Mrs. GREENAWAY, Resident Here 81 Years, Dead

Widow of Veteran Burlington Railroad Employe

Mrs. Harriet Ellen GREENAWAY, a resident of Aurora for 81 years, died last
night at 11:30 o'clock at the home of her son, J.W. GREENAWAY, 15 North
Anderson street, after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late John S.
GREENAWAY, veteran Burlington railroad employe, who passed away in 1930.

Born at Schenectady, N.Y., Sept. 3, 1851, Mrs. GREENAWAY was brought to
Aurora as a baby in 1852 by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph STUBBS. Her
father was the first machinist in the service of the Burlington railroad.
Residing here practically from the time of her birth Mrs. GREENAWAY saw the
city grow from a tiny village to a thriving city. She was married here in
1871.

Prominent Rebekah

Mrs. GREENAWAY was the organizer of the Claim Street Baptist church and
recently celebrated her fiftieth anniversary as a Rebekah, being a member and
the first past grand of Tirzah lodge. She was for 37 years chaplain of the
lodge and was a delegate to the first Illinois assembly of the Rebekahs. She
was a member of the Aurora Historical society and of the Burlington Veterans'
auxiliary.

Two sons, Frank GREENAWAY, one of the publishers of the DeKalb Chronicle, and
J.W. GREENAWAY, justice of the peace here, and a former clerk of the Aurora
city court, survive. There are also two grandchildren, Frances GREENAWAY,
Aurora, and Robert GREENAWAY, DeKalb, and two brothers, James J. STUBBS and
Dr. E.U. STUBBS, both of Aurora.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

This was taken from the Beacon News, Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois on February
6, 1933

Mrs. Harriet GREENAWAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet GREENAWAY will be held at 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at the Healy chapel. The Rev. J.R. Humphries will
officiate. Burial will be in Spring Lake cemetery. Services will be in charge
of Tirzah Rebekah lodge.

This was taken from the Beacon News, Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois on February
7, 1933.


Transcribed by: J Holmes

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