Mary Catherine Wiese formerly of Elgin Graveside services for Mary Catherine Fearn Wiese, 86, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin. Born July 31, 1917, in Nokomis, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Mellie Fearn, she passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr. Mary spent her childhood on a farm near Nokomis until her father died when she was 13 years old and attended school in the farming and coal mining community. After the death of her father, Mary, her mother, and brother, Joe Fearn, moved to Elgin. Mary began working in a garment factory at age 14, then, after a short time, she began working at Elgin National Watch Company. Later she was employed by Shakeproof Division of Illinois Tool Works, where she had various jobs for nearly 30 years. Mary met and later married Elroy Wiese on April 11, 1942. They lived on a farm north of Elgin for a time until the tollway came and forced them off the farm. They moved to Elgin, making their home on Logan Street, until Elroy died in 1975. Mary continued to live in her home until 1979, when she retired and moved to Mount Ayr, where she ! became very active in community projects. She was an active member of the Ringgold County Hospital Auxiliary, the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce, Welcome Wagon, First Christian Church and Clearview Nursing Home. She also was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Elgin. Rejoicing that she is now with her Lord, she will be deeply missed by her daughters, Shirley (Gary) Digerness of Escondido, Calif., and Sheila (Bob) Shafer of Mount Ayr; grandchildren, Devin and Hanna Digerness of San Marcos, Calif., Kristin Digerness of Escondido, Michael Shafer (Erin Johnson) of Minnetonka, Minn., and Amy Shafer of West Des Moines, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph and Ira Fearn. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Wait Ross Allanson Funeral and Cremation Services, Elgin Chapel, 51 Center St., Elgin. Friends may visit www.dailyherald.com/obits to express condolences and sign the guest book. For funeral information, (847)742-2100. Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from 1/27/2004 - 1/28/2004. and from Elgin COurier News Mary Catherine Fearn Wiese, 86, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, formerly of Elgin passed away Monday, January 26, 2004 at Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr. She was born July 31, 1917 in Nokomis, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Mellie Fearn. Mary spent her childhood on a farm near Nokomis until her father died when she was 13. She attended school in the farming and coal mining community. After the death of her father, Mary, her mother and brother Joe Fearn moved to Elgin. Mary began working in a garment factory at age 14. After working at the garment factory for a short time she began working at the Elgin National Watch Co., and she then was employed by Shakeproof Division of Illinois Tool Works where she had various jobs for nearly 30 years. Mary met and later married Elroy Wiese on April 11, 1942. They lived on a farm north of Elgin for a time until the Tollway came and forced them off the farm. They moved to Elgin, making their home on Logan St. until Elroy died in 1975. Mary continued to live in her home until 1979 when she retired and moved to Mount Ayr. After moving to Mount Ayr, she became very active in community projects. She was an active member of the Ringgold County Hospital Auxiliary, the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce, Welcome Wagon, First Christian Church, and Clearview Nursing Home. She was a former member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Elgin. Rejoicing that she is now with her Lord, she will be deeply missed by her two daughters, Shirley (Gary) Digerness of Escondido, California and Sheila (Bob) Shafer of Mount Ayr; five grandchildren, Devin and Hanna Digerness of San Marcos, CA, Kristin Digerness of Escondido, CA, Michael Shafer (Erin Johnson) of Minnetonka, MN, and Amy Shafer of West Des Moines, IA; many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Elroy; two brothers, Joseph and Ira Fearn. Graveside services will be held Friday, January 30, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Wait Ross Allanson Funeral and Cremation Services, Elgin Chapel.

Descendants of Mary Catherine Fearn 1 Mary Catherine Fearn aka: Mary Fearn Wiese b: Jul 31, 1917 in Nokomis, Montgomery Co., IL d: Jan 26, 2004 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold Co., IA @ Ringgold County Hospital Burial: Jan 30, 2004 Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Kane Co., IL . +Elroy O. Wiese aka: Elroy Wiese b: Feb 12, 1905 in Rodenberg (Roselle), DuPage Co., IL m: Apr 11, 1942 d: Sep 15, 1975 in Elgin, Kane Co., IL @ home Burial: Sep 18, 1975 Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Kane Co., IL Social Security Number: 330-03-0260 ...... 2 Shirley Wiese aka: Shirley Wiese Digerness b: Private .......... +Gary Digerness b: Private m: Private .............. 3 Devin Digerness b: Private .............. 3 Kristin Digerness b: Private ...... 2 Sheila Wiese aka: Sheila Wiese Shafer b: Private .......... +Robert Shafer aka: Bob Shafer b: Private m: Private .............. 3 Michael Shafer b: Private .............. 3 Amy Shafer b: Private ----- Original Message ----- From: ".... valentine53179" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 11:21 AM Subject: [ILckSCH] obit - Wiese Fearn > Mary Catherine Wiese formerly of Elgin Graveside services for Mary Catherine Fearn Wiese, 86, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin. > > Born July 31, 1917, in Nokomis, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Mellie Fearn, she passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr. Mary spent her childhood on a farm near Nokomis until her father died when she was 13 years old and attended school in the farming and coal mining community. After the death of her father, Mary, her mother, and brother, Joe Fearn, moved to Elgin. Mary began working in a garment factory at age 14, then, after a short time, she began working at Elgin National Watch Company. Later she was employed by Shakeproof Division of Illinois Tool Works, where she had various jobs for nearly 30 years. Mary met and later married Elroy Wiese on April 11, 1942. They lived on a farm north of Elgin for a time until the tollway came and forced them off the farm. They moved to Elgin, making their home on Logan Street, until Elroy died in 1975. Mary continued to live in her home until 1979, when she retired and moved to Mount Ayr, where she ! > became very active in community projects. She was an active member of the Ringgold County Hospital Auxiliary, the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce, Welcome Wagon, First Christian Church and Clearview Nursing Home. She also was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Elgin. > > Rejoicing that she is now with her Lord, she will be deeply missed by her daughters, Shirley (Gary) Digerness of Escondido, Calif., and Sheila (Bob) Shafer of Mount Ayr; grandchildren, Devin and Hanna Digerness of San Marcos, Calif., Kristin Digerness of Escondido, Michael Shafer (Erin Johnson) of Minnetonka, Minn., and Amy Shafer of West Des Moines, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph and Ira Fearn. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Wait Ross Allanson Funeral and Cremation Services, Elgin Chapel, 51 Center St., Elgin. Friends may visit www.dailyherald.com/obits to express condolences and sign the guest book. For funeral information, (847)742-2100. > Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from 1/27/2004 - 1/28/2004. > > > > and from Elgin COurier News > Mary Catherine Fearn Wiese, 86, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, formerly of Elgin passed away Monday, January 26, 2004 at Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr. She was born July 31, 1917 in Nokomis, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Mellie Fearn. Mary spent her childhood on a farm near Nokomis until her father died when she was 13. She attended school in the farming and coal mining community. After the death of her father, Mary, her mother and brother Joe Fearn moved to Elgin. Mary began working in a garment factory at age 14. After working at the garment factory for a short time she began working at the Elgin National Watch Co., and she then was employed by Shakeproof Division of Illinois Tool Works where she had various jobs for nearly 30 years. > Mary met and later married Elroy Wiese on April 11, 1942. They lived on a farm north of Elgin for a time until the Tollway came and forced them off the farm. They moved to Elgin, making their home on Logan St. until Elroy died in 1975. Mary continued to live in her home until 1979 when she retired and moved to Mount Ayr. > After moving to Mount Ayr, she became very active in community projects. She was an active member of the Ringgold County Hospital Auxiliary, the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce, Welcome Wagon, First Christian Church, and Clearview Nursing Home. She was a former member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Elgin. > Rejoicing that she is now with her Lord, she will be deeply missed by her two daughters, Shirley (Gary) Digerness of Escondido, California and Sheila (Bob) Shafer of Mount Ayr; five grandchildren, Devin and Hanna Digerness of San Marcos, CA, Kristin Digerness of Escondido, CA, Michael Shafer (Erin Johnson) of Minnetonka, MN, and Amy Shafer of West Des Moines, IA; many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. > She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Elroy; two brothers, Joseph and Ira Fearn. > Graveside services will be held Friday, January 30, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin. 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