Obituary notices from several Illinois towns in March 1978
Funeral services were held for Mar seillaise Swancutt in Belleville with burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Other deaths included Jacob Brunner of Mounds, Tennie Bartruff of Anna, Norman J. Ohlau of Tempe formerly Steeleville, Dean Betts of Vienna, Elizabeth Betty Frick of Jonesboro, William Robert Cargill of Makanda, Mary Catherine Young of Carbondale, Ellis Grove resident, and multiple local residents. notices mention survivors, services, and burial details across numerous towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseillaise Swancutt
Belleville
Kurras Funeral
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Norman J. Ohlau
Tempe
Ariz
Steeleville
August
Louise Alms Ohlau
Jessie Eggemeyer
Steven
Phoenix
Karen
Los Angeles
Calif
Louise Wilson
Alvera Welch
Streeter
Bridgeton
Alvin Ohlau
San Andreas
Green Acres Mortuary
Scottsdale, Ariz
Dean Betts
Vienna
Aly Funeral Home
Mr. Betts
Elizabeth
Betty’ Frick
Jonesboro
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Mem
St. Francis School of Nursing
Peoria
Chicago
Jerry and
Beth McVey
Ross’e
Harry Fifield
Leon Frick
Carbondale
Harriett DeBary
East Peoria
Sue Norval
Maniia
Kathy Walker
Cindy Thomas
LaCressinta
Harry Fifield Jr
Houston
Texas
Emery Fifield
Rantoul
Sandra Walker
Norris and Son Funeral Home
Funers
Funeral
Mary Catherine Young
Old West Main St
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
New Era Dairy
Charles
Carrie McDaniel Kuykendall
Bill
Carrie
Lynne
Glenn
Laramie
Wyo
Huffman Funeral Home
Phillip A. Young
Ellis Grove
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Young
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Martin
Lena Stumpe Young
Teresa Schuline
Evansville
Roger
Sparta
Carl
Henry
Edward
Joe
William
Katie Stork
Clara Eggemeyer
Emma Hurst
Alma Medley
Salem
Schroeder
Ester Menigo
Hampton Nursing Manor
Bush
Riggin-Pillatsch
Carterville
Oakland Cemetery
Menigo
Herrin Hospital
Alto Pass
Maggie Buckingham Hill
Hurst
Cambria
Ethel Nance
Carl Hill
Kate Hill
Murphysboro
Mary Emma Norman 83 Dies in Marion
Mary Emma Norman of 809 North Monroe Street Marion died at 2 34 a m today in Hampton Nursing Home Herrin Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Emma Norman
Monroe St
Marion
Hampton
Herrin
Mitchell Funeral Home
Weather Outlook For Eastern Plains To Great Lakes
Showers and snow forecast today from the eastern Plains and Midwest into the upper Great Lakes. Rain and showers from the lower Great Lakes to the eastern Gulf. Snow flurries in the northern Rockies. Cold temperatures extend from the central and northern Rockies into the Plains. Southern Illinois reports a Sunday high of 41 set, with a 35 degree low since 7 a.m. today and no precipitation. Today’s 9 a.m. temp is 40 degrees with sunset at 5:55 p.m. and sunrise Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. Sunset Tuesday is 5:56 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Midwest
Upper
Great Lakes
Lower Great Lakes
Eastern
Gulf
Rockies
Nothern
Illinois
Community calendar items fill Pinckneyville district notice
Perry County Commissioners meet at 9 a.m. at the Perry County Courthouse Pinckneyville. Benton Park Chamber of Commerce hosts at 4 p.m. Benton. Crainville Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall. Johnston City Council 7:30 p.m. City Hall. SIU Civil Service fair 5 to 8 p.m. at Student Center Auditorium Carbondale. Campus Crusade 6–10 p.m. at SIU Student Center. Murphysboro City Council 7:30 p.m. City Hall. Murphysboro Unit School District 186 board 7:30 p.m. Unit Office Walnut and 9th. District 211 Board 7:30 p.m. near Tamaroa School. Southern Five Policy Board 8 p.m. Shawnee Development Council Karnak. Lick Creek Grade School District 16 7 p.m. Tuesday. Shawnee Consortium 8 p.m. following Southern Five in Karnak. Citizens Advisory Committee Carbondale School Dist 95 7:30 p.m. Administrative Office Carbondale. Overeaters Anonymous 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Carbondale. Christopher Grade School Board 7 p.m. library. Lifestyle Dancing 3 p.m. and Big Muddy Run at SIU Carbondale. Open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Benton Park District
Benton Chamber of Commerce
Crainville
Johnston
Illinois Education Association Civil Service
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Board of Education
Tamaroa
Southern Five Policy Board
Shawnee Development Council
Karnak
Lick Creek
Shawnee Consortium
Southern Five
Citizens Advisory Committee
Carbondale
W. Main St
First Presbyterian Church
St. University
Christopher Grade Board of Education
George Gumermah
Southern
Illinois University-Carbondale
Frank and
Nancy Horton
Drury Church Rd
Archway
Archway, Ind
Lewis Park Mall
13Th
Rover
Murphysboro
Resource Reclamation, Inc
Duplicate Bridge Club
Carbondale Community Center
W. Elm St
Sweet Adelines
Second Annual Mary Kuykendall Carpenter Heart Fund Fair
Public calendar notes a spin off Chicken and Dumpling dinner preceding the fair at Pinckneyville High School. Spanish and French Clubs sponsor the event with meals from 4 30 to 7 in the high school cafe teria at $2 for adults and $1 for children. Also listed is CPR training by Jackson County Board and Ambulance Service in Makanda and Gorham with schedules and contact John Shepherd at 549 2712.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kuykendall Carpenter Heart Fund
Pinckneyville Community High School
PCHS
Heart Fund
Jackson County Board
Jackson County Ambulance Service
Makanda
Gorham
Mississippi Valley School
John Shepherd
Harrisburg Cinema Listings and Carbondale Double Features
A compact list of films showing at various theaters including CINEMA 1 and CINEMA 2 in Harrisburg, Fox and Varsity in Carbondale, Saluki 1 and 2 in Carbondale, New Liberty, Roxy in Coulterville, and University 4 in Carbondale. Highlights include Gray Lady Down, High Anxiety, Oh God, Julia, The Goodbye Gift, The One and Only, Beyond and Back, Teen Age Cruiser, and more with multiple venues offering double features and extended runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
FOX
Carbondale
Varsity
Julia
Saluki
NEW Liberty
ROXY
Coulterville
University
Jane
Marion
Funeral Services for Herman Cislaghi Held in Herrin
Herman Cislaghi age 57 of 421 North 21st Street Herrin dies from natural causes. Funeral at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Johnson's Funeral Home Herrin with interment at St. Carlos Cemetery. Rosary at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Survived by wife Luciene Walker and son Fred, daughter Terry Rady. works at Allen Industries rug cushion dept. WWII veteran. member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and Eagles Lodge 1549. Funeral home visitation after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Cislaghi
21St St
Herrin
Johnson
St. Carlos
Cislaghi
Terry Rady
Fred
Christopher Meadows Declared Innocent In Trial
Ernest Meadows of 614 East Washington Street Christoper was found not guilty by a Williamson County Circuit Court jury on charges including attempted murder. The incident at the Herrin tennis court on Water Tower Road left Russell Meyers of 204 Oak Street Zeigler wounded and George Pennock Jr. hit by a grazing slug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Meadows
Washington St
Christopher
Williamson County
Meadows
Russell Carl Meyers
Oak St
Zeigler
Herrin Tennis Court
Water Tower Road
Meyers
George Pennock Jr
Herrin
Pennock
Carbondale Man Charged Over Window BB Shootings
Police say 19 year old Bobby Joe Cole of Malibu East Trailer Court led a two week probe into a February window shooting spree. Seven windows worth 908 dollars were damaged at seven locations on February 26 and 27. A BB gun was recovered. Cole posted 50 dollar bond and faces court on March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Bobby Joe Cole
Malibu East
Cole
Hitchhiker Beaten and Robbed in Jackson County
Deputies report three men beat and robbed a hitchhiker at Illinois 149 and US 51 in De Soto. Michael Regan, about 30, of Royalton, was struck at about 10 p.m. and treated at Veterans Hospital in Marion for head injuries, listed in good condition today. Separately, Wolfman Jack announced two Merlins Disco shows in Carbondale on Tuesday, Teen Night for students at 6:30 p.m. and a rock and roll revival from 10:45 p.m. Admission set at $2.50 for teens and $2 for the later show. Jack is NBC’s The Midnight Special cohost and starred in American Graffiti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
de Soto
Jackson County
Michael Regan
Royalton
Regan
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Wolfman Jack
Carndale
Merlins
Wolfman
Renga
Nbc-Tv
Suspect Held on Aggravated Battery Charge in Murphysboro
Anthony Neal, 19, of 314 E Knight St Carbondale, jailed in Jackson County on a charge of aggravated battery from a Saturday morning fight at 329 E Green St. Police say he struck Walter E Brown with a knife during the dispute at 3 47 a.m. Saturday. Neal had been arrested earlier Friday on battery and resisting arrest after an incident at 400 E Elm St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Neal
E. Knight St
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Neal
E. Green St
Walter E. Brown
E. Elm St
Thieves hit Herrin station brief cash theft
Undetermined cash was stolen Sunday morning from Sim's Brothers Standard Service Station at 300 S Park Ave Herrin. Police investigated and no suspects were named in the initial report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Station
Sim’s Brothers Standard
S. Park Ave
Herrin
Carbondale Police Probe Burglaries Reported Over Weekend
Carbondale police investigated multiple weekend burglaries in the city. Residents Thomas Frenkel Ruby Gholson Dennis Adams and John Holmes reported break ins through windows with limited items taken. Police recovered several Adams home items at Holmes address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Thomas R. Frenkel
Skyline Drive
Ruby M. Gholson
Glenview Drive
Dennis R. Adams
Dogwood Lane
John D. Holmes
S. Giant City Road
Adams
Holmes
Hospital notes list discharges across unified county units
In Herrin and nearby towns hospital records show numerous patients labeled discharged. Names span multiple cities including Herrin Marion Carbondale Cobden and Dongola with many entries for St Joseph Memorial Murphysboro and Union County institutions. The list includes repeated surnames and varied first names across Elmore Hurst Goins Skeicher and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Hospital
Herrin
Fox
Lois
Pittsburg
Elmore
Richard
Vernon Mason
William Payne
Clarence
Zeigier Jones
Raymond Wilson
Harry
Hurst Taylor
Alfred Conroy
Bradley Swan
Johnnie
Marion Rightier
Julie Holderfield
Christine
Hurst Newley
James
Cambria Brown
Ruth
Carterville Johnson
Adaline
Freeman Spur Hunsick
Mary Cantrell
Robert
Carterville Segretario
Dorothy Kratsch
ST. Joseph Memorial
Murphysboro
Etherton
Charles Mankin
Frank Richmond
Bruce Orsburgh
Elsie Glasser
Charles Hardy
Charities Johnson
Irene Perschbacher
Elizabeth Nipper
Albert
Alto Pass Porter
Bert
Ava McGriff
Ava Harris
John
Decatur Hicks
Mary
Pomona Mueller
Arnold
Jacob Heiser
Morton
Cartondale
Pellegrini
Don Hauner
Charles Compton
Roy Hazen
Marc Pugh
Births in Murphysboro Du Quoin and surrounding areas
Birth notices list new arrivals at local hospitals including Murphysboro St Joseph Memorial Hospital a son born to Mr and Mrs Steve Parrrott. Du Quoin Marshall Goat Hospital reports a daughter for Mr and Mrs Jerry Smith. Chester Memorial Hospital Chester welcomes a daughter to Mr and Mrs Dennis Gross. Pinckneyville Memorial Hospital Carbondale welcomes a son for Mr and Mrs Steven Plumlee. Carbondale Memorial Hospital Carbondale welcomes a son for Mr and Mrs Alton Boesch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Parrott
Steve
Son
St Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
DU Quoin Smith
Jerry
Marshall Goat Hospital
du Quoin
Chester Gross
Dennis
Memorial Hospital
Chester
West Frankfort Chismar
Andy
Carbondale
Pinckneyville
Plumlee
Steven
Memorial Hospital of
Cambria
Boesch
Alton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jacob Fred Brunner
Mounds
Cairo
Southern Medical Center
Tennie Bartruff
Anna
City Care Center
Bartruff
First Baptist Church
General Telephone
Anna Mental Health and Developmental Center
Johnson County
John L
Gertrude Stout Hogg
Betty Day
Bud Day
J. W. Hogg
Richard Day
David Day
Carol Stream
Jane Stover
Wilmington
Del
Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home
William Robert Cargill
Route 1
Firmin Desloge Hospital
Carbondale Moose and Eagles Lodges
American Legion
Mr. Cargill
George William
Alice Johns Cargill
Dewayne William
el Toro
Lester
Mt. Carmel
Frank
Bloomington
Floyd
Springfield
Alvin
Thelma Fesler
Queen City
Irene Burkett
Kilgore
Lipe Cemetery
Marie J. Brafford
Marie Jordan Brafford
Chestnut St
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Brafford
First Christian Church
Edgar
Mary Agnes Clemens Jordan
Harold Brafford
Ellafair Stabler
Marshall Jordan
Ormel Watson
Louisville
May Gauger
Betty Julian
Maria Overbey
Carpentersville
Parker-Reedy
Tower Heights
Roland Siegmann
Roland
Jim’’ Siegmann
Baldwin
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
Charles and
Anna Spellmeyer Siegmann
Lillie Spier
Siegmann
St. John Lutheran Church
Karlyn Frazier
Spanaway
Wash
McDaniel Funeral Home
Donald B. Dry
Dry
First Baptist Church of
Paul
Viola Rial Dry
Clarence Davis
Maurice Dry
Pyatt Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Jessie Sprague
Randolph County
Sparta Community Hospital
Sprague
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Cutler
Alex
Josephine Forman Bigham
Frank Sprague
Hill and Son Funeral Home
Cutler Cemetery
Heart Fund Fair
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Presbyterian Church
S. University, Carbondale
Christopher Man
Rowland & Corev Llam
Cisco Today
Cc Live
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