Freeport Accordionist Reflects On Six Decades Of Music
Freeport resident Joe Fontana recalls starting accordion at age nine after his father bought the instrument, learning by ear after limited lessons. He performed from youth at the Faust Hotel and venues around northern Illinois, later guiding bands and working in a jewelry store, still energetic at 84.
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Deaths and funeral notices from Benton to Ina
Viva Eovaldi 88 of Benton died May 6 2006 in Franklin Hospital. Services noon Tuesday Gilbert Funeral Home with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery Lesser. She was a secretary for Towers Mine Tool born March 30 1918 Bend City. Survived by one son and daughter in law, four grandchildren and spouses, six great grandchildren. Faye Mangis Fick 87 died May 7 2006 in Austin Texas. Services May 12 Harre Funeral Home McLeansboro burial Antioch Cemetery Macedonia. Eva Fay Barker 97 died May 6 2006 in St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital. Services May 10 Johnston Funeral Home Ina with burial Barker Cemetery Broughton. Visitation times listed.
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Benton
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Bend City
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Richard and
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Sesser
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Troy
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Craig Zinzilieta
Tim
Connie Tygett
Mark Tygett
Luke
Alexis Epplin
Mcleansboro
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Austin
Texas
Christopher House
Harre Funeral Home
Antioch Cemetery
Macedonia
Mount Vernon
Eva Fay Barker
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital
Johnston Funeral Home
Ina
Dwain Miller
Barker Cemetery
Broughton
Murphysboro Man Jerome Gaston Dies at 37
Jerome Gaston, 37, of Murphysboro, died Thursday May 4, 2006 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital. Arrangements pending at Jackson Funeral Home in Carbondale. Donna Heath, 42, of West Frankfort, died May 7, 2006 at home. Arrangements incomplete at Parker Reedy Funeral Home.
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Carbondale
West Frankfort
Donna Heath
Parker-Reedy Funeral Home
Frank Jones 89 West Frankfort native dies in Marion
Frank Jones 89 of West Frankfort died at 8 30 am Saturday May 6 2006 at Fountains Nursing Home in Marion He was born in Walpole son of Homer F Jones and Jane Williams Jones He married Mary Alicia Jones Survivors include his wife Mary Jones two brothers Joe Jones of Harrisburg and Bob Jones and wife Norma of Galatia plus several nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his parents a brother Dan Jones and a sister He served in WW II as a second lieutenant and owned West Frankfort Packing Co Visitation is 5 to 8 pm Tuesday at Parker Reedy Funeral Home in West Frankfort A prayer vigil is at 5 pm Tuesday at the funeral home Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery near Walpole in Hamilton County Memorial contributions to St Johns School Foundation.
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Galatia
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Hamilton County
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Penoco) Mantovani
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Perryville
Smoler Bros
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East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Don Colson
Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home
Hospice
Southern Illinois
American Cancer Society
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Priest accused of new abuse while monitored by archdiocese
Prosecutors say Rev. Daniel McCormack molested a 10-year-old and an 11-year-old daily while under archdiocese supervision after earlier charges. He was freed on bond set at 700000 dollars after a Cook County hearing. he pleaded not guilty to the latest counts and faces prior charges dating 2001 to 2005.
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