Mrs. Gertrude Schlotman, 82, of Sheldon, died at the Kentland Nursing Home, Kentland, Ind., at 6:35 a.m. Friday, February 23. She had been in ill health for the past two year and had been a resident of the nursing home for two years.
Mrs. Schlotman was born in Sheldon February 20, 1891. She was a school teacher before her marriage to Oscar Schlotman December 28, 1916. He preceded her in death in 1956.
Mrs. Schlotman was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Kentland; the Ladies Society of the church; the St. Cecelia Study club of Sheldon; and the Sheldon Grandmothers club.
Surviving are three daughters, Miss Luella Schlotman of Sheldon, Mrs. Oliver (Margaret) Riker of Kentland, Ind., and Mrs. Allen (Betty) Leonard of Chicago; one son, John Schlotman of Sheldon; one step-son, Dan Schlotman of Sheldon; one step-daughter, Mrs. Clay Pothuisje of Goodland, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson and one sister, Mrs. Clarence Donahue, Sheldon.
Visitation at the McMullan Funeral Home at Kentland from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. A wake service at 8 p.m. Sunday. The Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Monday, February 26 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kentland, the Rev George B. Lanning officiating. Burial in the St. John the Baptist cemetery at Earl Park, Ind.
Source
Irouquois County Genealogical Society, Obituary File
Iroquois County Daily Times, 23 Feb 1973