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The Janesville Gazette

September 1989

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

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Milton - Mrs. Clarence (Vera) McWILLIAM, age 73, of 313 E. High St., died
Thurs., Sept. 7, 1989 at Mercy Hospital. [Vera Fern BABCOCK] was born Dec. 30, 1915 in Nortonville, KS, the daughter of Herman and Lenna BOND BABCOCK. She came to Milton at the age of 15. She married Clarence McWILLIAM Oct. 4, 1935; they lived their entire life in the Milton area. She was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Nortonville, KS.
She is survived by her husband; 2 sons, Larry (Karen) of Bluffton, IN, and Norman
(Sharon) of Milton; 2 daughters, Lois (Phil) WATSON and Janice (David) SCHUMACHER, both of Milton; 2 brothers, Paul BABCOCK of Seattle, WA, and Osmond BABCOCK of Nortonville, KS; 4 sisters: Zella BABCOCK, Ruby AUGUST and June JOHNSON all of Nortonville, KS, and Evelyn WEBER of Ashville, NC; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Mon. at the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Milton.
Burial will be in Milton Lawns Memorial Park. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. Mon. at the church until time of services. Albrecht Funeral Home, Milton, is handling the arrangements. [Friday edition, p. 2B]
 
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BELOIT - Millie O[delia] SKALLERUD, 74, 2300 Pioneer Drive, died Wednesday,
Sept. 20, 1989 in her home. Millie was born April 12, 1915 in Clear Lake, IA, the daughter of Martin and Olena BORSETH GULBRANDSEN. She married Roy Clyde WHITFORD in 1936 in Janesville. He died in May 19[44. She was married to Dwight LOOFBORO from Sept. 1951 to his death in May 19]73. On September 10, 1983 she married Perry SKALLERUD in Janesville. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Beloit, and a former member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Janesville. She was very active with the Janesville Senior Citizens, its dance class and the harmonica band. In 1950 she was named "Mrs. Janesville Homemaker". She had worked at the Woolworth Store and Hough Shades for a number of years.
Surviving are her husband, Perry; a son, Roy (Mary Jo) WHITFORD of Janesville; a
daughter, Betty (Leland) McKNIGHT of Wisconsin Dells, WI; 3 step-sons, Sidney LOOFBORO of Scottsdale, AZ, Ronald (Donna) SKALLERUD of Muskego, WI and Glenn (Shirley) SKALLERUD of Janesville; 4 step-daughters: Maxine TIMMER of Walworth, WI, Joy (Charles) GLOVER of North Aurora, IL, Virginia (Robert) HAY of Sparks, NV and Pam MIDDLETON of Milton. She was predeceased by her parents; a twin sister, Mabel (SUTER) STIBBE; a son-in-law, David AST; 3 sisters; 1 brother.
Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Beloit, with
the Rev. Jerald Erdman officiating. Burial will be Monday in Milton Lawns Cemetery, Janesville. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until service time Sunday in the church. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church. Arrangements were made by the Schoenfeld Funeral Home, Beloit. [Friday edition, p. 2B]
 
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