Kessler, Alex J.

1904 - 1984  (79 years)

• Name	Kessler, Alex J.
  Birth	5 Nov 1904	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KESS.A004
  _FGRAVE	20129023
  Death	20 Jan 1984	Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I51327	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Kessler, George L.,   b. 1 Sep 1870, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Oct 1956, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Schulte, Ida J.,   b. 3 Apr 1881, Richland County, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1960, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Lorene,   b. 24 Aug 1911   d. 24 Oct 1999 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F18591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Nov 1904 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 20 Jan 1984 - Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois Burial - - Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Alex J. Kessler, 79, Rt. 1, Ingraham, diecl Friday at Newton Rest Haven. Services will be conducted Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Wendelin with Rev. Fr. Leo Rinehart officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be at Summers Funeral Home. There will be a prayer service. A Clay County native, Kessler was born Nov. 5, 1904, the son of George and Ida Schulte Kessler. He was united in marriage April 19, 1932, with Lorene Dasch, who survives. Mr. Kessler was a farmer and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Other survivors include a son, Fred Kessler, Rt. 2, Noble; three daughters, Sue Dickerson, Newton, Maggie Elliott, Ingraham, and Claudia Tremaine, St. Charles; three sisters, Amelia Conour, Leona Huchel and Monica Long, all of Olney; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Jan, 1984. Contributor: Barbara Bromm (47643809)

  
  

• Sources

  [S4700] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 19, page 10a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).