Funeral services for Max J. Packard, who died suddenly
Tuesday in Decatur, Ill., will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the
Rosman-Uehling-Kinzer chapel. The Rev. H.A. Studebaker will
officiate and burial will be in the Shirland cemetery.
Mr. Packard was found dead Tuesday afternoon by a maid at the
hotel where he lived in Decatur. He had given a blood donation
at a hospital during the afternoon, and apparently he went
directly from the hospital to his room and died in his sleep.
Formerly a guard at the Ingersoll Milling Machine company in
Rockford, Mr. Packard had driven for a cab company there, and
had sold roofing material. He had arrived in Decatur about ten
days ago to look for work.
Mr. Packard was born June 1, 1884 in Shirland and spent most
of his life there and in Rockford. He was married in
Poughkeepsie, N.Y., June 10, 1907.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Eva Packard, who lives on a farm
just outside of Beloit; a son, Charles, Cambridge, Wis.; two
daughters, Mrs. Vera Kenseth, Edgerton and Mrs. Violet Hutter,
Terre Haute, Ind.: eight grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Iva
Wager, Florida, and three brothers, Uri, Rockford, Rex, Florida,
and Leo, Milwaukee."
The above transcription has been contributed to this
site by Judy L. Packard
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