Last Rites for Mary Amrhein Are Today

End Came Monday At Home Near Tomlinson

Was Native Of Germany

Funeral services are being held at 10 o'clock this Thursday morning for Mrs. Mary Amrhein, 90, who died at 10 o'clock Monday morning in her home near Tomlinson. Rev. J. Fred Melvin, pastor of the Rantoul Methodist Church, is conducting the rites at this time. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery.

The deceased was born in Germany (August 24, 1845) and moved to her present home three years ago, after having lived thirty years in Champaign.

Surviving are the following children, John, Elizabeth, and Mrs. Cathleen Wilson, all at home; Mrs. Lena Saltzman and Mrs. Emma Smith, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska; Mrs. Mary Pickett, Iowa; and Mrs. Anna Swartz in Michigan. A half sister, Mrs. Eva Webber of Oakley, also survives.

The Rantoul Press and Chanute Field News, Thursday October 28, 1937

Mary Ann Sanford, aged 92 years, 2 months, 1 day, widow of Michael Stephen Amrhein, was born August 24, 1845 in Germany to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sanford, both born in Germany. She died October 25, 1937 in Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois of Chronic Pneumonia due to a fracture on October 21, 1937, and Chronic Myocordale. Burial was October 28, 1937 in Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Illinois, Informant: Grace Sigeler, Rantoul, Illinois

Mary Sanford Amrhein Online Death Certificate

Hal Smith originally shared on August 3,2011

Mary Ann Sanford was born on August 24, 1845, in Germany to Mary, age 25, and Jacob Sanford, age 25. She had three sons and seven daughters with Stephen Michael Amrhein between 1862 and 1878. She died on October 25, 1937, in Ludlow, Illinois, at the age of 92, and was buried there.Note: Ten known children were born to them. Mary Ann who married Arthur VanKirk, Benjamin Taylor, and Chauncy Pickett, Shenandoah, Iowa , Magdalena Lena, husband, Camille Saltzman, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, Elizabeth, never married, Champaign, Illinois, Cahtleen Ann, husband Levi Wilson, Rantoul, Illinois, John A., Frank Michael, Caffee, Missouri, Emma, husband William Smith, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, Rosalie C., husband John Wingle, Champaign, Illijnois, Charles B., California, and Anna M., husband Edward Swartz, Owosso, Michigan.