Wm. and Matilda(Peterson)Stanley/Ira and Ellen(Beck)Stanley/Carl and Hannah(Andersson)Beck
Obituaries of the Stanley Line
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Obituary of William Titus Stanley
William Titus Stanley, 93, a retired coal miner living at 1103 N. Main St., died at his home Tuesday morning, Feb., 1961.
Mr. Stanley was born in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois Sept. 15,186. He was the son of William Titus Stanley,Sr. and Mary Ann Whitehouse, and lived all of his life in Kewanee. He owned and operated a coal mine, retiring 28 years ago.
Surviving are one son, Ira Stanley of Kewanee; a daughter Mrs. Albert(Myrtle)Bexson of Canton; a sister Mrs. Nellie Hutton of Blythedale, Mo.; one granddaughter and two great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Matilda(Peterson)Stanley; parents, five brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1p.m. in the Seifert-Creamer Funeral Home. The Rev. W.L. Marsteller,pastor of the First Covenant Church, will officiate.
Friends will be received at the funeral home Wednesday night. Interment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee.
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Obituary of Matilda Peterson Stanley
Mrs. Matilda Stanley, wife of William Stanley, 1103 N. Main St. died at Pines Convelescent home in Toulon, Sunday afternoon following two and a half years illiness.
Matilda Peterson was born in Sweden Sept 20, 1870 to Andrew Peterson and Christina Olsson, and came to the United States, settling in Kewanee at the age of one year, having resided here ever since. She married William T. Stanley in April, 1890.
Surviving are her husband, two children, Ira of Kewanee; Myrtle(Mrs Bexson)of Canton, Il; two brothers, Charles Peterson, Kewanee; William Peterson, Geneseo; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Edwards, Duluth, Minn; one grandchild and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son and two sisters.
Funeral rites will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Seifert and Smith funeral home. Dr. E.M. Thompson, pastor First Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant View cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home tonight.
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Obituary of Ira Stanley
Ira Stanley, 77, of 1103 N. Main St. died at Kewanee Public Hospital at 1:35 a.m. Thursday May 20, 1971.
He was born in Kewanee,Henry County,Illinois, Oct. 23, 1892. The son of William Titus Stanley,Jr, and Matilda(Peterson)Stanley. He married Ellen Beck May 14, 1924 in Chicago.
Surviving are his wife Ellen, one daughter, Mrs.Herb(Lois)Hampton of Buda; two granddaughters, Mrs. Marsha Cook of Princeton and Mrs. Janice Mercer of Montrose, Iowa; two great grandsons and a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Bexson of Canton. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Stanley retired from the Walworth Co. in 1958 where he had been a stock clerk. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the 333rd Battery F Hvy Fld Art. and was a member of William R. Euard Barracks 300 World War I Veterans.
Funeral services will be held Staruday at 1:30p.m. in the Creamer Funeral Home with the Rev. James Swanson, pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church, officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery.
Friends may call Friday between 7 & 8p.m.
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Obituary of Ellen Marie(Beck)Stanley
Mrs. Ira(Ellen M.)Stanley, 90, of 1103 N. Main.St., who at one time worked in the offices of General John J. Pershing in Washington, D.C., died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, May 13, in Kewanee Public Hospital, Henry County, Illinois.
Mrs Stanley was born March 6, 1894, in St. David, Il.,daughter of Carl F. and Hanna(Anderson)Beck, Swedish immigrants. The family moved to Kewanee when Mrs. Stanley was 3 years old and she attended schools here and graduated from Kewanee High School in 1912.
Her marriage to Ira Stanley took place May 14, 1924 in Chicago. He died May 20, 1971.
During World War 1, Mrs Stanley was employed as a secretary in the War Department, working for the Army Air Corps. Later she worked in the offices of General John J. Pershing. After the war, Mrs. Stanley returned to Kewanee where she was employed by the former Kewanee Public Service Company for many years.
Services will be Tuesday May 15, at 1:30 p.m. in Rux Funeral Home, Kewanee. Rev. Donald Wold of Evangelical Covenant Church, will officiate.
Visitation is 7 to 9 p.m. tonight, May 14, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with contributions to be left at the funeral home.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Herb(Lois)Hampton of Kewanee; two granddaughters, Mrs. James(Janice)Mercer of Montrose, Iowa, and Mrs. Marsha Cook of Princeton, and 4 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Ira.
Mrs. Stanley was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church and its Covenant Women.
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Swedish Immigrants
Obituary of Hannah(Anderson)Beck
Mrs, Hanna Beck, 87, died today at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ira Stanley, 1047 North Main Street.
The former Hanna Anderson was born in Karlskoga, Varmland, Sweden, April 30, 1866 and came to the United States at the age of 18 years. She had lived her for 55 years. In August of 1893 she married Philip Beck, who died in 1944. Mrs. Beck was a member of the Zion Lutheran church.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Stanley, Kewanee; a granddaughter, Mrs. Lois Hampton, Kewanee; two great granddaughters; two sister, Miss Ellen Anderson, Los Angeles, Calif. a sister in Sweden and a brother, Gust Anderson of Kansas City, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, four sisters and two brothers.
The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Seifert and Smith funeral home. Rev. Robert Edlen, pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in South Pleasant View cemetery. Friends may call atthe funeral home Sunday evening.
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Obituary of Carl Filip Beck
Carl Philip Beck, 76, resident of 1102 W. Division St. died at Kewanee Public hospital at 6 p.m. Sunday 1944. He had been ill for the past two years and a patient in the hospital two days.
Born in Varmland,Sweden, December 24, 1867, Mr. Beck came to the United States in 1888. He lived in Kansas, Mo. for two years, then moved to Canton, Ill. and later to Chicago.
His marriage to Hannah Anderson was solemnized in Chicago on Aug 12, 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Beck observed their 50th wedding anniversary last August with a family dinner.
The family home has been in Kewanee since 1900. A coal miner, Mr. Beck retired from his work three years ago.
Surviving with the wife are one daughter, Ellen, now Mrs. Ira Stanley, of Kewanee, and one granddaughter, Lois Stanley also of Kewanee. His parents and a brother, Erick, the latter of whom died in Sweden last December preceded Mr. Beck in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Seifert and Smith funeral home at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Reinold G. Peterson, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church will officiate.
Burial will be in Pleasant View cemetery.
Friends will be received at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
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