| 1. |  Nix, Frank Joseph was born on 30 Mar 1889 in Clay County, Illinois (son of Nix, Silas Celestine and Desch, Regina Cecilia); died on 7 Jan 1977 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: NIX.F002
- _FGRAVE: 24421762
Notes:
Frank J. Nix, age 87, a former resident of the Wendelin community and for the past few years a resident of 908 Beech Street, passed away last evening at the Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.
Funeral Mass will be at 9.00 a.m. Monday in St. Joseph's Church in Olney, with the Rev. Fr. Donald Eichenseer the Celebrant. Interment will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery at Wendelin.
Visitation will be in the Summers Funeral Home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, with the Holy Rosary to be recited in the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Mr. Nix was born in Clay County and was the son of Silas Nix and Regina Desch Nix. He was married to Margaret Buerster in Wendelin on Nov. 23, 1919 and she preceded him in death March 19, 1953.
He and his wife operated a farm.
He is survived by twelve children: Maurice Nix, John Nix, Carl Nix, Leo Nix, Gerald Nix, Mrs. Gilbert (Marie) Kapper, Mrs. Pauline Rohr, Miss Ethel Nix, all of Olney; Eugene Nix of Duncanville, Texas, Mrs. Elmer (Dolores) Keller of Noble, Mrs. Marion (Josephine) Kapper of West Liberty and Mrs. Ernest (Dorothy) Kuhl of Newton. There are 58 grandchildren and 61 great grandchildren.
He also leaves a brother, Celestine Nix of Ste. Marie and a sister, who is a Nun, Sister Mary Celeste of St. Louis.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, Cletus, 4 grandchildren, and the following brothers and sisters: Johanna Hinterscher, Adam Nix, Fr. Henry Nix, Mrs. Dora Deimel, Mrs. Frances Amend and a Nun, Sister Marka.
Olney Daily Mail (IL)
Frank married Buerster, Margaret F. 'Maggie' on 23 Nov 1919. Margaret (daughter of Buerster, P. and Helfert, Mary Gertrude) was born on 1 Apr 1890 in Illinois; died on 19 Mar 1953; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Nix, Maurice Jerome was born in 1912; died in 1987.
- Nix, Carl Lawrence was born in 1913 in Illinois; died in 2002.
- Nix, Dolores Dorothy was born in 1915 in Illinois; died in 2008.
- Nix, Leo George was born on 5 Aug 1917 in Illinois; died on 10 Nov 1993; was buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois.
- Nix, Marie E. was born in 1919 in Illinois; died in 2011.
- Nix, John F. was born in 1922 in Illinois; died in 1986.
- Nix, Pauline A. was born on 17 Sep 1923 in Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois; died on 3 Oct 2018 in Asperion Care, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 6 Oct 2018 in Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois.
- Nix, Gerald V. was born in 1925 in Illinois; died in 2007.
- Nix, Lowell Eugene 'Gene' was born in 1927 in Illinois; died in 2000.
- Nix, Josephine L. was born in 1928 in Illinois; died in 2019.
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1889 - 1977 (87 years)
