Former Forest Park Residents Relocate to West Coast and Florida
A look at the Review subscribers who moved away lists many former Forest Park residents now in California and Florida. Names appear with cities such as Oakland Salinas Arcadia Burbank Glendale Hollywood Monrovia Riverside San Diego Santa Barbara and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldiwerese
Forest Park
Illinois
Jer] J. Busch
Reading
Berks
England
California
C. C. Bergman
Oakland
Calif
R. E. Karp
Salinas
Roy Jacobs
Arcadia
Harry Hann
Burbank
J. F. Malee
Cambrian Park
M. Rafferty
Covina
Pearl Marklein
Glendale
Josephine Gagnier
Gardena
Victor Bengard
Harbor City
Anna K. Nielsen
E. Kern
Hollywood
Gilbert Pries
Boyens
al Pidde
Inglewood
Julia Enright
Carol E. Nord
W. H. Shea
Josephine L. Welch
Los Angeles
Janes J. Burmeister
M. St. Dominic
Monrovia
Ronald Beck Dies In Mountain Fall At Yosemite
Ronald W. Beck 19 of Forest Park fell about 75 feet while climbing Grizzly Peak in Yosemite National Park California. The Proviso Township graduate was on a western parks tour with his family and an uncle. Funeral services were held at St John’s Lutheran Church with burial at Chapel Hill Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyre
Robert Beck
Wilbur S Buenger
Lathrop
Ronald
Proviso Township
Forest Park
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Paul
Chapel Hill Garden
Eagles and Auxiliary Plan Tag Day Fundraiser
The Ladies Auxiliary of Forest Park Eagles Aerie and the Aerie will hold a Tag Day on Friday and Saturday September 7-8 to raise funds for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. All proceeds go to research with no admin expenses. five years total reach $775,858.07 and a one million dollar goal.
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Forest Park Eagles Aerie
The
Aerie
Damon Runyon
Louise Schultz
Forest
Beatrice Guthrie
Fillmore
Rites Held for Mrs. Helen Burzlaff Forest Park Pastor’s Wife
Mrs. Helen Burzlaff 46 wife of St. Pauls Lutheran Forest Park pastor died August 30. Service at St. Pauls led by Pastor M L Bischoff and Dr August Engelbrecht with Car nembold conducting liturgy. interment Forest Home cemetery. Survivors include husband two daughters Elizabeth Karsten Charlotte Burzlaff two sisters Bertha Wingfield Lillian Valentine and two grandchildren Norman and David Karsten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Burzlafff
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Forest Park
St. Paul's
M. L. Bischoff
Peoria
August Engelbrecht
Mendota
Car Nembold
Chicago
Forest Home Cemetery
Helen Fuhrmann Burzlaff
Clinton
Walter Burzlaff
Redfield
S. D
Cedar Falls
Compton
Elizabeth Karsten
Charlotte Burzlail
Bertha Wingfield
Lillian Valentine
Norman and
David Karsten
Elderly Woman Breaks Arm in Bedroom Fall
Lena Gorke, 77, of 517 Hannah, suffered a broken right arm Aug. 28 after a fall from her bed. She was taken to Oak Park Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Gorke
Hannah
Oak Park Hospital
Frank Lange Dies Local Pioneer and Village Official
Frank Lange a Forest Park pioneer and longtime village official died at Oak Park hospital after a jaundice attack. Born March 20 1881 he spent his life serving Forest Park as carpenter contractor and building commissioner with stints as street superintendent and village commissioner. He married Elizabeth Stieg in 1907 and celebrated their Golden Anniversary this summer leaving two children Mayme and Harald. Masonic services were held at Zimmerman and Son funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lange
Oak Park Hospital
Mr. Lange
Forest Park
Lange
Elizabeth Stieg
Lyons
Mayme
V Harald
Zimmerman and Son Funeral
Postmaster Applicants Sought for Forest Park Vacancy
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applications for Forest Park postmaster to replace the late Arthur Schuler. The position pays 5800 annually with a 1 year residence requirement and a 70 year age cap. Applications due Sept 25. no written test, candidates evaluated on experience and fitness.
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Forest. Park
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Arthur Schuler
Louis Peglau
Bicyclist Suffers Possible Fracture
Carol Greer age 11 of Marengo suffered a possible fracture of the right thigh after losing control of a bike at 13th and Elgin on August 30. Dean Miller rode on the rear fender. Carol was taken to Oak Park hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Greer
Marengo
Elgin
Dean Miller
Carol
Qak Park
Sermon by Rev Roth and Chapel Hill Interment Details
Rev Roth delivered the sermon at News home Saturday. Interment followed at Chapel Hill cemetery. Survivors include Mrs Lange daughter Mayme and Mr and Mrs Harold Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roth
Chapel Hill Cemetery
Lange
Mayme
Harold Lange
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florida
F. Andree
Riverside
Kei Tiernan
San Diego
Critchfield
San Fernando
Cat
Caustenoe Kessel
Santa Ana
Canaberr Watkins
Santa Barbara
Robert W. Busse
M. DeVal
J. Herold
Ronald Beck
Mountain Fall
Eagles
Helen Burzlaff
Edith
St. Bernardine School
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