Elizabeth Lantry (Calabeck)

Mrs. Elizabeth Lantry died very suddenly of heart trouble at 12:15 last Thursday morning, and the funeral was held at the George Lantry home at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, Rev. G. W. Stansbury officiating. Her exact age isn’t known, but she was about 95 years old. She was born in Ireland and came to America when she was 13 years of age. She was first married to Robt. Giles, with whom she had one son, Robt., who now lives in Crofton, Neb. He died in 1853 and she married to Jos. A. Lantry in 1865. Of this union she leaves three sons, Joe, of Oskaloosa, Ia., George and Charley, of this city, and one daughter, Mrs. Ellen Folk, of Russell Kans.

~~~The Vig Files at the Danish American Archives record her maiden name, Calabeck, her death date June 5,1913 and that she is buried in the Blair Cemetery Block 55-Lot 7-Space 10~~~

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public library.