Mrs. Mills, 77, Goes In Death Rites Wednesday
Nichols--Mrs. Laura A. Mills, 77, died at 11:15 a.m. Monday at Mercy hospital in Iowa City as a result of an illness of complications. Mrs. Mills was a long-time resident of the Nichols community. She was born Jan. 17, 1864, in Edgington, Ill., and was married to Joshua A. Mills on April 6, 1882 at Nichols. She was the former Miss Laura Schildberg.
Surviving are 12 children, Clyde C., Charles E., Mrs. Hazel F. Oostendorp, Fred D., Frank E., Mrs. Linnie A. Finley, and Burton A., all of Nichols, Mrs. Viola E. Park and Lester E., both of West Liberty, Mrs. Ada M. Curtis, of Muscatine, Lloyd H. of Iowa City and Mrs. Pearl Lukenbach of Columbus Junction; four brothers, Arthur and Edward Schildberg, both of Muscatine, Ray Schildberg of Illinois City, and George Schildberg of Nichols; and three sisters, Mrs. James Bickford of Wapello, Mrs. Henry Lessman of Muscatine, and Mrs. Minnie Simmons of Andalusia, Ill.
Her husband died Feb. 1, 1927, and one son, Louis C., also preceded her in death, Aug. 15, 1937.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the H. Kirchner funeral home. The body is at the funeral home and burial will be in the Nichols cemetery.
Mrs. Mills, 77, Goes In Death Rites Wednesday
Nichols--Mrs. Laura A. Mills, 77, died at 11:15 a.m. Monday at Mercy hospital in Iowa City as a result of an illness of complications. Mrs. Mills was a long-time resident of the Nichols community. She was born Jan. 17, 1864, in Edgington, Ill., and was married to Joshua A. Mills on April 6, 1882 at Nichols. She was the former Miss Laura Schildberg.
Surviving are 12 children, Clyde C., Charles E., Mrs. Hazel F. Oostendorp, Fred D., Frank E., Mrs. Linnie A. Finley, and Burton A., all of Nichols, Mrs. Viola E. Park and Lester E., both of West Liberty, Mrs. Ada M. Curtis, of Muscatine, Lloyd H. of Iowa City and Mrs. Pearl Lukenbach of Columbus Junction; four brothers, Arthur and Edward Schildberg, both of Muscatine, Ray Schildberg of Illinois City, and George Schildberg of Nichols; and three sisters, Mrs. James Bickford of Wapello, Mrs. Henry Lessman of Muscatine, and Mrs. Minnie Simmons of Andalusia, Ill.
Her husband died Feb. 1, 1927, and one son, Louis C., also preceded her in death, Aug. 15, 1937.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the H. Kirchner funeral home. The body is at the funeral home and burial will be in the Nichols cemetery.
Family Members
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Charles E. Schildberg
1866–1936
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Carrie Henrietta Schildberg Simmons
1868–1900
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Amelia J. Schildberg Robshaw
1870–1939
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Frederick H. Schildberg
1872–1873
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Edward J. Schildberg
1873–1963
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George Franklin Schildberg
1875–1953
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Jeanette M. "Nettie" Schildberg Lessman
1878–1954
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Minnie M. Schildberg Simmons
1879–1956
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Olive Emaline Schildberg Bickford
1881–1950
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J. Arthur Schildberg
1886–1950
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Lyman Ray "Poodie" Schildberg
1887–1955
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Etta Pearl Mills Lukenbach
1883–1967
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Louis Cleveland Mills
1884–1937
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Clyde Cayto Mills
1886–1950
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Charles Espy Mills
1888–1971
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Ada Mae Mills Curtis
1890–1973
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Hazel Frances Mills Oostendorp
1892–1973
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Frederick David Mills
1895–1980
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Emma Viola "Ola" Mills Park
1897–1983
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Frank Elmer Mills
1899–1956
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Lester Edward Mills
1901–1988
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Linnie Alberta Mills Finley
1903–1999
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Lloyd Harold Mills
1905–1993
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Burton Alvin Mills
1908–1979
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