Fern Amelia Crosley, daughter of Nathan Wardner and Jennie Burdick Crosley, was born Dec. 19, 1884, in Farina, Ill. She passed away from this life on Sept. 30, 1953, following a brief illness.
Moving to Milton, Wis., with her parents in 1898, Miss Crosley spent the greater part of her life in that community. She was graduated from Milton College in 1906, after which time she took advanced courses training in home economics preparatory to high school teaching in Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas.
After giving up teaching to care for her invalid mother, Miss Crosley took training fitting her to become a medical, X-ray, and physical therapy technician. The remaining years of her active life she served as a practical nurse. Miss Crosley was a valued, and until her health failed, active member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church.
Of her immediate family, one brother, Raymond of Chicago, survives her. Farewell services were conducted for her from her church on Oct. 3, 1953, with her pastor, Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph, in charge. Interment was in Farina, Ill., where a service was also conducted by Pastor Addison Appel.
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