ELIZABETH MARGARET (RACKE) OETZEL , 72, of Prophetstown, died Tuesday morning in East Moline. Funeral services will be held at the Gardner Chapel, Thursday, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Sprague of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Gardner Chapel Wednesday from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Elizabeth Oetzel was born on Feb. 11, 1895, in Alexandria, Ky., the daughter of Edward and Katherine (Kuhl) Racke. She was educated in Kentucky schools. Marrying Jeese Oetzel of Prophetstown on Oct. 4, 1916, she and her husband moved to Prophetstown in that year to begin a life of farming. She is a member of the Congregational Church of Prophetstown. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ernest Lysell and Mrs. Clifford Caffon, both of Tampico; one brother, George Racke of Highland Heights, Ky.; one sister, Amelia Racke of Southgate, Ky., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, one brother and four sisters.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, IL July 18, 1967 - Tuesday, pg 2
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, IL July 18, 1967 - Tuesday, pg 2
ELIZABETH MARGARET (RACKE) OETZEL , 72, of Prophetstown, died Tuesday morning in East Moline. Funeral services will be held at the Gardner Chapel, Thursday, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Sprague of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Gardner Chapel Wednesday from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Elizabeth Oetzel was born on Feb. 11, 1895, in Alexandria, Ky., the daughter of Edward and Katherine (Kuhl) Racke. She was educated in Kentucky schools. Marrying Jeese Oetzel of Prophetstown on Oct. 4, 1916, she and her husband moved to Prophetstown in that year to begin a life of farming. She is a member of the Congregational Church of Prophetstown. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ernest Lysell and Mrs. Clifford Caffon, both of Tampico; one brother, George Racke of Highland Heights, Ky.; one sister, Amelia Racke of Southgate, Ky., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, one brother and four sisters.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, IL July 18, 1967 - Tuesday, pg 2
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, IL July 18, 1967 - Tuesday, pg 2
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