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Metamora Herald January 4, 1924
He was born August 19, 1842, at Lourdes, Ill., and was one of the oldest native born Woodford countyans. He is survived by five children, Mrs. James Corbitt and John Parr both of El Paso; Joseph and Aleck, both of Rosezell, Neb., and Rose, of Council Bluffs, Ia. There are twenty-six grandchildren and one great grandchild. There is also one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Radley, of Peoria. The funeral services were held Thursday morning at 9:30 o’clock
at St. Mary’s church in El Paso and the Internment was in the St.
Joseph’s cemetery.
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(no notation as to the source of this obituary) El PASO -- Elisa Catherine Peters, 98, of El Paso died at 1:08 p.m. Wednesday (October 3, 2001) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in El Paso, where she was a resident. Her funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Froelich Memorial Home in El Paso, the Rev. Bill Renner officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso township. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the memorial home Friday. Memorials may be directed to the El Paso Rescue Squad or to Heritage Manor Nursing Home in El Paso. She was born Feb. 22, 1903, in Roanoke, the daughter of Hajo and Anna Harms Woltzen. She married Harry Peters on Dec. 15, 1920. He passed away March 29, 1964. She is survived by four daughters, Frances (John) Shuck, Peoria; Dorathy (Lyle E.) Armstrong, El Paso; Delores Heiken, Rockford; Ruth (Billy) Eckstein, Normal; one sister, Florence Schlupp, Roanoke; 20 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren. Other survivors include several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two daughters, one son, a granddaughter, four brothers, two sisters, and two brothers-in-law, Robert Heiken and John Schlupp. Elisa was a member of El Paso Methodist Church.
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September 09, 1995 Peoria Journal Star El Paso -- Robert Harold Peters, 70, of Fullerton, Calif., formerly of El Paso, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 1995, at his residence. Born Dec. 24, 1924, to Harry and Elisa Woltzen Peters, he married Patsy Finck on Oct. 9, 1952. She survives. Also surviving are his mother of El Paso; one daughter, Peggy Ottengheime of Orange, Calif.; one niece, Pamela Brines Leinen of California, who lived with him; four sisters, Frances Shuck of Peoria, Dorathy Armstrong of El Paso, Delores Heiken of Rockford and Ruth Eckstein of Normal; and two granddaughters. Two sisters preceded him in death.
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Woodford County Journal Minonk - Claire Edna Peterson, 81, a Minonk native, died at 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, 2003, at Rosewood Care Center, Peoria. She was born Aug. 8, 1922, in Minonk, the daughter of George B. and Amelia Ioerger Eilts. She married Gilbert E. Peterson on June 18, 1968 in Streator. He died March 3, 2002, in Peoria. She was also preceded in death by two half brothers. Peterson worked for Peoria School District No. 150 and the Peoria-Journal Star. She was a member of the Peoria Emblem Club, American Business Women's Association, American Association of Retired Persons Chapter No. 312 and the American Legion Auxiliary. Peterson was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Peoria. She was also a volunteer at Lakeview Museum in Peoria. There was no service. Cremation rites were accorded. The Cremation Society of Mid-Illinois, Peoria, was in charge of arrangements.
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Peoria Journal Star, Monday, 30 October
1995 Esther E. Pfister, 84, of Pontiac Haven, 300 W. Lowell, died at 10:42 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 1995, at Pontiac Haven. Born April 18, 1911, in Benson to Albert H. and Sena Uphoff Woltzen, she married Peter A. Pfister on Jan. 18, 1930, in Eureka. He died April 9, 1990. Surviving are one son, Kenneth of Pontiac; one brother, Leroy Vernon Woltzen of Long Point; one sister, Vera Seggerman of Pontiac; five grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren. She worked at Fashionbilt Shoe Co. from 1936 to 1953. She then worked at Owens Illinois Glass in Streator from 1953 to 1973. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pontiac. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Duffy Funeral Home. The Rev. James O. Wolfe III will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008 Leo Pfister  EL
PASO -- Leo Francis Pfister, 80, Kinston, N.C., formerly of
El Paso, died Saturday (Dec. 15, 2007) at his residence in Kinston,
N.C.A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, El Paso, with Father Roger Corpus officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, El Paso. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Calvert & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso. He was born Aug. 15, 1927, in Woodford County, the son of Lloyd and Edith Gordon Pfister. He married his wife, Tresa, on May 31, 1952. She survives. He is also survived by three children, Margaret Wille, Palos Park; Robert, Santa Ana, Calif.; and James, Kinston, N.C.; two brothers, Philip, Chicago; and Lu Wachter, Escondido, Calif.; one sister, Mary Kay McCall, Oshkosh, Wis.; and three granddaughters. [Editor's correction: Leo's second sister, Lu Wachter, was mistakenly listed as a brother.} He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Lester. [Editor's correction: Lester was mistakenly listed as a brother, but was Leo's Uncle.} Mr. Pfister graduated from El Paso High School in June 1945 and enlisted in the Navy for 11 months of service. He graduated from Bradley University in 1951 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. From 1952 to 1953, he served in the U.S. Army. Upon leaving the Army, he was employed by Conoco Inc. Fields Control Division, Mendota. In 1982 he became president of Fields Control Inc. in Kinston, N.C., retiring in 1994. Date of Birth: Aug. 15 1927 Date of Death: Dec. 15, 2007
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Obituary for
Alberta Ellen (Whitmore) Pickard April 21, 1938 - Minonk News Dispatch Mrs. Charles Pickard Dies At Her Home Here On Saturday Funeral Services For Prominent Woman Are Conducted On Monday Afternoon Mrs. Charles H. Pickard, prominent resident of Minonk for nearly 45 years, passed away at her home here at noon last Saturday. Death was due to heart trouble form which disease she had been ailing for the past ten years. She had been seriously ill for the past three weeks. As Alberta Ellen Whitmore, daughter of Joseph Clarke and Mary Nichols Whitmore, and more familiarly known to her family and friends as "Chub," her nickname from infancy, was born at Kankakee, December 2, 1873, and had since made her home in this city. In infancy, she was baptized in the Episcopalian faith by Dr. Phillips, for many years rector of that church at Kankakee, and when her health permitted, she attended the Baptist Church in this city, being a devout Christian character. On December 21, 1898, she was united in holy bonds of matrimony to Charles H. Pickard of this city, which union was brought to a close by her passing last Saturday. Surviving besides the husband are one sister, Mrs. Henry O'Connor of Miami, Florida; and two brothers: Howard C. Whitmore of Chicago, and Joseph A. Whitmore of Tulsa, Oklahoma. A kind and loving helpmate, she will be greatly missed by her companion of nearly 40 years. During her long residence in this community, her sterling character had endured her to a large circle of friends who were deeply touched to learn of her passing last Saturday. She was a great lover of flowers and was very happy in caring for them. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon from the Tallyn Memorial Chapel, with Rev. L. C. Taylor of Clinton, assisted by Rev. S. L. Buchanan of this city, officiating. Burial was in the Minonk cemetery. Minonk Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, was in charge of the services at the cemetery. Music, at the chapel, was furnished by Mrs. Harrison Parks, who rendered a beautiful solo in a touching manner. Pallbearers were: Howard Jury, Judge Arthor C. Fort, Roy Dovey, Calvin Gaisford, James Andrews, and William Meierhofer. Flower bearers were: Mrs. Walter Kelly, Mrs. William Morrell, Mrs. Jess Schneider, Miss Clara Fort, Mrs. Welby Jury, Mrs. Bert Squires, Miss Daisy Christians, Mrs. Edna Memmen; Mrs. Minnie Underwood, and Mrs. Roy Dovey. Those from out of town attending the funeral were: James Pickard and daughter, Mrs. Zelda Kittell, and her daughter Marjorie, of Rankin; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Vilven and three daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kipfer and Mr. and Mrs. Reed of Pontiac; H. C. Whitmore, Howard Zinzer, and Mrs. Henry Tacon of Chicago; Joseph A. Whitmore of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mrs. Merle Dugan of Kankakee; Frank Dailey, Ray Sailor, Robert Rainey, Lee Stivers, William Johnson, Harold Hansen and Ralph Dyslin of Peoria.
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Obituary for Ann (Gaisford) Pickard March 20, 1913 - Minonk News Dispatch Mrs. Tom Pickard Goes To Her Reward Death Mercifully Comes To Relief Of Estimable Minonk Woman Tuesday Was A Suffer From Cancer Funeral Will Be Held From The Late Home Tomorrow Afternoon With Burial In Minonk Cemetery Mrs. Tom Pickard died at her home in this city on Tuesday afternoon about 3:30 after two years' suffering of cancer of the breast. Everything that medical skills could do, supplemented by loving care and attention, proved unavailable and death mercifully came to her relief as stated above. Mrs. Ann (Gaisford) Pickard was born in Hilperton, England, January 1, 1854, and responded to the Maker's call, "Child Come Home," March 18, 1913, at the age of fifty-nine years, two months, and eighteen days. At the age of one year she came with her parents to this country and settled in Rhode Island. In 1869, they settled on a farm four miles north of Minonk, Illinois, where she was married to Tom Pickard, March 5, 1872, when they made their home in Minonk, where they have since resided. To this union was born one son and two daughters: C. H. Pickard, of this city; Frances C. Pickard, who was born August 17, 1888, and died September 22, 1889; and Mrs. E. U. Ridge of Eureka, Illinois. She was also a loving mother to two stepdaughters, Mrs. Arthur Scott and Mrs. Welby Jury both of this city. She is also survived by: her husband, two sisters, and four brothers as follows: Mrs. Emma Bailey, of Beatrice, Nebraska; Mrs. George Pickard, of Diller, Nebraska; William Gaisford, of this city; Charles Gaisford of Ellis, Nebraska; Sam Gaisford of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and four grandchildren: Frances, Bertha, and Charlie Scott, of this city; and Harold Ridge of Eureka. She united with the First Baptist Church of this city, January 1, 1880, where she has been a faithful and consecrated member, always in her place for worship and always doing her best for the Master until about two years ago, when the hand of affliction was laid upon her, but with great patience, hope, and trust she endured the pain until set free from the body and went Home to wait for the coming of those to whom she said, "Goodbye." A good woman has gone to hear the Master's "Well Done." Funeral services will be held at her late residence tomorrow afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. Clark Orangler, of the First Baptist Church. He will be assisted by Rev. Hussey, of Upper Alton, an old friend of the family. Burial will be made in the Minonk cemetery.
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Obituary
for Charles H. Pickard December 22, 1955 - Minonk News Dispatch Charles H. Pickard, 78, Insurance Man of Peoria Died Tuesday Spent Early Years Here in Hardware Store Charles H. Pickard, 78, of Peoria, died at the Methodist Hospital in that city at 7:20 o'clock last Tuesday evening where he had been a patient for four days. Funeral services will be held at the Gauss Mortuary in Peoria at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, with Rev. Gordon Gillett, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be in the Minonk cemetery. Mr. Pickard was born in Minonk on May 29, 1877, a son of Tom and Anne (Gaisford) Pickard. He was married to Miss Alberta Ellen Whitmore of Minonk, on December 21, 1898. She passed away on April 16, 1938, following an illness extending over several years. The deceased was manager and clerk in his father's hardware and implement store, Tom Pickard & Co., which occupied the Pickard building on the east side, for a number of years and then took up an insurance agency with the Travelers Insurance Co. He had maintained offices in both Minonk and Peoria until 1953 when he retired and sold the local agency to Herman Claymon. He was married a second time to Mary Davidson in Rock Island, who survives. There is also a step daughter of Peoria and two step-grandchildren. Mr. Pickard attended St Paul's Episcopal Church in Peoria.
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Obituary for
Joseph Pickard July 20, 1916 - Minonk News Dispatch Death Removes A Prominent Citizen Joseph Pickard, Thought To Be Recovering From Operation Dies Friday Was A Native Of England Came Here At Age Of Eighteen And For More Than Half A Century Has Been Active In Business World The community was surprised and shocked on Friday to learn that early that morning Joseph Pickard, one of Minonk's most prominent citizens had died at the hospital at Streator. He had been taken there and submitted to an operation several days previously, and it was generally believed that his recovery was assured. The remains were brought here by auto hearse on the same day. Fureral services were held from the Baptist Church Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, there being a large attendance. Rev. W. H. Tollwieo of Fort Scott, Kansas, officiated, assisted by Revs. J. Clark Oranger, E. McOmber, and Jesse M. Tidball. Burial took place at the Minonk cemetery. The active pallbearers were nephews of the deceased, as follows: Welby Jury, James, Andrews, Charles Pickard, Emory Forney, Charles Vilven, and Edward Ridge. The honorary pallbearers were: W. S. Davison, H. E. Memmen, Jacob McChesney, A. H. Parks, H. P. Parks, and George Nellinger. The flower girls were: Addie Davison, Beth Ridge, Gertrude Nellinger, Marie Hewitt, Olive Dishinger, Louise Besser, Nora Beattie, and Grace McChesney. Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were: Edward Pickard, Longmont, Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. James Pickard and son Eugene, Omaha, Nebraska; Mrs. John Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. George Kipfer, Mr. and Mrs. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Danforth, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Danforth, of Pontiac; Martin Herr, Bloomington, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herr, Panola; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ridge and son, Harold, Eureka; Gordon Tallyn, John Frye, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. D. Davis, Benson, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meils, of Streator. Joseph Pickard was born at Southwick, near Trowbridge, England, on May 31, 1847. He came to America from England in 1865, when he was eighteen years old, and located in this city, which during the past fifty-one years had been his home continuously. He was united in marriage on May 29, 1874, with Miss Annie Tallyn, who passed away on June 17, 1889. He was then united in marriage with Miss Katie Danforth, the ceremony-taking place on December 2, 1890. The deceased is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Tom Pickard and Louise Rucker of Minonk; George of Diller, Nebraska; Mrs. Jennie Lockwood of Osceola, Iowa; Mrs. Anna Vilven of Pontiac; Edward of Longmont, Colorado; James of Rankin; one grandson, Judson Eugene survives. The oldest grandson Chauncey died in 1905 aged about 14 months. Mr. Pickard enjoyed a long and successful business career in this city. He was a member of the Pickard Bros. firm which was established in 1867 and which was dissolved in 1895. After withdrawing from the firm, he engaged in the business of manufacturing brick and tile with T. P. Clarke for a period of ten years. Selling out that interest he turned his attention to bank affairs. He was a director of the First State Bank of Benson form the time of its establishment in 1900, and vice president for most of that period. His wise counsel had much to do with the success of that institution. He became a heavy stockholder and director of the Toluca bank in 1905, but withdrew when the two banks of that city were consolidated in 1911. For a time, he was also a director of the First National Bank of this city. For more than fifteen years, or from March 1878, until September 1893, he was a member of the Minonk volunteer fire department. Mr. Pickard was always closely connected with religious affairs and in it he found his greatest concern and his keenest joy and happiness. He early gave his heart to Christ and was baptized in to the Baptist Church 48 years ago. During all of the intervening years he had been a devoted member and an earnest worker. He was treasurer for six years, deacon fourteen years, church clerk twenty-one years and Sunday school superintendent for more than thirty-five years, a record of which any Christian might well be proud. He also entered into all of the activities of the church and of its connected organizations. In the death of this man the family has lost a faithful and loving husband and father, the church has lost a most helpful member, the city one of its most prominent men, and the country has lost a most worthy citizen.
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Obituary for Tom Pickard. December 13, 1917 - Minonk News Dispatch Tom Pickard Dies at 1 AM Yesterday Minonk Pioneer Businessman Called to Reward After Long Illness Born in Trowbridge, England Funeral Services Will Be Held From Late Residence Tomorrow Afternoon; Burial Minonk Cemetery Tom Pickard, a resident of Minonk more than fifty years, died at his home on Maple Avenue yesterday morning at 1 o'clock. Few men there are who were more active in the development of Minonk and who were so closely connected with its growth. The deceased was born at Trowbridge, England, on March 7, 1841, and there he resided until he had grown into young manhood. The family emigrated to America in 1865 and located in Minonk, all but two brothers, Tom and Job, who came two years later. Job returned after six months' stay and remained in England until his death, which occurred in 1915. Tom was a blacksmith by trade and on his arrival here he once opened a shop. His good work attracted business from a wide territory and he prospered. Then he began to broaden his business activities, and he began the manufacturing of handmade buggies and carriages, and so well and so strongly were these built that it was only a few years ago that some of them were still in use. Mr. Pickard finally added a warehouse stock and farming tools and implements to his business and in 1900 he built the brick building known as the Pickard Building and which today is the largest business building in Minonk. Later a dry goods and grocery stock were secured and Mr. Pickard continued to conduct the general store until 1913, when he retired. In 1870, Mr. Pickard was united in marriage with Miss Ann Gaisford, who died four years ago in March. Later he was married to Mrs. Nellie Parker of Chicago, who survives. The deceased is also survived by four children: Charles and Mrs. Welby Jury, of Minonk; Mrs. A. D. Scott of Ralston, Wyoming; and Mrs. E. U. Ridge of Eureka. Frances a fifth child died at the age of two years. There also survive three brothers: James of Rankin; George of Diller, Nebraska; and Edward of Longmont, Colorado; and three sisters: Mrs. Samuel Lockwood of Osceola, Iowa; Mrs. John Vilven of Pontiac, and Mrs. Martin Rucker of Minonk. Besides the brother, Job, whose death is mentioned, the deceased was preceded in death by another brother, Joseph of Minonk, who died at the Streator hospital last year, and by two sisters: Mrs. Alma Ridge, who died in Minonk township at the age of 34 years; and Mrs. Samuel Gaisford, who died in Nebraska at the age of 28 years. During his residence in Minonk, Tom Pickard was a progressive citizen, ever in favor of improvements, both public and private. He was the first fire marshal the city ever had, and he was a zealous worker for the fire company. He also served as Alderman for a number of terms. When he came to Minonk from England some of the fathers of the boys who are now soldiers were not born. Mr. Pickard was member of the First Baptist Church of Minonk for fifty years serving as deacon, and he was on the building committee when the present church building was built. He also served as a member of the board of education, and he took part in the building of the east side school building. Funeral services will be held from the late home on Maple Avenue tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Simmons Hussey of Alton, officiating, assisted by Rev. J. M. Tidball of the Presbyterian Church and by Dr. Joe Bell of the Methodist Church. Burial will be made at the Minonk cemetery.
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Peoria Journal Star 16 April 1998 Orville J. Porth, 68, of 108 N. Darst St died at 8:58 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 1998 at his daughter's home in Wyoming, Ill. Born Nov. 16, 1929, in Secor, to Carl and Grace Sloter Porth, he married Mary Lou Arbuckle. She survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Kathleen Bailey of Wyoming; two sons, Michael Aldridge of East Peoria and David Porth of Palestine; four brothers, Frank of Denver, Colo., Kenneth of El Paso, Dale of Escondido, Calif, and Raymond of Secor; and five sister, Viola Moehring of Pekin, Emma Lang of Cross Plains, Tenn., Hildred Harms of Washington, Norma Perry of Plymouth, Calif., and Elaine Colclasure of Roanoke. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. A laborer, he worked out of union Local 996 until he retired. An Air Force veteran, he was a member of Wyoming American Legion Post 91.
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