At her funeral which was perhaps the largest ever held at this place, there was hardly a dry eye. She was a devout Christian and belonged to the Liberal U. B. church. Such a person certainly deserves the reward of a life in the great beyond. All sympathize with her two sisters and father in their bereavement.
Contributed by Karen Fyock - Undated scrapbook clipping.
MAYSIE M. (HILL) HULL
, 90, died Monday morning at Resthave Nursing Home, Morrison, where she had been a patient for six months.
Funeral services will be held at the Gardner Chapel, Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Daniel Boxwell officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. A memorial fund has been established for Winning Wheels.
Maysie Hill was born July 12, 1883, Prophetstown, the daughter of Mallory S. and Mary Lancaster Hill. She was educated at Prophetstown schools and was a member of Congregational Church. She was married to H. C. Hull in 1904. She had been a resident in the Prophetstown Community most of her life.
Survivors include one son, Mallory C., Prophetstown, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. One grandson preceded her in death.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - Sterling Gazette December 11, 1973 - Tuesday, pg. 2
