Hillman, Mary, Mrs. Frederick, 1869-1954

HILLMAN, SCHLESSER, SCHLUSSER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/25/2010 at 00:04:56

RITES HELD MONDAY FOR MRS. HILLMAN

Mrs. Mary Hillman, 85, who spent most of her life in Sioux county, living many years in the Ireton vicinity, died last Thursday at the Orange City hospital where she had been a patient about five weeks.

Funeral services were held on Monday morning at the Catholic church in Maurice with Rev. Fr. Wingert officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were Jay Gleason, Sam Jones, Fred Dierks, Harold Fritz, Roy Abbey and Ray McCue.

Mary Schlesser was born February 12, 1869, in Switzerland and came to the United States when a young woman. She went to the convent at Yankton, S.D., and also attended the Mission school at Redfield, S.D., before going to Ireton. She was employed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Dealy at Ireton.

She married Frederick Hillman of Ireton in August of 1898. To this union three children were born. Her husband preceded her in death 18 years ago. After his death she made her home with her son, Fritz Hillman, but for the past 12 years she lived in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mike Krusen, who resided in the Ireton vicinity until two years ago when the family moved to Hornick.

Survivors are three children, Walter of Seoul, Korea, Fritz of Ireton and Sophie, Mrs. Mike Krusen of Hornick, Iowa; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Source: Hawarden Independent, Dec. 30, 1954.
NOTE: Her husband's obituary (Hawarden Independent, March 12, 1936) spells her maiden name Schlusser.