Coles County IL Archives Obituaries.....Aldrich, Levi ************************************************ 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: Bev Dobbins bosartbev@aol.com May 1999 Obituary of Levi ALDRICH, Coles County, Illinois Name of Deceased: Levi ALDRICH Name of Newspaper: Mattoon Journal-Gazette Date of Newspaper: 13 November 1916, Monday Obituary: NONAGENARIAN DIES AT HOME 2117 MARSHALL Levi Aldrich Succumbs to Infirmities of Age Funeral Services Wednesday Levi Aldrich, aged ninety years, died this morning at eleven o'clock at his home, 2117 Marshall Avenue. Death was due to old age. Mr. Aldrich had been ill for a short time only, having had sufficient strength to enable him to make a visit on Saturday to the business district. The body has been removed to the Schilling undertaking establishment, from which place funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be made in Dodge Grove Cemetery. Mr. Aldrich was a retired farmer. He had lived in Mattoon for about thirty years. As a young man, he taught school. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. George Gaines, Mattoon; Al Aldrich, West Salem; Mrs. Jennie Merrick, Indianapolis; Mrs. Elizabeth Rothrock, Elwood, Indiana; Charles A. Aldrich, Montana; Henry Aldrich, California; Will Aldrich, Idaho; Ed Aldrich, Texas; Oscar Aldrich, Neoga. http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/coles/obits/a-f/aldrich.txt