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Metamora, Ill. — Mrs. Ida Belsly, resident of the Metamora community for many years, died at a Washington nursing home Aug. 23 at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at the Calvary Mennonite church in Washington on Aug. 25, Rev. Ben Esch of Tiskilwa in charge. | Metamora, Ill. — Mrs. Ida Belsly, resident of the Metamora community for many years, died at a Washington nursing home Aug. 23 at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at the Calvary Mennonite church in Washington on Aug. 25, Rev. Ben Esch of Tiskilwa in charge. | ||
Mrs. Belsly was a lifetime resident of central Illinois. Her father, Michael Foster, laid out the village of Deer Creek. She was born near there Nov. 4, 1863, and lived at Metamora following her marriage to Joseph Belsly in 1882. | Mrs. Belsly was a lifetime resident of central Illinois. Her father, Michael Foster, laid out the village of Deer Creek. She was born near there Nov. 4, 1863, and lived at Metamora following her marriage to Joseph Belsly in 1882. | ||
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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Sep 10 p. 5
Birth date: 1863 Nov 4
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Metamora, Ill. — Mrs. Ida Belsly, resident of the Metamora community for many years, died at a Washington nursing home Aug. 23 at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at the Calvary Mennonite church in Washington on Aug. 25, Rev. Ben Esch of Tiskilwa in charge.
Mrs. Belsly was a lifetime resident of central Illinois. Her father, Michael Foster, laid out the village of Deer Creek. She was born near there Nov. 4, 1863, and lived at Metamora following her marriage to Joseph Belsly in 1882.
The Mennonite obituary: 1953 Sep 22 p. 592
Into the Beyond
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MRS. IDA FOSTER BELSLY, member of Calvary' Church, Washington, Illinois, was born November 4, 1863, and died August 23, 1953.