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Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Tuesday, April 18, 1944
Frank BALLENGER, 83-year-old Rochester resident died at 10:30 o'clock this morning in the Stansbury nursing home of pneumonia. Death followed a lingering illness of several years. His home was at 301 East 14th street. He was born August 28, 1860 in Kosciusko county, the son of William and Lally (JUDD) BALLENGER. He was united in marriage in 1891 to Margaret McINTYRE in a ceremony solemnized in this city. Mrs. Ballenger preceded her husband in death December 9, 1943. Mr. Ballenger's family moved to this city when he was young, and he has maintained a residence here since that time. The deceased was a retired laborer. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Sarah BOLDMAN, of Warsaw; four sons, William [BALLENGER], of Macy; Allen [BALLENGER] and Oliver [BALLENGER], both of Rochester; Thomas [BALLENGER], of Boggstown, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Frank WHITE, of near Akron; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. POWELL will officiate. Burial will be made in the Rochester Citizens cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries – 1944 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Tuesday, April 18, 1944
Frank BALLENGER, 83-year-old Rochester resident died at 10:30 o'clock this morning in the Stansbury nursing home of pneumonia. Death followed a lingering illness of several years. His home was at 301 East 14th street. He was born August 28, 1860 in Kosciusko county, the son of William and Lally (JUDD) BALLENGER. He was united in marriage in 1891 to Margaret McINTYRE in a ceremony solemnized in this city. Mrs. Ballenger preceded her husband in death December 9, 1943. Mr. Ballenger's family moved to this city when he was young, and he has maintained a residence here since that time. The deceased was a retired laborer. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Sarah BOLDMAN, of Warsaw; four sons, William [BALLENGER], of Macy; Allen [BALLENGER] and Oliver [BALLENGER], both of Rochester; Thomas [BALLENGER], of Boggstown, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Frank WHITE, of near Akron; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. POWELL will officiate. Burial will be made in the Rochester Citizens cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries – 1944 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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Franklin "Frank" Ballenger is assumed buried in Nichols Cemetery based on cemetery records showing a plot was assigned with his name.
Margaret McIntire Ballenger is assumed buried in Citizens Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton Co., IN based on Citizens Cemetery records showing a lot was purchased Dec 1943 with her name.
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