Obituaries for Antone Youskevtch and Harold Meier
Antone Youskevtch 84 of South Wilmington died at home. Funeral services were held at Patterson Funeral Chapel then to St. Lawrence Church. Burial was Mt. Olivet Cemetery. He leaves wife Mary and several children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Harold Meier 63 of South Wilmington died at Morris Hospital. Funeral services will be at Patterson Funeral Chapel with burial in Braceville Gardner Cemetery. She was born Feb 5 1910 and was active in local veterans and club groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braidwood
Antone Youskevtch
South Wilminton
Patterson Funeral Chapel
South Wilmington
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Victor Rudden
John Wilson
David Walking
Robert Hintze
Michael Youskevtch
Richard Youskevtch
Julius Roark
Mt. Olivet
Braceville
Mary
Harry
Ann) Smith
John
Antone
Gardner
Joseph
Coal City
Tony) Shoudis
Harold
Jennie) Meier
Morris Hospital
Charles Torz
Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
Jerry Stepanek
Earl Deno
Joseph Corneglio
John Cima
Donald Torz
Antone Shoudis
Mrs. Meier
Amiens Post
VFW
Star Club
Fox Center
Dwight
Coal City Youth Charged With Aggravated Battery
A Coal City youth, William J. Phillips, 19, released on 5000 bond after arrest Saturday for aggravated battery at the Saratoga Inn on Illinois 47. Attendant Kelly J. Shay alleges Phillips struck him with a hammer after an earlier incident involving knocked over tires. Phillips was cited earlier Saturday for speeding 70 mph in a 50 mph zone and posted 25 bond for an Aug. 13 court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Saratoga Inn
Illinois 47
William J. Phillips
Garfield St
Kelly J. Shay
Phillips
Shay
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
Thomas Brown
Illinois
Morris
Woman Reports Car Sideswipe Near Ashton Road
Mrs Ida M Nelson of Route 3 reported a hit and run on U S 6 at 10 30 p m Friday. She was driving west when an unknown eastbound car with bright lights scraped her vehicle half a mile west of Ashton Road. Officers searched Heatherfield Subdivision Old Stage and Saratoga Roads but located no suspect vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Three cited for liquor violations in Morris Patrol report
Michael J. Droviak, 19, Joliet, ticketed for illegal transportation of liquor. Herbert A. Wyeth, 20, 619 Vine St. and Mike W. Saltsman, 20, Rte. 2, cited for illegal possession of liquor. All posted bonds. Droviak to appear Aug. 15, Wyeth Aug. 20, Saltsman Aug. 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Droviak
Joliet
Herbert A. Wyeth
Vine St
Mike W. Saltsman
Rte. 2
Morris
Robert Suddarth
North St
Liberty St
Bond
Kroviak
Wyeth
Saltsman
William C. Bloomfield
Second Ave
Paul Ehrman
Bloomfield
Robert A. Maskel
Washington St
James Creed
Main St
Maskel
Youth charged with assault at Liberty Place YMCA
Larry S. Wicks, 19, of Route 4, was charged with assault after Jesse Hausken accused him of trying to strike him with a ping pong paddle at 2 30 p m Friday at the Liberty Place YMCA. Wicks denied the charge and posted 50 bond for an August 15 court date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry S. Wicks
Rte. 4
Jesse Hausken
Wicks
Liberty Place
Batista Dies at 72 in Spain Resort Villa
Former Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista died at a Guadalmina villa near Marbella Spain at age 72 after a heart attack following a family meal His funeral services were planned for Tuesday in Madrid with burial in San Isidro cemetery The Cuban Embassy in Madrid acknowledged his death while Radio Havana briefly reported it
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Marbella
Spain
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Here
Ruben
Exsergeant
Cuba
Guadalmina
Batista
Marta
Jorge
Fulgencio
Roberto
Marta Maria
Madrid
San Isidro
Radio Havana
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Conduct charge on Mazon man in Grundy County
Nolan D. Carey of Mazon was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after a complaint by his wife Wiladean Carey. He was released on a $25 bond and is set to appear in court on August 13.
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Nolan D. Carey
Mazon
Grundy County
Two Wilmington men arrested for track conduct at Grundy Speedway
Ronald E. Elliot age 25 and Jerry L. Morey age 26 both of Wilmington were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at Grundy County Speedway at 12 15 a m Saturday by Grundy County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Brown after Eugene Foster the track official reported disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald E. Elliot
Jerry L. Morey
Wilmington
Grundy County Speedway
Grundy County
Thomas Brown
Elliot
Morey
Brown
Eugene Foster
Sheriff's Office
Foster
Ron Fox
Braceville Gas Station Damage Suspect Backs Wrecker Into Front Window
Braceville police filed a property damage complaint after a hit and run damaged Mrs. Bernadette Oster's auto service station. Ronald Basham admitted backing a wrecker into a soft drink machine, shoving it into the front window. A disturbance report followed as security noted ongoing issues with Morey and Elliot, who were later released on bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braceville
Grundy County
Auto parts found along Sand Ridge Road fence line
Grundy County Sheriff's Department received a call at 2 50 p m Saturday reporting auto parts found wrapped and placed along a fence on Sand Ridge Road west of Brown Road Deputy Sheriff Roy Christensen recovered four chrome hub caps and a radio at the scene
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Grundy County
Two Car Crash on Illinois 47 Involves Dickson And Schroeder
Thomas M. Dickson, 25, of Montgomery and Roger L. Schroeder, 20, of Aurora, were in a two car collision on Illinois 47 at Gore Rd at 1 30 p m Friday. Dickson was southbound and turning onto Gore Rd when his vehicle was rear ended by Schroeder who was also southbound.
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Thomas M. Dickson
Montgomery
Roger L. Schroeder
Aurora
Illinois 47
Gore Rd
Dickson
Walt
Avco
Schroeder
Schroder
Denise Phobus
Barkley
Dicksen
Schrader
Arco Station
Rochelle man charged with disorderly conduct at intersection
Thomas L. Phillips 21 of Rochelle was charged by City Policeman James L. Creed with disorderly conduct after yelling obscenities from his car as traffic stalled at Main and Liberty Streets. Bond set at $25. court date August 20.
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Thomas L. Phillips
Rochelle
James L. Creed
Main
Liberty Sts
Creed
Phillips
Bicycle Theft Reported From Ferris Residence
Jeffrie Ferris of 1618 Black St. told City Police that a ten speed bicycle was stolen from in front of his garage between 9 and 10 p.m. Friday. The case is under police report.
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Jeffrie Ferris
Black St
Ferris
Fire call to Federal Paper Board red shed
Morris Fire Department responded at 10 20 a m Friday to a fire at the red shed at 960 North Street but canceled after the call.
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Morris Fire Department
Federal Paper Board
North St
Woman treated after argument near Mazon Creek fishing site
A Will County deputy sheriff assisted a woman after an argument with her husband while fishing at the Mazon Creek near Pine Bluff. The incident occurred at about 8 20 p m Sunday and led to medical treatment for the woman.
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Will County
Grundy County
Vandals Attack Road With Bulldozer Incident
Rollin Bargo of Goose Lake Township reported a bulldozer started on Jugtown road tore up the surface and left running. A deputy shut it down and Sheehan Construction's superintendent promised battery cables would be removed from machines in the future.
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Rollin Bargo
Goose Lake Township
Grundy County
Car vandalism and domestic incident reported in Joliet area
James Hynds reported his car damaged in the 100 block of East Washington Street with a smashed windshield a dented hood and a broken antenna. Deputy Gordon Richardson said William Price 33 Joliet cut his wife Erma 26 hands during an argument and took her to St Joseph Hospital Joliet where she was treated. she refused to sign a complaint.
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James Hynds
E. Jackson St
E. Washington St
Bridge
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet
Gordon Richardson
Will County
Richardson
Price
Man Injured In Accidental Gunshot Wound
Richard Decker twenty two of Braceville was listed in fair condition at Morris Hospital after an accidental .22 caliber gun discharge while holstering the weapon. A Grundy County Sheriff's report said he and a friend shot at cans in a drainage ditch. the slug lodged above his ankle and was removed at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Decker
Braceville
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
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