Christina "Tina" Uhter Worley (1871-1960)
Mrs. John Henry Worley
 Worley Family, c.a. 1916 |
 With husband |
 1938 |
 1922/3 |
 82nd Birthday |
 1940's Uhter reunion |
 c.a. 1959 |
 with sister Ida Uhter Shurte |
The following January 10, 1952, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 7, column 4:
- Mrs. Tina Worley was pleasantly surprised Sunday afternoon when 35
relatives and friends gathered at her home in Schneider bringing with
them many lovely and useful gifts as well as refreshments which included
a beautifully decorated cake bearing 82 candles, marking the anniversary
of her 82nd birthday. The party was planned by her children and her
sister.
The following Aug. 12, 1954, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 3:
- Mrs. Tena Worley and Mr. and Mrs. LaGrand Reed and family attended the Worley family reunion at the Grange hall on Sunday.
The following May 5, 1960, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 1, column 2:
"Tina" Worley, Lifetime Lowell Resident, Dies
Christina ("Tina" Uhter) Worley, 89, a lifetime resident of the Lowell community, passed away at Gary Methodist hospital Apeil 29.Mrs. Worley was born near Lowell January 7, 1871, the daughter of Henry and Sophia Uhter. In 1891 she was united in marriage to John H. Worley who passed away June 26, 1930. They were the parents of 12 children; a son Forrest preceded his mother in death.
Mrs. Worley's life was spent in and around Lowell except for a short time she and her family spent on a farm in Texas.
Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. May 2 in the Sheets Funderal Home with Rev. E.L. Worley, a brother-in-law, officiating, and she was laid to rest beside her husband in the Lowell cemetery.
Survivors include eleven children, Arthur of California, Henry of Gulfport, Miss., Mrs. Sadie Spencer of Lowell, Mrs. Ada Forney of Gary, Harry of Chicago, Mrs. Edna Herron of Valparaiso, Mrs. Ross Etzel of Thayer, Mrs. Mary Reed of Schneider, Mrs. Della Molenaar of Rensselaer, Mrs. Violet Mott of Gary and Mrs. Myrtle Call of Roselawn; also 59 grandchildren, 89 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; and a host of friends to whom she was affectionately known as Grandma Worley.
The actual death certificate of Christina Worley (State No. 013302) shows the following: She died Apr. 29, 1960, in Gary Methodist Hospital in Lake County. Born to Henry Uhter and Sophia Schmedica in Lowell on Jan. 7, 1871, she was 89 years old when she died. She was a housewife. This information was provided by her daughter, Mrs. Mary Reed of Schneider.
Go to Christina "Tina" Uhter Worley, "Pioneer History Index," for further information.
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