Mrs. Mattie Mae Alleman, 86, Granville resident the past 30 years, died at 7:30 A.M. yesterday, Jan 28, 1953, at St. Margaret's hospital, Spring Valley, where she was taken by ambulance Sunday afternoon.
Although in failing health the past few months, she had remained in her own home alone until Wednesday of last week, when she went to the home of Mrs. Ida Hoffman on Church street, who cared for her until she was taken to the hospital.
Granville's typical "little old lady," a beloved familiar figure making daily trips down town with her little market basket on her arm, she has been missed these past months, especially at the Record office, where she almost a daily caller for years, to purchase a birthday or sympathy card and tarry to visit a little while she addressed it. It was always the same procedure – the little market basket with the bright red tomatoes on the side, would be set on the window ledge, the card she wanted carried to the desk she would ask to borrow a pen and on the window ledge she addressed perhaps a thousand greeting cards. On Thursday she was always here to get her Record before it was taken to the post office.
It was her wish to remain in her own home to the end, even when her health became so that she was unable to care for herself without the assistance of kind neighbors who aided her in every way, and this she was able to do until one week before her death.
She was born in Hennepin, Oct. 8, 1866, a daughter of Hiram and Anna Dunbar. After her graduation from the Hennepin high school, she taught school several years at the St__wn and Pool rural schools in Hennepin township.
She was united in marriage to Henry P. Alleman on New Year's Day 1891, in Putnam County, and with the exception of several years after their marriage spent in Kansas and Nebraska, they farmed in Hennepin township, residing south of Florid most of the time until they moved to Granville 30 years ago. Mr. Alleman passed away about 14 years ago.
Mrs. Alleman was a faithful member of the Evangelical church and attended services regularly while her health permitted. A group of neighbors and friends are contributing to a fund to purchase a memorial for the deceased, to be placed in the local church.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Charles Bishop and Mrs. William Rowe, and one brother, Harry Cassell, all of Henry; with several nieces and nephews. One sister preceded her in death, in 1942.
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the Dysart chapel, with the Rev. John Kaufman of LaSalle, pastor of the Evangelical church, officiating. Hymns will be sung by Mrs. Leslie C. Dysart and her son Howard, accompanied by the latter's wife.
Mrs. Sam Kessler, Mrs. G. A. Imm and Mrs. Lawrence Hartman will have charge of the flowers.
Burial will be in the family lot in the local cemetery. Pallbearers will be Oral P. Huling, V. C. Hartman, George Mekley, Charles Hartman, Edward Moehl and Elmer Fiedler.
The Putnam County Record, Thursday, Jan 29, 1953
Although in failing health the past few months, she had remained in her own home alone until Wednesday of last week, when she went to the home of Mrs. Ida Hoffman on Church street, who cared for her until she was taken to the hospital.
Granville's typical "little old lady," a beloved familiar figure making daily trips down town with her little market basket on her arm, she has been missed these past months, especially at the Record office, where she almost a daily caller for years, to purchase a birthday or sympathy card and tarry to visit a little while she addressed it. It was always the same procedure – the little market basket with the bright red tomatoes on the side, would be set on the window ledge, the card she wanted carried to the desk she would ask to borrow a pen and on the window ledge she addressed perhaps a thousand greeting cards. On Thursday she was always here to get her Record before it was taken to the post office.
It was her wish to remain in her own home to the end, even when her health became so that she was unable to care for herself without the assistance of kind neighbors who aided her in every way, and this she was able to do until one week before her death.
She was born in Hennepin, Oct. 8, 1866, a daughter of Hiram and Anna Dunbar. After her graduation from the Hennepin high school, she taught school several years at the St__wn and Pool rural schools in Hennepin township.
She was united in marriage to Henry P. Alleman on New Year's Day 1891, in Putnam County, and with the exception of several years after their marriage spent in Kansas and Nebraska, they farmed in Hennepin township, residing south of Florid most of the time until they moved to Granville 30 years ago. Mr. Alleman passed away about 14 years ago.
Mrs. Alleman was a faithful member of the Evangelical church and attended services regularly while her health permitted. A group of neighbors and friends are contributing to a fund to purchase a memorial for the deceased, to be placed in the local church.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Charles Bishop and Mrs. William Rowe, and one brother, Harry Cassell, all of Henry; with several nieces and nephews. One sister preceded her in death, in 1942.
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the Dysart chapel, with the Rev. John Kaufman of LaSalle, pastor of the Evangelical church, officiating. Hymns will be sung by Mrs. Leslie C. Dysart and her son Howard, accompanied by the latter's wife.
Mrs. Sam Kessler, Mrs. G. A. Imm and Mrs. Lawrence Hartman will have charge of the flowers.
Burial will be in the family lot in the local cemetery. Pallbearers will be Oral P. Huling, V. C. Hartman, George Mekley, Charles Hartman, Edward Moehl and Elmer Fiedler.
The Putnam County Record, Thursday, Jan 29, 1953
Mrs. Mattie Mae Alleman, 86, Granville resident the past 30 years, died at 7:30 A.M. yesterday, Jan 28, 1953, at St. Margaret's hospital, Spring Valley, where she was taken by ambulance Sunday afternoon.
Although in failing health the past few months, she had remained in her own home alone until Wednesday of last week, when she went to the home of Mrs. Ida Hoffman on Church street, who cared for her until she was taken to the hospital.
Granville's typical "little old lady," a beloved familiar figure making daily trips down town with her little market basket on her arm, she has been missed these past months, especially at the Record office, where she almost a daily caller for years, to purchase a birthday or sympathy card and tarry to visit a little while she addressed it. It was always the same procedure – the little market basket with the bright red tomatoes on the side, would be set on the window ledge, the card she wanted carried to the desk she would ask to borrow a pen and on the window ledge she addressed perhaps a thousand greeting cards. On Thursday she was always here to get her Record before it was taken to the post office.
It was her wish to remain in her own home to the end, even when her health became so that she was unable to care for herself without the assistance of kind neighbors who aided her in every way, and this she was able to do until one week before her death.
She was born in Hennepin, Oct. 8, 1866, a daughter of Hiram and Anna Dunbar. After her graduation from the Hennepin high school, she taught school several years at the St__wn and Pool rural schools in Hennepin township.
She was united in marriage to Henry P. Alleman on New Year's Day 1891, in Putnam County, and with the exception of several years after their marriage spent in Kansas and Nebraska, they farmed in Hennepin township, residing south of Florid most of the time until they moved to Granville 30 years ago. Mr. Alleman passed away about 14 years ago.
Mrs. Alleman was a faithful member of the Evangelical church and attended services regularly while her health permitted. A group of neighbors and friends are contributing to a fund to purchase a memorial for the deceased, to be placed in the local church.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Charles Bishop and Mrs. William Rowe, and one brother, Harry Cassell, all of Henry; with several nieces and nephews. One sister preceded her in death, in 1942.
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the Dysart chapel, with the Rev. John Kaufman of LaSalle, pastor of the Evangelical church, officiating. Hymns will be sung by Mrs. Leslie C. Dysart and her son Howard, accompanied by the latter's wife.
Mrs. Sam Kessler, Mrs. G. A. Imm and Mrs. Lawrence Hartman will have charge of the flowers.
Burial will be in the family lot in the local cemetery. Pallbearers will be Oral P. Huling, V. C. Hartman, George Mekley, Charles Hartman, Edward Moehl and Elmer Fiedler.
The Putnam County Record, Thursday, Jan 29, 1953
Although in failing health the past few months, she had remained in her own home alone until Wednesday of last week, when she went to the home of Mrs. Ida Hoffman on Church street, who cared for her until she was taken to the hospital.
Granville's typical "little old lady," a beloved familiar figure making daily trips down town with her little market basket on her arm, she has been missed these past months, especially at the Record office, where she almost a daily caller for years, to purchase a birthday or sympathy card and tarry to visit a little while she addressed it. It was always the same procedure – the little market basket with the bright red tomatoes on the side, would be set on the window ledge, the card she wanted carried to the desk she would ask to borrow a pen and on the window ledge she addressed perhaps a thousand greeting cards. On Thursday she was always here to get her Record before it was taken to the post office.
It was her wish to remain in her own home to the end, even when her health became so that she was unable to care for herself without the assistance of kind neighbors who aided her in every way, and this she was able to do until one week before her death.
She was born in Hennepin, Oct. 8, 1866, a daughter of Hiram and Anna Dunbar. After her graduation from the Hennepin high school, she taught school several years at the St__wn and Pool rural schools in Hennepin township.
She was united in marriage to Henry P. Alleman on New Year's Day 1891, in Putnam County, and with the exception of several years after their marriage spent in Kansas and Nebraska, they farmed in Hennepin township, residing south of Florid most of the time until they moved to Granville 30 years ago. Mr. Alleman passed away about 14 years ago.
Mrs. Alleman was a faithful member of the Evangelical church and attended services regularly while her health permitted. A group of neighbors and friends are contributing to a fund to purchase a memorial for the deceased, to be placed in the local church.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Charles Bishop and Mrs. William Rowe, and one brother, Harry Cassell, all of Henry; with several nieces and nephews. One sister preceded her in death, in 1942.
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the Dysart chapel, with the Rev. John Kaufman of LaSalle, pastor of the Evangelical church, officiating. Hymns will be sung by Mrs. Leslie C. Dysart and her son Howard, accompanied by the latter's wife.
Mrs. Sam Kessler, Mrs. G. A. Imm and Mrs. Lawrence Hartman will have charge of the flowers.
Burial will be in the family lot in the local cemetery. Pallbearers will be Oral P. Huling, V. C. Hartman, George Mekley, Charles Hartman, Edward Moehl and Elmer Fiedler.
The Putnam County Record, Thursday, Jan 29, 1953
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