Thursday, September 16, 1948, Rochester News-Sentinel:
Mrs. Lillian E. Rittenhours, 77, Akron, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing nursing home.
Born May 30, 1871, in Whitley County, Mrs. Rittenhouse was the widow of J.F. Rittenhouse, former owner of the C.K.R. Factory now known as the American Fork and Hoe Company. He preceded her in death eight years ago. Her parents' names were William and Isabelle Abbott. She was a resident of Akron 25 years and a member of the Akron Methodist Church.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ernest H. Branning of Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Leslie Hammond of South Bend, and Mrs. Mary Margaret Leininger of Akron; a son, James Rittenhouse Jr., of Elkhart; five sisters, Mrs. Charles Cowgill of South Bend, Mrs. Lee C. Steel of Lafayette, Mrs. Ernest Singer of North Manchestr, Mrs. Harold Houghton of Trinidad, Ohio, and Mrs. S.S. Ulrey of Evanston, Ill; fifteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Dayton Ulrey, and two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Akron Methodist Church with the Rev. R.A. Fenstermacher officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery east of North Manchester. The body will reamin at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home in Akron until the time of service.
Mrs. Lillian E. Rittenhours, 77, Akron, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing nursing home.
Born May 30, 1871, in Whitley County, Mrs. Rittenhouse was the widow of J.F. Rittenhouse, former owner of the C.K.R. Factory now known as the American Fork and Hoe Company. He preceded her in death eight years ago. Her parents' names were William and Isabelle Abbott. She was a resident of Akron 25 years and a member of the Akron Methodist Church.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ernest H. Branning of Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Leslie Hammond of South Bend, and Mrs. Mary Margaret Leininger of Akron; a son, James Rittenhouse Jr., of Elkhart; five sisters, Mrs. Charles Cowgill of South Bend, Mrs. Lee C. Steel of Lafayette, Mrs. Ernest Singer of North Manchestr, Mrs. Harold Houghton of Trinidad, Ohio, and Mrs. S.S. Ulrey of Evanston, Ill; fifteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Dayton Ulrey, and two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Akron Methodist Church with the Rev. R.A. Fenstermacher officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery east of North Manchester. The body will reamin at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home in Akron until the time of service.
Thursday, September 16, 1948, Rochester News-Sentinel:
Mrs. Lillian E. Rittenhours, 77, Akron, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing nursing home.
Born May 30, 1871, in Whitley County, Mrs. Rittenhouse was the widow of J.F. Rittenhouse, former owner of the C.K.R. Factory now known as the American Fork and Hoe Company. He preceded her in death eight years ago. Her parents' names were William and Isabelle Abbott. She was a resident of Akron 25 years and a member of the Akron Methodist Church.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ernest H. Branning of Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Leslie Hammond of South Bend, and Mrs. Mary Margaret Leininger of Akron; a son, James Rittenhouse Jr., of Elkhart; five sisters, Mrs. Charles Cowgill of South Bend, Mrs. Lee C. Steel of Lafayette, Mrs. Ernest Singer of North Manchestr, Mrs. Harold Houghton of Trinidad, Ohio, and Mrs. S.S. Ulrey of Evanston, Ill; fifteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Dayton Ulrey, and two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Akron Methodist Church with the Rev. R.A. Fenstermacher officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery east of North Manchester. The body will reamin at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home in Akron until the time of service.
Mrs. Lillian E. Rittenhours, 77, Akron, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing nursing home.
Born May 30, 1871, in Whitley County, Mrs. Rittenhouse was the widow of J.F. Rittenhouse, former owner of the C.K.R. Factory now known as the American Fork and Hoe Company. He preceded her in death eight years ago. Her parents' names were William and Isabelle Abbott. She was a resident of Akron 25 years and a member of the Akron Methodist Church.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ernest H. Branning of Piqua, Ohio, Mrs. Leslie Hammond of South Bend, and Mrs. Mary Margaret Leininger of Akron; a son, James Rittenhouse Jr., of Elkhart; five sisters, Mrs. Charles Cowgill of South Bend, Mrs. Lee C. Steel of Lafayette, Mrs. Ernest Singer of North Manchestr, Mrs. Harold Houghton of Trinidad, Ohio, and Mrs. S.S. Ulrey of Evanston, Ill; fifteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Dayton Ulrey, and two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Akron Methodist Church with the Rev. R.A. Fenstermacher officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery east of North Manchester. The body will reamin at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home in Akron until the time of service.
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