Obituaries in South Wilmington and nearby areas
Funeral services for Mrs. Edward Marie Jaros set for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from Patterson Funeral Home and St Lawrence Church at 11 a.m. Visitation today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Burial at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in the Finland Chapel arrangements. Benjamin M. Springstead, 73, of Sheridan dies at Sandwich Community Hospital after born in Sereno Township on Oct 18 1899. survivors include three daughters and several relatives. services at Larson Gabel Funeral Home Sheridan at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery Sandwich. Peter C. Jensen services held at Stavanger Lutheran Church with Rev Henry Peterson officiating. burial Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery. pallbearers listed.
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South Wilmington
Edward
Marie) Jaros
Patterson Funeral Home
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Sereno Township
Benjamin
Luna B
Nichols) Springstead
Odile Grandgeorge
Walter
Dorothy) Frank
Lansing, Ill
Virginia Johnson
Somonauk
Richard
Luna) Spraggon
Newark
Harry
Plano
Glendon
Naperville
Lyle
Vera) Knight
Lebanon
Ore
Larson-Gabel Funeral Home
Sheridan
Sigurd Larsen
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Sandwich
Peter C. Jensen
Stavanger Lutheran Church
Henry Peterson
Gilbert Jacobs
Robert Jackson
Adolph Thompson
Marshall Helland
John Hill
Harry Hendrickson
Marian Severson
Arthur Kindah
Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery
Finland Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Alice Strout Held in Gardner
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Strout were held at 10 a.m. today at Davis Funeral Home Gardner with Rev. Richard Schruman officiating. Mrs James Small served as organist. Pallbearers listed: Thomas Treasurer, Dale Treasurer, Forrest Treasurer, Russell Grinter, Charles Grinter. Burial was at Braceville Gardner Cemetery.
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Gardner
Alice Strout
Davis Funeral Home
Richard Schruman
James Small
Thomas
Dale
Forrest
Russell Grinter
Charles Grinter
Jiai
Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
Funeral services for Robert K Watts held at Davis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Robert K Watts were held at 2 p.m. today at the Davis Funeral Home with Rev Charles Richardson officiating. Mrs Donald Robinson was organist. Pallbearers were Kenneth Bradley James B Johnson Lee Schonert Gary Schonert Dennis Pierce and Douglas Nelson. Burial followed in Mazon. Funeral services for Michael Moran were held from Reeves Funeral Home at 9 a.m. to Church at 9 30 a.m. with Rev Donald Kocher officiating. Mrs Christian Resler was organist and accompanied the Immaculate Conception Church Choir. Pallbearers were Glen Bright Earl Bright Orville Sampson Richard Moran David Walker and Dick Kindelspire. Burial was in Mt Carmel Cemetery.
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Louis J Uecker Jr
Immaculate Conception Church
Donald Kocher
Christian Resler
Chicago Area
Mt. Carmel
Finland Chapel
Robert K. Watts
Davis Funeral Home
Charles Richardson
Donald Robinson
Kenneth Bradley
James B. Johnson
Lee Schonert
Gary Schonert
Dennis Pierce
Douglas Nelson
Mazon Cemetery
Michael Moran
Reeves Funeral Home
Glen Bright
Earl Bright
Orville Sampson
Richard Moran
David Walker
Dick Kindelspire
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Clara Rassmuson Dies at 90 in Ottawa Home
Mrs. Clara Rassmuson aged 90 of the Pleasantview Lutheran Home Ottawa formerly Newark died this morning at the home Funeral arrangements are pending at Larson Gabel Funeral Home Newark
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Newark
Clara Rassmuson
Pleasantview Lutheran Home
Ottawa
Larson-Gabel Funeral Home
Mrs. Ullrich of South Wilmington dies at 79
Emma Ullrich 79 of South Wilmington died suddenly at home on Thursday. Born June 24 1893 she spent life in South Wilmington. Survived by three daughters, one sister, one brother, 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Patterson Funeral Home. Burial precedes visitation times listed.
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South Wilmington
William
Emma) Ullrich
The
Methodist Church
Royal Neighbors of America
Henry
Alice) Smolick
John
Maxine) Simms
Sam
Winifred) Gervase
Coal City
Dorothy Ryan
Joliet
Benjamin Dolezal
Rockford
Patterson Funeral Home
Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
Funeral
Traffic Court Fine For Exceeding Interstate Minimum Speed
Raymond T. Hibler of Rte. 5 paid a $10 fine and $5 court costs after pleading guilty to violating the minimum speed law on Interstate 80. Trooper Harold C. Johnson ticketed him Dec. 13 for 25 mph in a 45 mph zone.
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Raymond T. Hibler
Rte. 5
Harold C. Johnson
Area school menus for Morris and MCHS week
MCHS schedules no school Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday offers Wienie winks with sides. Thursday features spaghetti with meat sauce. Friday serves fish squares with milk. Morris grade lists no school Monday. Wednesday cheese-ground beef pizza with sides. Thursday breaded beef fritter. Friday spaghetti with meat sauce and milk.
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Morris
School Menu Plan for Tuesday to Friday
Tuesday No school. Wednesday meals include Mini-Poor Boy on bun with chips corn pudding and milk. Thursday menu features Beef Stew salad hot rolls cake and milk. Friday offers Pork fritter whipped potatoes green beans bread butter pears and milk.
School Meal Plan Notes For Minooka And Mazón High
Minooka High lists daily menus with Tuesday no school. Wednesday and Thursday feature hamburger on bun, French fries, Swiss steak and sides. Friday offers chicken rice soup and grilled cheese, with various sides and milk. Mazón High menu includes hot beef sandwich with potatoes, then chili and crackers, and Friday fish cake on bun with sides and milk.
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Minooka High
I M Canal meeting Thursday
The Illinois and Michigan Canal Foundation will hold an end of year report meeting at the Manor Inn at the junction of Interstate 55 and U S 6 Thursday starting at 6 30 p m. Conservation Director Henry Barkhausen or Ted Kavadas will present an up to date status report on canal activities. Reservations for the $5 dinner are via 942 0118.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
Temperature Range of Fluid Lava
The article notes lava temperatures may vary from 1,600 to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature range informs expectations for lava behavior and potential hazards near volcanic activity zones.
Long-serving Kankakee state worker retires at 85
Thomas Hults 85 years old and a 66 year state employee retires from Kankakee State Hospital. Born in Lamar Missouri he began work in 1906 in the hospital plumbing shop earning 25 dollars a month for 13 hour days with one day off every two weeks. He retired January 1.
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Kankakee, Ill
Thomas Hults
Hults
Lamar
Kankakee State Hospital
Survivor criticizes FAA handling after Chicago plane crash
Duluth businessman Raymond J. Higgins accuses negligence and possible overwork in the Dec 20 North Central Airlines crash in Chicago that killed 10. He cites slow firefighting response, poor survivor care at O’Hare, and a near-collision on Nov 25 as evidence, urging openness and accountability.
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Duluth, Minn
Chicago
Raymond J. Higgins
Duluth
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Higgins
North Central Airlines
O’hare
North Central
USS Air Force
National Transportation Safety Board
Delta Airlines
Delta
Watseka Fire Destroys Grocery. Two Women Die
Fires in Illinois claim two deaths and a $175000 loss from a Watseka grocery blaze. Kathleen McDonough 56 of Park Forest died from burns in a Watseka home fire. Agnes Edbrooke 68 of Champaign died in a couch fire. Fire marshal investigates cause. Watseka crews fought the store blaze for three hours.
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Associated Press
Watseka
Kathleen McDonough
Park Forest
Champaign
Agnes Edbrooke
Charles Heath
Edbrooke
Scotchman’s West
Palmer files $50,000 damage suit over Washington St crash
Mrs. Ruth Palmer of 850 East Washington Street sues Mark Olson for $50,000 plus costs after a May 10, 1972 collision on Washington Street. The complaint cites negligence and injuries to her head neck spine and back with claimed pain loss of income and medical expenses. A jury trial is requested.
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Arthur
Ruth) Palmer
Washington St
Black and Black
Mark Olson
Olson
Palmer
Tools stolen from parked truck in Evergreens
Raymond Wedic of 304 Douglas St. reports to Grundy County Sheriff's Office at 3 15 p m Thursday that 400 dollars worth of tools were taken from his truck parked in his driveway after a break in through a right side window.
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Raymond Wedic
Douglas St
Evergreens
Grundy County
Sheriff's Office
Mrs Jewell Boss Joins Johnson Pharmacy After 14 Years
Pharmacy clerk Mrs Jewell Boss of 422 Maple Drive has been employed at Johnson Pharmacy for fourteen years. She and her husband Jess have three children Dawn Smith aged 27 Jeffrey aged 26 and Jill Springer aged 21 and also two grandchildren.
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Jewell Boss
Maple Drive
Johnson Pharmacy
Jess
Dawn Smith
Jeffrey
Jill Springer
Newark Christmas Lighting Contest Winners Named
Betty Ness won first in the lighting contest judged Tuesday night by Mrs. Thorson Dierzen and Gary Allison. Second place went to Robert Nordengren. third to Bennie Helland. Honorable mention to Herbert Dahl. Best door or window display first went to Russell Hanson. second to Russell Koska. Sponsored annually by the Newark Community Club.
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Newark
Betty Ness
Clifford Thorson
Floyd Dierzen
Gary Allison
Robert Nordengren
Bennie Helland
Herbert Dahl
Russell Hanson
Russell Koska
Newark’: Community Club
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Edward Jaros
Louis Uecker
Benjamin Springstead
Benjamin M. (Babe) Springstead
Sandwich Community Hospital
Clara
Rassmuson
William Ullrich
E. Washington
Illinois
Jim, Dick
Marjorie
Price Co. Inc
Ent
Carbon Hill
Bobby Squires
Minooka JR
Mazon High
I-M Canal Meeting
Silas Hagen
Hillcrest
Saratoga Township
Holiday Inn
Hagen
Nancy Moore
Home Economics
Laura Pilch
Happy Go Lucky
Pilch
Fire Department
Watseka Grocery
Chester Peacock
Morris, Ill
Wilt & Launius
Mary St
Jerry Vance
Moonsiters
Shel Mar
Bedford Road
Guiery AS
Devcon Corporation
Total Service
Stran'Stee
Morris Daily Herald
U.S.A
Circulation Dept
Morris, Illinois
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