Obituary of  Fred BENTRUP, Macoupin County Illinois 24 Nov 1998
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Name of Deceased: BENTRUP, Fred
Name of Newspaper: Staunton Star Times
Date of Obituary: March 7, 1963 
Obituary: TWO 90-YEAR-OLD RESIDENTS ANSWER FINAL SUMMONS Fred 
BENTRUP, Sr., aged resident of this community, passed away Wednesday morning of 
last week at 1:05 o'clock at the Community Memorial Hospital, as was briefly noted in 
last week's issue. He was aged 93 years, 2 months and 5 days. He was born in 
Germany on December 22, 1869, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry BENTRUP. As 
a young man he came to this country and on Sept. 8, 1890, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Lydia SCHAEPER, and they made their home on a farm south of Staunton. 
Mrs. BENTRUP died on May 1, 1931. Mr. BENTRUP continued to be active 
around his farm until about two years ago, when he fell and injured his hip. He was a 
member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ. Funeral services were conducted 
Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Fritz Funeral Home in our city, with Rev. 
Kenneth D. KUENNING, pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ, officiating. 
Interment was in the Spangle Cemetery, southeast of Staunton. Decedent is survived 
by a daughter, Miss Emma Bentrup, who resides at the family home south of Staunton; 
three sons, Fred, Jr., Henry and Louis BENTRUP, all of Staunton; five grandchildren; 
four great grandchildren; also other more distant relatives. A daughter Lydia, died in 
1941, and two brothers and three sisters also preceded him in death.

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