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Bertha Adele Brunskill
(10 Jul 1881 - 20 Sep 1947)
Morning Star, Rockford, Illinois, Sunday, September 21, 1947, Page 24, Col. 4: Mrs. Bertha Brunskill Wise, about 69, former Rockford resident and missionary, died at her home in Chicago at 2 p.m. yesterday following a long illness. A native of Iowa, she lived in Rockford about 14 years, and her children were born here. She was a lifelong member of First Church of the Brethren. She also lived in Mount Morris and in Tennessee. Surviving are her husband; a son, Harlan, and a daughter, Olive, all of Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Turner, Rhinelander, Wis., and Mrs. Ella Wilkinson, Platteville, Wis.; two grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Church of the [obit ended and another person's obit followed.]
Events
Birth | 10 Jul 1881 | Illinois | |||
Marriage | 29 May 1917 | Ogle Co., Illinois - Ezra Cornelius Wise | |||
Death | 20 Sep 1947 | Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois | |||
Burial | Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee |
Families
Spouse | Ezra Cornelius Wise (1893 - 1969) |
Child | Harlan Wise ( - ) |
Child | Olive Wise ( - ) |
Father | George Brunskill (1849 - 1902) |
Mother | Henrietta Fletcher Kirkpatrick (1850 - 1928) |
Sibling | Ella Mary Brunskill (1878 - 1959) |
Sibling | Elsie Brunskill ( - ) |
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