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- EDGERTON - Charles B. SAUNDERS, 101, of Edgerton,
passed away
- Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at the Edgerton Hospital and Health
Services, Long Term Care.
- He was born on April 19, 1905, in Gentry Arkansas, son of
the late Herbert and
- Harriet "Hattie" (BABCOCK) SAUNDERS.
He was united in marriage on Nov. 20, 1929, to Lenora BABCOCK
on the home farm in the Township of Albion. She preceded him
in death on June 14, 1995.
- He was a member of Albion Seventh Day Baptist Church. He
enjoyed hunting, fishing,
- gardening, gathering and cracking black walnuts, and spending
time with his family and friends. He was a past member of the
Odd Fellows.
- He is survived by 2 daughters, Priscilla Ann NICOLL-KURES
of Bradenton, FL,
- and Lenora Kay TELLEFSON of Edgerton; 3 sons: Richard
(Donna) BABCOCK of Bradenton, FL, Soren (Geraldine) BABCOCK
and Perry BABCOCK, both of Edgerton; 18 grandchildren;
25 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
- He was preceded in death by 2 grandchildren, Mary Jo NICOLL
and Vernie
- TELLEFSON; a great-granddaughter, Amy BENNER;
and 5 brothers: Ernest, William, Ori, Perry and Herbert.
- Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 22,
2006 at ALBION
- Seventh Day Baptist Church , with the Rev. Michael Burns
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in the Township
of Albion. Friends may call on Sunday, May 21, from 3:00 until
5:00 p.m. at the EHLERT FUNERAL HOME, (ST. HWY. 51 S.), Edgerton,
and at the church on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of
the services. Arrangements by Ehlert Funeral Home, LLC, Phone
#608-884-9466. [Friday edition, from the Gazette Xtra website]
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- MILTON - Lila Margaret (STEPHAN) SAUNDERS,
87, was born in Nortonville,
- Kansas on Dec. 28, 1918, and died at Mercy Hospital surrounded
by family on May 19, 2006.
- She was born to Claude and Rosa (DeLAND) STEPHAN,
the fifth of seven
- children. She attended Nortonville schools and was active
in music and remained proud of her basketball achievements. She
graduated in 1937 as valedictorian of her class and due to the
economic situation was unable to go on to college. She took a
one-year post-graduate class in business. In 1938-39 she attended
Salem College, West Virginia on a scholarship. There she met
Francis Davis SAUNDERS, a ministerial student and they
were married June 11, 1939. Together they spent 38½ years
in ministry serving churches in Bridgeton, NJ, Denver, CO, North
Loup, NE, Los Angeles, CA, Lost Creek, WV, Westerly, RI, and
Farina, IL. For two years they served as resident managers of
Camp Joy in Berea, WV. Upon retirement they moved to Milton,
WI. In her life she worked in business as a secretary, taught
music in the North Loup, NE High School, served as organist,
pianist and choir director in many churches, and gave piano lessons.
She considered the highlight of her musical career the direction
of a 95 voice choir at a national Seventh Day Baptist General
Conference in Nyack, NY in 1969. She delighted in interior decorating
in every parsonage she lived in and each received her special
touch.
- She was a member of the Madison Seventh Day Baptist Church
and an active
- participant at the First Congregational Church in Milton.
She was active at the Gathering Place and while she was still
able, enjoyed playing the piano for sing-a-longs.
- Lila is survived by 3 sons: Herbert (Barbara), Stephan (Irene),
and Daniel (Jesse); 11
- grandchildren: Brian (Heidi), Peggy, and Michael (Heather)
SAUNDERS, Rebecca (Steve) BROWNING, Katrina (Andrew)
BAYLESS, David (Becky Lynn) and Jonathan SAUNDERS,
Nathan (Shandi) and Jerome (April) SAUNDERS, Katie (Phillip)
JARRELL, Ruth Ann (Dennis) COGAR; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She is survived by a brother, Marvin (Hazel) STEPHAN;
and a sister-in-law, Frances STEPHAN.
- In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by
2 sisters, Rosa and Austa;
- and 3 brothers: Harry, Melvin and Wendell.
- A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational
Church , 741 E. High St.,
- Milton , Wisconsin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, 2006.
Visitation will be held at the CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH from 12:30
p.m. until the time of the service on Sunday. Memorials may be
made to the Seventh Day Baptist Memorial Fund for P.R.O.P. (Pastor's
Retirement Offering Project). Arrangements handled by the WHITCOMB-LYNCH-
ALBRECHT FUNERAL HOME.
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