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- OBIT: Gospel Herald Volume XI, Number 40 - January 2, 1919 - pages 718, 719
Stalter. - Catharine Stalter was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., Mar. 20, 1855; died of dropsy at St. James hospital, Pontiac, Ill., Dec. 20, 1918; aged 68 y. 9 m. In her youth she united with the A. M. Church and lived the life of a true Christian. Mar. 2, 1873, she was married to Daniel Stalter. This union was blessed with 10 children, 6 of whom preceded her to the better world. She leaves husband, 2 sons, 2 daughters, 25 grandchildren, 2 brothers, 2 sisters and many relatives and friends. One son living in Alberta and one daughter living in Oregon were permitted to visit with her before she died. But what made it sad was that nearly all the children and grandchildren were taken down with the influenza and could not attend the funeral services which were held Sunday, Dec. 22. at the Waldo Church by Bro. George Summer and Bro. D. W. Slagel. Buried in the Waldo cemetery.
Obituary: Katie Stalter - from the local paper
Mrs. Daniel Stalter of Near Meadows, Dead
Mrs. Daniel Stalter, for many years a resident of Near Meadows, died at St. James hospital in Pontiac at 7:30 o'clock Friday night, following a long illness, death being due to dropsy.
The remains were taken to Meadows by train Sunday and from there conveyed to the family home. Burial will occur in the Waldo cemetery this afternoon.
Katie Stalter was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stalter. She was born in Tazewell County, Illinois, March 20, 1855, where she remained until 1865, when she removed with her parents to Nebraska township, Livingstone County. There she grew to young womanhood, and was united in marriage to Daniel Stalter March 7, 1873. For a time she and her husband resided on a farm in Nebraska township. Then they removed to Poke township and later to their home for many years near Meadows in McLean county. Mrs. Stalter had been in poor health for a number of years and more recently her condition gradually grew worse. She was brought to St. James hospital here on last Monday.
She leaves by her death her husband, two daughters and two sons, viz: Mrs. Debold Reesor of Pike township; Mrs. Sarah Roth of the state of Oregon; Daniel, of Pike township, and Simon residing in Canada,. She also leaves twenty grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Phoebe Sutter of Hopedale and Mrs. Barbara Rocke of Meadows.
Early in life Mrs. Stalter became a member of the Mennonite Church and had faithfully and consistently followed its teachings.
Cemetery tombstones for four graves in the Daniel Stalter plot, small white stones, no dates or names, the following writing in German, translated here:
On one stone:
“The heavenly kingdom Jesus blood ?? frees??”
On the second stone:
“Keep them not come to me”
On the third stone:
“Jesus spoke let the children come to me”
On the fourth stone:
“Such is the kingdom of heaven”, , ,
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14 years old on 1870 Census, Livingston Co., Illinois
The 1910 US Census says Katie had 10 children, 5 still living. Of 10 children, four died in infancy, one other, Mary died in 1908. [3, 5, 9, 10, 11]
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1855 - 1918 (63 years)
