I am seeking your help in locating death notices/obituaries/information for the following
person(s) who are known to have resided for much of their lives in the area of Jay Co.,
IN. I am hoping the information that I have is enough to enable you to locate the
newspaper death notices in the hometown newspaper or any other information regarding the
following and their extended family:
Mary L. HOLMES (formerly WHITTERN)
Born: ca.1875 @ Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Spouse: W.W. (Walter W.) HOLMES; occupation jeweler; married 1905
Died: Julia ca. 1912-1920 @ Redkey, Jay Co., IN
Children: Julia L., Lillian G., Mildred WHITTERN and Walter B. HOLMES
Residence: Redkey, Jay Co., IN
Children: (see above)
Julia L. HEISTAND (nee WHITTERN or HOLMES)
Born: 1896 @ Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Died: on or about 30 August 1980 @ Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
Spouse: Elza F. HEISTAND; place & date of death unknown
Children: son Donald J. HEISTAND
Residence: Jay Co. & Muncie, Delaware Co., IN
Lillian G. MOCK (nee WHITTERN or HOLMES)
Born: ca.1897 @ Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Spouse: Ferris LaVere MOCK, teacher
Children: Dana L., Wanda D., and Eugene
Residence: Jay Co. & South Bend, St. Joseph., IN
Mildred RENCH (nee WHITTERN or HOLMES)
Born: 1901 @ Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Died: place & date of death unknown
Spouse: Oyvind H. RENCH; place & date of death unknown
Children: Martha B., Dallas W., and Leon Oyvind HEISTAND
Finding these death notices (any information) means a lot to me since I am trying to
reconstruct my family history along these lines as well as trying to identify & locate
living descendants of the above.
I will be happy to pay for any work done on my behalf and for any photocopies of
records/articles found regarding this family.
Thank you for any help that you may be able to give to this request
Bette