In Memoriam - December 18th

1718 Abel Janes in Lebanon, CT age 74.  Abel was baptized in New Haven, CT in 1648 the son of William & Mary (--?--) Janes.  He married Mary Judd and they had ten children: Mary, Ruth, Elizabeth, Elisha, Sarah, William, Esther, Noah, Rachel and Bathsheba.

1893 John Erkman in White Co., IL age 50.  He was born in Holmes Co., OH in 1843 the son of Jacob & Katherine (Warner) Erkman.  John married Catherine Burkhardt and they had ten children: Susan, John, Joseph, Anna, William, Charlie, Roy, Harry and Katherine.

1945 John Erkman age 64 in East St. Louis, IL.  The son of Jacob & Fredericka (Probst) Erkman and nephew of John Erkman above, he was born in White Co., IL in 1881.  John married Emma (--?--) and they had five children: Edna, Edward, Martin, Mildred and John.  John was a barber.  The family lived in Rock Island, IL from about 1909 to about 1914.  John moved to East St. Louis by 1918.  He is buried in St. Clair Memorial Park in St. Clair, IL.

1982 Gertie (Lathrop) Shaw in Rochelle, IL age 84.  She was born in Wayne Co., IL in 1898 the daughter of Joel & Louisa (Dove) Lathrop.  Gertie married Herbert Shaw and they had six children: Lucille, Lawrence, Melvin, Loren, Dean and Delores.  She is buried in Trinity Memory Garden in Hillcrest, IL.