This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jg.2ADI/588.685.1.1.1 Message Board Post: According to my grandmother's Obituary ..... It reads as Follows : Lillian Josephine Rinehart, age 83 years 10 months and 28 days, of Montello died Saturday, January 26,1985 at the Berlin Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1901 in Illinois to John and Anna (Holland) Bardell. She Married Theodore Rinehart on nov. 22, 1924 in Belvidere, IL he preceeded her in death February, 1984. She was a house wife and a member of St. Johns Catholic Church of Montello. She is survived by five sons Melvin (Doris) of Rockford, IL , Wesley (Marie) of Rockford, Marvin of Philedelphia PA, Jerome ( Lucille) of Belvidere, IL and Burdette (Kay) of New Jersey One daughter Juanita Rivera of Montello Three sisters Viola (Wesley) Diddens of Freeport, IL Alma (Willis) Deineger of Galena, IL and Luella Ruppert of Iowa 23 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren She was proceeded in death by her husband, Theodore three brothers and one sister one grandson and one great grandaughter. Fune! ral Services were held Tuesday, January 29 at Steinhaus Funeral Home in Montello with Rev. Richard Lesniak officiating. Burial took place in St. Johns Catholic cemetary, township of Montello. Arrangements made by Steinhaus Funeral Home of Montello. I do know that Mabel was never married to Joe...they were just companions She was married to a ???? Tighe and they had a son I have the name of the son who's name was John. I actually knew Mabel and JOe they use to come up to my grandmas house every Sunday when we were growing up.. I was raised by my grandmother & Grandfather. Would you happen to know any of either John or Anna's Parents name??? That is where I am Stuck. I know that John(Johann was his real name) was born in 1874 and was killed in the line of duty in 1915 (According to tombstone) wife anna was born in 1881 and died in 1959 accourding to tombstone Son walter was born in 1900 and died in 1937 acording to tombstone. they are buried at the Greenwood cemetary in West Galena IL I was told by my aunt that Walter was killed in the flood of 1937. John and anna were born in Mecklinburg Germany and immigrated to the us in the 1890's I am still trying to find out more information..... Please keep in touch my email address is [email protected] if you want, I can give you the information on my grandma's side to the present ..... Loretta Schimmel