Obituary for Mrs. Harvey Varness and Bruce Farris
Mrs. Harvey Varness 88 of Sheridan died Monday at Pleasant View Luther Home Ottawa born March 8 1888 in Mission Township LaSalle County daughter of Peter and Johanna Peterson member of Norway Lutheran Church ALCW married Harvey Varness Feb 4 1914 he died 1956 she survived by two sons two daughters a brother 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren funeral Thursday 2 pm Norway Lutheran Church burial Norway Cemetery calling hours Wednesday 5 to 9 pm Larson Gabel Funeral Home Memorials to Campers Crusade Norway Lutheran Church Building Fund or Pleasant View Luther Home Bruce B Farris 71 of Tennessee died June 4 former caretaker at Grundy County Red and Gun Club survived by wife Wilma of Box 91 Tennessee funeral services and burial held June 6 in Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Sarah) Varness
Sheridan
Pleasant View
Luther Home
Ottawa
Mission Township
LaSalle County
Peter
Johanna
Runestad) Peterson
Norway Lutheran Church
ALCW
Harvey Varness
Hiram
Kankakee
Lowell
Serena
Harold
Pearl) Tesdal
Aurora
Able
Hazel) Erickson
Marseilles
Joe Peterson
South Dakota
Dorothy
James Brooks
Norway Cemetery
Larson- Gabel Funeral Home
Newark
Campers Crusade
Norway Lutheran Church Building Fund
Pleasant View Luther Home
Bruce B. Farris
Tennessee
Grundy County
Red and Gun Club
Wilma
Box 91
Hubcaps Stolen From Car in Joliet District
Grundy County deputies investigated two incidents Monday. Four hubcaps worth 260 dollars vanished from Don Kachelhoffer’s 1976 Buick parked at Collins Station, with theft occurring between Friday morning and Friday afternoon. A second report listed a damaged window at Frank Schuler’s Van Acres residence, valued at 38 dollars, likely from a BB or pellet gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Beth Drive
van Acres
Sheriff's Department
Schuler
James Hume
Wheat and soybeans drop on Board of Trade. corn declines
Chicago grain prices show substantial drops for wheat and soybeans at noon. Corn futures ease with July and September contracts down a penny or two. In Joliet livestock market, cattle trade unsettled with no market established while hogs hold steady to firm with various weight classes quoted. Wednesday receipts show cattle around 2,500 and hogs about 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Additional burglary charge on Bostelman
James Bostelman 28 of Reed Rd Mazon faces another burglary count in Grundy County Court for burglarizing David Chapmans trailer on Reed Rd. Chapmans trailer was damaged but not looted. Bond set at 50000 with next hearing June 22. Londo 18 charged with burglary and criminal damage. bond 25000. Both to appear for preliminary hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
James Bostelman
Rte. 1
Reed Rd
Mazon
William Button
Ron Fox
Bostelman
David Chapman
Chapman
Det
Fox
Sheriff's Department
Morris
Ronald Londo
Clarice Wren
Liberty St
Rebecca Mellen
E. Benton St
Wren
Londo
Sheriff’s Department
Cook County
Four to 10 year term for Lester Gobel
Lester Gobel, 20, of Phelan Acres, received a four to 10 year prison sentence in Grundy County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to the February 26 armed robbery of the Saratoga Laundromat at U.S. 6 and Illinois 47. Two burglary and two theft counts were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Gobel
Phelan Acres
Grundy County
Saratoga Laundromat
U.S. 6
Illinois
Gobel
Joliet
William Gillis
Joseph Kuntz
McIntosh
Bernard Wright Jr
Recover youth's body in Kankakee River incident
Jeffery Park 20 Hinsdale drowned after stepping in a hole while fishing with Rodney Sorge 27 Chicago in the Kankakee River about one mile east and south of Interstate 55. Firefighters recovered Park’s body Monday downstream from the disappearance site and he was taken to Reeve's Funeral Home in Wilmington for transfer to Hinsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffery Park
Hinsdale
Kankakee River
Wilmington
Park
Kankakee
Rodney Sorge
Chicago
Sorge
Wilmington Fire Department
Reeve
Lee's Tap Faces Liquor Commission Action After Violations
Testimony shows Miss Flynn confronted by a bartender, a slap occurred, and a flashlight was raised. Mrs. Lee testified to long tavern operation and health issues affecting management. City officials debated enforcement and monthly violation reports, with a plan to halt violations across taverns and improve safety wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Flynn
Miss Daniels
Lee’s
Davidson
Younger
Lee
Barkley
Morris Council Battles Hiring Policy Over Ball Park Concession Stand
At Morris City Hall the council heatedly debated who may hire two youths Alissa Graves and Bill Limbach at the Lighted Ball Park concession stand. The mayor and park committee face questions about MANPOWER and CETA involvement and potential termination of the two workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Park
Morris City
Third Ward
Elmo Ray Younger
Second Ward
Charles Roseland
Roseland
Younger
Bill Limbach
CETA
Park Committee
Donald Davidson
Davidson
Will County
First Ward
John Maunder
Fourth Ward
Robert Gilbertson
Sue Webber
Patti Kindelspire
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Harvey Varness
Jly
Corn
Joliet Market
Dial
Agriculture District
Planning Commission
Zoning Board OF Appeals
Massey Ferguson
Lisbon
Lisbon, Illinois
CLIK
Council
Morris Planning Commission
Dennis Shay
Pine Bluff Rd
Maunder
General Insurance
Gilbertson
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Black
Joe Temple
Federal Paper Board Co
Norwood Brown
Rock Island Railroad
Illinois Commerce Commission
George Washington
Holiday Inn of Morris
Rte
Spurgeons
Liberty
Spurgeon's
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