Kessler, Bertha Anna

1899 - 1967  (67 years)

• Name	Kessler, Bertha Anna
  Birth	14 Aug 1899	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 02b 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 05, page 02b
  Reference Number	KESS.B001
  _FGRAVE	59585637
  Death	23 Jan 1967	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I42439	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	McGary, Harry,   b. 19 Dec 1891, Illinois d. 24 May 1947 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F16527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Aug 1899 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 23 Jan 1967 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Bertha Anna Knox, age 66, the widow of William Knox and a resident of 333 West Cherry was found dead in her apartment yesterday afternoon. Her death occurred several hours previously. A native of Pixley township of Clay County, Mrs. Knox was born the daughter of Zachius Kessler and Cecilia Desch Kessler. She had lived in Kankakee, IL for the past several years and was employed as a hosiery worker. She returned to Olney to make her home about a week ago. Her survivors are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Margaret Nix and Leo Kessler, both of Ste. Marie, William Kessler of Evansville, Ind., Joseph Kessler of Quincy, Mich., Frank Kessler, Herman Kessler and Raymond Kessler, all of Ingraham. There are several nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass for Mrs. Knox will be recited in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Olney , with the Rev. Fr. George P. Lally the celebrant. Interment will be in Haven Hill Cemetery. The Holy Rosary will be recited in the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, January, 1967.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2970] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S16551] https://www.findagrave.com/, Obituary, Knox, Bertha Anna, 66, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59585637/bertha_a-mcgary_knox), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16549] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, McGary, Bertha and Harry, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59585823/harry-mcgary), none. (Reliability: 2).