Frances Josephine Stimax ^{1 2}

   Cause of her death was Cancer.

  General Notes:

Mother was cremated and her ashes were sprinkled in Belmont Harbor in Chicago, IL. by my Stepdad, John Fairchild.

A little about my Mom. She was a hard worker, I have lots of good memories of her. Lets see, I remember when I was about maybe 5 years old, I went outside to play. It was a snowy day, lots of snow on the ground. She told me to not get wet. I went to play with some of my friends, we had a ball. We built dams with snow, to back up the water, and what did she say " DON'T GET WET!" Obviously I went home soaked and freezing! Guess what I had to eat for supper, Cold milk and bread in a bowl. That was my punishment! To this day, even thinking about that combination makes me sick!

While dad was in the Navy, once a week my Mom would take me to the movies. I always looked forward to that. That was OUR time together, because I also had a little sister. And in the summertime, while Mother was working, I would always meet her at lunch time at Zickers Corner Drug Store. Mother and her girlfriends would walk up there for lunch everyday. I always had a tuna salad sandwich and strawberry soda. I remember my mom getting mad at me one time, I was out playing down the street, she come after me with a little stick.... I ran all the way home ahead of her, so she wouldn't spank me.

When Dad and Mother split up, Mother moved to Chicago, IL. When she got situated, she would have my sister and I go into Chicago and spend time with her, during our school vacations, etc. And she always at least once a month would take the train out to see us, and spend a weekend with us. We sure did love her, and I miss her so much. She died at a young age, she was 51 years old.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Frances Josephine Rouse
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Feb 1969
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 3616 N Pine Grove
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Waitress
Birth Date: 10 May 1916
Birthplace: , , Illinois
Funeral Home: The Rowland Home For Funerals
Burial Date: 13 Feb 1969
Burial Place: Chicago, , Illinois
Cemetery: Graceland
Father's Name: Francis Hubert
Mother's Name: Edith Unger
Spouse's Name: John Rouse
Informant's Name: A Knipper
Entry Number: 604589

Citing this Record
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MF-QM4Y : 18 March 2018), A Knipper in entry for Frances Josephine Rouse, 11 Feb 1969; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
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The death record for Edith by the state of Illinois indicates that she was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago on 13 Feb 1969. But family records indicate that she was actually cremated. There will probably be researchers that will claim that she was really buried but I suspect that the Illinois form relating to the disposition of the body do not distinguish between a burial or cremation. Thus, she most likely was cremated on 13 Feb 1969 at Graceland Cemetery.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 10 May 1917 and a birth location of Stillman Valley, IL.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rockford, IL on 8 January 1920. ¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 173, Family 146, Roll 416
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
1304 Benton Street; home rented
Frances J. Stimax..Daughter..3..IL

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 10 May 1917, then her age should have been 2 instead of 3.
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Los Angeles, CA on 4 April 1930. ³

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 478, Family 55, Roll 150
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
4253 South Grand Avenue; home rented, $35
Josephine Stimax..Daughter..13..IL

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 10 May 1917, then her age should have been 12 instead of 13.
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• She was cremated on 13 February 1969.

Frances married Eugene Walter Rouse, son of James Walter Rouse and Frances Louella Mae Kays, on 2 January 1935 in Mount Morris, IL. The marriage ended in divorce. (Eugene Walter Rouse was born on 19 December 1914 in Rosedale, KS, died on 1 May 1988 in Nashville, TN and was buried after 1 May 1988 in Corinth, MS.). The cause of his death was Lung cancer.

  Marriage Notes:

Frances was attended by her sister and brother in law, Elmer and Cleo Zumdahl. The presiding Minister was Rev. C. H. Hightower.
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