The Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling, Illinois
April 29, 1952

Miss Lores Lyn LaDue, Mount Carroll Freshman, Succumbs at Rochester

MT. CARROLL -- Miss Lores Lyn La Due, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard La Due, formerly of Rock Falls, died Monday in Rochester, Minn., following an illness since last November with a blood disorder.

She was born in Sterling, Dec. 6, 1937. In 1938 the family moved from Rock Falls to a farm in the Leon community, living there until 1948 when they moved to Tampico where they resided two years, going then to Mt. Carroll. She was educated in the Leon, Tampico and Mission Ridge schools, graduating from the grade school in Mt. Carroll in 1951. At the time of her illness she was a freshman in the Mt. Carroll high school.

She attended the Methodist church and was actively interested in the Girl Scouts and 4-H club work.

Surviving are her parents, one sister, Kathleen, at home; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Agnes Schutt, Morrison; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. La Due of Prophetstown, and a number of uncles and aunts.

Funeral services will be at the Frank funeral home in Mt. Carroll at 12:30 p.m. (CST) Wednesday, with Rev. J. J. Burrows, Methodist minister, conducting. The body will be taken to the Leon Methodist church, south of Prophetstown where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. (CST). Burial will be in the Leon cemetery.

The Sterling Daily Gazette
(prob. May 1, 1952)

LORES LYN LaDUE FUNERAL WEDNESDAY

MT. CARROLL -- Funeral services for Miss Lores Lyn LaDue were conducted at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Mt. Carroll Methodist church, with Rev. Joseph Burrows officiating. Vernon Ackerman was organist for the servicesl. The funeral cortege moved to the Leon community where Rev. Burrows conducted services at 2:30 p.m. in the Leon Methodist church. Mrs. Howard Matthews was the organist while Mrs. Glen Matthews sang several selections.

Pallbearers were Ray Winkler, Verne Woodworth, Raymond Spath, Fred Peters, Alvin Larem and Donald McKay.

Floral tributes were cared for by Mrs. Edwin Keim, Miss Helen Kingery and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mathews.