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- Bluffton News-Banner, Monday, May 15, 1950
Elizabeth Tonner Dies at age 91
Mrs. Elizabeth Tonner, 91, lifelong resident of Wells county died at 8 a.m. today at the home of her son, Jacob, who resides north of Vera Cruz. She had been ill for 10 days and death was attributed to infirmities of age.
Born Sept. 28, 1858 in Wells county, the decedent was a daughter of Benedict and Anna Hiebacker Baumgartner. She was united in marriage in Wells county to Jacob Tonner, who preceded her in death in August 1927.
Survivors include the son, Jacob, of Bluffton route; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Tschannen, Mrs. Samuel Steffen, of Bluffton and Mrs. Dan Kehrn, of Decatur route; 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Two daughters, Anna Tonner, and Mrs. Elizabeth Tonner Baumgartner, three brothers, two sisters, two half-brothers and two half-sisters are deceased.
Services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of the son, Jacob and at 10:30 o'clock at the Apostolic Christian church, of which she was a member. Rev. Samuel Aeschliman will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
The body will be taken from the Jahn funeral home to the home of the son and friends may call after 7:30 this evening.
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