STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1903, page 1, column 5

CATHERINE (STIGAMYRE) BUTZ, 25 Dec 1841 - 25 Jul 1903

   Catherine Stigamyre, wife of Franklin Butz, born in Seneca 
county, Ohio, December 25, 1841, died at her home near Angola, July 
25, 1903, aged 61 years and 7 months.
   She leaves a husband, three sons and five daughters to mourn 
their loss.  All her children live here and were all at her bedside 
and at her funeral service.  The funeral was attended by a large 
company of friends and neighbors and many floral offerings were 
given.  The services were directed by Rev. A. G. Neal, of the 
Methodist church, assisted by Elder C. S. Medbury, of the Christian 
church.  Burial at Circle Hill.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Catherine (Stigamyre) Butz, 25 Dec 1841 - 25 Jul 1903, married Franklin 
Butz, 08 Jul 1836 - 04 Apr 1915. 

Children:

   William Harrison Butz, 25 Dec 1861 - 09 Jan 1909, on 15 Sep 1887, 
married Delphene (Woodworth) Butz, 01 May 1864 - 19 Sep 1934.
   Susana [Susan Ann on marriage license] (Butz) Miller Regisser, 1863 - 
1944, married 1st, William Jefferson Miller, 1854 - 1906.  Married 2nd, 
Frank A. Regisser, 1856 - 1937, whose 1st wife was Mary E. (Clingan) 
Regisser. 
   Alfred F. Butz, 1865 - 1944, married Mary E. (DeWeese), 1871 - 1965.
   Arvilla (Butz) Jackson, 1868 - 1952, on 20 Apr 1892, married Frank E. 
Jackson, 1865 - 1950, son of William Henry Jackson and Elmina Jackson.
   Mary Catharine (Butz) Rice, 18871 - 1947, on 20 Jul 1893, married Fred 
C. Rice, 1870 - 1951.
   John Wesley Butz, 1874- 1927, on 13 Dec 1891, married Ada B. (Kuhn) 
Butz Clinton Johnson, 21 Mar 1881 - 20 Jun 1983, AGED 102.  Ada's burial 
place not known.  Her 2nd husband was _____ Clinton and her 3rd husband was 
Hugh Johnson.
   Martha Ellen (Butz) Ramsey, 1876 - date of death not known, on 22 Jul 
1896, married Andrew John Ramsey, 1872 - 1943, son of Francis Hamilton 
Ramsey and Arminella (Hazlett) Ramsey who were later divorced.

All are buried at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, 
except Frank A. Regisser and Mary E. (Clingan) Regisser who are buried at 
Jones Chapel Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, and Ada and her 2nd and 3rd 
husbands.
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990" by Audree Siebel Lewis, Vol. 
I, pages 260, 261, 262, 967, 969, 984; Vol. II, pages 1279, 1281, 1480, 
1481, 1499, 1511. 
Submitted by:  Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net