Obituaries of Elisabeth Dorothea HUNSINGER, Macoupin County Illinois 6 Aug 1998 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1998 Doug Mitchell Thu Aug 6 13:59:51 1998 Name of Deceased: HUNSINGER, Elisabeth Dorothea Name of Newspaper: Litchfield News Herald Date of Obituary: February 2, 1926 Obituary: Funeral services for Mrs. Elisabeth Hunsinger, aged 86, who died Sunday, will be held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the residence in Staunton to the Zion Lutheran Church at 2 o'clock, Reverend J.G.F. KLEINHAUS officiating. Internment will be made in the city cemetery. Submitted by: Doug Mitchell -------------------------------------------------- Thu Aug 6 14:09:56 1998 Name of Deceased: HUNSINGER, Elisabeth Dorothea Name of Newspaper: Staunton Star Times Date of Obituary: February 4, 1926 Obituary: The grim reaper, Death, on Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock, summoned Mrs. Elisabeth D. HUNSINGER, one of Staunton's oldest residents, from this life, following a brief illness. Death was due to senility and the estimable lady had attained the age of 86 years, 2 months, and 11 days. Mrs. HUNSINGER, whose maided name was HEID, was born at Altenburg, Perry County, Missouri, on November 20, 1839. While still quite young she came with her parents to Staunton and has resided here continuously since. One January 15, 1857, she was united in marriage, at Staunton, with Phillip HUNSINGER and of their union fourteen children, nine sons and five daughters, were born. Of these, four sons and two daughters survive. Mr. HUNSINGER died some thirty-five years ago. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the home at 226 W. Pearl Street, followed by services at the Zion Lutheran Church at 2 o'clock, Reverend J.G.F. KLEINHAUS officiating. Internment was at Staunton City Cemetery. Those left to cherish the memory of the subject of this sketch are: four sons, George, Henry, Charles, and Edward Hunsinger; two daughters, Miss Carrie HUNSINGER and Mrs. Anna REUTER, one brother G.G. HEID of St. Louis; 22 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, making a total of 37 living descendents. Mrs. HUNSINGER was held in high esteem by her many friends and acquaintances in this community, all of whom unite in extending sympathy to the bereft family. Submitted by: Doug Mitchell USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Doug Mitchell. (© 1998 Doug Mitchell)