SHOTLIFF, Robert Burton 1897-1954
SHOTLIFF
Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 4/18/2013 at 23:04:54
Robert Burton Shotliff (1897 - 1954)
Stacyville Man
Dies While HuntingSTACYVILLE, IOWA - Robert Shotliff, 62, died suddenly Thursday afternoon of a heart attack while out pheasant hunting with friends. They were walking through a field and Shotliff had a pheasant tied to his belt when he stopped and collapsed. His companions, Ralph Wolf and Tony Bawek brought him to Stacyville, where a physician pronounced him dead.
Shotliff was an employee of the Illinois Central railroad, working out of Lyle, Stacyville and St Ansgar. He was a life-long resident of Stacyville and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shotliff.
Surviving are his widow and four sons: Robert, Jr., Jordan Minn.; George, Charles an Clark, all at home.
Funeral services will be a 9:30 a. m. Monday at Visitation Church.
[Waterloo Daily Courier, Sunday, November 14, 1954, Waterloo, Iowa] (Credit: S. Bell)
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NOTES:Birth: Oct. 18, 1897, Mitchell County, Iowa.
Death: Nov. 11, 1954, Stacyville, Mitchell County, Iowa.
Parents:
Joseph Henry Shotliff (1864-1917)
Rose Belle Penney Shotliff (1869-1947)Spouse:
Luella Cathleen Meyer Shotliff (1904-1992)Son:
Robert Joseph Shotliff (1928 - 1989)Burial: Visitation Catholic Cemetery, Stacyville,
Mitchell County, Iowa.(Credit: DM Scott)
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