Obituaries for Maz on-Joseph Sereno Sr and Gratton Barker
Joseph Sereno Sr 66 of rural Gardner dies suddenly at home. He ran a Phillips 66 station in Mazon for 13 years and worked for the Illinois Highway Department before retiring in 1971. Survived by daughters Phyllis Cluck Shirley Matzen Jr Dorothy Johnson and sons Joseph Franklin Thomas. and many relatives. Funeral Saturday at Davis Funeral Home with Rev Wayne Fyffe. burial in Mazon Cemetery. Gratton Barker 82 former Coal City resident dies in Florida. Body to Reeves Funeral Home Coal City for funeral Monday with Rev Billy Pearson officiating. burial in Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Visitation Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials to Mazon Methodist Church.
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Mazon
Joseph Sereno Sr
Gardner
Coal City
Frank
Ada
Hatch) Sereno
Phillips 66
State of Illinois Highway Department
Mazon Methodist Church
Loyal Order of Moose
Teamsters Union
Emanual
Dorothy) Johnson
Eugene
Phyllis) Cluck
Oak Forest
Robert
Shirley) Matzen Jr
Joseph Jr
Franklin E
Dwight
Thomas D
Charles
Pearl) Small
Dave
Ruth) Anderson
Morris
Howard
Marie) Lane
Verona
Thomas
Ruby) Parker
Harry
Frank R
Davis Funeral Home
Wayne Fyffe
Gratton L. Barker
Florida
Reeves Funeral Home
Billy Pearson
Braceville-Gardner
Cite driver after city accident
An accident early today caused no injuries but left one driver ticketed by Morris police. Robert Pichon 53 was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign after a collision with Dale Gooch 39 on Jefferson Street. Pichon posted bond and faces a January 12 court date.
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Morris
Robert Pichon
Kiersted St
Max Babcock
Picton
Wauponsee St
Jefferson St
Dale Gooch
W. Jackson St
Gooch
Pichon
Duane Olson
Arco Station
Bond
Divorce Granted for Jane Hiles and Terry Hiles
Jane Hiles aged 19 of 816 Second Ave. was granted a divorce from Terry Hiles 23 of 407 Main St. on grounds of mental cruelty. Also Sue McCanna aged 20 of 295% W Oak St Coal City was granted a divorce from Emmett Mc Canna Jr. 21. Rie 4 Wilmington.
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Jane Hiles
Second Ave
Terry Hiles
Main St
Sue McCanna
Oak St
Coal City
Emmett McCanna Jr
Rie
Wilmington
Drinking report near Braceville Grade School
Grundy County Sheriff's Department was alerted at 3:50 p.m. Thursday that individuals were drinking in a car by Braceville Grade School. Before investigators could respond, the vehicle left the area.
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Grundy County
Plan Kane County RTA bus route
AURORA Illinois. A pair of experimental bus runs to test a permanent Rural Transit Authority schedule were announced. The first trip starts in Sugar Grove at 9 a.m. with stops in Kaneville Lily Lake Elburn Wasco and Elgin to Woodfield Shopping Center then returns at 1 p.m.
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Aurora
Ill
UPI
Kane County
Rural Transit Authority
John Talbert
Kaneland Council of Governments
Talbert
RTA
Sugar Grove
Kaneville
Lily Lake
Elburn
Wasco
Elgin
Woodfield
Fox Valley
Belief in Bloodstones and Invisibility
A historical note recalls that people once believed bloodstones granted invisibility. The myth joined other stones in folk lore about hidden powers and magical properties attributed to gems.
Landfill Search Tied to Hoffa Case in New Jersey
FBI probes Moscato's Dump 47 acre landfill under the Pulaski Skyway in the Hoffa disappearance investigation. Warranted search aims to locate Jimmy Hoffa's body while a separate Faungno case is cited as a possible smokescreen.
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Jersey City
UPI
FBI
Pulaski Skyway
Jimmy Hoffa
Moscato
Armand Faungno
Long Island
Newsday
Faungno
Hoffa
Detroit
New Jersey
Robert Ozer
U.S. Organized Crime Strike Task Force
Ozer
Grain and livestock market snapshot from Joliet Chicago report
At Joliet and Chicago the Board of Trade showed irregular to lower prices for wheat and soybeans at noon with corn steady. Cattle and hogs moved mixed with higher cattle bids and modestly lower hogs. soybeans slid over four percent with nearby contracts down. Estimated Monday receipts cited: 5,000 cattle and 1,500 hogs.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Probation Revoked Mark Goodlet Sentenced to Concurrent Years
Mark Goodlet, 20, of Morris had probation revoked in LaSalle County Circuit Court and received a two to six year sentence to run concurrently with a similar Grundy County sentence for burglary. He pled guilty to the January burglary of North End Market in Seneca and to the October burglary of C and C Roofing in Grundy County. He was transferred to the Joliet diagnostics center after the court appearance.
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Mark Goodlet
Morris
LaSalle County
Grundy County
Goodlet
North End
Seneca
Warrant Issued for Lockport Man in Radio Theft Case
Grundy County Circuit Court issued a warrant for Darryl Roberts after he allegedly took a Citizens Band radio valued at 200 dollars from a vehicle owned by Barry Gaylord parked at Altimax on December 2. Bond set at 10000. Information filed by Assistant State's Attorney Charles Zalar.
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Grundy County
Lockport
Darryl Roberts
Barry Gaylord
Altimax
Charles Zalar
Seneca School Bond Sale Plan Presented at December Meeting
Seneca Grade School Board heard Superintendent Nolan present bond sale recommendations by consultant Howard Voss. Proposals call for three bond issues totaling 1 780,000 with a tax rate rise to about 23.4 cents and no DuPont valuation. polls set for Dec 13 and a public Q A session Dec 17. Resignation of teacher aide Donna Frutiger was accepted effective Dec 19.
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Seneca
Seneca Grade School Board of Education
John F. Nolan
Nolan
Board of Education
DuPont
Oak Street
Donna Frutiger
Parole Denied for Black Harris in Illinois Case
Illinois Parole Board rejects Charles B. Harris known as Black Charlie for 60 to 75 year murder sentence. community opposition cited. Harris, 79, on FBI Ten Most Wanted list in 1965 for killing Jerry Merritt and Betty Newton, could seek parole next December or October with good time.
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Fairfield, Ill
UPI
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
Charles B
Charlie” Harris
Wayne County
Harris
Illinois
Arizona
Florida
Springfield
FBI
Jerry Merritt
Betty Newton
Pond Creek Bottoms
Fairfield
Vienna
Donald Hood
Hood
Daniel Walker
Stolen Kawasaki 350CC Report Near Coalshute Road
Donald Warner reports a Kawasaki 350CC motorcycle, orange and black with a dent on the gas tank, stolen from the strip mine area off Coalshute Road. He found it missing at 1 p.m. Thursday. Morris Police forwarded the case to Grundy County detectives Ron Fox and James Olson.
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Coalshute Rd
Donald Warner
Division St
Morris
Grundy County
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Gratton Barker
Plan
Kane County Rta
Joliet Market
Rock
Howard Voss
Karin Kodat
Carbon Hill
Liberty Walgreen
Agency Drug
Morris Walgreen
Liberty St
Sycamore Dr
Scoupon
Pennant
Nhail
Hershey
Bibles Books Pictures Music
Robin Lee
Christian Book Store
Liberty, Morris
Grundy Pioneer Title CO. Inc
Liberty
Pioneer National Title Insurance
Wausau
Weyerhauser
Kohler
RCA
Wichita, Sr
LaFayette
Bower Home Sales
Redfern's
Litton
Redfern
Morris Savings & Loan Association
Keogh & Iria Plans
Keogh Plan
Irsa
Keogh & Irsa Plans
Mworris Savings
Mondamon St. Minooka
Home Office
Wauponsee St. Morris
FSLIC
N. Chestnut St
Onarga
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