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Born: 1900-1901

Died: April 27, 1975

Married: William H. Rankin

Children: William C. Rankin, George H. Rankin, Helen R. Kaiser

Elizabeth C. Brockman Rankin


Adirondack Daily Enterprise, April 28, 1975

Elizabeth Rankin

Elizabeth C. Rankin, 74, of the De Chantal Apartments died early Sunday morning at the Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Plattsburgh where she had been staying for two weeks.

Mrs. Rankin was born in New York City, a daughter of George and Katie Thomas Brockman, and had lived here since she was four years old. Her husband, William H. Rankin, died in 1968.

She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, the Ladies of the Elks, and she had been a Red Cross volunteer for 25 years.

Surviving are: two sons, William C. Rankin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and George H. Rankin of Keeseville; a daughter, Helen R. Kaiser of Elmira; two sisters, Alice Nauer and Katherine Murphy of New York City; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fortune Funeral Home. A Bible Vigil will be held at 7 p.m. and a VFW Auxiliary service at 8 o’clock.

A Mass of the Resurrection will be offered at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard’s Church. Interment will follow in St. Bernard’s Cemetery.


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