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Dilla taught school in Appleton, Wisconsin. She also homesteaded in South Dakota in the late 1880s.

This obituary does not appear to credit her with the years she taught before going to the Dakotas.

FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER DIES

MISS DILLA HARDACKER PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING

Had Been a Member of Appleton’s Instructional Corps for Period of Seven Years

Appleton, Wis., Monday, July 30

The death of Miss Dilla Hardacker, aged 55 years, occurred this morning at four o’clock after an illness that has extended over a long period. The deceased had made her home while in this city with Mrs. E. A. Mills at 763 Ida street. Death was due to consumption. The funeral services will be held from the Mills residence Wednesday afternoon, August 1, the Rev. S. H. Anderson officiating.

Miss Hardacker had been a teacher in the public schools of Appleton seven years. This work had been her life vocation and she had been an instructor for twenty-five years. She first came to Appleton about sixteen years ago and has resided here most of the time since, always making her home with Mrs. E. A. Mills when in the city. The deceased had a large acquaintance in the city and the news of her demise will be learned with sorrow. Besides her sister, Mrs. E. A. Mills, a brother, Herman Hardacker, of Ellington, survives.

Name	Open in new window Dilla Gertrude Hardacker
Birth	20 July 1851 Wisconsin
Death	30 July 1906 Appleton, Outagamie Co., Wisconsin Buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Lot 89, Greenville, Outagamie Co., Wisconsin
Marriage	Never married
Notes	Dilla taught school in Appleton, Wisconsin. She also homesteaded in South Dakota in the late 1880s. Read her diary for 1879. This obituary does not appear to credit her with the years she taught before going to the Dakotas. FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER DIES MISS DILLA HARDACKER PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING Had Been a Member of Appleton’s Instructional Corps for Period of Seven Years Appleton, Wis., Monday, July 30 The death of Miss Dilla Hardacker, aged 55 years, occurred this morning at four o’clock after an illness that has extended over a long period. The deceased had made her home while in this city with Mrs. E. A. Mills at 763 Ida street. Death was due to consumption. The funeral services will be held from the Mills residence Wednesday afternoon, August 1, the Rev. S. H. Anderson officiating. Miss Hardacker had been a teacher in the public schools of Appleton seven years. This work had been her life vocation and she had been an instructor for twenty-five years. She first came to Appleton about sixteen years ago and has resided here most of the time since, always making her home with Mrs. E. A. Mills when in the city. The deceased had a large acquaintance in the city and the news of her demise will be learned with sorrow. Besides her sister, Mrs. E. A. Mills, a brother, Herman Hardacker, of Ellington, survives.
Photographs	[probably about 1880]
Sources	Family records Burial location: www.townofgreenville.com
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