Sarah Katherine McKenzie

Female 1935 - 1959  (24 years)


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  • Name Sarah Katherine McKenzie 
    Birth 29 Aug 1935  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 10 Nov 1959  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Obituary #1
      "The Decatur Review" (Decatur, IL) Tuesday, November 10, 1959(page 24)

      "MRS. LANUM 2ND VICTIM OF GAS FUMES"

      "Mrs. Sarah Katherine Lanum, 24, overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in her home late Friday or early Saturday, died at 6:05 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital."

      "Mrs. Lanum's husband, Richard D., 22, was found dead Saturday in their home at 1001 N. 33rd St. Their daughter, Teresa Michelle, two weeks old, is reported in good condition at the hospital."

      "Tests conducted by a pathologist showed that Mr. Lanum's death Friday night or Saturday was caused by carbon monoxide fumes from a wall heater in the home."

      "Mrs. Lanum had been in critical condition since she was taken to the hospital Saturday morning."

      "Mr. Lanum's body was found by neighbors who had been called by his mother after she had failed to reach the family by telephone. His body was in the room with the heater. Mrs. Lanum and the baby were in another room."

      "Mrs. Lanum was born in Decatur Aug. 29, 1935, a daughter of Earl and Gladys Schroll McKenzie and was married to Richard D. Lanum in Decatur June 23, 1956."

      "She was a 1953 graduate of Lakeview High School and was employed at the Citizen's National Bank seven years. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church."

      "Mrs Lanum leaves her daughter, parents, a brother, Tom McKenzie, and a sister, Mrs. Wanda Mullins, all of Decatur."

      "There will be double funeral rites for Mr. and Mrs. Lanum with Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in St. James Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery."

      "Friends may call at the J. J. Moran & Sons Funeral Home where Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday."

      Obituary #2
      "Decatur Herald and Review" (Decatur, IL) Wednesday, November 11, 1959(page 4)

      "RITES SET FOR LANUM COUPLE"

      "Requiem High Mass for Richard D. and Sarah Katherine Lanum will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in St. James Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery."

      "Mrs. Lanum, 24, died in St. Mary's Hospital at 6:05 a.m. yesterday of carbon monoxide poisoning."

      "Mr. Lanum was found dead in their home at 1001 N. 33rd St. Saturday, from the same cause. The fumers were from a wall heater in the house."

      "The couple's daughter, Teresa Michelle, two weeks old, is in good condition at the hospital."

      "Mrs. Lanum was born in Decatur Aug. 29, 1935, a daughter of Earl and Gladys Schroll McKenzie and was married to Richard D. Lanum in Decatur June 24, 1956."

      "She was a l953 graduate of Lakeview High School and was employed at the Citizen's National Bank seven years. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church."

      "Mrs. Lanum leaves her daughter, parents, a brother, Tom McKenzie, and a sister, Mrs. Wanda Mullins, all of Decatur."

      "Friends may call at the J. J. Moran & Sons Funeral Home where Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday."

      More About SARAH KATHERINE MCKENZIE:
      Burial: November 12, 1959, Calvary Cemetery, Decatur, IL

      Notes for RICHARD LANUM:
      News Story
      "The Decatur Herald" (Decatur, IL) November 7, 1959(page 12)
    Person ID I41854  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father Jacob Earl McKenzie,   b. 10 Nov 1901, Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1993, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Gladys Mae Schroll,   b. 26 Jun 1900, Bement, Paitt County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1986, Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1922 
    Family ID F14439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard Lanum,   b. 1 Aug 1937, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1959, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jun 1956  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Teresa Michelle Lanum,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
    Family ID F15934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 


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