Born in rural Chatsworth to Henry and Martha Wurmnest Berlet, she married William Robert Kieper on 20 Aug 1913. They had two daughters. She married Otto Carl Guse on Feb. 18, 1920 in Gibson City, IL. They had two children.
Her family name is speelled both BERLET AND BERLETT in various records.
Evelyn Kieper m Alvin Beecher
Helen Kieper m: John W. Arends (1910-1944) one child Jacqueline Arends -- m: Kenneth Kemple
Lucille Guse m Donald E. Reeves
Edward Herman Guse 1927-
Corrections supplied by Charlotte.
"GUSE, Nellie Elizabeth Berlet
Nellie Elizabeth Guse, 96, died at 7:35 a.m. 4-26-1990 at Octavia Nursing Home, Colfax, where she had been a resident since 1986.
Pallbearers were Leland Lott, Mick Kingsley, Jimmy Monroe, Donald Beecher, Ellryn Rocke and Mike Reeves. Her funeral was at 2 p.m Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor. Rev. Melvin Blobaum officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Saturday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, with a prayer service at 8 p.m.; and for one hour before the service at the church Sunday.
Mrs. Guse was born 12-14-1893 in Chatsworth, a daughter of Henry and Martha Wurrmnest Berlet. She married Otto Carl Guse on 2-18-1920 in Gibson City. He died 8-12-1986.
Surviving are a son, Edward, Colfax; three daughters, Evelyn Beecher, Colfax; Helen Kemple, Gibson City; and Lucille Reeves South Bend, Ind.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, three brothers, and three sisters.
Mrs. Guse was a lifetime resident to the Colfax area.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor, to which memorials may be made."
(Above obit was provided by contributor Charlotte Kensil)
Her family name is speelled both BERLET AND BERLETT in various records.
Evelyn Kieper m Alvin Beecher
Helen Kieper m: John W. Arends (1910-1944) one child Jacqueline Arends -- m: Kenneth Kemple
Lucille Guse m Donald E. Reeves
Edward Herman Guse 1927-
Corrections supplied by Charlotte.
"GUSE, Nellie Elizabeth Berlet
Nellie Elizabeth Guse, 96, died at 7:35 a.m. 4-26-1990 at Octavia Nursing Home, Colfax, where she had been a resident since 1986.
Pallbearers were Leland Lott, Mick Kingsley, Jimmy Monroe, Donald Beecher, Ellryn Rocke and Mike Reeves. Her funeral was at 2 p.m Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor. Rev. Melvin Blobaum officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Saturday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, with a prayer service at 8 p.m.; and for one hour before the service at the church Sunday.
Mrs. Guse was born 12-14-1893 in Chatsworth, a daughter of Henry and Martha Wurrmnest Berlet. She married Otto Carl Guse on 2-18-1920 in Gibson City. He died 8-12-1986.
Surviving are a son, Edward, Colfax; three daughters, Evelyn Beecher, Colfax; Helen Kemple, Gibson City; and Lucille Reeves South Bend, Ind.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, three brothers, and three sisters.
Mrs. Guse was a lifetime resident to the Colfax area.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor, to which memorials may be made."
(Above obit was provided by contributor Charlotte Kensil)
Born in rural Chatsworth to Henry and Martha Wurmnest Berlet, she married William Robert Kieper on 20 Aug 1913. They had two daughters. She married Otto Carl Guse on Feb. 18, 1920 in Gibson City, IL. They had two children.
Her family name is speelled both BERLET AND BERLETT in various records.
Evelyn Kieper m Alvin Beecher
Helen Kieper m: John W. Arends (1910-1944) one child Jacqueline Arends -- m: Kenneth Kemple
Lucille Guse m Donald E. Reeves
Edward Herman Guse 1927-
Corrections supplied by Charlotte.
"GUSE, Nellie Elizabeth Berlet
Nellie Elizabeth Guse, 96, died at 7:35 a.m. 4-26-1990 at Octavia Nursing Home, Colfax, where she had been a resident since 1986.
Pallbearers were Leland Lott, Mick Kingsley, Jimmy Monroe, Donald Beecher, Ellryn Rocke and Mike Reeves. Her funeral was at 2 p.m Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor. Rev. Melvin Blobaum officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Saturday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, with a prayer service at 8 p.m.; and for one hour before the service at the church Sunday.
Mrs. Guse was born 12-14-1893 in Chatsworth, a daughter of Henry and Martha Wurrmnest Berlet. She married Otto Carl Guse on 2-18-1920 in Gibson City. He died 8-12-1986.
Surviving are a son, Edward, Colfax; three daughters, Evelyn Beecher, Colfax; Helen Kemple, Gibson City; and Lucille Reeves South Bend, Ind.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, three brothers, and three sisters.
Mrs. Guse was a lifetime resident to the Colfax area.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor, to which memorials may be made."
(Above obit was provided by contributor Charlotte Kensil)
Her family name is speelled both BERLET AND BERLETT in various records.
Evelyn Kieper m Alvin Beecher
Helen Kieper m: John W. Arends (1910-1944) one child Jacqueline Arends -- m: Kenneth Kemple
Lucille Guse m Donald E. Reeves
Edward Herman Guse 1927-
Corrections supplied by Charlotte.
"GUSE, Nellie Elizabeth Berlet
Nellie Elizabeth Guse, 96, died at 7:35 a.m. 4-26-1990 at Octavia Nursing Home, Colfax, where she had been a resident since 1986.
Pallbearers were Leland Lott, Mick Kingsley, Jimmy Monroe, Donald Beecher, Ellryn Rocke and Mike Reeves. Her funeral was at 2 p.m Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor. Rev. Melvin Blobaum officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Saturday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, with a prayer service at 8 p.m.; and for one hour before the service at the church Sunday.
Mrs. Guse was born 12-14-1893 in Chatsworth, a daughter of Henry and Martha Wurrmnest Berlet. She married Otto Carl Guse on 2-18-1920 in Gibson City. He died 8-12-1986.
Surviving are a son, Edward, Colfax; three daughters, Evelyn Beecher, Colfax; Helen Kemple, Gibson City; and Lucille Reeves South Bend, Ind.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, three brothers, and three sisters.
Mrs. Guse was a lifetime resident to the Colfax area.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor, to which memorials may be made."
(Above obit was provided by contributor Charlotte Kensil)
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