Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1920 — BURI ES FATHER AND MOTHER IN A WEEK [ARTICLE]

BURI ES FATHER AND MOTHER IN A WEEK

Mrs. Frank Geitzenauer returned Friday evening from Peoria, Ill., where she had been called on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Henry Avis. Mrs. Geitzenauer went to Pontiac last Monday. She reached the home of her parents just a short time before file death of her mother which occured Monday evening. The mother was' buried Wednesday afternoon and the death of the father occured Wednesday at midnight. The mother had influenza which developed pneumonia and the father had influenza complicated with heart trouble. Mr. Avis had been afflicted with heart trouble . for a number of years. There were three children living at home in the Avis family. Mrs. Geitzenauer’s oldest sister accompanied here to Rensselaer and will two children will be cared for in make her home here. The other the home of their half-brother in Pontiac.