Couple Wed In Double Ring Ceremony In Wilmington
Miss Karen Shear and Michael Cairns exchanged vows in a 3 p.m. June 7 ceremony at Grace Lutheran Church Wilmington with Rev. William C. Hansen officiating. The bride from Braidwood wore an organza gown with lace sleeves and lace train, a mantilla veil, and carried a yellow rose nosegay. The wedding party included maid of honor Bonnie Shear and bridesmaids Susan Schneider Linda Nicholson and Sandy Hill. The groom’s party featured best man Steve Gall and groomsmen Bob Cairns Frank Zapotocky and George Maracus, with ringbearer Justin Zapotocky. A reception followed at the Essex Firemen’s Hall. the couple will reside in Kankakee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braidwood
Karen Shear
Robert Shear
W. Cermak Rd
Bonnie Shear
Susan Schneider
Linda Nicholson
Sandy Hill
Kankakee
Steve Gall
Bob Cairns
Frank Zapotocky
George Maracus
Justin Zapotocky
Chris Mumpher
Rick Keller
Gardner Briefs Notes Births and Local Visits
A son was born June 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kluge of Park Forest. Relatives include Laverne Huston of Gardner and Helen Kluge of Elk Horn, Wis. Visitors: Bob Anderson of Foster City, Calif.. John Sowers of Kalamazoo. Mrs. Richard Marshal of Miami. Harold Sowers of Hines. Jean Treasure’s death called relatives home. Ellen Zortman resigns as Girl Scout leader to join the Marine Corps. Christine Wright named to Yankton College dean’s list. Joan Harrop named to Illinois State University dean’s list.
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Keith Kluge
Park Forrest
Laverne Huston
Gardner
Helen Kluge
Elk Horn
Wis
Bob Anderson
Foster City
Cal
Ethel Anderson
New Jersey
California
John Sowers
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Richard Marshal
Miami
Florida
Harold
Ellen Zortman
East Side
Ellen
Marine Corps
Rebecca
Church of Hope
Fellowship Hall
Danny Halpin
Reddick
Erma Anderson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kankakee
Illinois
Christine Wright
Yankton College
S. D
LeRoy Wright
Joan Harrop
George Harrop
Illinois State University
Normal
Ricky Roedel
Charles Mund
Milan
Memphis
Tenn
Jeanette Mund
Pontiac
Lloyd Cato
Tim
Roger Garner
Sacramento
Dave Gaddis
Corrigans Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage in Plattville
Mr and Mrs Lee Corrigan marked their 50th wedding anniversary with about 200 guests at the United Methodist Church in Plattville. They were married June 25 1925 in Wilmington. The couple ran Corrigan's general store before retiring in 1970. They have a daughter Elizabeth Jones and children William Ava L Earl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattville
Lee Corrigan
United Methodist Church
Corrigan
Ellis
Elizabeth) Jones
Minooka
William
Oswego
Ava L
Dunlap
Peoria
Earl
Elphia Hauge
Edna Johnson
George Friel
Earl Corrigan
Pete
Florence Schickler) Coddington
Aurora
Free Methodist Speaker Sunday in Pardeeville Church
The Rev. Clinton Jeffers of Pardeeville will speak at the Free Methodist Church at 7 p.m. on Sunday on Open Doors for Effective Work and his ministry in foreign countries. A wedding cake was prepared by several volunteers and guests from local areas plus Chicago Heights, Woodstock, Sheridan, LaGrange, and Holcomb joined the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Jeffers
Pardeeville
Wis
Bible Literature
Free Methodist Church
Jeffers
Donald Horton
Vernard McKanna
Marcus Monson
Dale Gargrave
Carolyn Wildey
Alice Lawson
Chicago Heights
Woodstock
Sheridan
LaGrange
Alan Hall
Sons of
Holcomb
Kane couple marked at 25th wedding anniversary dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Kane Jr. of Aurora were guests of honor at a surprise buffet Sunday honoring their 25th wedding anniversary. The event was hosted by Kane children and relatives, attended by 125 people from multiple cities including Seneca, Chicago and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Edward J. Kane Jr
Aurora
Seneca Knights of Columbus
Kane
Joan of Baltimore
Colleen
Patricia
Edward Jr
Maureen
Timothy
Billy
Leo E. Harty
Elwin T. Harty
Anna Lou Harty
Gerald
Joan) O’neal
Northbrook
Wyoming
Rock Island
Ottawa
Chicago
Peoria
Morris
Marseilles
Baltimore
Gardner Bethel Holds Go to Church Sunday in Gardner
Ellen Zortman of Bethel No 97 led a Go to Church Sunday at Church of Hope with members in robes and families attending. After worship the group joined a potluck in the fellowship hall and planned to enter Gardner’s homecoming parade and sell corn balls.
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Gardner
Ellen Zortman
Bethel No
International Order of Job’s Daughters
Church of Hope
Bethel
Fellowship Hall
Community notices for Thursday and Friday meetings
Helping Hands class with Mrs Joe Wilkinson meets at 8 p m at Cedar Lodge 124 AF and AM holds a special meeting at 7 30 p m a third degree will be conferred Friday includes a Methodist church women s Bible class potluck at 12 30 p m members to bring table service and a dish Past Matrons club of Laurel Chapter meets with Mrs Oscar Fosen at 1 30 p m
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Helping Hands
Joe Wilkinson
Cedar Lodge
The
Methodist Church
Laurel
Oscar Fosen
Pellegrini Gray announce engagement and August wedding
Teresa Pellegrini and James Joseph Gray become engaged with a planned ceremony at Immaculate Conception Church Morris on August 9 at 2 30 PM. Ellen Elaine Zortman prepares to join the Women’s Marine Corps July 23 with a three year tour after Paris Island. Gray resides in Park Forest.
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Gardner
Ellen Elaine Zortman
Frank Zortman
Women’s Marine Corps
Ellen
Gardner South Wilmington High School
Joliet Central High School
GAA
United Youth Fellowship
UVF
Bethel No. 97
International Order of Job’s Daughters
Paris Island
South Carolina
West Coast
Gray
Park Forest
Immaculate Conception Church
Morris
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List
Admitted: Edwin Ackerman, Mrs. Edward Baker, Mrs. Coy Willis, Mrs. Ronald Vining, Mrs. William Sorenson, Mrs. Leland Roe, Mrs. Glenn Dally, Mrs. Donald Darnell, Miss Nellie F. MacDonald, Kenneth E. Hendrix. Dismissed: Miss Anna Hatch, Pernell Peterson, Mrs. Henry Schnulle, Mrs. Frederick Kern, Mrs. Donald Bridges and a baby girl, Rodney Beasley, Thomas Saltzman Jr., Gusty Cox, Lincoln Reed, John Rivett, Miss Alicia Romberg, Mrs. Laura Conklin, Mrs. James W Johnson, Miss Patricia Romberg.
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Edwin Ackerman
Bess Ct
Rte. 1
Edward Baker
Coal City
Coy Willis
Ronald Vining
Dwight
William Sorenson
Gardner
Leland’ Roe
Minooka
Glenn Dally
Verona
Donald Darnell
Ransom
Nellie F. MacDonald
Fulton St
Kenneth E. Hendrix
Rte. 3
Anna Hatch
Grundy County Nursing Home
Frederick Kern
Armstrong St
Pernell Peterson
Wauponsee St
Henry Schnulle
Lisbon Rd
Donald Bridges
Braceville
Rodney Beasley
Thomas Saltzman Jr
Gusty Cox
Marseilles
Lincoln Reed
Reddick
John Rivett
Seneca
Alicia Romberg
Shorewood
Laura Conklin
Wilmington
James W Johnson
Patricia Romberg
Swedish fish consumption exceeds U S average by fourfold
The average Swede consumes 45.1 pounds of fish or shellfish per year, about four times the United States per capita intake, highlighting a strong national preference for seafood in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lead screening tests held in Kendall County
In Kendall County AID and the Health Department run lead screening July 29 and 30 at sites in Yorkville Newark Plattville Lisbon Boulder Hill Plano and Oswego. The test uses a finger stick to ease discomfort. A mother recalls her daughter Joell Johnson tested after home remodeling revealed elevated lead. the sand box near the garage caused exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Association For Individual Development
AID
Kendall County
Newark
Plattville
Lisbon
Boulder Hill
Plano
Oswego
Joell Johnson
Joell
Johnsons
Couple honored at dinner party
A dinner party at the Seven Gables honored Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Arneson on their wedding anniversary. Their daughter Rosemary Brown and son Jack Arneson sponsored the event with guests and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Seven Gables
Lawrence Arneson
Rosemary Brown
Taylorville
Jack Arneson
Peoria
Rose Marie Feeny
Gardner Plans Bicentennial Meeting and Steering Group
Gardner leaders form a bicentennial steering committee led by Mayor Ray Serena with co chairmen Ken Clark and Lyle Sorensen. Members include Mrs. Richard Phillips Rev James Larson Mrs Edward Malek Roger Christensen and others. Public meeting to be held at the legion hall with date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Legion Hall
Bed son couple to mark 50th anniversary in Florida
Mr and Mrs Howard Bed son former Morris residents celebrate fifty years of marriage on July 3 at their Debary Florida home 59A Bougainsville Dr Debary FL 32713. Mrs Roger Margaret McCormick formerly of Morris is a surgical patient in Middletown Hospital room 188A 105 McKnight Dr Middletown OH 45042.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bedson
Morris
Bougainsville Dr
Debary, Fla
Roger
Margaret) McCormick
Middletown Hospital
McKnight Dr
Middletown
Ohio
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Heather Jasper
Tom Jasper
Essex
Brenda Shear
Cathy Schweikert
Elaine Shear
Mrs
Michael Cairns
Gardner Notes
Corrigans
Kanes
Gardner Bethel
Sharon Lynn Fatlan
Glenn Fatlan
Saint Joseph Hospital School of Nursing
Joliet
Miss Fatlan
Saint Joseph Hospital
Jaye A. Berquist
Wauponsee Street
Eaton College
Vincent Berquist
University of Illinois Medical Center
Ronald K. Hamburger
E. Jackson Sr
Ruth A. Anderson
Jeffry R. Ellis
Jane A. Baker
Paul R. Halverson
Sharon Fatlan
College Campus News
Teresa Pellegrini
Pellegrini, Gray
Raymond J. Pellegrini
Kiersted St
Teresa
James Joseph Gray
James A
Hospital News
Bake Sale
Grundy County Home
Morris Theatre Guild
Morris Community High School
the Theatre
Dirty Harry
Magnum Force
Peter Fonda
Warren Oates Rale
Devil
Blazers
Cass
Kah
Doug McClure
OSCAR
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