Obituaries were not commonly written up in newspapers before the 20th century because the family had to pay
for its inclusion. Generally, it was only the wealthy or famous who had their obituaries published in the paper
before 1900.
Anna Nelson Koester Charles Koob
William Koester Mrs.
James W. Bledsoe
Ezekial Nelson Son of Elmer Bengston
George Nelson Howard C. Heath
Elsie Sisco Nelson Jacob First
Lucinda Nelson Chris Johnson
Andrew Asp James W. Bledsoe
Eva Asp George August Seidler
Goldie Christy John
Metzgar
Bessie B. Sims Magdaline
Hoffman
William Dickson Emma
DuPew
Mabel Hale Nicholson Infant
G.A. Gustus Charlotte Dumbauld
James "Jim" Seefeld Capt. David Tipton
James D. Morrison Walter Cott
Clara A. Bauman John F. Bauman
Chester Bledsoe Emma Bisant
Samuel Lipton Oscar Bisant
Wesley Bisant Sarah Bisant
Minerva Barton Jackson Bisant
William Bisant Marguerite Silvis
E.W. Adams Helim Mosher
David Finley Wint H. Johnson
Vivian Fox Patrick Quinlan
Issac K. Anderson Elwood Griffith
John Ohlweiler Annie Ohlweiler
John H. Hauberg Erick Swanson Asp
David W. Hunt John W. Spencer
Ann Mary Hunt James D. Christy
Mary Gavin Anna Conrad
Miles Ranbarger Frank Ranbarger
W. Paul Koester John F. Nelson
George C. Nelson Amy Griem Nelson
Louise G. Ludwig Edward Ludwig
Herman J. Ludwig Minnie Ludwig
Shirley Ludwig Bertha DeMay
Elsie M. Huntley Rollin Huntley
Ruth M. Bysinger Albert J. Bysinger
Margarite Richards Robert L. Nelson
Novella A. Miller Harold Miller
John Calvin Sisco Hester A. Sisco
Clarence C. Sisco Edna M. Sisco
Ralph C. Sisco Lora E. Sisco
Clifford Sisco Velma Sisco
Dolores Goold Lee R. Farden
Nellie M. Parr John W. Parr
Mamie Schroeder Joann White
Benjamin F. White Kathryn White
Willard "Bill" Rahn Paul Johnson
Carl V. Johnson Melvin Miller
Sharon Miller Harriet Brown
Floyd O'dell J. Conrad Esping
Milan Obituaries and Death Notices
Rock Island County Death Notices
