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- The Burlington Hawkeye, 29 January 1996
Edna Crocker
Edna Crocker, 94, of Mount Union, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 1996, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.
Born on June 12, 1901, near Winfield, she was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Schenk. On March 18, 1920, she married Lloyd Crocker in Mount Union. He died Jan. 30, 1975.
Mrs. Crocker graduated from the first graduating class of Mount Union High School. She taught for one year at Hickory Grove. She and her husband farmed north of Mount Union until their retirement.
She was a 50-year member of O.E.S. No. 440 at New London, a former member of the White Shrine in Mount Pleasant and an active member of Mount Union United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son, Ronald Crocker of Mount Union; one daughter, Wanda Helphrey of Mount Pleasant, six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ralph Schenk of Mount Union and Carl Schenk of Winfield; and one sister, Myrtle Hazen of Mount Pleasant.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call as they desire Monday at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will meet with friends from 7 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mrs. Crocker will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Union United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tom Zeleny officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery.
A memorial has been established for Mount Union Methodist Church.
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