Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05

Obituary
Elna !. 6tAr1inE.
Miss Elna L. Starring, . teacher
in the Rock Island public schools
passed away 1t 31z Eleventh street,
ct Z O'Clock this morning after an
illness Of . week Of influenza
She was the daughter OF A. ].
Starring and Ella Starring. and
was born March "a, 1897. at GanEes'
Mich. She was graduated from the
Holland, Mich, high school and
the Allexan county normal school
taking graduate work at kalama-
zoo. She taught for three years IN
her homo town, Michigan City.
In October, 1919, Miss Starring
came to Rock Island to take po-
sition as teacher Of the fourth grade
at Hawthorne school. She vas
popular among co-workers and pu-
pills and was recognized as an able
and efficient teacher. y.
The survivors are the parents and
one sister, Mrs. Mckinley of Michi-
gan City; three brothers. Lee and
Lignas of Peoria and Harry Of
Michigan City. The remains are to
be taken to that place for burial
leaving Rock Island tomorrow
morning.
Mrs. Mary StOrE.
Mrs. Mary Stortz, Sc years OF age
Of SIS Forty-second street, passed
away this morning at local nos
pital after brief illness.
She was born in Germany April
&c, 1888. She came to this countr,
at the age of about 20 years, locat
ing in Muscatine, Iowa, where she
was married several years later tt
John Stortz. He preceded her IL
death many years ago. Mrs. Stort
and her family moved to Rock Is
land Is years ago and have lives
here since that time.
The survivors are four children
Mrs. c. E. Purcell and Miss Mel
Stortz of Rock Island, John A
Stortz of Muscatine and Fred c
Stortz OF Atalissa, Iowa. Five
grandchildren also survive.
Brief private services will b.
conducted Friday afternoon at .
o'clock at the home, SIS Forty-sec
ond street. Saturday morning thu
body will be taken to Muscatine
where interment will be made il
the family lot in Greenwood GENE
terry.
Margaret kearney.
Miss Margaret Kearney of 914h
Nineteenth street, passed away a
3 O'Clock this morning 1T st. An
thongs hospital, death resultin,
from pneumonia. with which sh'
had been i'll q week.
Miss Kearney was formerly o
Hutchinson, Kan. coming to Rocl
Island Dec. l, 1919, with a niece
Miss Pansy Kearhey. to be employ
ed at the L. S. McCabe & Co. store
She was born March 10, 1890. a
Lawrence, Kan. The niece is tn
only survivor.
Services will be conducted at 7::3
o'clock this evening at the Kno,
chapel, Rev. P. H. Durkin Of ST
Joseph's Catholic church officiating
The body will be sent to Hutchin
son, leaving Rock Island late thi
evening and the funeral will b
held there Saturday morning.
Joseph L. FTankhOuser.
Joseph L. Frankhouser of Milan
formerly a resident of Rock Island
and for many years a member O
the. Rock Island police force, passe
away At o'clock this morning a
st. Anthony's hospital, where h
was taken yesterday, a victim @
pneumonia.
He was born in the vicinity @
Viola 81 years ago. He passed hi
life in the tri-cities and vicinit,
His employment on the police fore
extended over period of fou
years under the first administra
ton Of Mayor Harry Schriver. an
four years under the adm;nistra
ton Of George W. McCaskrin. Dun
ing the last three years he ha
been joint owner of the Bridge gar
age in Milan. He was a membe
Of the local order of Odd Fellows.
The survivors are the followin
brothers and sisters: Christ {
Scranton. Iowa; Fred of Churda1
Iowa; Mrs. Tillie Frankhouser {
Chicago, Mrs. Frank Law of Cam
bridge, Iowa, and Mrs. Carl Thomr
son Of Sioux City, Iowa. Harr
Knox and Mrs. Mary A. Noack {
this city are a nephew and nice
of the deceased.
Funeral arrangements are penG
ing the arrival of a brother in til
city.
Mrs. Joseph s. Bahen.
Mrs. Joseph S. Bahen, 1902
Third avenue, died at 1870 o'cloc
yesterday afternoon at her HON,
from pneumonia.
Her maiden name was Mimi
Utke, and she was born at Oil
Iowa, As years ago. She was mai
ried Dec. 9, 1915, at Chester, Pa
to Joseph Bahen, who survives he
She is survived also by sisters
Mrs. John H. Paulsen of Rock Is
land, Mrs. Fred Hansen of Daver
port, Mrs. Martha Herzog of Roc
Island; a half-sister, Mrs. E. Krut
ger of DIN, Iowa; brothers, ALDER
Otke of Owen, Wis, August Utke {
Detroit, Gustav Utke of Cedar Raj
ids and Harry TytLa oe Dooly II