Miss Ida Schlotman, Life Time Resident, Passes Away Friday
Ida Grace Schlotman, daughter of Daniel F. and Rhoda E. Schlotman, was born May 8, 1884, on a farm near Sheldon, and passed away on June 27, 1958 in Sheldon after a lengthy illness.
She spent her entire life in this community, receiving her education in the Willow Grove school near her home. In the fall of 1927, the deceased moved from the Schlotman farm to the residence on East Grove street where she had since resided.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, and by two brothers, Oscar and Frank. Surviving are two brothers, Robert of Madisonville, Ky., and Charles of Fowler, Ind.; and twelve nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Bussert Funeral Home, Rev. E. S. Worley officiated and interment was made in the Fleming cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank everyone for the kindness shown our Sister and Aunt during her long illness. We, too, sincerely appreciate the sympathy extended to us at the time of her death.
The Schlotman Family.
Source
Clara Light Schlotman’s Scrapbook
Also, Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Obituary File
Sheldon Journal, Sheldon, Illinois, 3 Jul 1958
Ida Schlotman, 74, Sheldon, Dies At Nursing Home
Miss Ida Grace Schlotman, 74, of Sheldon, died Friday morning at the Happy Siesta Nursing home in that village after a lingering illness. She was born May 8, 1884 near Sheldon, a daughter of Daniel F. and Rhoda Julien Schlotman.
She acquired her early education in the Willow Grove school near Sheldon and resided in that community all of her life.
Surviving are two brothers, Charles of Fowler, Ind., and Robert of Madisonville, Ky. Two brothers, Oscar and Frank, preceded their sister in death.
The funeral service is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m. at the Bussert funeral hom ein Sheldon. The Rev. E. S. Worley will officiate and burial will be in Fleming cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Saturday.
Source
Clara Light Schlotman’s Scrapbook
Date of death was June 27, 1958, which Clara wrote at the top of the obituary.
This is from an unknown local paper, but not the Sheldon Journal. It is probably from the 27th or 28th of June, 1958.