Obituaries for Lyell T. Fletcher and Rachel Dawn Kane
Funeral services for Lyell T. Fletcher were held at Davis Funeral Home at 2 p.m. officiated by Rev. Willard A. Giese with Ruth H. Huseby as organist. Pallbearers included Jay Knudson Alfred Anderson Donald Anderson Rolf Anderson Robert Friested and Stanley Hall. Rachel Dawn Kane aged 10, daughter of Mr and Mrs Larry Kane, was remembered at Immaculate Conception Church at 9:30 a.m. with Rev. James Kinzig officiating and choir accompaniment by Mrs Christian Resler. Pallbearers were Jack Gray David Gray Donald Heller and Kelly Kane. Burial followed at St Polycarp Cemetery Carmi Ill Finland Funeral Home arranged services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyell T. Fletcher
Davis Funeral Home
Willard A. Giese
Ruth H. Huseby
Jay Knudson
Alfred Anderson
Donald Anderson
Rolf Anderson
Robert Friested
Stanley Hall
Rachel Dawn Kane
Larry Kane
Immaculate Conception Church
James Kinzig
Christian Resler
Jack Gray
David Gray
Donald Heller
Kelly Kane
St. Polycarp Cemetery
Carmi
Ill
Finland
Jack
Eleanor) Strobel
First United Methodist Church
F. Wayne Graham
John B. Roth Sr
David Root
Eugene Hayes
L. C. Berger
Thomas Sheppard
Clifford Elliott
S. J. Pike
Evergreen Cemtery
Leonard Johnson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Norval Wigtil
Charles Turner
Lars Fosen
Earl Eike
Donald Johnson
Robert Johnson
Jerald Johnson
LaVerne Osmundson
John Barkley
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs Roscoe Whitman Uplifted obituary note in Morris
Mrs Roscoe Whitman 80 of Coachlite Manor died at home after a long life beginning in Morris on November 12 1891 She attended Northwestern and married Roscoe C Whitman in 1914 She belonged to DAR Mayflower Society and BPW She is survived by relatives and will be buried in Aux Sable Cemetery Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Davis Funeral Home officiated by Rev Willard A Giese
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe
Jessie) Whitman
Coachlite Manor
Morris
Joshua and
Emma (Cryder) Collins
Northwestern University
Roscoe C. Whitman
Whitman
Daughters of American Revolution
DAR
Mayflower Society
Business and Professional Women's Club
Raymond Brown
Aux Sable Township
Helen Trotter
Newport Beach
Calif
Richard D. Brown
Tauranga
New Zealand
Gordon H. Collins
West Chester
Clifford
Davis Funeral Home
Willard A. Giese
Downers Grove man arrested in Morris for larceny
A Downers Grove man Bruce W Artis was arrested early Sunday in Morris by Deputy Sheriff Charles Marketti. He was wanted for theft of more than 150 dollars and turned over to the County sheriff's office about 8 a.m. The suspect gave the name Arthur Walz when stopped on Illinois 47 at Pine Bluff Road near the Saratoga Restaurant. Two other occupants William J Dickens and Raymond D Godwin were not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downers Grove
DuPage County
Morris
Charles Marketti
Bruce W. Artis
Marketti
Artis
Illinois 47
Pine Bluff Road
Saratoga
Arthur Walz
William J. Dickens
Raymond D. Godwin
David Sarnoff dies at 80 a broadcasting pioneer
David Sarnoff died at age 80, a pioneer of broadcasting who built RCA and NBC. He joined RCA after a misdirected job application and led the company to an empire with over 3 billion in annual sales and 12,000 products by his 1970 retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David Sarnoff
The
Commercial Cable Co
Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Co
RCA Corp
Pellet fired into Morris Lawn and Garden Shop back window
Don Jenkins owner of Morris Lawnmower Shop told city police Friday night someone fired a pellet into the back window of his store. He was moving the business to a building behind the Morris fire house and found a pellet on the floor.
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Don Jenkins
Morris Lawnmower
Jenkins
Morris
China Frees Two U.S. Prisoners Amid General Release
Hong Kong based agency reports Richard Fecteau and Mary Ann Harbert released by China after long terms. Gerald Ross McLaughlin died in 1969 under investigation. John Downey’s life sentence reduced to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Mary Ann Harbert
Peking
New China News Agency
McLaughlin
Miss Harbert
Life Sen
John T. Downey
New Britain
Conn
Fecteau
Downey
Korea
Japan
U.S. Army
CIA
U.S
Morris Couple Receives Marriage License
Robert Lewis Edmundson and Pamela Ann Olson of Morris obtain a marriage license joining two local residents in an upcoming ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lewis Edmundson and
Pamela Ann Olson
Morris
Woman cited for leaving accident weekend traffic run-ins
A Gardner woman Gertrude S Fotos 44 was cited for driving under the influence and leaving the scene after a weekend string of city police accidents. Faye A Kinzler 29 was rear ended on Illinois 47 Bedford Road at 1 05 am Sunday and her taxi sustained damage and she was shaken but not hospitalized. A second driver James A Brisbin 21 was cited for traveling too fast for conditions after a one car crash on E Washington Street. Multiple backing and parking lot mishaps were reported on Liberty Street Jefferson Street and at the Country School Restaurant with several drivers cited for minor damage and fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Gertrude S. Fotos
Faye A. Kinzler
E. Jefferson St
Illinois 47
Bedford Road
Fatos
Kinzler
Illinois River Bridge
James A. Brisbin
Rte. 4
E. Washington St
Donald Ward
Brisbin
Price St
Washington St
Parkway
Chevelle SS
Liberty St
Sgt. Ward
Eleanor M. Hodgen
Coal City
Elaine J. Whalen
Jefferson St
Alan Love
Phyllis L. Scott
Fremont Ave
Wauponsee St
Scott
Lois Olson
Oldsmobile
Margaret M. Dix
Verona
Armstrong and
Division Sts
Mary S. Williamson
Eldorado
Teen Gillette cited for speeding in 400 block North St
Gary Gillette 16 of Rte 1 was ticketed for 35 mph in a 25 mph zone on North Street at 10 p m Sunday. He left his license as bond and will appear in court December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Gillette
Rte. 1
North St
Traffic Court Reports Multiple Court Citations and Fines
A list of traffic court dispositions includes Mrs. Charlotte Meyer paying 10 dollars plus 5 costs for passing a school bus in the Union Street area. Patricia Nelson paid 20 dollars plus 5 costs for speeding 90 mph on I 80 near Illinois 47. Robert Brackle paid 20 dollars plus 5 costs for a speeding violation. John Harvey received a continuance to December 28 on illegal transportation of liquor and not guilty plea. Wayne Bradford also got a continuance to December 28 for disobeying a stop sign on the Mazon blacktop near Mazon. Kenneth Cress got a continuance to January 18 on DUI, hit-and-run, and speeding charges. Francis Worby paid 10 dollars plus 5 costs for no valid safety test. Dennis Marizza paid 100 dollars plus 10 for illegal transportation of liquor following a November citation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte B. Meyer
W. Jefferson St
Union St
Patricia A. Nelson
Interstate 80
Illinois
Jerry Krasovic
Gardner Road
Robert L. Brackle
Mazon
Jim Boaden
John W. Harvey
Braceville
S. Broadway St
Coal City
Wayne E. Bradford
Mazon Blacktop
R. Soper
Kenneth W. Cress
Dean Sager
Francis J. Worby
Dwight
Paul McKinney
Dennis R. Marizza
Rte. 1
Broadway St
Charles Ingram
Mazon Youth Cited for Reckless Driving and Stop Sign Violation
A Mazon youth, Donald A. Barnes, 19, received a reckless driving and fail to stop at a stop sign citation after a 1 a.m. arrest by Deputy Evert Poyner at Depot and Front Streets. Court date set for December 22.
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Mazon
Donald A. Barnes
Evert Poyner
Depot
Front Sts
Lawrence A. Mervar
Rte. 2
McArdle Road
Broadway St
Coal City
Kenneth Rinehart
Willie V. Wilson
Madison Square Garden forms hotel subsidiary
Madison Square Garden Corp announced a wholly owned unit to oversee three hotels. The Madison Square Garden Hotel, Inc will operate Acapulco Towers in Mexico Arlington Park Towers near Chicago and a 1900 room Chicago O Hare hotel opening next fall. Skyler L Vaughn 17 of Coal City cited in unrelated charge as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Madison Square Garden Corp
Madison Square Garden Hotel, Inc
Irving Mitchell Felt
Acapulco Towers
Mexico
Arlington Park Towers
O'Hare International
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Rachel D. Kane
Mrs
Roscoe Whitman
Jack Strobel
DuPage Co
Joliet Market
Joliet, Ill
Rome
Via Frattina
Floyd M. Jorstad
E. North St
Frank J. Vigna
David E. Hays
Joliet
Hays
Vigna
Liberty Morris
Spurgeon Santa
Philmaid
Blu Tey
Spurgeon's
G. C. Willareth
Conley - Leach Handt Agency
Morris, Illinois
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Hartford, Connecticut
Skyler L. Vaughn
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