Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1903 — DEATH OF LIZZIE BORNTRAGER. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF LIZZIE BORNTRAGER.

Miss Lizzie Borntrager, daughter of the late Charles J. Borntrager of Marion tp , died quite suddenly at the home of her mother, four miles south of Rensselaer at 2 p.m., Wednesday from diabetis, aged 31 years. Deceased had been in rather poor health for several years, and has spent some time in the South, being there at the time of her father’s death a few months ago. She was taken suddenly worse Tuesday night and passed away the following afternoon. Deceased leaves a mother, one sister, four brothers aud a large circle of friends to monrn her death. The funeral was held yesterday at 10 a. m., from St. Augustine’s Catholic church and interment made in Mt. Calvary cemetery. The pall bearers were Misses Tillie Ramp, Cinda Mecklenberg, Candace Brown, Mary Meyer, Sophia Schurick and Rosa Beck, young lady friends of deceased.