Minnie R. Wherley, 102, lifelong resident of Astoria, died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, May 30, 1973, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
She was born Feb. 24, 1871, at Bader, a daughter of William and Margaret Pearce Skiles.
In 1888, she was married to John Serff. They had two daughters, Jenny, who died in infancy, and Mary Serff Prather, who died in 1921. She was preceded in death by three step-children and Mr. Serff who died in 1916.
In 1929 she was married to Conrad Wherley. He died in 1947.
She is survived by two granddaughters, Mrs. Wanda Gale of Astoria and Mrs. Charlotte Jochems of Grand Rapids, Mich.; 4 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. Fan Venters of Beardstown; two stepsons, Earl Wherley of Lewistown and Clarence Wherley of Canton; nieces and nephews; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Wherley was an active church member all her life.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon at Shawgo Memorial Home with Rev. Arnold Naff officiating. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
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