Berrien County MI Archives Obituaries.....Russ, Ellen Kinne February 15, 1936
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Galien River Gazette, Thursday, February 20, 1936
DEATH TAKES PIONEER RESIDENT

	Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Mrs. Ellen Russ age 87, a well
known pioneer resident at the home of her sister, Mrs. Martha White.  The Rev.
J. T. Henry pastor of the First Congregational church officiated at the rites
and the body was placed in the receiveing[sic] vault in the Buchanan cemetery
unitl[sic] warmer weather.  Burial services will be held in that cemetery beside
the grave of her husband Eugene Russ, who died several years ago.
	Mrs. Russ had been in ill health for some time but had appeared better the past
few weeks until a few days before her death. On Friday afternoon she was taken
to the home of her sister Mrs. White to be cared for until improved but a sudden
change came for the worse and death came as a shock at five o’clock.
	Mrs. Russ was born in Syracuse, N.Y. and came to Berrien County with her father
and sister when only a small girl and settled on a farm southeast of this
village. Mrs. Russ will be remembered as an early day school teacher having
taught in this village and several township schools in the county.
	Mrs. Russ was a member of the D.A.R. Dewey chapter, also the local Historical
Society. Ill health has deprived her from being active of late in civic activities.
	Mrs. Russ is survived by her sister Mrs. Martha White, three stepsons Atty.
Fred Russ of Cassopolis; Charles of South Bend and William; a stepdaughter, Mrs.
Frances Wolvington of Dayton, Ohio, besides Lyle Vosburgh who is a nephew, there
also survives several other nieces and nephews in this county. Pallbearers were
friends and neighbors who included:  John Donner, Ben Drier, Alvin Schmidt,
Raymond Rothfuchs, Leo Gridley and William Drier.
(Source: Galien River Gazette, Thursday, February 20, 1936, page 1, col. 4,
microfilm Niles District Library)


Additional Comments:
Ellen Kinne Russ was one of the 14 founding members of the Rebecca Dewey Chapter
D.A.R. Three Oaks with her sister Martha Kinne White.  Patriot Cyrus Kinne

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