The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Frances Coplen
Mrs. Frances COPLEN, 616 Madison street, died unexpectedly at 11:15 a.m. today at her
residence of an apparent heart attack. Final arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good
funeral home.
Wednesday, October 28, 1970
Frances Coplen
Final rites will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Foster & Good funeral home
for Mrs. Frances E. COPLEN, 69, 616 Madison street, who died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at
her residence. The Rev. Josef PALAT will officiate. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery here.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Born March 9, 1901, in Fulton county, she was the daughter of George and Martha
CARPENTER STOCKBERGER. Her marriage was Oct. 18, 1922, in Fulton county, to Oscar O.
COPLEN, who survives. She had resided in this area most of her life and was a member of the
former Christian church at Talma and the American Legion auxiliary.
Also surviving are three sons, James L. [COPLEN], of Rochester; Francis [COPLEN],
R.R. 1, Argos, and Melville A. [COPLEN], of Warsaw; eleven grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren;
two brothers, Jonas STOCKBERGER, R.R. 1, Warsaw, and George
STOCKBERGER, Fort Wayne. One sister, Mrs. Evadean WOLF, Niles, Mich., preceded in death
two weeks ago. Also preceding in death are two brothers.
Dollie Martin
Mrs. Dollie MARTIN, 83, former Argos resident, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home
of her son, Gerald MARTIN, in Indianapolis. She had been in failing health the past two years.
Born Sept. 26, 1887, in the Bethel community, northeast of Argos, she was the daughter
of Charles and Eva METHENY OLER. Her marriage was Aug. 7, 1908, in Argos, to Charles H.
MARTIN. He died Sept. 25, 1942. Mrs. Martin had resided in the Argos community most of her
life with the exception of the past two years when she lived with her son in Indianapolis. She was
a member of the Argos Congregational Christian church.
Surviving are the one son, Gerald, Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Edna SICKMILLER, of
Argos, and Mrs. Frank (Jennie) BIGGS, Battleground; two grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren.
One brother and three sisters preceded in death.
Final rites will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Grossman funeral home in Argos. The Rev.
Jacob WAECHTER will officiate. Burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Thursday.
Blanche Flesland
Mrs. Blanche FLESLAND, 70, Aitkin, Minn., a former Talma resident, died Tuesday in
Two-Harbors, Minn., following a two-week illness.
Mrs. Flesland was born in Talma July 1, 1900, to Burr and Elizabeth KESSLER BARR
and lived there until her marriage to Olaf FLESLAND in 1928 in California.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Glenn TYLE, Minneapolis, Minn., and a brother,
Fred D. BARR, R.R. 5, Rochester.
Services will be in Aitkin, Minn., Saturday.