The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Friday, January 23, 1970
Elsie M. Widows
Final rites for Mrs. Elsie M. WIDOWS, 73, R.R. 2, Lake Manitou, who died at 11:30
p.m. Thursday at the Community hospital in Indianapolis, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the
Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.
The Rev. Francis ROGERS will officiate and burial will be in the Citizen’s cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home
Born Feb. 8, 1896, in Fulton county, she was the daughter of Frank and Almina PIPER
STEFFEY. Her marriage was Nov. 13, 1913, in Rochester to Harry E. WIDOWS, who survives.
She had spent her entire life in Rochester. Mrs. Widows had been ill one year and seriously ill
three weeks.
Surviving with the husband is a foster-daughter, Mrs. Phileta DICKOVER, Indianapolis
two grandchildren, Annette TULLIS and John N. DICKOVER, both of Indianapolis; four greatgrandchildren,
and one brother, Corral STEFFEY, Hammond. Four brothers, including Ernest
STEFFEY of Rochester, and one sister preceded in death.
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Saturday, January 24, 1970
Monday, January 26, 1970
Frank E. Wise
Frank Edward WISE, 69, R.R. 1, Lake Manitou, died Sunday at 5:45 p.m. at his
residence. He had been ill 10 months.
Born Feb. 6, 1900, in Miami county, he was the son of Edward and Ette HUDNELL
WISE. His marriage was Nov. 23, 1921, in Roann, to Lulu JOHNSON, who survives. He had
lived in the Rochester area for five years, moving here from Peru, and was a retired farmer and
former employee of the Miami County Farm Bureau. He was a member of the Brethren church of
Loree.
Surviving with the wife are a son, Leroy “Bud” WISE, Mentone; a daughter, Mrs. Karl E.
(Lula Mae) KING, Peru; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Beulah
ROSER, Wabash. A son, Phillip [WISE], died in 1941.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home with
the Rev. T. R. JONES officiating. Burial will be in Gilead cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday.