Obituary for Leon E Fordham Sr 1912 1989
Leon E Fordham Sr 76 of Dixon died Sunday April 9 1989 at KSB Hospital after a 36 year career with Commonwealth Edison retirement 1976. He married Eleanor Rex in 1935 and leaves wife sons Robert M Leon E Jr Betty J Quaco 13 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren plus siblings and many relatives. Funeral 10 30 am Wednesday Preston Schilling Funeral Home with burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. visitation Tuesday noon to 9 pm with family 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm memorial to KSB Home Health Care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon E. Fordham, Sr
Logan Ave
KSB
Commonwealth Edison
Walnut
Jess and
Junie (Alshouse) Fordham
Eleanor Eileen Rex
Amboy
Richard ‘‘Burt
Dixon
Robert M
Sterling
Leon E., Jr
Betty J. Quaco
Jess, Jr
Charles
Gifford
Sublette
Grace Hicks
Odell
Louise) Frailey
Janet) Wedekind
James
Shirley) Kirk
Oregon
Preston- Schilling Funeral Home
Jay Carr
First United Methodist Church
Chapel Hill Memorial Park
Leaf River
Richard L. Nutt
E. First St
Rockford
Leaf River Public Schools
Ogle County
Willard A
Hazel R. (Grove) Nutt
Betty J. White
Rochelle
Lyle
John
Linda) Asbury
Maryville
Ohio
Finch Funeral Home
Mount Morris
Sharon L. Bullmer
Leaf River United
Albert R. Orr
Bradshaw
Dixon Developmental Center
Schuyler County
Willis
Bertha
Richey) Orr
VFW
Friendship Lodge No. 7
Af&am
Mary Eastham
Springfield
Industry
Marshall Litchfield
American Cancer Society
Lee County
Paul Thompson 18 Dies in Single Car Crash at Zumbrota
Paul Thompson 18 died Saturday April 8 1989 from injuries in a single car accident. A University of Minnesota Duluth student born June 3 1970 in Wilmar Minn he is survived by his parents Dr Robert and Martha Thompson of Zumbrota Minn brothers Andrew Grand Junction Colo and Peter St Peter Minn grandparents George and Elizabeth Lindquist Dixon and Margaret Thompson Marion Town. Funeral 1:30 p m Tuesday at United Redeemer Lutheran Church burial Zumbrota Cemetery visitation 5 9 p m today and until noon Tuesday at Larson Funeral Home and 1230 p m until service at church memorials accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zambrota
Minn
Paul Thompson
University of Minn
Duluth
Wilmar
Robert and
Martha (Lindquist) Thompson
Zumbrota
Andrew
Grand Junction
Colo
Peter
St. Peter
Obituaries Across Several Towns Mark April 1989
Multiple notices report deaths in Rochelle Oakwood Cemetery LaSalle Leaf River Walnut and nearby areas. Included are Joseph Padawan of Rockford formerly Rochelle, Catherine Donnelly of Ohio, Richard Nutt of Leaf River and Albert Orr of Dixon along with Margaret Monson of Walnut. Funeral details list dates times and bereavement support.
Dixon Area Hospital Admits and Discharges Sum Up Week
Friday admissions include Terri Kent Dale Cathey Dixon Helen Ports and Polo. Discharges feature Lester Schaefer Carl Lingle Delores Glenn Lori Cox Maria Chacon Dixon and Randall Anderson Amboy. Births announce a boy to Mr and Mrs Clark Kent of Dixon. Sunday lists Erin Holtz Dixon Irene Pratt Hanover Ray Bohn Amboy with multiple discharges including Lora Stephenitch Lyle Woodyatt and Wilhelmina Roach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri Kent
Dale Cathey
Dixon
Helen Ports
Polo
Lester Schaefer
Carl Lingle
Delores Glenn
Lori Cox
Maria Chacon
Randall Anderson
Amboy
Verneil Duncan
Margaret White
Franklin Grove
Nancy Cook
Clark Kent
Erin Holtz
Irene Pratt
Hanover
Ray Bohn
Emergency Calls Reported Saturday by Dixon City Fire
A series of Saturday dispatches shows multiple medical transports to KSB Hospital from Dixon City Fire Department. Names include Christopher Lazar, Robert Collins, Sara Bennett, Page Drive, Nikola Spinden, Janet Schmall. addresses listed. One call for Page Drive resulted in no transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Lazar
N. Dixon Ave
KSB Hospital
Dixon City Fire Department
Robert Collins
Lincoln Ave
Sara Bennett
First Ave
Page Drive
Dixon City Fire
Rochelle Hospital Admits and Discharges Report
Rochelle Hospital records show admissions Friday including Benjamin Rand Sharon Davis Linda Rhea Rochelle Roscoe Whitmer Franklin Grove Kenneth Webb and Ashton. Discharges include Mrs Albert Gittleson and baby Benjamin Rand Rochelle. Saturday discharges list Kristina Kelley Ashton Lilly Ebers Roscoe Whitmer Franklin Grove. Sunday admissions include Robert Char bonneau Cora Morris Rochelle. Discharges Sunday list Margaret Williams Edward Allison Minnie Johnson Linda Rhea and baby Rochelle Kenneth Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Rand
Sharon Davis
Linda Rhea
Rochelle
Roscoe Whitmer
Franklin Grove
Kenneth Webb
Ashton
Albert
Michelle) Gittleson
Kristina Kelley
Lilly Ebers
Monroe Center
Robert Charbonneau
Cora Morris
Margaret Williams
Edward Allison
Minnie Johnson
Fire department logs reveal multiple incidents in Dixon City
Saturday at 4:57 p.m. a wash down along Page Drive. At 10:49 p.m. a brush fire near Central and Fifth Street. Sunday at 5:39 p.m. a false alarm at Raynor plants 1 and 3. Dixon City Fire Department responded to each incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Drive
Dixon City Fire Department
Central
Fifth St
Raynor
Fire Call Summary at Chateau Estates Lot 85
Two false alarms at Chateau Estates Lot 85 reported Friday at 11:57 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. Dixon City Fire Department attended the first call while Dixon Rural provided mutual aid to the city on the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Estates
Dixon City Fire Department
Dixon Rural Fire Department
Police investigate car deer crash on Route 38 at Anchor
Dixon Police investigated a car deer accident Thursday evening at Illinois Route 38 and Anchor Road. A car driven by Frances Black, 62, Ashton, was eastbound when a deer jumped from the ditch into the left side. Black was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Illinois
Anchor Road
Frances Black
Ashton
Black
Arrests Listed Under Ogle County Warrant Violations
A list of arrests shows Dennis W. Nelson 19 Rockford on a warrant for failure to appear with $1,000 bond. Dawn G. Nelson 36 Mount Morris on a petition to revoke probation and unlawful delivery charge released on $10,000 bond. Friday and Saturday detentions include Jeffrey Williams 21 Dixon on a supervision violation, posted bonds ranging from $50 to $2,000, and several speeding or no passing zone offenses. Birthdays noted for Ruth Kreps 90 and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis W. Nelson
Rockford
Ogle County Sheriff's Department
Dawn G. Nelson
Mount Morris
Jeffrey Williams
Rebecca L. Medearis
Scott C. Rink
Lowes Park
Kelly J. Watkins
Ogle County Sheriff’s Department
Richard R. Ratledge
Forreston
William B. Dees
Rochelle
J.R. Russell
Bernard A. Malli
Dena Timmons
Galena Ave
Dixon Police Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leon Fordham
Albert Orr
Joseph Padawan
Sandy Hollow Rd
Rochelle Plumbing and Heating
Byron
Oglesby
Maria Padawan
Eleanor Entwistle
Plumber and Pipe Fitters Union No. 23
Phanton Regiment
Drum and Bugle Corp
Corino
Bud
Jonesville
Canton
Cornello
LaSalle
Unger-Horner Funeral Home
Donald Lavelle
Salem Lutheran Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Catherine Donnelly
Catherine E. Donnelly
Rte. 1
Perry Memorial Hospital
Princeton
James H
Susan (Hannon) Faley
M. Donnelly
Immaculate Conception Church
OCCW
Shirley
Edward
Joan) Anderson
Franklin E
Bernard E
Daniel J
Chillicothe
William Harbert
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Norberg Memorial
Richard Nutt
Margaret Monson
Margaret Marie Monson
Rte. 2
Henry
Leo
Marjorie (Smith) Ziegler
Delmar Monson
New Bedford Christian Church
CWF
Tiskilwa High School
St. Francis School of Nursing
Peoria
Lola Olds
Grain Valley
Gary
Linda) Brooks
Larry
Karla) Garland
Sandwich
Steve
Nyla) Arnold
Buda
Randy
Neil
Russell
Manlius
Louis
Tiskilwa
Garland Funeral Home
William Robinson
Manlius Cemetery
Funeral
Stam Edit
Franklin Grove Rd
Ksb’s Women’s Health Services
Shirley Stone
East Street
Betsy Bulfer
Dairy Queen
Ida Johnson
Lowell Park RD
Ruth Kreps
Jason Worrell
Avary Forster
David Dempsey
Loveland Community House
W. 2Nd St
Industry Cemetery
Preston-Scehilling
Wome, Ld
Medical Arts Clinic
eSue Silvest
Carol M. Richardson, Ashton
Shirley Wickey
Almira Morisse
Judy Smallwood
Dixon Virginia J. Elder, Dixon
Dixon Telegraph
Peoria Ave
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