Caroline May Rhoads1,2 
F, (25 March 1889 - 8 June 1981)
Caroline May Rhoads was born on 25 March 1889 at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Andrew S. Rhoads Jr. and Emma Weinhold.2 Caroline May Rhoads married John Clifford Updegraff in 1914.1,3,2 Caroline May Rhoads died on 8 June 1981 at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, at age 92 years, 2 months and 14 days.1,2 She was buried on 10 June 1981 in the Rock Creek Cemetery, located in Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Theodore Hertenstein.2
Her obituary was published on 10 June 1981 in the Carroll County Comet, printed in Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana. Her obituary stated:
Caroline May Updegraff, 92, a former Washington Township resident, died Monday, June 8, 1981, at the Masonic Home in Franklin, where she had resided several years.
Born March 25, 1889, in Reading, Pa., she was the daughter of Andrew S. and Emma Wiehold Rhoads. She was married to J. Clifford Updegraff, who preceded her in death July 15, 1958. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Fidelity Chapter No. 58, Order of Eastern Star, both of Logansport, where she also had resided. Her husband was a former Washington Township trustee. She is survived by one son, The Rev. J. Alfred Updegraff of Dayton, Ohio, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were today, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. in Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Theodore Hertenstein officiating. Burial was in Rock Creek Cemetery.2
Her obituary was published on 10 June 1981 in the Carroll County Comet, printed in Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana. Her obituary stated:
Caroline May Updegraff, 92, a former Washington Township resident, died Monday, June 8, 1981, at the Masonic Home in Franklin, where she had resided several years.
Born March 25, 1889, in Reading, Pa., she was the daughter of Andrew S. and Emma Wiehold Rhoads. She was married to J. Clifford Updegraff, who preceded her in death July 15, 1958. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Fidelity Chapter No. 58, Order of Eastern Star, both of Logansport, where she also had resided. Her husband was a former Washington Township trustee. She is survived by one son, The Rev. J. Alfred Updegraff of Dayton, Ohio, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were today, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. in Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Theodore Hertenstein officiating. Burial was in Rock Creek Cemetery.2
Child of Caroline May Rhoads and John Clifford Updegraff
- John Alfred Updegraff+1,2 (13 Dec 1914 - 28 Jun 2000)
Last Edited=10 Apr 2022
Citations
- [S2799] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 10 April 2022), transcript, "tombstone for Reverend John Alfred Updegraff (1914–2000), Find A Grave Memorial No. 23562439, records of the Davids Cemetery, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio." Transcript by Pam Holeton Estes gedmatch# T131729 (contributor 46799761), record added 26 December 2007.
- [S2802] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 10 April 2022), transcript, "tombstone for Caroline May (Rhoads) Updegraff (1889–1981), Find A Grave Memorial No. 23172340, records of the Rock Creek Cemetery, Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana." Transcript by Donald Miller (contributor 46830668), record added 29 November 2007.
- [S2801] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 10 April 2022), transcript, "tombstone for John Clifford Updegraff (1892–1958), Find A Grave Memorial No. 23172341, records of the Rock Creek Cemetery, Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana." Transcript by Donald Miller (contributor 46830668), record added 29 November 2007.