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Milton Junction Telephone

May 1944

Milton Junction, Milton Township, Rock County, Wisconsin

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Daniel H[iram] HULL died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Paul
FISHER, route 2, Fort Atkinson, after an illness of about two years. He formerly owned and resided on the farm now owned by E. R. HULL and known as Pioneer Beach farm. He was born on Dec. 4, 1859, in Berlin, N.Y., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram D. HULL and was married to Alice BEAM, Berlin, N.Y., on December 24, 1882. She preceded him in death.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. FISHER; one sister, Mrs. Minnie STEVENS,
West Winfield, N.Y., four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Downing funeral home in Fort
Atkinson with the Rev. Harry L. Maunder in charge. Burial was in the Milton Junction cemetery. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
 
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Funeral services for Mrs. Wade LOOFBORO, who died in the home of her son May
10th, were held in the S.D.B. church Saturday afternoon with the Rev. J. F. Randolph, the pastor, officiating and burial was in the Milton Junction cemetery. Pallbearers were Victor, Carroll, Wayland and Elston LOOFBORO, Loyal PEDERSON and Lester HURLEY.
Mary Eusebia COON, daughter of Marshall and Matilda HUFFMAN COON, was
born on Milton Junction route 1, Sept. 22, 1872, where she spent her childhood and attended the Rock River school. When her parents moved to Milton Junction she attended the local grade school and later entered Milton College.
On March 22, 1893, she was married to Wade J. LOOFBORO of Welton, Ia.,
where they spent most of their married life. They came to Milton Junction six years ago, purchasing the former H. M. BURDICK home on N. Janesville street where they lived until this spring when they moved to the home of their son, Wesley, on route 1. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year.
Mrs. LOOFBORO was baptized and joined the Rock River Seventh Day Baptist
church when a girl and later transferred her membership to the localities in which she lived. She was a member of the Ladies Aid society and was active in its work and that of the church. She was church organist in Welton a number of years. She had been in failing health for the past year.
She is survived by two sons, Wesley and Howard LOOFBORO, Milton Junction. A
daughter, Matilda, died in infancy. She is also survived by six grandchildren, one great- grandchild, and a cousin, Mrs. George MALTPRESS, Milton Junction.
Among the relatives from out-of-town attending the funeral were Dr. and Mrs. Erlo
LOOFBORO, Mr. and Mrs. Elston LOOFBORO, Janesville; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer LOOFBORO, Mr. and Mrs. Charles GLOVER, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest SAUNDERS, Albion; Mr. and Mrs. James OGDEN, Edgerton; Mr. and Mrs. Fritz WENZEL, Phillip MAZE, Beloit; Mr. and Mr. Charles MICHEL, Marion, Ia.; Mrs. Lucy VAN HORN, Welton, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Lester HURLEY and daughter Beverly, Charlotte, Ia.; Mrs. Stanley STEPHENS, Mauston, Willard VAN HORN, Waukesha. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
 
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Burial services for Mrs. Aldie VAN HORN, who died unexpectedly May 14th in
Janesville as she was preparing to return to her home in Iowa, were held Saturday in the United Bretheran church at Garwin, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Frank HURLEY, Mr. and Mrs. Ray LIPPINCOTT, Pfc. Lawrence LIPPINCOTT, and Mr. and Mrs. Carroll LOOFBORO were the local relatives who went to Garwin to attend that. On May 16th funeral services were held in the Phelps funeral home, Milton, the Rev. W. D. Burdick officiating.
Mary Aldie KNIGHT was born June 17, 1866, at Garwin, Iowa, and was married
Nov. 3, 1885, to Louis A. VAN HORN who died on June 12, 1924. A son and a daughter, also a sister, Mrs. Elsie FORD, preceded her in death.
Early in life she became a member of the S.D.B. church at Garwin, Iowa, and had
resided in that city all but the past few years which she had spent with her son Alvin at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Survivors include three other sons, Frank at Cedar Rapids, George at Yakima, Wash., and Orill at Garwin; two daughters, Mrs. Frank HURLEY and Mrs. Ray LIPPINCOTT, Milton; and a sister, Mrs. William GALLAGHER, Toledo, Iowa. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
 
Courtesy of Jon Saunders

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