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- Mrs. Ruby L[uella] SKELLY, 45,
Janesville, former Milton resident, died
- unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 6, at 9:30
p.m. in Mercy Hospital, Janesville, where she was admitted after
becoming ill Saturday at the Steak House where she was employed
as a waitress.
- Born Feb. 2, 1923 at Milton, the former
Ruby BABCOCK was the daughter of
- Henry and Maude COON BABCOCK.
She was married to David SKELLY Oct. 9, 1948 at Land
O'Lakes, Wis. She was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church,
Janesville, and active in women's bowling circles.
- Surviving are a brother, Leonard BABCOCK,
Haverstraw, N.Y., two sisters, Mrs.
- Norman DICKENSON of Janesville
and Mrs. Evelyn MISHLEAU of Fort Atkinson; an uncle, Rev.
Fred I. BABCOCK, Land O'Lakes, and two aunts, Mrs. Ora
LEWIS of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Beryl WHITFORD,
Berrien Springs, Mich.; nieces and nephews.
- Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 9, in St. Williams Church,
- Janesville, with burial in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery. [Thursday edition, p. 4]
- Charles A. WHITFORD, 58, died
unexpectedly Wednesday, Oct. 2, in his home at
- 345 E. Madison Ave., after suffering
a heart attack.
- Funeral services were held at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5, in the Milton Seventh Day
- Baptist Church, the Rev. Earl Cruzan
officiating. Burial was in the Milton Cemetery with David,
Kenneth J., Kenneth A., and Winston WHITFORD, Steven CROUCH
and Gordon LOOMER as pallbearers.
- The son of Kenneth and Gertrude SMITH
WHITFORD, he was born July 4, 1910,
- at Albion. He was a graduate of Edgerton
high school and a lifelong area resident. He was married Jan.
5, 1938, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Charlotte POLAN. He was
employed on the production line of the Chevrolet Plant in Janesville
for many years. He was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist
Church in Milton.
- Surviving are his wife; five sons,
Charles, Kewaskum; Monte, Chicago; Phillip and
- Gary both of Janesville; Donald, at
home; two daughters, Mrs. Marjorie ARMS, Gays Mills, and
Janice, at home; 11 grandchildren; three brothers, Ronald, Mayville;
Wendall, Cottage Grove, and Norman of Oshkosh.
- Preceding him in death were his parents
and two brothers. [Thursday edition, p. 4]
- Mrs. Harlow O. CLARKE, Milton,
died Wednesday night, Oct. 2, in Mercy
- Hospital, Janesville, where she had
undergone surgery six weeks ago.
- Funeral services were held a 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5, in the Wolfgram Funeral Home,
- Janesville, the Rev. Odyss Kneece,
First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Milton Cemetery.
- The former Hilda [Hildegarde Mina Ardena]
AMBROSE was born April 5, 1893,
- in Jefferson and was married to Harlow
CLARKE, Jan. 29, 1913. He died in 1966. She was a resident
of rural Janesville and Rock County most of her life, moving
to Milton after the death of her husband.
- Survivors are two sons, Harlow, Westminster,
Calif., and Duane, Whitewater; six
- daughters, Mrs. Anna SCHIEFELBEIN,
Black River Falls; Mrs. George STARKS and Mrs. Glen HOWARD,
both of Janesville; Mrs. Donald KRAMER, Santa Ana, Calif.;
Lucille CLARKE, Beloit, and Mrs. Lloyd WINCAPAW,
Rockford, Ill.; 29 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren, and
a brother, Paul AMBROSE, Janesville. [Thursday
edition, p. 12]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Victor H[erald] HURLEY, 73,
R. 1, Milton, operator of HURLEY's Pony Farm,
- died unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 12,
in his home after suffering a fatal heart attack.
- Mr. HURLEY was owner and president
of HURLEY X-Ray Co., Milwaukee, until
- selling the firm and retiring a year
ago.
- Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct 15, in the Milton Seventh Day
- Baptist Church, The Rev. Earl Cruzan
officiating. Burial was in the Milton Cemetery.
- Born April 28, 1895, in Welton, Iowa,
he was the son of John C. and Aihalia VAN
- HORN
HURLEY, coming to Milton with his family in 1916. He attended
Milton Academy and Milton College and after serving in World
War I, he completed his education at UCLA.
- He was married June 20, 1921, to the
former Sybil REID. He was a member of the
- Seventh Day Baptist Church and a member
of the building committee. A former trustee of Milton College,
he was a member of the American Legion.
- Surviving are his wife; a son, George,
Appleton; a daughter, Mrs. Leonard R.
- PIERCE,
Hinsdale, Ill.; three grandchildren; a brother, Francis, and
a sister, Miss Dora HURLEY, both of Riverside, Calif.
[Thursday edition, p. 5]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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