Obituary of Frank Cederlof - Henry County, Illinois Mr. Frank Cederlof died at his home in this city Wednesday morning, March 1st, 1899, of cancer of the stomach. He had suffered from the disease more or less for the past two months and had been a confirmed invalid. Deceased was a native of Sweden, aged 59 years, 1 month and 18 days. He came to America and settled in Geneseo in 1868. He was a tailor by occupation, and most of the time during his residence here was employed by the house now conducted by Aldeen & Boleen. The family surviving him consists of a wife and eight children, six sons and two daughters. One son, A. N., was a soldier in the Spanish war. Mr. Cederlof was a good man, skilled in his trade and well respected by all who knew him. His family have the sympathy of the community in the afflication that has befallen them. Funeral service will be held at his late home at 2 p.m. to-day and at the Swedish Lutheran church at 2:30. His pastor, Rev. A.P. Fors, will officiate. Source: Geneseo Republic Date: March 3, 1899 Contributed by: Danny Redmond dredmond@n2.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Danny Redmond< dredmond@n2.net > (© 1997 Danny Redmond)