322. Irene BEUTLER
Has 2 sons in O’Fallon, Leslie & Arthur
Edward did not have very much money, so their courting consisted of long walks around Lebanon in the evenings. They would walk, hand in hand, talking and laughing quietly together out to Square Woods, which is now Harmon Drive.
Edward died on 30 May 1953, Memorial Day weekend, when he drowned at Carlyle in the Kaskaskia River after a boat tipped over. Edward was pulled under the water trying to push a daughter to safety. Oddly, a cousin of Edward's, Charles Walker, who had swum the river with Edward as a young boy, was also drowned as an adult in the exact same spot.
The accident was especially hard on Effie, because in nineteen months' time, she had lost her father, her oldest son, and her husband. She was now left alone to care for six children, the youngest of which was only two years old. Effie died on 03 May 1991 at her home in Lebanon, Illinois.
Edward was a quiet man. He was never home much because when he wasn't working in the coal mines, he was digging sewers for the City of Lebanon and graves at the cemetery by hand for $2 per grave. When he wasn't doing that, he was out hunting squirrels, or fishing for the family meal. He would pick berries and mushrooms to sell to residents of Lebanon. Effie was kept busy with cooking and housework, and especially laundry for the family of ten. In the evenings, however, Effie would gather the children around and tell stories about when she was young. Effie told a story to Dona Monroe about Edward's "drinking with the boys". She said that he had gotten into the habit of stopping at the tavern on the way home from work, and at that time they had an old furnace which was kind of dangerous and had to constantly be checked and stoked. One night when Edward stopped at the tavern and took a long time coming home, Effie sat by the furnace, taking care of it and letting her anger seep. When Edward came in the door, she bopped him on the head with a cast iron skillet, and went to bed, leaving him to lay on the kitchen floor all night long. That put an end to Edward's days of stopping by the tavern with the boys! Allyson and Brad always loved visiting or spending the night at Grandma Monroe's house, because Pam always had Archie and Richie Rich comic books.
After her husband's death, Effie was left alone to care for six children, the youngest of which was only two years old. Effie died on 03 May 1991 at her home in Lebanon, Illinois.
Edward William Monroe (called Junior) was a lot like his father -- he was a quiet man who loved to hunt and work on cars. He worked at Krey Packing Company in Belleville, and he died on a slick country road when his car hit a tree. Paul Rutledge, a buddy who was also 18 years old, was driving and also died. Jack Wise and Bill Goetter were in the back seat, but were fortunate to escape with injuries.
337. Hazel Alice MONROE
A daughter survives.
349. Cathrine MONROE
She was a past matron of the Eastern Star, an active member of the ASOP and the UAW Retirees of Pocahontas, and a Methodist.
371. Clarence W. PINK
Clarence Pink Dies Saturday; Rites Wednesday
Colfax--Clarence William Pink, 63, a lifelong resident of Jasper County, died Saturday at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax.
Father Karl Holtkamp of Fairfield, former pastor of the immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax, will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery near Newton. Memorial contributions to the Colfax Interfaith Center will be accepted. memorials may be left at the funeral home.
Survivors are his wife, Anna; a son, Ronald Joe of Colfax; a step-son, Gary Vander Schel of Des Moines; two daughters, Mrs. Darlene Kono of Colfax and Mrs. Robert F (June) Readapt of San Antonio, Tex.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Charles S. Pink of Woodside, N.Y., and Logan M. Pink of Colorado Springs, Colo. He was preceded in death by his parents, and an infant daughter.
Mr. Pink, a retired farmer, also had been employed at the Colfax Sale Barn and had operated oil business in Colfax. The son of Peter and Edith Miller Pink, he was born Feb. 23, 1911 at Newton. He was married to Ruth Davison in 1932. He married Anna Kec Sept 17, 1956 in Nashua. ~ The Newton Daily News, February 10, 1975
Anna K. Pink
Funeral services for Anna K. Pink, 77, of 1800 S. 4th Ave. E., will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax with the Rev. Jill Flyr, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating...Cremation will follow services. Burial of the cremains will be held at a later date at Sugar Grove Cemetery...Family will be present at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Mrs. Pink died Saturday, Aug. 16, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines...The daughter of Frank and Anna Vy Kuka Kec, she was born May 21, 1920 in Colfax. She was a graduate of Colfax High School and Simpson College. She married Clarence Pink Sept. 17, 1956, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua...A lifelong resident of Jasper County she was employed as a rural school reacher and was co-owner of a service station...Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronald and Kristi of Colfax and Gary Vander Schel of Texas; two step-daughters, Darlene Houk of California and Judy Raddatz (June Readapt in Clarence obit ) of Texas; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Newton Daily News, 1997.