--Mrs. Whit Watkins, of Cedar City, died at her home on Sunday, of paralysis. She was born in the state of New York, and was forty-three years of age at the time of her death. The funeral was held at the house on Tuesday at 11 o'clock.

Four Children Survive The Death Of Mrs. Maria Watkins

Funeral services for Mrs. maria S. Watkins who died Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at her home in Cedar City were held Monday afternoon with Rev. W. Dow Crewdson officiating. She was buried in the Cedar City Cemetery.

Early History of Mr. Watkins

An Old Settler Gone.

Mr. John Watkins, Sen., one of the oldest settlers in Mower county, died Sunday morning. Mr. Watkins was 83 years of age and was born in Wales. On his arrival in this country, Mr. Watkins first settled in Wisconsin. From there he came to Minnesota in 1856, since which time he has been a resident of our county. The funeral is held from the Cedar City school house this morning, Rev. Stanley officiating. We will give full particulars of his death next week.

JOHN R. WATKINS.

John Richard Watkins, aged nearly 77 years, died at his home in Cedar City Thursday, January 2, 1913, of injuries received from a horse. On the evening of Dec. 28, while doing his chores at his barn he was thrown down and trampled upon by a colt and was severely injured about the stomach. He remained conscious almost to the end.

He was born in Wales, Feb. 16, 1836. At the age of ten years he came with his parents to Burlington, Wis. In 1856 they came to Cedar City in this county and lived with his folks until the war.

EDWIN S. WATKINS.

Edwin Stock Watkins, aged 40 years, died early Thursday morning, Feb. 19, 1914, of dropsy and heart trouble after and extended illness at his home on Oakland avenue.

Vila Mae (Magee) Warrington -- Austin

AUSTIN -- A graveside service for Vila Mae (Magee) Warrington will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Cedar City Cemetery in Austin.

Mrs. Warrington, 92, of Lodi, Calif., formerly of Austin, died Jan. 27, 2004, in Lodi of complications of a fall and a broken leg on Jan. 2.

Sylvan T. Warrington -- Austin

AUSTIN -- A graveside service will be held for Sylvan T. Warrington at 11 a.m. Sunday in Cedar City Cemetery in Austin with the Rev. Robert A. Morgan officiating. Services were held earlier in Chicago.

Mr. Warrington, 91, of Chicago, an Austin native and retired consultant and adviser with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, died Feb. 24.

Harold Warrington, 80, rural Austin, dies

AUSTIN -- Harold W. Warrington, 80, of Route 3, Austin, died Tuesday (Nov. 22, 1994) at Knopt Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas.

Dolly J. Warrington, 96

Published 9:55 am Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Dolly J. Warrington, 96, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, died quietly surrounded by family at her daughter’s home in Euless, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014.

Dolly Jean was born in Abbington, Illinois, to a young widow, Etta “Alice” (Cramblett) Germond on Oct. 5, 1918. Dolly grew up in Southern California and was raised from the age of 6 in the Masonic Home for Children until her high school graduation. She always spoke highly of her time there and the care given her.

WARNER.

At the home of his step-daughter, Mrs. Joseph Boulton, in Cedar City, Saturday, Feb. 7, 1903 of old age, Justus H. Warner aged 85 years.

He was born in the town of Lenox, Genesee county, N.Y., Jan 8. 1818. He came west to Fond du Lac county, Wis. about 1846 and was married soon after to Miss Roxy Vaughn. She died about 1870 leaving one son Henry.

John William Vasey Jr. -- Austin

AUSTIN -- A memorial service for John William Vasey Jr. will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin, with military rites by American Legion Post 91.

Mr. Vasey, 92, of Austin, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2005) at Prairie Manor in Blooming Prairie.

VANWINKLE.

Mrs. Nancy VanWinkle, whose death at her home in Mankato we chronicled last week, was born in Charleston, Ill., Aug. 25, 1834, and was married there to James VanWinkle. He came to Minnesota to visit his brother Harrison who came just south of Austin in 1856. In 1862 he brought his family to this vicinity, living hear Austin for two years and then settling in London township adjoining the Lyle line. There he died Feb. 4, 1876.

Carol Van Tries, 62, area resident, dies

LE ROY -- Carol J. Van Tries, 62, a resident of Ostrander Nursing Home, formerly of Le Roy, died Tuesday evening (Oct. 24, 1995) at the nursing home where she had resided since 1982.

She was born Nov. 7, 1932, in Sioux City, Iowa. She was married and later divorced.

Survivors include a son, James Anderson of Cottonwood, Ariz.; and two grandchildren.

At the home of his son in Lyle township, Sunday forenoon, Dec. 24, 1899, of old age, Stewart Hudson Trowbridge, aged 82 years.

He was born in Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1817. he came with his parents to Racine county, Wis., in 1836 and was married there at Burlington, June 12, 1841, to Diana Lockwood. In 1863, they came to Lyle township in this county where they have since resided.

HENRY COUNTY TROWBRIDGE

The death of Henry County Trowbridge one of Mower County's pioneer settlers, which occurred May 11 at his home in Lyle township, brings sorrow to the hearts of all who knew him.

He was born at Racine, Wisc., April 22, 1846, was a volunteer in company A, 11th Illinois cavalry, Bob Ingersoll regiment. He was married Jan. 2nd, 1871 to Roxane Chandler of Cedar City. To them were born six children: Mrs. Nettie Warrington, Fred A., Ethel I., Harry C. of Austin, Mrs. Grace Wilder of Minneapolis and Truman G. of Decorah, Ia.

--Mrs. Diana L. wife of Stewart H. Trowbridge of Lyle township died at her daughter's home at Superior Wis. last Friday. Her remains were brought to Cedar City for burial. Funeral services were held on Sunday in the Cedar City school house by Rev. L. H. Shumate.

JULIA TILLMAN.

Julia Tillman died Friday night at St. Olaf hospital where she had been for treatment, her ailment being tuberculosis of the bone.

Julia was 8 years old. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Tillman. She made her home with her Aunt, Mrs. Will Farrell since the death of her mother a few months ago. She has been a patient littler sufferer for some time.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. F. E. Knopf Sunday afternoon. Burial in Cedar City cemetery. The father, who is left alone, has the sympathy of all.

STONE.

At the home of her daughter in Fairmont, N.D., Saturday morning, November 10, 1894, Mrs. Maria Stone, aged nearly 73 years.

Maria Fitch was born in Gurnsey county, Ohio, January 1, 1822. She was the oldest of eleven children. She was married there February 12, 1839, to James Kindel. One daughter was born to them, now Mrs. Francis E. Leary, living in Warrensburg, Missouri. Mr. Kindel died in February, 1840.

MRS. FRED SCHRADER.

Mrs. Ida Schrader wife of Fred Schrader of South River street, died Sunday afternoon at 4:30 at the age of 58 years. Deceased has been ill for some time with asthma and later tumors.

Ida May Chilton was born in Auburn, Vermont, Nov. 31 (sic), 1855. She came with her parents to Lyle township when she was 14 years old. She attended school in Cedar City and Austin. On March 22, 1892 she was married to Fred Schrader and for a time they made their home in Iowa. Later they lived on the L. D. Carter farm and seven years ago they came to Austin.

Cheryl Ann Robinson, 68

Mrs. Cheryl Robinson, 68, of Pine City, passed away Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, after a courageous three-year battle with breast cancer.

Cheryl was born to Vernon and Margaret (Hanson) Campbell on Oct. 4, 1945, in Austin, Minnesota. Cheryl attended one year of college and worked as a dental assistant at the Hinckley Dental Center until she retired in 2007. She married Allen Robinson on June 12, 1981. Together they raised a combined family of Sarah and Scott Robinson and Thomas and Christopher Haffner. She will be missed by all that knew her.

--Died. In the town of Lyle, March 23, 1889, of fever and debility, Phebe Reynolds, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Renyolds (sic), aged 46 years 11 months and 13 days. She leaves and aged mother three brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss. She lived a devoted and exemplary christian life for 30 years, and during her long and painful illness, was cared for by relatives and kind neighbors, and was laid beside her sister who was buried 12 weeks before her, in the Cedar City cemetery.

Mrs. Nancy Reynolds died Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Drummond, aged 84 years. She was the mother of Mrs. J. Watkins, Mrs. Drummond and Perry and Dan Reynolds. Funeral services Wednesday noon.

ALEXANDER D. REYNOLDS

Alexander Duncan Reynolds, aged 62 years, familiarly known as "Dan" Reynolds, died at his home in Lyle township Sunday evening, Feb. 2, 1913, of pneumonia, after an illness of a week. He has been in poor health for the past year.

He was born in Argyle, N. Y. in 1851 and grew up there. He came to Austin in 1877 and a year or two later bought the Lyle farm and brought his mother out here to live with him. He was married to Miss Jeannette Baine of Argyle in February, 1900, and they continued to live on the hold farm in Lyle.

Juanita Read of rural Austin dies at 72

AUSTIN -- Juanita D. Read, 72, of Route 3, Austin, died Tuesday (May 30, 1995) at Austin Medical Center.

Juanita D. Reynolds was born April 18, 1923, in Okoboji Township, Dickinson County, Iowa, and graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1943. On March 21, 1946, she married James Read in New Providence, Iowa. Mrs. Read was a member of First United Methodist Church and Cedar City Cemetery Society. She had been a Boy Scout and 4-H leader, Sunday school teacher, and school room mother at Lyle High School.