Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-18
PASSES TO REST.
Mrs. E.. [. SeIle, Resident OF
City 81 Years, Succumbs
After Long illness.
WAS A NATIVE OF GERMANY
William D. Butler Dies of Paralysis, at
Home of Son-Had Lived Here
Over 80 Years,

MIS-. Il. IL. Seile, wife of the teacher
of the German Lutheran school of
this city, died yesterday morning at
5 O'Clock at her home, Eighteenth ave-
hue and Sixteenth street, South
Heights, after an illness of several
months. The cause of her death was
cancer with which she was stricken
Jan. of this year She was born in
Germany, Feb %, 1851, and came to
the United States with her father, Ed
ward Otto, in 1866 and removed to
Whitewater. Wis. to reside. In 1917
she came to Rock Island to live and
two years later she was united in mar
rage to E. l.. Selle.
The Surviving Relatives.
She is survived by her husband and
seven children, a son, Ernest Selle
who is teaching in the German Luther.
an school of Freeport, H.; daughter
Mrs. August Mennicke, wife of the
pastor of the German Lutheran church
of GeneseO; Walter, Louis and Rein
hard Selle of this city, and Arthur and
Lydia, at home.
| The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon. Services will be held at the
home at l O'Clock and at the German
Lutheran church at o'clock. Rev
c. A. Mennicke, pastor of the church
Will have charge. Burial will take
place at the Lutheran cemetery.
william ID. Butler.
L Tho 6nath re
father of Adam Butler, ZIG Seventh
avenue. and for over so years a resi-
dent of this city. occurred yesterda.
morning at $50 o'clock at the hom,
lof the son. Death was due to paraly
sis, with which he had suffered
week. Until month ago he had 70
three years resided with his daughte
at Everett, Wash. and after her dealt
last June he returned to>this city.
He was born at Weedsport, n. Y
August 16. 1924. and came to Roc
Island in 1874 For q years he wa
an employe of Henry Darts Sons, Hi
wife died five years ago. He is SUI
vived by FIVE sons, George. Henry, Et
ward, Stephen and Adam Butler, a
of this city. The funeral will be hel
from the home tomorrow morning a
10 o'clock. Burial will take place a
Chippiannock cemetery.
! y.. Misc, Mary. O'NeiI. So. ,a,e,,
! Miss Mary O'Neil died at the HON
of her mother, Mrs. Winifred O'Nei
$50 Twenty-second street, yesterda
AFTERNOON at l o'clock after year
illness with neurasthenia She wa
born in New Jersey and was As year
old. When a young girl she came
Rock Island with her mother and ha
resided here since that time. She i
survived by her mother and siste
Miss Lizzie O'Neil, who resides 9
home.
The funeral will be held from St j
seph's church tomorrow morning at
O'Clock Dean J. J. Quinn will col
: duct the services. Burial will TAX
place at Calvary cemetery
Miss Emma o. Lindstrom.
Miss Emma Olivia Lindstrom. daugl
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lindstron
, S31 Sixth avenue, died at the HON
yesterday afternoon at 3:45. death r
sulting from complication of oil
eases. She was born in this cit
March 81, 1885, and was pupil of til
public schools until failing health cor
lpelled her to give up her studies. ST
is survived by her parents, a brothe
Frank Lindstrom. and sister, Mi!
Mime Lindstrom, at home. tt
l L. hi ia
noon, with services at the home at
e o'clock and at the Swedish Luthers
E church at 2 o'clock Burial will tai
e lplace at the Lutheran cemetery.
q Is Laid at Rest.
: Funeral services over the remain
L of the late Miss Tillie Ottenheim
r were held yesterday morning at
d o'clock at the home of Mrs. Jul
Rosenfield. Rabbi Fineshriber of Da
lenport conducted the services and
his sermon paid fitting tribu
p to the life of Miss Ottenheime
1t was a beautiful and touching Sc
8 vice. The pallbearers were Mey
u Rosenfield of Des Moines, Let
Mitchell, Oscar Schmidt, Ferdinal
: Levi and T. A. Murphy of this ci
and Alfred l.. Moore of Moline. Burr
| took place at .Chippianneck cemetel
Those from out of the city who ;
/ tended the funeral included: Samu
| Strauss, New York; Meyer Rosenfiel
Il Des Moines; B. Brinton, Dixon; M
II Fannie Kaufman, Indianapolis; j.
II Kaufman, Champaign; A. Kaufma
II Decatur. and Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. {
II tenheimer, Miss Ottenheimer and
II Ottenheimer, Peoria.