Obituaries and traffic citations from Grundy County
A long obituary list from Grundy County notes the deaths of Mrs. Arnold Thorson and several others including Willard Akin and Tony Eliakis with funeral details in Seneca, Morris, Joliet, and Ottawa. Police issued traffic tickets to Gary Ollerman and Kathi Jill White, with court dates set. Additional notices mention the death of Mrs. William Vice and Mrs. Vern Wheeler, along with funeral arrangements and memorials in local churches and cemeteries.
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William
Josephine M.) Vice
E. Jackson St
Michael
Josephine
Seits) Hackett
Chicago
William Vice
Morris
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
William Hackett
Des Plaines
Edward Poff
Evergreen Cemetery
Finland
Vern
Lois) Wheeler
Sherman St
Seneca
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Finley and
Jane
Watson) Wright
Malden
Vern Wheeler
First United Methodist Church of
Kenneth
Platteville
Wis
Janice Hamilton
Princeton
Grace Hinds
Ottawa
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Edward Heyer
Joliet Market Report Hogs and Cattle Prices Dull Trade
Joliet Illinois AP notes hogs 1,400 head with moderate trading and lower swing across weights 50 to 75 cents. Sows ease. boars and heavy hogs quote 34.50 to 35.00. Cattle around 4,800 head show slow trading. slaughter steers and heifers mixed with higher quotes for prime and choice lots, including 1150 to 1350 lb steers at 55.50 and 1000 to 1250 lb steers at 54.50 to 55.25, holstein loads at 52.00, and 950 to 1100 lb heifers at 54.00 to 54.25.
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Joliet, Ill
Markets Grain Prices at 12 Noon
CHICAGO AP Wheat No 2 hard red winter 3.5742n Monday. No 2 soft red winter 3.7442n. Corn No 2 yellow 2.3234n hopper 2.2934n box. Oats No 2 heavy 1.39%n. Soy beans No 1 yellow 6.76en. No 2 yellow corn Friday quoted at 2.33n hopper 2.31n box.
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Chicago
City resident reports attempted burglary on Liberty Street
Martha Johnson reports an attempted burglary at 1253 Liberty St. during Thursday night. Two windows were broken but nothing stolen. A hole was cut in the back door glass and a screen door pane broken. Footprints in snow led to a Division Street car wash but could not be traced further.
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Liberty St
Morris
Martha Johnson
Division St
Morris man cited after hit run at MCHS lot
A Morris man, John Iverson, 72, was ticketed for failing to yield while turning left after a minor two car crash in the 1300 block of Division Street. No injuries were reported. Iverson posted bond, and was set to appear in Grundy County Circuit Court on December 28. The incident occurred about 5 PM after Iverson pulled in front of Barbara Hulbert, 20, of Kinsman, as she drove south on Division Street near Norman Oil. Iverson’s 1976 Chevrolet sustained under $250 damage on the right front fender while Hulbert’s 1976 Plymouth suffered over $250 damage to the left side.
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Morris Police
Gary R. Ollerman
E. US
Liberty St
Jefferson and
Main Sts
Kathi Jill White
Madel Ct
Price St
Grundy County
Morris
Division St
John Iverson
Spruce St
Dean Sager
Iverson
Barbara J. Hulbert
Main St
Kinsman
Norman Oil
Chevrolet
Six Hurt In Two Car Crash On Gore Road
Six people were hospitalized after a noon Friday crash on Gore Rd north of the Morris Holiday Inn. Anthony Watkam and Marion Watkam of Seneca were injured when their car was hit by a Minnesota man’s vehicle. Arthur Mills and Harriet Mills of St Paul and passengers John L Cipriotti and Laura M Cipriotti were also treated. Police noted icy pavement caused Mills’s Avis rental car to slide and strike Watkum’s car, with more than 250 dollars in damage. no tickets were issued.
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Morris Hospital
Gore Rd
Seneca
Marion
DesRochers
Minnesota
Arthur Mills
St. Paul
Minn
Harriet
John L
Laura M. Ciprotti
Olathe
Kan
Morris
Mills
Watkum
Watkam
Elgin man arrested in Morris for Sugar Grove
Nathaniel Taylor a 22 year old from Elgin was arrested by Morris police at 1 p.m. Saturday after the Buick he drove matched a Sugar Grove description. Officer Kurt Salems pursued the vehicle and stopped it at Division and Buchanan Streets before detaining him. Sugar Grove police arranged to return him to their jurisdiction.
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Elgin
Morris
Sugar Grove
Nathaniel Taylor
Division
Buchanan Sts
Illinois State Police
District 2
Kurt Salems
Saratoga School
N. Illinois
Taylor
Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop Board Meeting Notice
The board of directors of the Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop will hold its annual meeting tonight at 7 30 p m at 1033 Third Ave. Interested individuals are invited to attend.
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Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop
Third Ave
Fires Struck Echo Bowling Lanes Area Then Farm Shed
A false fire call from Echo Bowling Lanes led Morris Fire Department to a reported blaze behind Hornsby’s Family Center on Waverly Street. A shed and contents valued at 3 000 and 5 000 dollars respectively burned at a Verona Road farm near DuPont Road, starting between 7 20 and 9 p.m. Saturday. Tenant Don Reed said a wiring short likely caused the fire. Mary Biros owns the property. Fire crews from Mazon and Seneca assisted.
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Morris Fire Department
Echo Bowling
Bedford Rd
Hornsby’s
Waverly St
Verona Rd
DuPont Rd
Don Reed
Mary Biros
Mazon
Seneca
Morris Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arnold Thorson
Arnold
Alma) Thorson
W. Scott St
Pleasant View
Luther Home
Dan J
Cora (Heland) Danielson
Nettle Creek Township
Jefferson
Ind
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert
Dwight
James
Edward
John
Alice) Johnson
Carol
Curtis Danielson
Hoopston
Russell
Irene) Pearson
Sheridan
Joseph
Marvis) Grene
Willard E. Akin
Willard Eugene Akin
St. Joseph Hospital
Charles and
Emelia (Miller) Akin
Sawyer
Mich
Frances Leach
Palmyra
Caterpillar Tractor Co
37Th Division Signal Corps
Emelia
Michigan City
Charles
Willard Brent
Sherry Lewis
Genevieve Akin
Davis Funeral Home
Ernie Henson
Mazon Cemetery
Funeral Home
Vernon Helland
Evelyn
Ness) Helland
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Tony A. Eliakis
Aux Sable Rd
Stanley
Amanda) Eliakis
Greece
United States
Pennsylvania
Mary Howard
Morris Paper Mill
Steve
Pauline
Louie
Georgia
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
N. Center St
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church
Mrs
Joliet Market
OPAL
W. Ill. Ave
Jonathan
Los Angeles Zoo
MCHS
Morris Holiday Inn
Anthony S. Watkam
Bill
Ken
John B
Dergo
Scott Y
Scott B
John E
N. Division
St., Morris
Ridge & Minooka Rds
Minooka
Varland Bus Service
Union St
Spurgeon’s
Liberty Street
E. Jackson
Litton
the A
Santa
Redfern's
Liberty Morris
White Westinghouse
Speed Queen
Kelvinator
Kitchenaid
Jennair
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