OBITUARY. (scanned from Newspaper clipping)
Death of Mother and Son.
Mrs. Catherine Schertz, one of the early pioneers of this neighborhood, died at her home' a few miles west of Gibson City a few minutes before midnight, on Thursday, May 20. The following morning at 6:30 o'clock her son, J. E. Schertz, who had been an invalid for nearly two' years, passed away.
A double funeral was held at the Christian church in this city at 2:30 o'clock last Sunday afternoon. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Joseph King of Carlock, who was assisted in the service bv Rev Peter Schantz of Normal, and Rev. C. J. Robertson of this city.
The funeral was one of the largest ever held in this city. All available sitting and standing room in the church was filled, and a great crowd remained outside. It is estimated that a thousand persons came to the funeral. Interment was in the Gibson cemetery.

Mrs. Catherine Schertz.

Catherine Springer was born near Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, August 15, 1839, 'and died May 20, 1915, aged 75 years, 9 months and 5 days. She migrated early in life .with her parents to the vicinity of Stanford, Ill., where she resided for a number of years. She was united in marriage to Peter Schertz of Stanford February 20, 1863.
To this union wereborn eleven children, one dying in infancy. Thirty-six years .ago she, with her husband and family, moved to eastern McLean county, near Gibson City, where she resided until the time of her death. Her husband preceded her in death in June, 1911.
She united with the Mennonite church in her younth, and always took great interest in the work of the church and the progress of her beloved faith. She, with her husband was instrumental in leading and seeing every one of their children accept the faith of Christ and unite with the church. This gave her. great joy in her last days and hours' of life. She was a charter member of the South Anchor Mennonite church, of which her son-in-law, Rev. A. Augspurger, is pastor.
She leaves to mourn .her loss nine children-George, of Hudson; Joseph and Peter, of Saybrook; Emma Augspurger, also of Saybrook; Minnie Guengerich, of Anchor; and Albert E., Mary A., Elizabeth M. and Daniel, at home. One son,. John E., succeeded his mother in death just six and one half hours. . She also leaves one sister at Danvers, Ill.; one brother at Cleghorn, Iowa, and one at Stanford, III. She is also survived by sixteen grandchildren and many other relatives and Ir iends. She was an aunt of P. Schertz of this city.
She was well known in the vicinity of Gibson City, where she resided for many years, and will be greatly missed by her many friends.