Marshall County Illinois Obituaries Extracted From The Henry Republican, Marshall, Ill., 1882

1882 Obituaries from the Henry Republican in Henry, Marshall County Illinois.

ALLEN, Mary (Chance), Obituary

Mrs. Mary Allen of Tonica, while visiting at her cousin's Mrs. Frank Dennis, two miles west of Henry last week, was taken ill with rheumatism, which proved fatal on Sunday. The funeral was held at the house on Monday, services by Rev. W. J. Minium, and the body conveyed to Magnolia, where the interment took place. She was the daughter of Hugh Chance, now a resident of Kansas. [Henry Republican, (Henry Ill.), January 19, 1882]

HEOCHEIT, Peter, Obituary

Died at Peru, mach 23, of lung fever, Peter Heocheit, 55 years 1 month 25 days, stepfather of Mrs. Julius Watercott of this city.

On Thursday of last week Mr. Peter Heocheit, the stepfather of Mrs. Julius Watercott, died from the effects of a severe attck of lung fever. He was a prominent citizen of Peru, having lived there many years, and was a man widely known and respected. He was a carpenter and builder, doing a large business. The funeral was held on Sunday at Turners Hall in Peru, at which, notwithstanding the pouring rain was attended by a very large concourse of mourning and sympathizing friends. The bereft are a widow and five children, three of the latter being step children. Mrs. Julius Watercott's father was Dr. Oscar Morgner, who died 27 years ago at St. Louis. [Henry Republican, (Henry, Ill.), Mar. 30, 1882]