Henry County IL Archives Obituaries.....Holzinger, Caroline Fischer 1936 ************************************************ 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: Guy Potts http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00017.html#0004214 November 21, 2015, 2:12 pm Geneseo Republic 10 July 1936 Caroline Holzinger, Aged 78 Years, Dies after a Long Illness Mrs. Caroline Holzinger, aged 78 years, resident of this community most of her life passed away at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 7, 1936 at her home, 411 North Aldrich street. She had been ill three and one half years of arthritis. Death was due to complications. Caroline Dorothy Fischer was born Feb. 23, 1858 at Dayton, Iowa, and came to Illinois when a young girl and has lived here ever since with the exception of two years spent in Kansas and Nebraska. On June 19, 1876 she was married to John J. Holzinger at Hooppole. Mr. Holzinger passed away Sept. 5, 1926. Mrs. Holzinger was a member of Grace Evangelical church, being faithful in attendance as long as health permitted. She was a great lover of flowers and made a practice of delivering bouquets in person to the aged or shut-ins. Her amiable disposition won for her a host of friends. Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Lauretta Murphy of Riverton, Wyoming; two half sisters, Mrs. Lavina Seyller of Hooppole and Mrs. Margaret Wolever of Chicago; one half brother, Benjamin Wolf of Hooppole; two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Wolf of Geneseo, Mrs. Alice Kinkuski of Marengo, Ill.; four sons, William Holzinger of Tintah, Minn., Wesley Holzinger of Liman, Col., Harrison Holzinger of Viola, Ill., and Harold Holzinger of Chicago, Ill.; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. (Caroline was sister of Ferdinand Max Fischer) Additional Comments: Thanks to Steve Morrison for finding this obituary and sharing for posting. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/henry/obits/h/holzinge1137gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb