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Kessler, Alex J.

Kessler, Alex J.

Male 1904 - 1984  (79 years)


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  • Name Kessler, Alex J. 
    Birth 5 Nov 1904  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number KESS.A004 
    _FGRAVE 20129023 
    Death 20 Jan 1984  Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I51327  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2021 

    Father Kessler, George L.,   b. 1 Sep 1870, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1956, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Schulte, Ida J.,   b. 3 Apr 1881, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1960, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1] 
    Family ID F16483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ?, Lorene,   b. 24 Aug 1911   d. 24 Oct 1999 (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F18591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Nov 1904 - Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jan 1984 - Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Alex J. Kessler, 79, Rt. 1, Ingraham, diecl Friday at Newton Rest Haven.

      Services will be conducted Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Wendelin with Rev. Fr. Leo Rinehart officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be at Summers Funeral Home. There will be a prayer service.

      A Clay County native, Kessler was born Nov. 5, 1904, the son of George and Ida Schulte Kessler. He was united in marriage April 19, 1932, with Lorene Dasch, who survives.

      Mr. Kessler was a farmer and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.

      Other survivors include a son, Fred Kessler, Rt. 2, Noble; three daughters, Sue Dickerson, Newton, Maggie Elliott, Ingraham, and Claudia Tremaine, St. Charles; three sisters, Amelia Conour, Leona Huchel and Monica Long, all of Olney; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

      Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters.

      Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Jan, 1984.

      Contributor: Barbara Bromm (47643809)

  • Sources 
    1. [S4700] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 19, page 10a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).


 

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