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Rockford Morning Star, Rockford, Illinois, Sunday, February 4, 1940, Page 1, Col. 2: Collapses on Street, Dies 3 Hours Later. Collapsing at East State and 7th streets as she was waiting for a bus at 7:40 o'clock last night, Mrs. Fred Servatius, 63, 2311 East State street, died at St. Anthony hospital at 10:30 p.m. A post-mortem examination will be made today in an effort to determine the cause of death, acting Coroner Glen Burke said. Police detectives Clarence Read and William Laird, who happened to drive past a few minutes after Alderman Richard Keye had saved her from collapsing in the middle of the street in front of an automobile, said they believed she may have suffered from an attack of ptomaine poisoning.

Blames Brain Hemorrhage. Burke, however, said his investigation indicated death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Alderman Keye said he was waiting for an East State street bus when he saw Mrs. Servatius, her arms laden with several large packages, on the north side of the street. He said she started across the street and then hesitated as she reached the middle of the street. Keye stopped an approaching eastbound car and then helped her back to the curbing where she suddenly slumped to the walk. She was taken to the hospital in the police ambulance.

Leaves Son, 2 Daughters. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, George, former city engineer department employe, and two daughters, Dorothy and Marguerite Servatius Chicago nurses. Mrs. Servatius was born in Germany June 25, 1876 and came to Rockford when she was four years old.

Rockford Morning Star, Rockford, Illinois, Tuesday, February 6, 1940, Page 3, Col. 4: Mrs. Fred Servatius. Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Servatius, 2311 East State street, who died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Anthony hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the McAllister-Julian funeral home, 304 North 5th street. The Rev. William H. Fulton, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate, and burial will be in Willwood Burial park. Mrs. Servatius collapsed at 7:40 p.m. Saturday while waiting for a bus at East State and 7th streets, and died at the hospital less than three hours later.

Birth	25 Jun 1876	Germany
Residence	1900	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
Residence	1900	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
Marriage	Abt 1901	Fred Henry Servatius
Residence	1920	Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois
Death	3 Feb 1940	Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois
Burial		Willwood Burial Park, Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois
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Spouse	Fred Henry Servatius (1876 - 1946)
Child	George Henry Servatius (1902 - 1956)
Child	Dorothea "Dorothy" Marie Servatius (1904 - 1980)
Child	Marguerite Amelia Servatius (1908 - 1986)

Father	Fred Neeseman ( - )
Mother	Dorothea Schultz ( - )

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