Biological daughter of Andrew Jackson Pruett (1884 - ? ) and Mattie Elizabeth (Odber) Pruett (1891 - ? ).
Adopted daughter of William Carl Henry Waack (1882 - ? ) and Emma Anna (Peters) Waack (1884 - ? ).
The Quincy Daily Herald (Quincy, IL), Tuesday, 22 Apr. 1924, page 14, column 1:
SYLVIA WAACK DIES:
CASE UNUSUALLY SAD
Was Stricken Blind About Two
Months Ago By Sudden
Ailment.
A sudden loss of sight which cast her into a world of darkness for two months was the sad symptom of an ailment which took the life of Sylvia Waack at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. Sylvia was the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waack, 641 Washington street, and was known all over the south side of Quincy for her exceptional beauty and splendid character.
She was born on May 25, 1911 [born April 25, 1911, according to death certificate in Quincy], and, although never an unusually healthy child, did not show any symptoms of illness until about two months ago. One evening she came home from Irving school, where she was a bright student, and complained that her eyes bothered her. When she tried to study her lessons that evening she complained further of experiencing difficulty in seeing, and her mother persuaded her to quit studying. Upon awakening the next morning, she found that she was practically blind.
Her ailment puzzled the physicians and was only partly explained by the finding of diabetic tendencies.
Sylvia was a member of the Kentucky Street Methodist church and an active worker in the Sunday school of that congregation. She was also a member of the Girl Reserves and the South Side mission.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother, Chester Waack. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made.
Quincy Whig-Journal (Quincy, IL), Tuesday, 22 Apr. 1924, page 3, column 7:
SYLVIA WAACK DIES
AT HER HOME HERE
Sylvia Waack, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waack died at 10:45 this morning in the home, 641 Washington street, of Bright’s disease. She had been ill since March 1 and for the last week had been blind.
She was born in Canton, Mo., in 1912 [=1911]. Last spring she was a member of the confirmation class at the Kentucky Street M. E. church, and at that time was baptized and admitted to the church. Until she became ill she attended the Sunday school of the church, and was a pupil in Irving school. She leaves her parents and one brother, Chester.
Quincy Whig-Journal (Quincy, IL), Friday, 25 Apr. 1924, page 3, column 2:
Funeral for Sylvia
Waack is Held Today
Funeral services for Sylvia Waack were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the home, 641 Washington street, and at 2:30 o’clock in the Kentucky Street M. E. church. Rev. J. E. Tuschhoff officiated and Mrs. August Westman and Mrs. Clara Roth sang. Burial was in Greenmount cemetery. The attendance was large and the floral offerings beautiful. The casket bearers were Roy Mahair, James Green, William Bardon, Milton Neuer, Frank Rosendale and Emil Bushmeyer.
The Quincy Daily Herald (Quincy, IL), Saturday, 26 Apr. 1924, page 19, column 4:
FUNERALS
Sylvia Waack.
Six of her classmates at Irving school carried the body of Sylvia Waack to her last resting place in Greenmount cemetery Friday afternoon.
Many friends attended the funeral services held at the home, 641 Washington street, at 2 o’clock and at 2:30 o’clock at the Kentucky Street Methodist church, where she had been a faithful worker.
The Rev. J. E. Tuschhoff, pastor of the church, conducted the services, and Mrs. Clara Roth and Mrs. August Westman sang. Among the many flowers was a floral tribute from the teachers and pupils of Irving school. The South Side mission and the Mothers’ club attended the services in a body.
Pallbearers were Frank Rosendale, William Bardon, Milton Neuer, James Greene, Roy Mahair and Aaron Stormer.
Adopted daughter of William Carl Henry Waack (1882 - ? ) and Emma Anna (Peters) Waack (1884 - ? ).
The Quincy Daily Herald (Quincy, IL), Tuesday, 22 Apr. 1924, page 14, column 1:
SYLVIA WAACK DIES:
CASE UNUSUALLY SAD
Was Stricken Blind About Two
Months Ago By Sudden
Ailment.
A sudden loss of sight which cast her into a world of darkness for two months was the sad symptom of an ailment which took the life of Sylvia Waack at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. Sylvia was the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waack, 641 Washington street, and was known all over the south side of Quincy for her exceptional beauty and splendid character.
She was born on May 25, 1911 [born April 25, 1911, according to death certificate in Quincy], and, although never an unusually healthy child, did not show any symptoms of illness until about two months ago. One evening she came home from Irving school, where she was a bright student, and complained that her eyes bothered her. When she tried to study her lessons that evening she complained further of experiencing difficulty in seeing, and her mother persuaded her to quit studying. Upon awakening the next morning, she found that she was practically blind.
Her ailment puzzled the physicians and was only partly explained by the finding of diabetic tendencies.
Sylvia was a member of the Kentucky Street Methodist church and an active worker in the Sunday school of that congregation. She was also a member of the Girl Reserves and the South Side mission.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother, Chester Waack. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made.
Quincy Whig-Journal (Quincy, IL), Tuesday, 22 Apr. 1924, page 3, column 7:
SYLVIA WAACK DIES
AT HER HOME HERE
Sylvia Waack, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waack died at 10:45 this morning in the home, 641 Washington street, of Bright’s disease. She had been ill since March 1 and for the last week had been blind.
She was born in Canton, Mo., in 1912 [=1911]. Last spring she was a member of the confirmation class at the Kentucky Street M. E. church, and at that time was baptized and admitted to the church. Until she became ill she attended the Sunday school of the church, and was a pupil in Irving school. She leaves her parents and one brother, Chester.
Quincy Whig-Journal (Quincy, IL), Friday, 25 Apr. 1924, page 3, column 2:
Funeral for Sylvia
Waack is Held Today
Funeral services for Sylvia Waack were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the home, 641 Washington street, and at 2:30 o’clock in the Kentucky Street M. E. church. Rev. J. E. Tuschhoff officiated and Mrs. August Westman and Mrs. Clara Roth sang. Burial was in Greenmount cemetery. The attendance was large and the floral offerings beautiful. The casket bearers were Roy Mahair, James Green, William Bardon, Milton Neuer, Frank Rosendale and Emil Bushmeyer.
The Quincy Daily Herald (Quincy, IL), Saturday, 26 Apr. 1924, page 19, column 4:
FUNERALS
Sylvia Waack.
Six of her classmates at Irving school carried the body of Sylvia Waack to her last resting place in Greenmount cemetery Friday afternoon.
Many friends attended the funeral services held at the home, 641 Washington street, at 2 o’clock and at 2:30 o’clock at the Kentucky Street Methodist church, where she had been a faithful worker.
The Rev. J. E. Tuschhoff, pastor of the church, conducted the services, and Mrs. Clara Roth and Mrs. August Westman sang. Among the many flowers was a floral tribute from the teachers and pupils of Irving school. The South Side mission and the Mothers’ club attended the services in a body.
Pallbearers were Frank Rosendale, William Bardon, Milton Neuer, James Greene, Roy Mahair and Aaron Stormer.
Biological daughter of Andrew Jackson Pruett (1884 - ? ) and Mattie Elizabeth (Odber) Pruett (1891 - ? ).
Adopted daughter of William Carl Henry Waack (1882 - ? ) and Emma Anna (Peters) Waack (1884 - ? ).
The Quincy Daily Herald (Quincy, IL), Tuesday, 22 Apr. 1924, page 14, column 1:
SYLVIA WAACK DIES:
CASE UNUSUALLY SAD
Was Stricken Blind About Two
Months Ago By Sudden
Ailment.
A sudden loss of sight which cast her into a world of darkness for two months was the sad symptom of an ailment which took the life of Sylvia Waack at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. Sylvia was the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waack, 641 Washington street, and was known all over the south side of Quincy for her exceptional beauty and splendid character.
She was born on May 25, 1911 [born April 25, 1911, according to death certificate in Quincy], and, although never an unusually healthy child, did not show any symptoms of illness until about two months ago. One evening she came home from Irving school, where she was a bright student, and complained that her eyes bothered her. When she tried to study her lessons that evening she complained further of experiencing difficulty in seeing, and her mother persuaded her to quit studying. Upon awakening the next morning, she found that she was practically blind.
Her ailment puzzled the physicians and was only partly explained by the finding of diabetic tendencies.
Sylvia was a member of the Kentucky Street Methodist church and an active worker in the Sunday school of that congregation. She was also a member of the Girl Reserves and the South Side mission.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother, Chester Waack. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made.
Quincy Whig-Journal (Quincy, IL), Tuesday, 22 Apr. 1924, page 3, column 7:
SYLVIA WAACK DIES
AT HER HOME HERE
Sylvia Waack, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waack died at 10:45 this morning in the home, 641 Washington street, of Bright’s disease. She had been ill since March 1 and for the last week had been blind.
She was born in Canton, Mo., in 1912 [=1911]. Last spring she was a member of the confirmation class at the Kentucky Street M. E. church, and at that time was baptized and admitted to the church. Until she became ill she attended the Sunday school of the church, and was a pupil in Irving school. She leaves her parents and one brother, Chester.
Quincy Whig-Journal (Quincy, IL), Friday, 25 Apr. 1924, page 3, column 2:
Funeral for Sylvia
Waack is Held Today
Funeral services for Sylvia Waack were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the home, 641 Washington street, and at 2:30 o’clock in the Kentucky Street M. E. church. Rev. J. E. Tuschhoff officiated and Mrs. August Westman and Mrs. Clara Roth sang. Burial was in Greenmount cemetery. The attendance was large and the floral offerings beautiful. The casket bearers were Roy Mahair, James Green, William Bardon, Milton Neuer, Frank Rosendale and Emil Bushmeyer.
The Quincy Daily Herald (Quincy, IL), Saturday, 26 Apr. 1924, page 19, column 4:
FUNERALS
Sylvia Waack.
Six of her classmates at Irving school carried the body of Sylvia Waack to her last resting place in Greenmount cemetery Friday afternoon.
Many friends attended the funeral services held at the home, 641 Washington street, at 2 o’clock and at 2:30 o’clock at the Kentucky Street Methodist church, where she had been a faithful worker.
The Rev. J. E. Tuschhoff, pastor of the church, conducted the services, and Mrs. Clara Roth and Mrs. August Westman sang. Among the many flowers was a floral tribute from the teachers and pupils of Irving school. The South Side mission and the Mothers’ club attended the services in a body.
Pallbearers were Frank Rosendale, William Bardon, Milton Neuer, James Greene, Roy Mahair and Aaron Stormer.
Adopted daughter of William Carl Henry Waack (1882 - ? ) and Emma Anna (Peters) Waack (1884 - ? ).
The Quincy Daily Herald (Quincy, IL), Tuesday, 22 Apr. 1924, page 14, column 1:
SYLVIA WAACK DIES:
CASE UNUSUALLY SAD
Was Stricken Blind About Two
Months Ago By Sudden
Ailment.
A sudden loss of sight which cast her into a world of darkness for two months was the sad symptom of an ailment which took the life of Sylvia Waack at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. Sylvia was the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waack, 641 Washington street, and was known all over the south side of Quincy for her exceptional beauty and splendid character.
She was born on May 25, 1911 [born April 25, 1911, according to death certificate in Quincy], and, although never an unusually healthy child, did not show any symptoms of illness until about two months ago. One evening she came home from Irving school, where she was a bright student, and complained that her eyes bothered her. When she tried to study her lessons that evening she complained further of experiencing difficulty in seeing, and her mother persuaded her to quit studying. Upon awakening the next morning, she found that she was practically blind.
Her ailment puzzled the physicians and was only partly explained by the finding of diabetic tendencies.
Sylvia was a member of the Kentucky Street Methodist church and an active worker in the Sunday school of that congregation. She was also a member of the Girl Reserves and the South Side mission.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother, Chester Waack. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made.
Quincy Whig-Journal (Quincy, IL), Tuesday, 22 Apr. 1924, page 3, column 7:
SYLVIA WAACK DIES
AT HER HOME HERE
Sylvia Waack, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waack died at 10:45 this morning in the home, 641 Washington street, of Bright’s disease. She had been ill since March 1 and for the last week had been blind.
She was born in Canton, Mo., in 1912 [=1911]. Last spring she was a member of the confirmation class at the Kentucky Street M. E. church, and at that time was baptized and admitted to the church. Until she became ill she attended the Sunday school of the church, and was a pupil in Irving school. She leaves her parents and one brother, Chester.
Quincy Whig-Journal (Quincy, IL), Friday, 25 Apr. 1924, page 3, column 2:
Funeral for Sylvia
Waack is Held Today
Funeral services for Sylvia Waack were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the home, 641 Washington street, and at 2:30 o’clock in the Kentucky Street M. E. church. Rev. J. E. Tuschhoff officiated and Mrs. August Westman and Mrs. Clara Roth sang. Burial was in Greenmount cemetery. The attendance was large and the floral offerings beautiful. The casket bearers were Roy Mahair, James Green, William Bardon, Milton Neuer, Frank Rosendale and Emil Bushmeyer.
The Quincy Daily Herald (Quincy, IL), Saturday, 26 Apr. 1924, page 19, column 4:
FUNERALS
Sylvia Waack.
Six of her classmates at Irving school carried the body of Sylvia Waack to her last resting place in Greenmount cemetery Friday afternoon.
Many friends attended the funeral services held at the home, 641 Washington street, at 2 o’clock and at 2:30 o’clock at the Kentucky Street Methodist church, where she had been a faithful worker.
The Rev. J. E. Tuschhoff, pastor of the church, conducted the services, and Mrs. Clara Roth and Mrs. August Westman sang. Among the many flowers was a floral tribute from the teachers and pupils of Irving school. The South Side mission and the Mothers’ club attended the services in a body.
Pallbearers were Frank Rosendale, William Bardon, Milton Neuer, James Greene, Roy Mahair and Aaron Stormer.
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