Colistia Ellen Roe Wilkinson 1891-1959

WILKINSON, ROE, LANDMESSER, STOCKBURGER

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 1/16/2014 at 23:15:39

Mrs. Frank Wilkinson Dies at 68
Mrs. Frank (Colistia) Wilkinson, 68, died yesterday after a lingering illness at 7:40 a.m. at Holy Family Hospital. Death was attributed to cancer.

She was born Sept. 24, 1891, at Liberty, in Clark County. She was the daughter of Andrew and Olive Roe. She was married to Frank Wilkinson Feb. 20, 1907. They moved to South Dakota after their marriage and farmed there for a year.

They then moved to Terril and moved to Estherville the following year. Mr. Wilkinson died March 10 [8], 1955. Mrs. Wilkinson was a member of the Nazarene Church.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Vernon (Stella) Landmesser of Estherville.

She was preceded in death by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Roy (Hazel Lou) Stockburger, who died Dec. 15, 1958.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Sternborg Chapel, the Rev. Kathryn Loutzenhiser officiating. Friends may call at the Sternborg Funeral Home from this afternoon until time of services. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, March 23, 1959)