Obituary for C. Hilgendorf, Iroquois County Illinois Carl G. Hilgendorf, of Jackson, Missouri, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, December 3 at the Cape Girardeau Lutheran Home after an illness of a year. Shortly after his graduation from Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, he was ordained into the ministry of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in 1922 at East Moline, Ill. He served the Lord of the church for 43 years, serving parishes in East Moline, Geneseo and Alton, Ill., from where he retired in 1965. On July 9, 1922, he married the former Elsie Steinmann of Buckley. She survives. Also surviving is a duaghre, Lois Weis of Jackson, Mo.; two sons, Merle of Downers Grove and Stanley of Godfrey; nine grandchildren; five great grand- children and one brother, Arthur of Donovan. Five brothers and five sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services were held December 6 at the Messiah Lutheran church in Alton. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, 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: Loretta Krumwiede Barlow