Ernest Stillinger,1881-1966

STILLINGER, WALTER, MURDOCK, BERRY, LOVIG, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Connie White (email)
Date: 5/15/2012 at 21:39:54

Adams County Free Press, Corning, Iowa
Thursday, October 6,1966, Page 7

Ernest Stillinger, son of Rose and George Stillinger, was born on a farm northwest of Nodaway in Adams County, March 1, 1881. He passed away at the Krauth Nursing Home, September 24,1966, at the age of 85 years, 6 months and 24 days. On August 2, 1905, he was married to Louisa Walter. To this union seven children were born, all of whom survive with the mother. They are Mrs. Kenneth (Esther) Murdock of Corning; Mrs. Ward (Edna) Berry of Waukon; Mrs. Delmar (Bernice) Lovig of Villisca; Ivan of Council Bluffs; Fred of Kent; Clyde of Brooks and Clifford of San Francisco, California. He is also survived by fifteen grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; two brothers, Clarence of Winnepeg, Canada and Walter of Hayden Lake, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Clifford; a sister, Mrs. Florence Williams; a granddaughter, Alice Ann Murdock and a son-in-law, Ward Berry. His early life was spent on a farm south of Villisca. Later he moved to a farm near Brooks. Upon retiring from farming in 1938, he and his wife moved to Brooks where he served as assisant postmaster for several years. August 2, 1965, Mr. and Mrs. Stillinger celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with an open house in the Brooks hall. Funeral services were held at the Brooks Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. September 27th with Rev. Thomas Woodin officiating. Music was by Mrs. Doyle Tranbarger and Mrs. Bert Peckham, with Mrs. Joe Cook, accompanist. Pallbearers were Henry Heaton, Wm. Walter, Harold Walter,Loren Fuller, Don Mercer and Allen Pine. Flower bearers were Mrs. Frank Davis, Miss Blanche Hemke and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Dory. Interment was in the Brooks Cemetery.