Bishop, Albert & Minnie



Albert J. and Minnie Bishop
Oakwood Cemetery, Somers Township, Kenosha County
(Source:  Photo courtesy of Linda and Larry Kopet, USGenWebArchivesProjectWisconsin)

"Mrs. Minnie E. Bishop, age 73, passed away this morning at the home of her son, J. Lorin Bishop, in Somers, following a long illness.  Born June 21, 1873, in Ixonia, Wisconsin, Mrs. Bishop came to Franksville at the age of 1 year and when she was 17 she moved to the village of Somers where she spent the remainder of her life.  On December 12, 1901, she was married to Albert J. Bishop.  She was a member of the Somers Congregational Church, Ladies Aid and Missionary Society.
Surviving are her husband, Albert; two sons, A. Elroy of south Bend, Ind., and J. Lorin of Somers; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Julia Bush of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and Mrs. Adella Mortensen of Wheaton, Ill.  Funeral services will be held at Hansen Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Somers."
(Source:  Racine Journal March 22, 1947)