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MABELLE C. BOOMKER Mabelle C. Boomker (nee Blink) of Greenville, S.C., formerly of Dalton and Chicago's Roseland neighbor hood, died Friday, Jan. 12 at Green ville Memorial Hospital. Services were Monday at Re formed Church of Palos Heights, with the Rev. Robert Honig officiating. In terment was in Homewood Memorial Gardens. The former Mabelle Blink was born Aug. 14, 1898, in Dalton. She was a homemaker. She was past president of Ameri can Legion Auxiliary Post and past president of the Club of Holland, Mich. Mrs. Boomker was president of various church groups in the Chi cago area and in Michigan. Mrs. Boomker was a worker for the Women’s Sufferage Movement and Women’s Christian Temperance Union. She witnessed and assisted survivors of the Eastland Disaster in 1915 and helped prepare canned goods for the hungry during the 1933 Depression. She is survived by three daughters, Ruth Modder of Greenville, Joyce Anker of Glenview and Estherinae Jegen of Palos Heights; seven grand children; and 11 great-grandchildren. EDNA MAE SCHRECK Edna May Schreck (nee Campbell) of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Crete and Lynwood and a former employee of Thrall Car Co., Chicago Heights died Tuesday, Jan. 9 in Sun City. Services were Jan. 12 in Phoenix Ariz. Burial was in Sunland Memo rial Cemetery, Sun City. Mrs. Schreck was born March 28, 1920, in Chicago. She was a former employee of Music Merchants Co. and was a member of Crete Meth odist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Su san of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sons, Russ of Park Forest and Donald of Phoe nix, Ariz.; four sisters, Francis Ger maine of Antioch, Ill., Dorothy Avery of Phoenix, Ariz., Jessie Schmitt of Chicago and Jackie Campbell of Ha zel Crest; and 11 grandchildren. DONA JEANNE SHULKE Dona Jeanne Shulke of Calumet City died Friday, Jan. 19 at St. Mar garet Hospital, Hammond, Ind. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Brown Funeral Home, Dalton, with the Rev. Patrick Ryan, pastor of Riverdale Missionary Church, of ficiating. Interment will be in Cedar Park Cemetery, Calumet Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 10 p.m. today at the Funeral Home. Mrs. Shulke was born Oct. 25, 1926, in Chicago. She was retired. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; a daughter, Cathy Arvin of Dolton; a son, Harold of Riverdale; two brothers, John Earl Storey of Dolton and Daniel Storey of Palos Heights; and four grandchilren. BERYL MANSON Beryl Manson of Gladstone, Mich., formerly a longtime resident of Mat teson and of Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood, died Wednesday, Jan. 17 at Schoolcraft Medical Care Fa cility, Manistique, Mich. Services were Saturday at St. Law rence O’Toole Church, Matteson. In terment was in Holy Sepulchre Cem etery, Worth. Mrs. Manson was born April 19, 1910, in Rockford. She was a ticket agent for Illinois Central Gulf Rail road, retiring in 1975. She is survived by a son, Claude Jr. of Matteson; two sisters, Rhea Dryshout of Lombard and Loretta Lucas of Riverdale; three grandchil dren; and four great-grandchildren. FLORENCE GREGORY Florence Gregory of Calumet City died Monday, Jan. 8 in Munster, Ind. Services were Jan. 11 at Nowak Funeral Home, Calumet City, with the Rev. Warren G. Mandel, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Calumet City, officiating. Burial was in Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago. Mrs. Gregory was born Dec. 7, 1910, in Illinois. She is survived by her husband, Michael; a daughter, Doris; a stepson, Michael J.; and a brother, Gunner Larson. DOROTHY E. FAGAN Dorothy E. Fagan (nee Riley) of South Holland died Saturday, Jan. 13 in Hammond, Ind. Services were Tuesday at Holy Ghost Church, South Holland. Inter ment was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Evergreen Park. The former Dorothy Riley was born in Chicago. She was a home maker Mrs. Fagan is survived by a daugh ter, Maureen Reese; four sons, Rob ert Jr., Michael, Terrence and Thomas; and 13 grandchildren. JERRY E. TRILLER SR Jerry E. Triller Sr. of Dalton died Friday, Jan. 5 in Hammond, Ind. Services were Jan. 9 at St. Jude the Apostle Church, South Holland Interment was in Holy Cross Ceme tery, Calumet City Mr. Triller was born in Chicago The 75-year-old Dolton resident was a retired carpenter. He is survived by a daughter, Ja nice Minton-Kutz; and three sons Jerry III, Dean and Glen; and six grandchildren. JOHN P. HANLEY John P. Hanley, a longtime resi dent of Riverdale, died Wednesday Jan. 17 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey Services were Saturday with a prayer service at Community-Opyt Funeral Home, Riverdale and a mass at Queen of Apostles Church, River dale, with the Rev. Jude Lucier of ficiating. Interment was in Oakland Memory Lanes Cemetery, Dalton. Mr. Hanley was born April 10, 1927 in Blue Island. He was a retired man ager at People’s Gas. He is survived by his wife, Mary: ellen (nee Kindberg); two daughters, Joann Ebner and Cynthia; two sis ters, Catherine McCarthy and Mau reen McGlone; five brothers, Leo, James, Robert, William and Michael; and a grandchild. Memorials may be made to River dale Paramedics. ERNEST M. STRASSENBURG Ernest M. Strassenburg, a lifelong resident of Dolton, died Monday, Jan. 15 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Har vey Services were Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home, Dolton. Inter ment was in Oakland Memory Lanes Cemetery, Dolton. Mr. Strassenburg was born Dec. 11, 1911, in Dolton. He was a retired steel worker. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, a daughter, Claudia Struven of Thornton; a son, Clifford of North Carolina; a sister, May Belle Nelson of Matteson; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. EDWARD J. MAREK Edward J. Marek of Calumet City died Wednesday, Jan. 10. Services were Jan. 12 at St. Victor Church, Calumet City, with the Rev. Richard Dempsey officiating. Inter ment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City. Mr. Marek was born Dec. 6, 1919, in Illinois. He is survived by his wife Ve ronica; a daughter, Cynthia Moravec; two sisters, Marie Lewandowski and Jane Staszewski; and two grandchil dren LOUISE A. KUHLMANN Louise A. Kuhlmann (nee Kozlow ski) of Lansing, formerly of Chicago Heights, died Saturday, Jan. 13 at her home. Services were Tuesday at St. Ann’s Church, Lansing, with the Rev. John Hefferan officiating. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Steger. The former Louise Kozlowski was born Feb. 28, 1921, in Chicago Heights. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Kuhlmann is survived by her husband, Alvin; two sons, Dennis and Kenneth, both of Lansing; three sis ters, Estelle Gavenda of Chicago Heights, Sophie Albert of Lyons and Helen Norbutt of Chicago; a brother, Matthew of Chicago Heights; and a grandchild Memorials may be made to Lan sing paramedics. DERRILL M. GROVES Derrill M. Groves, a longtime resi dent of Dalton, died Monday, Jan. 8 at St. Margaret Hospital, Hammond, Ind. Private services were conducted Jan. 11 at Thornridge Funeral Home, Dolton. Interment was in Oakland Memory Lanes Cemetery, Dolton. Mr. Groves was born Dec. 27, 1899, in Newkirk, Oklo. A self-employed parking lot attendant, he was a vet eran of World War II, serving in the Army. He is survived by five nieces, Mary Smith of Leb, Ill., Christine Gentry of Los Angeles, Mary Lou Kiefer of Dalton and Kathy and Karen Gentry, both of California and two nephews, James Smith of Woodriver, Ill. and William Smith of Belleville, Ill.
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South Holland Star
South Holland, Illinois, US
Sun, Jan 21, 1990
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