Obituary:
Rochelle Leader 12-26-1975
Mrs. Ethel B. Wakenight,71, rural Mt. Morris, died Dec. 18 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was a former Oregon resident. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Victor (Priscilla Mon, of Mt. Morris; two grandchildren; six great -grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs Blanche Schroeder and Mrs. Mildred Milliman, both of Oregon, Mrs Alice Dewey and Mrs. Elizabeth Hillison, both of Amboy, and Mrs Emma Draege, of Chana and one brother, John Andrew of Downey, Cali. Funeral services were held Saturday in an Oregon funeral home, and burial was in Washington Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Mt, Morris Ambulance Service.
Information obtained from Ancestry.com (1) the 1930 and 1940 US Census', (2) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (3) the FreePages Website for Daniel Wakenight, created by Sharon Strow and (4) the Find-A-Grave Website.
From Sharon Strow, noted in her website:
General Notes: After the death of her Husband Harry, Ethel married his oldest Son Floyd, and together they raised Pricilla and Roland.
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