| Anna Hardy | |
| Born | 31 July 1884 |
| Blakesburg, Iowa | |
| Died | 21 March 1968 |
| Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois | |
| Buried | [[ (Calvary Cemetery)|]] |
| Father | Francis Hardy |
| Mother | Matilda Fritz |
Obituary
Mrs. Anna Zepp
Mrs. Anna Hardy Zepp, 82, of St. Charles, Illinois, and a former Wapello County and Ottumwa, Iowa resident, died Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Delnor Hospital in St. Charles, Illinois. She was the daughter of Frank and Matilda Fritz Hardy, and was born at Blakesburg, July 3, 1885. A resident of Ottumwa for many years, she moved to Chicago in 1952, and has been a resident of St. Charles for the past 10 months. She was a member of St. Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Church in Chicago. Surviving are one son, William H. Zepp of St. Charles; five daughters, Mrs. Virginia Reed and Mrs. Jeanne Hamerle, both of Chicago; Mrs. Mary Louise Pedigo of Ottumwa, Mrs. Betty Anderson of Rockford, Illinois, and Mrs. Matilda Watson of Omaha; 19 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Zepp on October 6, 1954. A funeral Mass will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in St. Charles, Illinois. The Rosary will be recited tonight at Norris and Sons' Funeral Home in St. Charles. The casket will be returned to Johnson Funeral Chapel late Sunday afternoon. Graveside services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery with Rev. Gerald Hoenig, assistant pastor at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Ottumwa, Officiating.
References
Census
1885 Iowa State Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Blakesburg City in Adams Township, page 20 [cut off] (penned, front), page 21 (stamped, back), dwelling 102, family 102, Annie Hardy in the household of Frank Hardy; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/H42R-VMM : 30 December 2012); citing FHL microfilm number 1020188, roll number not provided.
1895 Iowa State Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Adams Township, page 8 (penned, front), page 9 (stamped, back), dwelling 39, family (incorrect value on census), Annie Hardy in the household of Frank Hardy; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VTQ5-5VF : 15 January 2013); citing FHL microfilm number 1022189, roll number not provided.