Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1919 — Obituary [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Obituary

Jennie R. Rishling Jennie R- Rishling, the deceased, was born in Barkley township, Jasper county, Ind., of pioneer parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Culp, July 26, 1843. Was married to Robert Rishling Nov. 13, 1862, and to this union was born six children, Frank, William, Albert, Lillian, Rose and Edward, who died at the age of 4 years, A Nov. 13, 1880. Her husband, Robert Rishling, died in 1885, at the age of 43 years, 10 months- Mrs. Rishling Jn Her early life, with her husband, joined the Methodist Church and lived an earnest Christian life, always looking for the comfort of tier family and those around her before attending to personal needs, having raised her family on a farm west of this place to their maturity. She moved to Monon 12 years ago to be near her church and friends, of whom she had many, Mrs. Rishling is survived by her five first named children and two brothers, John of Rensselaer and Walter of Delphi, with many nieces and nephews, four grandchildren .and three great grandchildren.