OBITUARY

Frank Quast was born at Shumway on the 10th day of December, 1866, the son of Fredrick and Fredricka Peters Quast. He was baptized in infancy and confirmed in the Lutheran Church at Shumway, April 10, 1881. He was united in holy wedlock with Amelia Bause(sic) on Oct. 12, 1893, to which union five sons were born.

Mr. Quast spent his entire life on a farm near Shumway with exception of the last years of retirement in the village proper.

During the last year his health and strength began to wave. He was confined to his bed only a short time. He was taken to the hospital a little more than a week before his death, where he passed to his eternal reward at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 16, 1946, at the age of 79 years, 1 month and 6 days.

Two of his sons, Melvin and Carl, preceded him in death, as well as three brothers. He is survived by his bereft wife, three sons, Arthur of Farmer City, Walter of Burley, Idaho and elmer of Minier, Ill., nineteen grandchildren, one brother, George of Edgewood and two sisters, Mrs. Adelia Helmbacher and Mrs. Minnie Wetherell, both of Shumway, as well as many other relatives and friends. May he rest in peace.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon January 20, at the Shumway Lutheran Church conducted by Rev. H. Schmitt. Interment was in the Lutheran cemetery north of Shumway.

Flower bearers were grandchildren, Beryl, Gwendoline, Lee and Robert Quast.

Casket bearers were nephews, Wm. Helmbacher, Seth Wetherell, Ben Quast, Will Quast, John Quast, Wm. Vordenfeld.

Among those from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr. Art Quast and family of Idaho, Elmer Quast and son of Minier, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Quast, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Quast, Edgewood, Dale Quast of Bloomington, Mr. and Mrs. Merl Bennett, his mother and Mrs. Bennett of Farmer City, Mr. and Mrs. Quicksall, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Garling, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Keller, Mrs. Wm. Krumwide, Miss Lydia Lagerhausen and Mrs. Will Quast, St., all of Stewardson.

The Beecher City Journal; Beecher City, Effingham County, Illinois; Thurs. 24 Jan 1946; p. 4, col. 5.

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Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Name Frank Quast

Birth Date 10 Dec 1866

Birth Place - Germany

Death Date 16 Jan 1946

Death Place Shumway, Effingham, Illinois

Burial Date 19 Jan 1946

Burial Place Banner, Effingham, Illinois

Cemetery Name Lutheran

Death Age 79

Occupation Farmer

Race White

Marital Status M

Gender Male

Residence Shumway, Effingham, Illinois

Father Name Fredrick Quast

Father Birth Place - Germany

Mother Name Frederica Peters

Mother Birth Place - Germany

Spouse Name Mallie

FHL Film Number 1991234

Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940

Name Frank Quast

Sex Male

Age 27

Birth Year (Estimated) 1866

Birthplace Illinois

Marital Status Single

Race White

Father's Name Fred Quast

Mother's Name Ricky Peters

Spouse's Name Millie Bandse

Spouse's Sex Female

Spouse's Age 24

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1869

Spouse's Birthplace Illinois

Spouse's Marital Status Single

Spouse's Race White

Spouse's Father's Name William Banse

Spouse's Mother's Name Augusta Tobia

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 12 Oct 1893

Event Place Effingham, Illinois, United States

Event Place (Original) Shumway, Effingham, Illinois