Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Morris Area
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Albert S. Fry 71 of Park Lake Village and Ivan Otto West 68 of Belvidere with funeral arrangements, burial plans, and survivor lists. Additional notices list the death of Mrs Anna Stram 93 of Coal City and local arrangements by Finland Chapel and Garrity Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Fry
Park Lake Village
Morris Hospital
Peace Lutheran Church
Harold Nelson
Stavanger
Fryland Chapel
Nettle Creek Township
Orville
Emma (Johnson) Fry
Nettle
Miller Township
LaSalle County
Libby Owens Glass
Ottawa
Sons of Norway
Loyal Order of Moose
Morris
Fern Ingles
Norway
Naomi Swiggett
Donald
Laquita) Ristau
Adelbert
Alverta) Hayer
Marseilles
Leonard
Carl
James Swiggett
Fred Swiggett
Coal City
Dennis
Darlene) Minarich
Albert
Florence) Jicardo
Clarence
Streator
Cecil
Rockford
Arnold Frnland
Weston Frnland
Russell Peterson
James Hughes
Gerald Johnson
Leo Thorson
Ivan Otto West
Buchanan St
Belvidere
St. Joseph Hospital
Verona
Hugo
Mabel Mae (Bennett) West
Vera Bedeker
Eugene
William
Gerald
Washington
Ronald
Beverly Chambers
Elsie McGrady
Diane Ricker
Judy Gough
Candice Trevino
Sandra Fidder
June Seelhoff
Garden Prairie
Irwin West
Seneca
Zora Haughtigan
Witbeck- Wheeler-Sabien
Clarence Ploch
First United Methodist Church
Highland Garden of Memories
Anna Stram
Aqueduct
Garrity
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Edith) McGrath
David
Celia
Robert
Finland Chapel
Minooka Students Receive American Legion Awards at Graduation
Mary Jean Hadaway and John Fillipitch were honored with American Legion Awards at Minooka High School graduation. Mary Jean, an Illinois State Scholar and NHS officer, plans Western Illinois University biology. John, senior class president and multi-sport letterman, will attend Joliet Junior College with aims in journalism and mass media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minooka
Mary Jean Hadaway
Roland Hadaway
Rte. 2
Morris
John Fillipitch
A.J. Fillipitch
Hickory Walk
Joliet
American Legion
Minooka Post 1188
Legion
Dave Corbin
Mary Jean
Illinois
Minooka Chapter
NHS
Mary
Hall Monitor
Future Teachers’s Association
Western Illinois University
John
Joliet Junior College
Legislators Plan Mobile Office Stops in Grundy County
Representatives George H. Ryan and Edward McBroom will tour Grundy County with a mobile office. The van parks near Morris courthouse from 10 a.m. to noon, then Mazon town hall from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., and Kinsman from 2 to 3 p.m. People may discuss matters with them during these hours. A 1976 Datsun recovered May 17 was identified as stolen from the Jefferson Mall in Joliet in August 1976, owned by Edward Henrikson of Joliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Ryan
Edward McBroom
Kankakee
Grundy County
Morris
Mazon Town Hall
Kinsman
Goose Lake
White Tie Rd
Jefferson Mall
Joliet
Ron Fox
Edward Henrikson
Veranda
Veronada
Michael Bean
Hutcher Emergency Service Inc
Auburn
Bean
Monroe
Consolidated Freightways
Grundy Trucking
Scully Rd
Hutcher’s
Mendota
Envionmental Protection Agency
EPA
Sheffield
Hulcher
Con
Joliet Market Cattle Steady as Hog Prices Rise
Joliet Illinois cattle receipts reach about 3 900 with steers and heifers mainly lower while top grades fetch 40 40 50. Mixed good to choice cattle run 36 00 to 37 50. Hogs run 1 400 with No 1 2 200 230 lb 44 50, No 1 3 240 260 lb 43 00 to 44 00, steady to 25 higher in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, Ill
UPI
Wheat and grain futures slide at noon on Board of Trade
Chicago markets show wheat and corn down at noon with soybeans substantially lower. July wheat at 2.41, September 2.4854, December 2.59% off. July corn 2.45% off, September 2.47, December 2.49% off. July soybeans 9.06 off, August 9.01 off, September 8.14 off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Arrest Gardner man for theft
Thomas Norris 21 of Depot St Gardner was charged with misdemeanor theft in a Grundy County complaint filed by Det Lt Ron Fox. Norris held at Grundy County Jail after a noon Tuesday arrest for allegedly taking a television set dining table and mirror from a Mazon residence. Sanders notified sheriff Monday items removed from Seventh and Front Streets in Mazon. Norris was arrested Tuesday after speaking with Sanders and was to appear in court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Norris
Depot St
Gardner
Grundy County
Ron Fox
Norris
Mazon
Walter
Emma Sanders
Dwight
Sanders
Sheriff's Department
Front Sts
Det
Fox
Federal Paper Board
Pontiac man fined for possession of marijuana
Michael McAllister age 23 of Pontiac received one year probation and a $300 fine plus $25 costs after a May 18 charge by Grundy County Deputy S J Maloney on Jackson Street Gardner for possessing 10 to 30 grams of marijuana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael McAllister
Pontiac
Grundy County
S.J. Maloney
Jackson St
Gardner
AWOL Marine Corps man arrested in Gardner
Carl L. Sipes Jr. 19 of Dwight was arrested by Deputy Paul Estensen for being AWOL from the Marines. An AWOL message had been issued in March. Marines officials planned to transfer him today from Grundy County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Sipes Jr
Renfew St
Dwight
Grundy County
Paul Estensen
Gardner
U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Bromine Spill Trial Details Emerge With Airport Dust
Testimony details Bromine contamination from a truck crash near Dwight Illinois. Officials discussed evacuations, debris disposal at Morris landfill, and line closures while Michigan Chemical Co. and Consolidated Freightways face liability questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean
Consolidated
Hulcher
Monroe
Michigan Chemical Co
Morris
Grundy Trucking Co
Herden
Hutcher Emergency Services
Parker
William Hanley
Hanley
Hutcher
Pollution Control Board
Goldberg
Lennie Shankle
el Dorado
Fisher Chemical Co
Chicago
Shankle
Herron Cleared of Narcotics Charges in Santa Monica
Former professional football player Mac Herron was cleared after police found a small amount of cocaine in his hotel room. The district attorney declined to prosecute, saying there was no proof Herron controlled the drug. Carter nominates Azie Morton for U S treasurer, continuing a tradition of female appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herron
Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Mac Herron
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ivan O. West
Van
Joliet Market
Veterans OF Foreign Wars
John Martin Steele
AWOL
Red Ball Co
Monel
The
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Bobby Huey
Memphis
Tenn
Red Ball Motor Freight
Edward Merriman
St. Louis
Merriman
Illinois 47
Dawn Merriman
P.S
Stan
Clark
Sora
Daily Herald
Morris Publishing Company
Illinois Corporation
East Washington Street
Thomas E. West
Herald Office
Herald
Senate
Carter
Azie T. Morton
United States
Mons Drapery & Interiors
W. Washington
Culliwa
Jantzen
Linda
Bernice
Liberty St
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