Champaign County IL Archives Obituaries.....Rutenber, Zelia Adeline ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Rush billr@myvine.com December 2003 Champaign county Illinois obituary Mrs. Zelia Adeline Rutenber MRS. RUTENBER OF SADORUS IS DEAD AT HOME ______________________ (By Staff Correspondent) Sadorus, Nov. 22. - Mrs. Zelia Adeline Rutenber died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F.E. Kellerat 8:20 o'clock this morning of complications resulting from old age. The funeral will be held at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the home with Rev. H.W. Hartman officiating. Interment will follow in the Craw cemetery. She is survived by three sons, in addition to her daughter., who are Menzo of Kansas City, Mo., Ernie of Champaign, and Edward of Milwaukee. There are also nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was born in Reed, Switzerland county, Indiana, Aug 11, 1835, and traveled with her parents to Lake Geneva, Wis. in a covered wagon Feb. 14, 1861. She married Darwin Rutenber soon after and they came here to live in 1872. He proceded her in death. Champaign News - Gazette, Champaign County, Il., Friday November 22, 1927.. http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/champaign/obits/rutenberze.txt