Mrs. Emma Fehr, 80-year-old life-long resident of Belleville and member of a pioneer Illinois family, died in St. Elizabeth's Hospital at 8:55 o'clock last night following an extended illness. A resident of 3220 West Main Street, she had been hospitalized for three weeks.
Mrs. Fehr was born in Belleville on November 4, 1867, a daughter of the late Henry and Caroline Winker, nee Eggersman. Her father, a native of Germany, served with the 149th Infantry during the Civil War. Her mother was a native of St. Charles, Mo. Mrs. Fehr's husband, August Fehr, whom she married on May 17, 1891, in Belleville, died on September 3, 1926.
Surviving are five children:
Elmer Fehr, S 11th Street Road
Clarence Fehr, Putnam & 33rd St.
Lorrain Fehr, Janet Drive
Mrs. Anita Roberson, East St. Louis
Irma, wife of Fred H. Kienker, 3220 W Main
... a brother and sister:
Walter Winker, 320 Abend Street
Mrs. Ella Rodenmeyer, 405 S Second St
... and two grandchildren.
She was a member of the Ladies' Mission Society of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral at 3 p.m. Friday from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, to walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. C. Thomas Spitz, pastor, will officiate.
Belleville News Democrat
July 28, 1948
Mrs. Fehr was born in Belleville on November 4, 1867, a daughter of the late Henry and Caroline Winker, nee Eggersman. Her father, a native of Germany, served with the 149th Infantry during the Civil War. Her mother was a native of St. Charles, Mo. Mrs. Fehr's husband, August Fehr, whom she married on May 17, 1891, in Belleville, died on September 3, 1926.
Surviving are five children:
Elmer Fehr, S 11th Street Road
Clarence Fehr, Putnam & 33rd St.
Lorrain Fehr, Janet Drive
Mrs. Anita Roberson, East St. Louis
Irma, wife of Fred H. Kienker, 3220 W Main
... a brother and sister:
Walter Winker, 320 Abend Street
Mrs. Ella Rodenmeyer, 405 S Second St
... and two grandchildren.
She was a member of the Ladies' Mission Society of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral at 3 p.m. Friday from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, to walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. C. Thomas Spitz, pastor, will officiate.
Belleville News Democrat
July 28, 1948
Mrs. Emma Fehr, 80-year-old life-long resident of Belleville and member of a pioneer Illinois family, died in St. Elizabeth's Hospital at 8:55 o'clock last night following an extended illness. A resident of 3220 West Main Street, she had been hospitalized for three weeks.
Mrs. Fehr was born in Belleville on November 4, 1867, a daughter of the late Henry and Caroline Winker, nee Eggersman. Her father, a native of Germany, served with the 149th Infantry during the Civil War. Her mother was a native of St. Charles, Mo. Mrs. Fehr's husband, August Fehr, whom she married on May 17, 1891, in Belleville, died on September 3, 1926.
Surviving are five children:
Elmer Fehr, S 11th Street Road
Clarence Fehr, Putnam & 33rd St.
Lorrain Fehr, Janet Drive
Mrs. Anita Roberson, East St. Louis
Irma, wife of Fred H. Kienker, 3220 W Main
... a brother and sister:
Walter Winker, 320 Abend Street
Mrs. Ella Rodenmeyer, 405 S Second St
... and two grandchildren.
She was a member of the Ladies' Mission Society of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral at 3 p.m. Friday from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, to walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. C. Thomas Spitz, pastor, will officiate.
Belleville News Democrat
July 28, 1948
Mrs. Fehr was born in Belleville on November 4, 1867, a daughter of the late Henry and Caroline Winker, nee Eggersman. Her father, a native of Germany, served with the 149th Infantry during the Civil War. Her mother was a native of St. Charles, Mo. Mrs. Fehr's husband, August Fehr, whom she married on May 17, 1891, in Belleville, died on September 3, 1926.
Surviving are five children:
Elmer Fehr, S 11th Street Road
Clarence Fehr, Putnam & 33rd St.
Lorrain Fehr, Janet Drive
Mrs. Anita Roberson, East St. Louis
Irma, wife of Fred H. Kienker, 3220 W Main
... a brother and sister:
Walter Winker, 320 Abend Street
Mrs. Ella Rodenmeyer, 405 S Second St
... and two grandchildren.
She was a member of the Ladies' Mission Society of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral at 3 p.m. Friday from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, to walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. C. Thomas Spitz, pastor, will officiate.
Belleville News Democrat
July 28, 1948
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