Grundy County Obituaries Span Many Local Families
Obituary notices detail deaths in Grundy County and nearby towns including Punke of Morris, Progress and Walker families, Swartz of Coal City, Clauson of Seneca, and Maier of Morris. Funeral times, burial sites, and visitation hours are listed for each, with churches and cemeteries named. The notices note marriages, children, and survivors across multiple generations in Verona, Morris, Seneca, and Ottawa areas.
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John
Marjorie) Progress Sr
Morris Hospital
Osborne- Pfeffer Funeral Home
Seneca
Roy Wilson
Evergreen Cemetery
Morris
Canada
Peter
Ann Murray
John Progress Sr
Detroit, Mich
John F. Progress
Coal City
Charles Swartz
Grundy County
Karl and
Antonette Swartz
American Legion Post
Catherine
Rudolph
Eleanor) Jacklich
Angelo
Elaine) Squellati
LaVerne
Inez) Patterson
Mundelein
Anton
Park Forest
Mildred Dite
Reeves Funeral Home
Billy Pearson
Braceville-Gardner
Joliet Livestock Market Report Cattle and Hogs Prices Up
Joliet Illinois live stock prices show cattle steady to higher with steers up to 25, hogs advancing one dollar. Prime and choice steer ranges run 45.50 to 46.25, heifers 42.75 to 43.25 for prime. No canners or cutters reported. Estimated Tuesday receipts: cattle 50, hogs 1,200.
Hit and run damages car outside Morris Public Library
Morris police were alerted Saturday at 10 15 a m to a hit and run damage case. Kent D Nelson 20 of 208 Meadows Circle reported his 1976 Mercury Cougar parked on Liberty at North Sts between 10 p m Friday and midnight was struck on the right side. Nelson said he only noticed the damage after moving the car from the garage the next day and police estimate more than 500 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Kent D. Nelson
Meadows Circle
Morris Public Library
Liberty
North Sts
Nelson
Grain prices at noon on Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat and corn fell while soybeans rose at noon on the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn contracts for March, May and July slipped, soybeans for March, May and July advanced with gains ranging to 34 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Snowmobiler Injured In Coal City Area Club Crash
Robert Hegland of McIntosh Subdivision Wilmington was listed in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet after a Sunday snowmobile accident. He was transported by Coal City Emergency Squad around 3 30 p m. Sgt James Hume of Grundy County Sheriff's Office said the crash occurred in the Coal City Area Club with no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Punke
W. High St
Grundy
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Norval Wigtil
Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery
Finland Chapel
Panola
Ill
Henry E
Evalene
Breese) Punke
Verona
Palma Danielson
Nettle Creek Township
Brienna
Morris
Narvick Brothers
Joliet
Richard
Linda) Coffman
Donald
Alice) Edmondson
Minooka
James
Woodridge
George
Martha) Finch
Roy
Frances) Wennerstrom
Dwight
Helen Finch
Joseph
Evelyn) Griglione
Mazon
Earl
Betty) Davies
Chester
Pompano Beach
Fla
Harold
Walter
Reva B.) Maier
Liberty St
Grundy County
Morris Hospital
Samuel
Clara (Hill) Hough
Walter Maier
Onarga Academy
Gerald
Evelyn) Misener
Reeves Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Ronald Hart
Mt. Carmel
Visitation
Robert Hegland
McIntosh
Wilmington
St. Joseph Hospital
Hegeland
Coal City
James Hume
Registration citation after minor mishap
A 19 year old Morris girl, Kathleen A. Clermont, was ticketed for no valid vehicle registration following a minor accident dated January 13. The citation came from Morris Police Sgt Harold Carlson and relates to a left front fender damage to a 1971 Buick owned by Henry J. Lazier Jr. of 110 E Chapin St. Clermont was not cited in connection with the crash itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Kathleen A. Clermont
E. Chapin St
Harold Carlson
Henry J. Lazier Jr
Miss Clermont
Arrest driver on obscenities complaint
A local woman reported a carload of youths shouting obscenities on Liberty Street. Police stopped a green Mercury Cougar at Liberty and Jackson Streets driven by Michael S. O’Rourke, 18, of Mazon. An open beer was found under the front seat. O’Rourke posted a 35 dollar bond for illegal transportation of open liquor and is due in Grundy County Circuit Court February 9.
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Amazon
Liberty St
Liberty and
Jackson Sts
Michael S. O’rourke
Mazon
S.D. Francois
O’rourke
Grundy County
Pack of Dogs Wanders Ashley Rd North of Rock Island Tracks
Morris police were alerted at 2 53 a m Sunday to a pack of up to 18 dogs roaming the Ashley Rd area east of the city limits harassing residents. The lead dog is a large Saint Bernard. Grundy County Animal Control Warden Sherri Jordan was notified. Snow removal after a blizzard led to 15 tickets and 11 tows for blocking routes. by Saturday after midnight 15 non traffic tickets had been issued for blocking snow routes downtown, with 11 vehicles towed or removed.
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Ashley Rd
Rock Island
Morris
St. Bernard
Grundy County Animal Control
Sherri Jordan
Max Babcock
Steel industry sees orders rise. jobs rebounding possible
UPI reports from Pittsburgh that Edgar B. Speer, chairman of U S Steel, notes first quarter 1978 orders up 8 to 10 percent, signaling potential hiring gains as capacity use hovers around 73 to 74 percent. He cites mixed signals in heavy construction and rail orders amid a broader steel industry downturn and debates Carter tax reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
U.S. Steel Corp
Edgar B. Speer
Speer
Inland Steel Corp
American Iron and Steel Institute
AISI
Carter
Winter storm buries Scotland amid worst blizzards of 30 years
Rescue teams recovered three bodies from cars buried under 50 feet of snow in Scotland as the nation faced its harshest blizzard in three decades. Five dead in Scotland, plus two more north of Inverness. one motorist froze after abandoning a stalled vehicle. A derailed train trapped 70 passengers was freed by helicopters after 24 hours. European weather claimed lives in Italy, Spain, and a drowning in Wales. Northern Ireland outages and ferry cancellations accompanied the storm. Meanwhile in Chicago the medical examiner allowed identification of bodies via closed circuit TV to ease grief, and a fishing ship disaster near Vigo added further fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPS
Scotland
Europe
Scottish Highlands
Inverness
Italy
Spain
Venice
Automobile Association
Northern
Wales
Northern Ireland
Derek Vickers
Annnalong
Also Mentioned on This Page
George A. Walker Jr
Fremont Ave
Kutis
Affton
Mrs
Horace Severns
Horace
Codie) Severns
Morris Lincoln Nursing Home
Gideon
Sarah
Foster) Ryder
Opdyke School
Methodist Church Parsonage
Brienna Township
Wayne
Grace) Pine
Lola Pine
Lois Tedford
Carol McConnaughay
Lester
Davis Funeral Home
Raymond Rhoades
Funeral
Verna Clauson
Pleasant View
Luther Home
Ottawa
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Emil Blobaum
Stavanger
Clara Tendall
Russell Tendall
Robert and
Melvin Sand
Lloyd Jelm
Truman Olson
Orvin Clauson
Russell Thorsen
Osborne-Pfeffer
Martin and
Lillie
Brewe) Clauson
Seneca High School
Jasper
Lettie) Jelm
Jesse
Elva) Sand
Old
Morocco
Joliet Market
Land OF
Illinois
First National Bank of
Secretary of State
THE
First National Bank OF Morris
W. Main St
Valery Giscard d
Hartford Insurance Group
M. E
Agency
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Hartford. Conn
Steel Industry
Chicago Area
Robert Stein
Cook County
Stein
Fishbein Institute of Forensic Medicine
Vigo
H&r Block
H&r
W. Washington
Jordan's Shoe Store
E Sans TeneHeare
Erty - Morris
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