This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kzavada Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12794.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: here's his wife's obit Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - September 4, 1993 Deceased Name: REGINA WILSON CANTON -- Regina C. Wilson, 87, of 213 W. Oak died at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1993, at Graham Hospital. Born Dec. 5, 1905, in Germany to Mr. and Mrs. Frichtl,she married Alex A. Wilson Sr. He died in October 1972. Surviving are one son, Alex A. Jr. of East Keansburg, N.J.; six daughters, Carol Clark, Janet Baxter and Christina Taylor, all of Canton, Rose Norris of Farmington, Margaret Kriegler of Jacksonville and Anna Waddell of Lincoln; 21 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one brother, Oscar Frichtl of the state of Washington; and one sister, Maxine Frichtl of Springfield. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Murphy-Sedgwick Memorial Home, where visitation will be one hour before services. The Rev. Robert O'Connor will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. Edition: ALL Page: C9 Copyright (c) 1993 The Peoria Journal Star, Inc. here's her sister's obit State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - August 12, 2008 Deceased Name: Sister M. Maxine Frichtl 1912 - 2008 SPRINGFIELD - Sister M. Maxine Frichtl, OSF, 96, of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, at 5:37 a.m. at St. Francis Convent.. Sister Maxine, the former Margaret Genevieve Frichtl, was born Aug. 8, 1912, in Newton, the daughter of John and Emma Yager Frichtl. She entered the Congregation on Oct. 15, 1929, and professed her religious vows on May 30, 1932. Sister was a 1935 graduate of St. John's Hospital School of Nursing. She also did post-graduate work in anesthesia and surgery at St. John's Hospital. She served the community as a nurse anesthetist in hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin, including serving at St. Mary's Hospital in Streator from 1962 through 1989. She returned to the Motherhouse in 1989. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Edgar, Adam and Oscar Frichtl; and three sisters, Anna Hippler, Regina Wilson and Teresa Robinson. She is survived by many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews as well as her Franciscan sisters, with whom she shared her life for almost 79 years. Visitation will be held at the Motherhouse from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, with a wake service at 6:30 p.m. The Eucharistic celebration and rite of Christian burial will be celebrated by The Rev. Vincent Callahan, OFM, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in St. Clare of Assisi Chapel at the Motherhouse. Burial will be in Crucifixion Hill Cemetery. The Franciscan sisters and family of Sister M. Maxine Frichtl are being served by Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. Sixth St. Copyright 2008. The State Journal-Register, GateHouse Media, Inc. family search pilot website http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home regina's in 1910-1920 census wade township,jasper county illinois with her parents and siblings. IL state archives marriages to 1900 and deaths to 1950 should have FRICHTL entries that apply to you families http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html find any entries on archives indexes contact molly kennedy mollx.com she's a researcher in springfield..might also be able to locate obit for alex(alec),etc. Kathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.