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WOLF, John

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review. Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana 24 Apr 1963, p. 4

VEEDERSBURG --John Wolf, 58, died at his home in Veedersburg Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. He had been ill for the past three months with a heart ailment. Mr. Wolf was born May 29, 1904, the son of Mrs. and Mrs. John P. Wolf. He was married to Ruby Reno on Nov. 21, 1959. She survives, along with a daughter, Mrs. Sarah Petrey of Greenville, Ohio, a son, Thomas Wolf of Anaheim, Calif. and a sister Mrs. Virginia Binkley of Greenville, Ohio. Mr. Wolf had lived in Veedersburg the past four years and was the proprietor of the Westside Grocery Store during that time. He was a member of the Veedersburg Masonic Lodge 491, and the First Episcopal Church of Greenville, Ohio. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Parham Funeral Home in Veedersburg. Rev. William Ainsworth will officiate. Burial will be in the Rockfield Cemetery with Masonic rites given by the Veedersburg lodge.



Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana.  The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Hand dated 1963

Veedersburg -- Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the J. Fred Parham Funeral Home for John Wolf, age 58, who died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at his home in Veedersburg. He had been ill with a heart condition three months. Born in Greenville, Ohio, May 29, 1904, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wolf. He was married Nov. 21, 1959, to Ruby Reno, who survives. Mr. Wolf had moved to Veedersburg from Indianapolis four years ago and had operated the West Side Grocery. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 491 and the First Episcopal Church. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Sarah Petry of Greenville, Ohio; a son, Thomas of Anaheim, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Virginia Binkley of Greenville; and a granddaughter. The Rev. William Ainsworth officiated. Burial was in the Rockfield Cemetery.  --typed by Walt W



Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. Year 1963

John Wolf, 58, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 1961 at his home in Veedersburg.  He had been ill three months with a heart condition.
Born in Greenville, Ohio, May 29, 1904, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wolf.  He was married Nov. 21, 1959, to Ruby Reno, who survives.
Mr. Wolf had moved to Veedersburg from Indianapolis four years ago and had operated the West Side Grocery.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 491 and the First Episcopal Church.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Sarah Petry of Greenville, Ohio; a son, Thomas of Annaheim, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Virginia Binkley of Greenville; and a granddaughter.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the J. Fred Parham Funeral Home.  The Rev. William Ainsworth officiated.  Burial was in the Rockfield Cemetery.

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