Obituaries for Clarence Gaffey Melvin Schmall and Richard Gromell
Three deaths reported in Illinois area. Clarence E. Gaffey 93 of Heritage Square Sterling died December 12 1989 in KSB Hospital. Richard Ward Gromell 32 of 1113 Beech Drive Sterling died December 13 1989 in KSB Hospital. Melvin J. Schmall 64 of Dixon formerly of Dixon died December 12 1989 in Swedish American Hospital Rockford. Funeral details listed for each with respective funeral homes officiants and burial sites. Survivors and family relations provided for Schmall. Burial in Calvary Cemetery Sterling Emmert Cemetery Nachusa and other local sites noted. Visitation and service times specified for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Gaffey
Heritage Square
KSB
Helen
St. Mary’s Parish Center
Sterling
Harlan Clapsaddle
Calvary Cemetery
Grennan
Richard Ward Gromell
Beech Drive
Preston-Schilling Funeral Home
Loves Park
Melvin J. Schmall
Dixon
Wilma Crosswhite
Rockton
Karen
Machesney Park
Clarence
Virgil
Bonnie Whitlock
Judy Wintergren
Rockford
Alma Moyer
Virginia Warren
Delehanty Funeral Home
River Lane
Ray Artrip
Harlem Road
Emmert Cemetery
Nachusa
Local Obituaries and Hospital Notices Feature Dixon Area
Hospital admissions include Gregory Welker Harmon Joann Wegner Richard Glaser and Dixon resident listed as admitted on Tuesday. Discharged patient Bill Clement from Prophetstown. Births report Vanessa Anderson of Dixon a girl. Polo man Francis E Stover 58 dies in KSB Hospital Dixon on December 13 1989. He served in Korean War and worked for Watt Publishing in Mount Morris. Funeral Friday with Mass at St Marys Church Benson Brown Seidel and burial in St Marys Cemetery. Oregon resident Ellis D Pickering 81 dies December 12 1989 after long illness. He farmed Walnut area and ran D G Restaurant among other roles. Funeral Friday at Farrell Holland Funeral Home. Burial Riverview Cemetery. Visitation Thursday. Survivors include children and siblings. Memorial to St Marys Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Welker
Harmon
Joann Wegner
Richard Glaser
Dixon
Bill Clement
Prophetstown
Vanessa Anderson
Polo
Francis E. Stover
N. Green
Ksb Hospital
Watt Publishing
Mount Morris
Chicago
Otto
Florence
Major) Stover
Marine Corps
Henry
Jean) Taylor
Burlington
Wis
George
Benson-Brown-Seidel Funeral
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Donald Smithes
St. Mary’s Cemetery
St. Mary’s Church
Oregon
Ellis D. Pickering
S. Third St
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Rockford
Walnut
Paragon Foundaries
D&g Restaurant
Neponset
Fred
Fannie
Norton) Pickering
Mary Metcalf
Tiskilwa
Stanley Braden
Harold Braden
Cortland
William Pickering
Donna Pickering
Vero Beach
Fla
Farrell-Holland Funeral Home
Riverview Cemetery
Card of thanks for Delores Nagy expressed by family
The Nagy family thanks everyone who remembered Delores during her illness and after her death. Special gratitude to Sister Paula and Father John for prayers and comfort, St. Patrick's women's club, the KSB fourth floor nurses, pallbearers, drivers, friends, neighbors, and relatives. God bless you all. Louis Nagy and families and grandchildren and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Nagy
Paula
Father John
St. Patrick’s Women’s Club
KSB
Louis Nagy
David
Pam Cunningham
John
Debra Nagy
Karla Nagy
Jeff
Lorri Nagy
In memoriam Sharlin Mumford on her birthday
In memory of Sharlin Mumford born December 13 1967 died December 19 1983 you would have been 22 today. I miss you and think of you every day. I am alone with nothing to do and my mind fills with memories of the good times we shared. Love Jodi Hepner Faley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharlin Mumford
Jodi
Hepner
Faley
Multiple medical assists and transports in Dixon area
A list of emergency calls shows several 911 events by Dixon City and Rural Fire departments. Persons include Richard W. Gromell Lori Thomas Jamie Kyger Barbara Brown with transports or medical assists to KSB Hospital and rural facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Gromell
Beech Drive
KSB Hospital
Dixon Rural Fire Department
Lori Thomas
Mount Morris
Dixon City Fire Department
Jamie Kyger
Sproul
Barbara Brown
S. Galena Ave
Admitted and Discharged Patients List
Admitted Tuesday: Virginia Whipple Ashton. Discharged Tuesday: Judith Dickinson David Schwiter Rochelle. Admitted Wednesday: Kari Hensley Leaf River Andrew Fenelon Chana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Whipple
Ashton
Judith Dickinson
David Schwiter
Rochelle
Kari Hensley
Leaf River
Andrew Fenelon
Chana
Dixon Man Receives National Guard Outstanding NCO Award
Bobby Knight of Dixon was named the outstanding non commissioned officer for 1989 of the 126th civil engineer squad of the Illinois National Guard. The Dec. 3 ceremony in Chicago recognized Knight from nearly 100 NCOs for bearing leadership and people skills. Knight, a Dixon High School graduate, served four years active duty in the Air Force and works as a correctional sergeant at Dixon Correctional Center. He is a taekwondo practitioner and defensive tactics instructor, a Lee County reserve deputy, and a part time student at SVCC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Knight
Dixon
Illinois National Guard
Chicago
Knight
Dixon High School
United States Air Force
Dixon Correctional Center
Dae, Knight
DCC
Robert Knight, Jr
Lee County Reserve
SVCC
Par son injured after car hits house in Rochelle
Patricia A Parsons 28 of 1250 N Eighth St Apt 5 was injured when her northbound car left Seventh Street, ran over a bush and struck the porch of Casey Bates home at 1012 N Seventh Ave. She was treated for head injuries at Rochelle Community Hospital and released. She was ticketed for driving under the influence. Vehicle damage listed as over $250. house damage undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Patricia A. Parsons
North Eighth Street
Apt. 5
Parsons
Seventh Street
Casey Bates
North Seventh Avenue
Rochelle Community Hospital
Simon to meet in Bureau County town hall
Illinois Senator Paul Simon will hold a December 20 town meeting at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in DePue Bureau County at 5 30 p m The session aims to discuss jobs health care affordable housing drugs and education as he seeks a second term facing Republican Lynn Martin Also wishing Dorothy Higgs a happy birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau County
DePue
Paul Simon
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
First St
Simon
Illinois
Lynn Martin
R-Loves
Two Car Crashes Lead to Local Citations in Dixon
Multiple weekend collisions produced traffic tickets for three drivers and minor injuries. Laura Orsted and Karen Edwards, both 16 and 17, were cited after a rear end collision on Third Street near Galena Avenue. Edwards faced a license issue, while Orsted was cited for failing to reduce speed. A separate First Street collision resulted in a failure to yield ticket for Shane Hewitt, 21. At Ninth Street and College Avenue, Darlene Bouchard, 34, was cited for not wearing a seat belt after a southbound crash with Stacey Otten, 23. Bouchard received treatment at KSB Hospital for minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Third Street
Galena Avenue
Laura Orsted
Mount Morris
Karen Edwards
Cummins St
Orsted
Edwards
Ofsted
First Street
Grant Avenue
Franklin Grove
Shane Hewitt
Robert Campbell
E. Chamberlin St
Darlene Bouchard
College Ave
Ninth Street
College Avenue
Bouchard
Stacey Otten
Jackson Ave
Dixon City Fire Department
KSB Hospital
Speeding and traffic fines roll through Midwest list
A lengthy police docket records speeding cases across multiple towns with ages and addresses. Notable fines include 78 mph in a 55 zone at $26 plus costs for James Spickelmier and 70 mph in a 55 zone for Kenneth Reid at $45 plus costs. Additional offenses cover disobeying traffic control devices failure to yield and no valid registration with varied penalties including six months supervision and DUI charges. The compilation names numerous individuals and towns including Boulder City Las Vegas Bettendorf Rockford Sterling and Chicago among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Spickelmier
Boulder City
Nev
Charles Fiser
Cordova
Fredric Bartemeyer Jr
Bettendorf
Iowa
Kenneth Reid
Homewood
Shane Ernst
Pine Bluff Jr
David Wolfe
S. Hennepin
Craig Smith
Polo
Douglas Little
Crawford
Mary Nelson
Sterling
Joe Zimmerman
Plano
William Matthews Jr
Bloody Gulch Rd
Donald Jones
Santa Claus Ind
Bernard Chapman
Rockford
Frank Hiatt III
Amboy
Jerald Nolden
Baraboo
Wis
Jimmie Hicks
Hancerville
Ala
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Gaffey
Richard Gromell
Melvin Schmall
Francis Stover
Ellis Pickering
Tieal
VOC Vale Ly Lane Action Recliners
Harold's Furniture
W. Rt
Rock Falls
Berkley
Sportsman’s
N. Galena
Dixon Man
Nat. Guard
Robby Knight
Bureau Co
Dorothy Higgs
Ed and
Sue Bernardin
Jerry Kenney Insurance Agency
North Galena Dixon
Sauk Valley Community College
Gerry
The
Small Business Development Center
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Center For Business and Economic Development Center
IL Rt
Douglas
Christopher Wightman
Eldridge
Loretta Wolker
Princeton
David Stanley
E. Everett
Jason Storey
Murray
Michael Mitchell
Ursula Gassner
Washington
Eric Coffey
van Buren
Jennifer Kowalczyk
Lansing
Barbara Morgan
Council Bluffs
Candace Catanese
Addison
George Moore
Milwaukee
Shelley Pitzer
Dennis White
Delmar
Raymond Wehr
Northbrook
Roseann Witherspoon
Fairfield
Patricia Pritchard
Beech
William Kerley
Factory St
David Weeks
Ottawa
Davenport
Alvin Spencer
West Ninth
Fernando Carvajal
William Manalo
Eric
Glen Ringgold
Gary Mellett
Harrison Ave
Timothy Miller
Tara Galvin
Lowes Park
Richard Christensen
Telegraph
Red Cross
MasterCard
VISA
Warra
William & Mary Computer Center
Rte
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