Dr Annie Spencer obituary funeral in Batavia Illinois
Dr Annie Whitney Spencer long time Batavia physician died at Bellevue Place sanitarium following a long illness. Funeral services were held at Burnett Johnson funeral home with Rev G A Jooilittle officiating. Burial at Rosehill cemetery Chicago. She lived at 103 North Batavia Avenue and practiced in northern Illinois for over 50 years. She was 85. One sister survives in Evanston.
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Annie Spencer
Annie Whitney Spencer
Burnett & Johnson
G. A. Joolittle
First Methodist Church
Rosehill Cemetery
Chicago
Spencer
Bellevue Place
Batavia Avenue
Batavia
Illinois
Evanston
Mrs Ida E Elfstrom Funeral Held In Batavia
Funeral services were held for Mrs Ida E Elfstrom at Burnett Johnson cemetery interment followed at West Batavia cemetery She died Saturday night at Community hospital after weeks ill Born in Batavia April 19 1871 she spent her life here A charter Mission church member she was married to Axel Elfstrom in 1890 Their 50th anniversary was observed four years ago Surviving are husband two daughters Margaret Borgstrom Martha Hemple a son Philip Elfstrom Wheaton four grandchildren a great granddaughter and one sister Edwin Bowman of Batavia
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Ida E. Elfstrom
McKee St
Burnett & Johnson
G. F. Forsberg
Covenant Mission Church
West Batavia
Elfstrom
Mission Church
Axel Elfstrom
Margaret Borgstrom
Martha Hemple
Davenport
Iowa
Philip Elfstrom
Chicago Aurora & Elgin Railroad
Wheaton
Edwin Bowman
Batavia
Worthington Rites Held For Mrs Amy Worthington
Funeral services were conducted Monday at Crane funeral home for Mrs. Amy Worthington of Geneva who died Saturday after a long illness. Rev. George Ashley led the service. interment followed at West Batavia cemetery. She was born May 25 1879 in Batavia to the Burton family and educated at St Marys School for Girls. She was married to Dr Major Worthington who died ten years ago, and she leave a daughter Mrs Thomas Scroggin and grandson Jerry Cox both of Geneva. Also surviving are step mother Mrs Maude Burton and half brother Don Burton of Tulsa. Her brother the late Mayor J Van Burton died about ten years ago after serving Batavia as mayor.
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Crane Funeral Home
Amy Worthington
Community Hospital
Geneva
George Ashley
Calvary Episcopal Church
West Batavia Cemetery
Worthington
Batavia
Amos Burton
St. Mary’s Episcopal School For
Galesburg
Major Worthington
Illinois Educational and Research Hospital
Chicago
Farnklin Street
Thomas Scroggin
Jerry Cox
Maude Burton
Don Burton
Tulsa
Oklo
J. van Burton
Thomas 4
Bethany Lutheran Church Sunday School
Bernice Olson
Marion Swanson
Ethel Larson
Claire Carlson
Margaret Anderson
Melba Pierson
Louise Borg
Sadie Lundborg
Bernice Melby
Bertha Johnson
Mary Tincknell Yaeger
Katherine Hubbard
Virginia Wyllie
Olga Anderson
Elsie Carlson
Candy
Violet Peterson
May Lundberg
Lois
Swan Johnson
Anderson
K. C. Hall
Clara Kunstman
Elsie Renaud
Sadie Bernardo
Marion Johnson
Loretta Ass
William J. Cook
Aurora
Sgt. Cook
San Bernardino
Calif
Charles Johnson
Walnut Street
Emma Peterson
Bethany Lutheran Parsonage
Philip Thelander
Vasa Lodge
John Swanson
Axel Nelson
Eleanor Longo
Donald Allison
Gary, Ind
Harry Herberger
Fred Schroeder
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Emil Schroeder
Los Angeles
Geneva Hotel
George Cassell
T. W. Roberts
Russell Perusse
Wm. Rimecus
Selma Anderson
Grace Markuson
Dorothy Johnson
Stanley
Ted S. Daniels
William Johnson
Mallory Avenue
Set
George Beckman
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
India
John Calvin Hazelton
Sil c
Gordon Royal Rogers
E. G. Rogers
South Batavia Avenue
Engineer Officers
Fort Belvoir
Robert Bailey
Army Air Corps
Harold Bailey
Edwin Opps
Sarasota
Fla
Joe Anderson
Alma
Selma
E. V. Zanders
Zanders
William Karuse
Phil Duggan
Home Bureau
Gertrude Fields
County Home
August Markuson
Blaine Street
Rockford
Mrs Edwin Jones Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Mary Averill Jones 54 wife of Edwin Jones died Friday December 17 at her home 109 North Van Buren street after a lingering illness. Born in Du Page county September 24 1890 she lived in this vicinity all her life. Survived by husband four daughters and one son including Mrs Florence Huff Mrs Dorothy Bowron and Mrs Louis Anderson.
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Mary Averill Jones
Edwin Jones
van Buren Street
DuPage County
Florence Huff
Dorothy Bowron
Louis Anderson
G O P Leaders of Kane County Dine at Hotel Baker
The Kane County Republican Central Committee held a post election dinner at Hotel Baker attended by precinct committeemen and county officers. Merritt J. Little chaired and spoke as chairman and senator elect, with brief remarks from several county communities. Batavia attendees included Bert N. Johnson August J. Mier Frank Olson Arthur Hoover Ansgar L. Carlson and Arnold P. Benson.
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Kane County
Republican Central Committee
Baker
Merritt J. Little
Batavia
Bert N. Johnson
August J. Mier
Frank Olson
Arthur Hoover
Ansgar L. Carlson
Arnold P. Benson
Little Seven Standings Spotlight Wheaton St Charles Tie
Wheaton and St Charles sit atop the Little Seven with three wins and no losses each. Dundee, Naperville, Geneva, Batavia, West Chicago, and Sycamore trail with upcoming games listed and holiday tournaments noted.
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Geneva
Batavia
Wheaton
West Chicago
Naperville
Dundee
St. Charles
Sycamore
Rochelle
Clinton
Varsity
Pet Wheaton
rrak'Sante Pot Wheaton
Geneva Sundaes
Obituary Notice for Mrs Lorraine Averill and Family Ties
Mrs Lorraine Averill of Elgin and Clinton Jones of the U S Coast Guard based in Trinidad are named in the obituary. Survived by her father Frank Averill and siblings Laura Morris Florence Bartholomew Harry James Robert Ella Freeman Norton Ruth, with four grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 from Crane funeral home with burial in East Batavia cemetery.
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Lorraine Mueller
Elgin
Clinton Jones
S. C
U. S. Coast Guard
Trinidad
Frank Averill
Laura Morris
Florence Bartholomew
Aurora
Harry
James Averill
Robert
Concord
N. H
Ella Freeman
Norton Averill
Geneva
Ruth
Hammond
Ind
Crane Funeral Home
East Batavia
Sunday Schedule on C A & E Road for Holidays
The Chicago Aurora and Elgin railroad will run on regular Sunday schedules between Chicago and western suburbs and Fox River Valley cities on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Extra coaches will be added to handle holiday demand and wartime workers. New Year’s Eve service will run to 2:35 a.m. January 1, 1945, from Chicago to all system points including Fox River Valley cities and areas west of Wheaton.
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Chicago Aurora and
Elgin
Chicago Loop
Chicago
Fox River Valley
Aurora
Batavia
Geneva
St. Charles
Wheaton
Bluejacket Knitters Report Useful Year’s Work in 1944
Fox Valley Bundles for Bluejackets unit reports a productive year with nearly 600 garments knitted for sailors and coast guardsmen. Local chairwoman Mrs Leslie Danielson and Chicago knitting chair Mrs Victoria Abbott commend cooperation and urge volunteers to pick up yarn at Roberts Gift Shop 219 West State Street Geneva after the holidays to knit sweaters.
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Fox Valley
Leslie Danielson
Chicago
Victoria Abbott
Roberts
West State St
Geneva
Barbershop Singers Stage Downtown Christmas Carols
The Fox Valley chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Singing in America, Inc. held a Christmas carol sing in Batavia. About 150 voices from Batavia Geneva and St. Charles performed at the Knights of Pythias hall and along Batavia streets despite cold weather.
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Fox Valley
The
Batavia
Geneva
St. Charles
Knights of Pythias
Furnas Electric Company
Civic Club Elects New Officers and Discusses Community Projects
The Civic club elected 1945 officers Led by President H. M. Primm and Vice President A. O. Larson The group reported remodeling work for the youth recreation center and added Rev Paul Bloomquist to an honor roll Diagonal parking on East Wilson Street and double parking were debated Small bonds were bought to help fund a mobile X ray unit for the Kane County Tuberculosis association
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Civic Club
H. M. Primm
A. O. Larson
George Erdman
Gilbert Hansen
Paul Bloomquist
East Wilson Street
Kane County Tuberculosis Association
Eighth Graders Present Gift to Moving Classmate
The eighth grade hosted a Christmas party at Grace McWayne School and gave Russell Benson a group gift. Benson will move to California with his parents, Mr and Mrs Eugene Benson, at the start of the year.
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Grace McWayne School
Russell Benson
Russell
California
Eugene Benson
Christmas Socials and Family Gatherings In Batavia
Batavia residents celebrate by exchanging gifts and sharing meals. Community groups from Church of the Brethren and Bethany Lutheran hold programs and plans. Families host relatives in Batavia and nearby towns during the Christmas weekend.
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Mrs
Hotel Baker
A & E Road
c/o
Batavia Herald
Lennox
Stevens Furnace Co
Zerachert
S. 3Rd St
St. Charles, Ill
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