This article appeared in the January 23, 1930 issue of
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This article appeared in the January 23, 1930 issue of
the "LaGrange Citizen" newspaper
EDWARD HEIDORN, PROVISO, PASSES
Lived 74 Years in Township, Born Within Mile of Where He Died
Edward Heidorn, Sr., who died early Sunday morning, January 19, spent all his life of 74 years within a mile of the home in which he was born. Mr. Heidorn was related to a large number of local people, particularly of the community whose activities center in the old Immanuel Lutheran church at Proviso. During his life Mr. Heidorn served both as elder and treasurer of this church, for a number of years in each capacity.
Mr. Heidorn's death was not unexpected. For some time he had been in ill health, and a week ago his condition because serious. His death occurred shortly after four o'clock Sunday morning.
Services were to be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at Immanuel church, following a short service at the late residence, and will be both in German and English. They will be conducted by the Rev. Otto Heerwagen, pastor of the church attended for many years by Mr. Heidorn. Burial will be in the family lot at Immanuel churchyard.
Beside his beloved widow, Mr. Heidorn is survived by five children, Mrs. Anna Stuenkel, of Richton, Illinois, Miss Helen Heidorn, of Hillside, Mrs. Clara Pflug, of Richton, Edward M. Heidorn, of Hillside. Three children preceded their father in death: Mrs. Martha Bartling, and Walter and Emma Heidorn, the two latter dying in infancy. There are 12 grandchildren.
Had Edward Heidorn lived until January 21 he would have been 71 years and one month in age. For the past four and a half years he has lived at the home built by him on Forest or Coolidge avenue, in Oak Ridge, Hillside.
He was born at the old Heidorn home on Wolf road, now the home of Edward M. Heidorn. After his marriage to Miss Emma Stuenkel, of Addison in 1881, he and his bride went to live at the home on Twenty-second street, just west of Mannheim road, the ruins of which are still standing, although the place has been almost completely wrecked by the Westchester development company to whom the farm was sold some four years ago.
All his life Mr. Heidorn was a farmer. He retired from active life when he sold the farm and came to Oak Ridge to live, four years ago in July. He was one of Proviso's oldest residents, and his passing removes another of the members of the pioneer families.
This article appeared in the January 23, 1930 issue of the "LaGrange Citizen" newspaper
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