Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-06
FERD HOLDORF is
CALLED SUDDENLY
Well Known Rock Islander Elk
pires While Conversing
With, Family.
BRONCHIAL TROUBLE FATAL
Had Been Resident Of City 40 Years,
Coming Here in His Childhood
Other Deaths.

! AhONo 40AdAO ~ ulc0 OdIuAO
night at 1918 at his home, 412
/ Fourth avenue, after a brief illness
of a bronchial affection. Mr.. Hol-
dorf, who was tri-city representative
of the Davenport Mating company.
was about his duties as usual all of
/ last week, although complaining of
not feeling well. He remained at
home Saturday. Death came while
he was sitting in chair at his home,
Iconversing with members of his fam
| lily and his physician.
! Mr.. Holdorf was born at Schles-
wig-Holstein. Germany. Feb. 2, 1868.
( When a child he came 20 the United
/ States with his mother, who settled
/ in this city. Since that time Mr.
Holdorf's home had been in Rock
Island. He received his education
and training in the local schools.
For many years he was manager
of the local office of the Henning
Brewing company. For the last seven
years he had been the tri-city repre-
sentative of the Davenport Mating
company.
Miss Minnie Imhoff and Mr.. Hol-
dorf were united in marriage Aug
III, 1882. Mr. Holdorf leaves his
widow and a son, Harry, at home, a
brother. William Holdorf, LAGRANGE,
Ill, and three sisters, Mrs. Emil
Jacobsen, Mrs. Chris Theus and Mrs.
Martin Theus, an of Rock Island
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the home
Gustave Donald of Davenport will
read the service. Burial will be in
Chippiannock cemetery. Rock Island
aerie, No 956, Order of Eagles, Of
which he was a member, will be in
charge of the services at the home
and grave. Mr.. Holdorf was also a
member o; ST. Paul lodge. No. 107,
Knights of Pythias. He was widely
and popularity known in the tri-cities
and the news of his sudden passing
will occasion deep sorrow.
MRS. JAMES KERR.
Mrs James Kerr died Sunday af-
ternoOn at 1926 at the home on the
Thirty-eighth street road, South
Rock Island, after an illness of two
days of pneumonia. She was Chris
tina Scherer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George ScheTeT, and was born
April 81, 1866, in South Rock Is
land, where she lived all her life.
She attended the German Lutheran
and public schools of Rock Island.
She was married to James Kerr Jan.
Is, 1890. She leaves her husband,
two daughters, Clara and Gertrude,
four sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Raithel.
and Misses Gertrude. Katherine and
Mary Scherer. South Rock Island,
Moline and Jacob, Phillip and Fred
of South Rock Island. The funeral
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
1870 in the home and services will
be held at 2:30 in the German Luth-
eran church of which Mrs. Kerr was
a lifelong member. Rev. Phi. Will
helm will conduct the services and
burial will be in the German Luth-
eran cemetery.
HEINRICH r. l.. LANCE.
Heinrich Edward /. LANCE, aged 10, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry LANCE, died Sat
urday night at II o'clock at the home
1881 Eighth-and-a-half avenue, after
an illness of four days of scarlet fe-
yer. The lad was born July %,
1900, in this city. He attended the
German Lutheran school. He was a
boy of great promise and his untime-
~ death comes as a great shock to
his parents and friends. He leaves I
his parents, two brothers, Henry and (
Ernest, and five sisters, Mrs. Charles I
Dau, Anna, Elsie, Dora and Alma. F..
The funeral was held this morning .
at 10 o'clock in the home and ser
vices were conducted by Rev PHI /
Wilhelm, pastor of the German
Lutheran church. Burial was in the .
German Lutheran cemetery.
EMMA MARIE sHADLEY.
Emma Marie Shadley died Satur-
day afternoon at las at the home
Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
1903 Fourth avenue, after
an illness Of three days of a com
pIication of diseases. She was born
April 10. 1905. at Quincy, III. The
family had resided here two weeks.
The body will be taken TO Quincy
this evening over the Burlington and
burial Will be there tomorrow.
HAROLD ERFoRD.
Harold Erford died Saturday af-
.ernoon at $50 at the home OF his
7Os Seventeenth street. after an i'll
ness of two weeks of a complication
u diseases. He was born May II,
1894. at Hanna City, Ill, and came
70 this city with his parents a year
ago. He leaves his parents and two
sisters. Bertha and Coda. and a
brother. Ben. Services conducted by
Rev. T Z. Newland were held this
afternoon at o'clock in the home
md the body will be taken to Pc
ria this evening Burial will be 10
5pringdale cemetery In the latter
.ity tomorrow afternoon. II
MRS. MARTHA WHITLATCH.
Mrs Martha Whitlatch died last
light at ESQ at the home of her
laughter. Mrs. NJ A Toncich, 712
second avenue, after an illness Of