Mrs. JAMES (Martha Viola Dundee) Ewing FRENCH 1878-1951

HASTINGS, DUNDEE, EWING, FRENCH, BEISKER, SEYDEL, BRAY, POWELL

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 1/8/2010 at 19:56:16

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, January 20, at 3:15 from the Schutte Funeral home for Mrs. James French who passed away at Freeport, Illinois on January 17 following a lingering period of illness. Mrs. French was a former resident of this community.

The rites were in charge of Rev. Frederick R. Ludwig, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Burial was in Postville cemetery.

Martha Viola (Dundee) Ewing French, daughter of John Dundee and Hulda Alzina (Hastings) Dundee was born November 22, 1878, near Waukon, and departed this life after a lingering period of declining health on January 17, 1951, at Freeport, Illinois, aged 72 years.

Mrs. French was united in marriage in 1896 with John Ewing of Allamakee county. To this union eight children were born, five of whom survive the passing of their mother. Mr. Ewing departed this life in 1912.

Mrs. French was united in marriage with James French of Allamakee county on August 20, 1914.

Mrs. French spent the years of her life from birth in 1878 until 1926 as a resident of this vicinity. In 1926 she moved to Illinois and spent most of the remainder of her life as a resident of Freeport, Illinois.

Left to mourn her passing are her husband, James French; five children: Jakie Ewing of Elkport, Mrs. Alice Beisker of Waukon, Mrs. Viola Seydel of Iowa City, Charles Ewing of Waukon and John Harmon Ewing of Freeport, Illinois; two sisters: Mrs. Nora Bray of Lansing and Mrs. Ruth Bray of Postville; one brother William Dundee of Luana; 26 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; as well as other relatives and friends.

Mrs. French was preceded in death by her first husband, John Ewing; three children: Milford, James, and an infant son; four brothers: Melvin, Hiram, Henry and Oran Dundee and one sister, Mary Powell.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.