TITLE	Romanian Funeral at Ilasco
DATE OF ORIGINAL	1912
DATE OF DIGITAL	2006-2
DESCRIPTION	ILASCO, MO - Many of the immigrants of Ilasco were from Romania and came to America specifically to work for the Atlas Portland Cement Company.  Most of the Romanians were Byzantine Catholics.  Here is a funeral picture taken in front of the Romanian Hall.  Although the name of the deceased is unknown, some of the attendees are Ignot Viorel, Simon Nehu, Anna Savu, Lince Ursu, Vene Rona, Amecau Gherman, Sabina Gherman and Vasilie Gherman.  After this picture, the mourners would have followed the body of the deceased up Country Hill Road where gravesite rites would be performed before internment at Marble Creek Cemetery.  The headstone would, of course, be made of cement from the cement plant.
CREATOR	Unknown
CONTRIBUTOR	Polc, David
PUBLISHER	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, Mo.)
SUBJECT	Immigrants, Romanian -- Missouri -- Ilasco -- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
SUBJECT	Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Missouri -- Ilasco.
SUBJECT	Company towns -- Missouri -- Ilasco -- Social life and customs.
SUBJECT	Romanian Hall (Ilasco, Mo.)
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Photographic reproduction, black and white, 10" by 8", some wearing on right margin, some speckling lower half of right side, white on upper right quadrant
DIGITAL FORMAT	jpg
IDENTIFIER	C10001