Obituary for Rev Theodore Hilgendorf, Iroquois County Illinois Death takes Rev. Theodore Hilgendorf The Rev. Theodore H. Hilgendorf died Saturday, July 13, at Beloit Memorial Hospital at Beloit, Wisc. He was born April 5, 1904, at Buckley to the late Fred and Sophia Krumwiede Hilgendorf. He spent his early years in Buckley, attended and graduated from teh Theological Seminary at Springfield, Ill., was ordained into the ministry of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, at Buckley in June of 1928. The Rev. Hilgendorf was married June 17, 1928 to Gertrude Zuberbier. Surviving are his wife; three sons and three daughters, Mrs. William (Gertrude) Bessert of Onarga, Eugene of Indianapolis, Mrs. Rosalind Trutts of Sheboygan, Wis., the Rev. Hilbert Hilgendorf of Appleton, Wisc., Erhardt of Oak Forrest and Mrs. Kenneth (Eunice) Sands of Beloit; 21 grand- children; and three brothers, Edward of Buckley, the Rev. Carl Hilgendorf of Jackson, Mo., and Arthur of Donovan. A son, Victor; a grandchild, three brothers and five sisters preceded him in death. Pastor Hilgendorf served parishes in North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois and Wisconsin during his 45 years in the ministry. He retired June 17, 1973. Burial was Tuesday, July 16, in the Trinity Lutheran cemetery in the town of Rantoul, Wisconsin. ------------------------------------------------------------- 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