Funeral Rites Held for Auto Crash Victims in Kankakee
Funeral services for Robert Schweizer and his wife Alda Lulu Schweizer were held at First Congregational Church in Kankakee with Rev. Darrell Farnham officiating. They died in a highway crash on U S 54 near Peotone when their car collided with a northbound vehicle driven by Bishop Gerald Francis Burrill. Interment followed at Mound Grove cemetery. The Schweizers, longtime Frankfort residents, were survived by eight grandchildren and several children. he had worked as an auditor and educator and was a Lions Club member. The bishop sustained facial injuries and was treated at St Marys Hospital in Kankakee.
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Robert Schweizer
Alda Lulu
Frankfort
First Congregational Church
Kankakee
Darrell Farnham
Mound Grove Cemetery
Schweizer
Gerald Francis Burrill
Chicago
St. Mary’s Hospital
U.S. 54
Peotone
Alda Lulu March
Yataga
Ill
Mc Schweizer
Hoboken
Scheizer
Twu Sac
Conrad Matson
Galesburg
Wesley Williamson
Wataga
E. Court St
Mokena
Marycrest Business College
Joliet
Lions Club
National Association of Accountants
Schweizers
First Congregational Church of
L W High Plans Honor Night and Graduation Events
Lincoln Way High School schedules Honor Night on June 5 and graduation on June 6 with ceremonies in the auditorium at 8 00 p m. The program features the concert band under Robert Taylor and a guest invocation by Rev Cecil Koop OFM of St Marys Mokena. honor diplomas and awards follow with speakers from the University of Illinois and local dignitaries.
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Lincoln Way
Dennis Porick
John Porick
West 194Th Street
Mokena
University of Illinois
Dennis
Illinois
Henry Drummond
Lincoln Way High School
Robert Taylor
Cecil Koop
OFM
St. Mary’s Church
Ivy
Tom Olson
Thomas E. Flanigan
M. Dale Baughman
College of Education
A. Hunter Chapman
Albert H. Krusemark
Board of Education
James A
Italy
Duane Warning
Jack Gretz
Gail Gregory
Gayle Harling
Lorna Miller
Marilyn Miller
Fern
John Kropp
Judy Wiegel
Roselyn Wright
Kenneth Kinney
Henry Neler
Thomas Flanigan
Lettermen’s Club
Ron Larsen
Linda Schwab
DeKalb
Robert van Rheeden
Warren Anderson
Kenneth Oetter
Bobzin-Swinford Post 1098
Frankfort
American Legion Awards
Mokena Chamber Plans United Fund Push
Mokena Chamber of Commerce discussed a United Fund style campaign to unify local charity drives. They approved Fourth of July fireworks plans and debated financing, village council approval, and installment payments to charities, aiming to replace multiple drives with a single coordinated effort.
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United Fund
Mokena
Chamber
Frankfort Grade School Bonds Nearing Vote
Frankfort grade school voters face a June 10 bond election of 145000 for a five room addition and upgrades including toilets entrances and classrooms. The plan funds a future site plus kindergarten space with an architect fee of 7700 and state aid rules noted. Absentee ballot applications available at the school office or with board secretary Lois Hossbach with deadlines June 5 by mail and June 7 in person.
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Frankfort
U.S. 45
U.S. 30
Mary
PWA
Lois Hossbach
Graduation Exercises For Rural Will County Schools Set At Lincoln Way
Graduation ceremonies for twelve Will County rural schools will be held in a joint program at Lincoln Way high school on Friday June 2 at 8:00 p m. Forty three students will form the class. The program opens with a processional and Lincoln Way organ music. Reverend Erich Bizer will give the invocation and benediction. Dr John W English will address the graduates and diplomas will be presented by Verne E Cracker. Participants include graduates from Ann Rutledge Reiter Schmuhl Marley Wietendorf Summit Hill communities.
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Will Country
Lincoln Way High School
Lincoln Way
Erich Bizer
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ of Frankfort
Tom Olson
Boyd R. Bucher
John W. English
Joliet
Verne E. Cracker
Will County
Ann Rutledge
Reiter
Schmuhl
Marley
Wietendorfs
Summit Hill
James Albrecht
Esther Blevins
Robert Clark
Roger Clark
Gunnar Hendrickson
Margaret Heston
Paulette Janard
Carol Jones
Michael Labuda
Tony Lamble
Edna Lyons
Danny Olsen
Bill Staton
Alan Wilson
Wietendorf
Frankfort
Richard Been III
Kathy Brady
Ralph Doner
Fred Hentsch
Terry Johnson
Cynthia Marks
Harold Maschmeyer
Vince Petrusa
Linda Schein
Harry Skala
Robert Stanek
Robert Wyzevich
Flashers urged for Francis Road crossing after fatal crash
A coroner's jury at Baskerville Chapel New Lenox urged Wabash to install flasher lights at the Francis road crossing after Patrick Horan 18 died May 16 when his car struck a southbound train. The jury blamed sightlines, noted prior fatalities, and asked inspectors to assess the crossing with support from railway conductors groups.
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Wabash Railroad
Francis Road
Baskerville Chapel
New Lenox
Willard G. Blood
Patrick Horan
Lincoln- Way High
Wabash
Gordon Cox
Perry Ellen Lane
The
Brotherhood
Open House Planned at New St Marys Convent
A public open house will be held Sunday June 4 from 2 to 5 PM at the new St Marys Convent beside the church on 19th Street. Construction was completed by local contractor Ervin Friant and attendees may tour the premises.
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Lenox Church of the Nazarene
N. Cedar Rd
Wood Street
St. Mary’s Convent
19Th Street
Ervin Friant
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South Deanery
Robert
Richard
Denver
Randy
Patricia Pagoria
Barbara Palanca
Chicago Heights
Nancy Laine
Joyce
April
Marcia
Alfred
George Sangmeister
Walter Pfaff
Will Tuttle
Mokena Village
James Surovic
Tuttle
L-W
Arion Music
George Smego
Band
Boosters
Daryl W. van Ordstrand
Lions of Lincoln Way
Mokena Chamber
Ralph Rice
Francis Rd
Cox
Springfield
General Assembly
Illinois Commerce Commission
James Wood
Waymen’s Organization
Horan
James Battle
Lester Brown
Edward Osmus
Frank Goetschel
Frank Valy
American Legion
Village Hall
Wolf Road
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