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- 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)
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1889 - 1977 (87 years)
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