The surname LeCrone is one of the most-represented in the index to my book, _Effingham News as Reported in the Effingham Volksblatt, 1884-1886_, with something like 50 (!) citations, and Dr. John is central among the LeCrones reported on in that German-language newspaper. The citations are too numerous to duplicate here. (The book provides translations.) There are also several LeCrone citations in the book _Teutopolis News as Reported in the Effingham Volksblatt, 1884-1886_, and one citation in _Sigel News_. For more information about the books, please see http://www.brumleve.org. I'm afraid the years covered aren't the ones in which your desired obituaries will appear, but these citations will tell you about the day-to-day lives of these ancestors. Dorothy Brumleve Urbana IL Searching German immigrant surnames, especially Brumleve, Fuelle, Grove, Bierman(n), Aumann, Tegenkamp, Schniederjan.