Obituary of  Lydia A BENTRUP, Macoupin County Illinois 24 Nov 1998
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Name of Deceased: BENTRUP, Lydia A.
Name of Newspaper: Staunton Star Times
Date of Obituary: 5/7/1931 
Obituary: Mrs. Lydia A. BENTRUP, wife of Fred BENTRUP Sr., and one of the well 
known residents of our community, on Friday morning, May 1 at 4 o'clock passed 
away at the family home, southeast of Staunton. Mrs. BENTRUP had been ill since 
sometime and in March underwent an operation at the St. Francis Hospital at 
Litchfield. Death was due to carcinoma of the liver. The subject of this sketch was a 
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen SCHAEPER and was born at St. Louis on 
Jan. 20, 1870, hence attaining an age of 61 years, 3 months and 11 days. On 
September 18, 1890 she was united in marriage with Fred BENTRUP, the ceremony 
taking place at St. Louis. The newly married couple took possession of a farm south of 
Staunton and have resided in this community continuously since. Of their union five 
children, three sons and two daughters were born. The funeral was held on Sunday 
afternoon at 1:15 o'clock from the family home, followed by services at the St. Paul 
church, Rev A. H. WEGENER officiating. Interment was at the Spangle Cemetery, 
south of Staunton. Pallbearers were Otto PASCHEN, Fred HOCHMUTH, O.C. 
SCHMUTZLER, Albert SCHNEIDER, John HOXSEY and Henry SCHUETTE. Mrs. 
BENTRUP was a member of the St. Paul's Church and of the Woman's Union. Those 
left to cherish her memory are; her husband; three sons, Henry, Fred Jr., and Louis and 
two daughters, Misses Emma and Lydia all of Staunton. Two brothers Louis and 
August Schaeper and one sister Miss Julia Schaeper, also all of Staunton.