Bartho Marizza
COAL CITY - Bartho ''Sprawler'' Marizza, 86, of Coal City, died today
(Oct. 29, 1998) at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Reeves Funeral Home,
Coal City.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Assumption
Catholic Church, Coal City, by the Rev. Mark Jendrysik.
Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wilmington. Pallbearers will be
Richard, Richard Jr., and Michael Marizza, Charles, Larry, and Jeff Quick.
Memorials may be made to the Coal City First Baptist Church Building
Fund.
He was born Sept. 1, 1912, in Coal City, the son of Peter and Cecelia
Brun Marizza.
Surviving are his wife, the former Evelyn Bollino, of Coal City, whom
he married July 3, 1948, in Morris; one son and daughter-in-law, Dennis
and Deborah Marizza of Coal City; one sister, Margaret Faro of Joliet;
three grandchildren, Amie and Robin Marizza, and Scott Marizza, all of
Coal City; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are three brothers, John, Anton, and Sam Marizza; and one
son, Bartho Marizza Jr.
He was raised and educated in Coal City.
Mr. Marizza was a laborer for most of his life working on many area
construction projects.
Norman Brown
CRETE - Norman L. Brown, 42, a 40-year resident of Steger, died Monday
(Oct. 26, 1998) in Crete.
He was born Dec. 20, 1955 in Hazel Crest. His parents, Victor Brown
Sr. of Crete and Wilma Brown of South Chicago Heights, survive.
Also surviving are his wife, the former Nancy Morphis; a daughter,
Shannon at home; a sister and brother-in-law, Beverley and Darrel Houseworth
of Crete; and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Neil and Jennifer of Chicago
Heights and Victor Jr. and Anne of Houston, Texas.
Private family services will be officiated by the Rev. Earl Ferguson.
Arrangements were by Coglianese Funeral Home in Burr Ridge.
Mr. Brown was self-employed as a carpet installer, a musician and song
writer.
He was a graduate of Bellarmine, Wash. and DeVry Institute in Chicago.
Nancy Thompson
HOOPESTON - Nancy A. Thompson, 52, of Hoopeston, died Wednesday (Oct.
28, 1998) at Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital.
Cremation rites will be accorded.
Visitation will be from noon Friday until the 3 p.m. memorial service
at the Baier Funeral Home, Watseka. The Rev. Neil Larimore will officiate.
Burial will be in Body Cemetery, Woodland.
Memorials may be made to the American Society or to the donor's choice.
She was born April 19, 1946, in Watseka, the daughter of Elmer and
Lenora Mason Prater.
Her husband, Jerry Thompson, whom she married June 19, 1971, at the
Methodist Church in Woodland, died Nov. 6, 1986.
Surviving are her mother of Watseka; four sisters and brothers- in-law,
Mary Ellen and Marion Ralph of Watseka, Delores ''Eileen'' and Kenneth
Duden of Woodland, Janet and Francis Rabideau of Watseka, Evelyn and Darryl
Suver of Woodland; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Richard and Linda
Thompson of Hoopeston, Jim Thompson of Danville; and her mother-in- law,
Audrey Mushrush of Hoopeston.
Deceased is her father.
Mrs. Thompson had worked at Schumacher Electronic Corp.
Richard Cook III
Richard Cook III, 15, of Kankakee, died Saturday (Oct. 24, 1998) in
the emergency room of Provena St. Mary's Hospital, from wounds received
earlier in a stabbing.
Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. Friday at The Williams Chapel, 11053
S. Vincennes Ave., Chicago, and from 11 a.m. Saturday until the noon services
at New Hope Baptist Church, 11021 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, 115th and Fairfield, Chicago.
He was born Nov. 14, 1982, the son of Richard Cook Jr. and Tamara A.
Clark.
Richard was a student at Kankakee High School.
Davis Johnson
MANTENO - Davis O. ''D.O.'' or ''Red'' Johnson, 80, of Manteno, died
on his birthday, Wednesday (Oct. 28, 1998) at Riverside Medical Center
of respiratory failure.
A volunteer fireman, he retired as fire chief, from Uniroyal Chemical
Plant of Joliet, where he worked for 34 years.
He was born Oct. 28, 1918 in Grant Park, the son of Charles and Bertha
Carlan Johnson.
Surviving are his wife, the former Virginia Moeller, whom he married
Aug. 12, 1939 in Kentucky; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Donna
Johnson of Braidwood and Allen and Carol Johnson of El Paso, Texas; one
brother and sister-in-law, Barney and Joanne Johnson of Momence; four grandchildren;
one great-grandchild.
Deceased is a great-granddaughter, Kirsten Meyer and one brother, Charles
Johnson.
Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Sunday at the Brown Funeral Home,
Manteno, where services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, with Gary Curl officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Manteno.
Memorials may be made for the family choice.
He was a golden member of the Manteno Sportsman Club.
He served in the Navy in the Great Lakes in 1945 and was an American
Legion member for 50 years.
He enjoyed woodworking and was a Cubs and Bulls fan.
Maria Acosta
SEBASTIAN, Texas - Maria De Jesus Guerrero Acosta, 71, former Kankakee
resident, died Monday (Oct. 19, 1998) at her home in Sebastian, Texas.
She had been a resident of Kankakee since 1979, wintering in Texas
and then residing there the past two years.
She was born Oct. 1927 in Port Isabel, Texas, the daughter of Hortencio
and Josefina Villarreal Guerero.
A funeral Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Richard MacDonald, at 2 p.m.
Oct. 22 at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Sebastian.
Burial was in Guadalupe Cemetery in Sebastian.
Surviving are her husband, Eloy Vidaurri Acosta Sr. of Sebastian; two
sons, Kevin Eloy Acosta of Bourbonnais and Salvador S. Acosta of Kankakee;
two daughters and one son-in- law, Maria D. Acosta of Sebastian and Josie
G. and Cliff Fambrough of Raymondville, Texas; one sister of Chicago Heights;
nine grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Sandi Jo Funk Hospice Program, P.O. Drawer,
Harlingen, Texas 78551.
Funeral arrangements were by Duddlesten Funeral Home in Raymondville,
Texas.
Jana Seggebruch
ONARGA - Jana Seggebruch, 22, of Champaign, formerly of Onarga, died
Wednesday (Oct. 28, 1998) at Carle Hospital in Urbana.
Arrangements are pending at Knapp Funeral Home in Cissna Park.
Sherry Faille
HERSCHER - Sherry Lynn Faille, 54, of Monmouth, N.J., daughter of a
Herscher resident, died Tuesday (Oct. 27, 1998).
Arrangements ae pending at the Kankakee Chapel of Schreffler Funeral
Homes.
Angelo Petroni
Visitation for Angelo C. Petroni, 73, of Kankakee, will be from 4-8
p.m. today, with a 4 p.m. wake service at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home
in Kankakee.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Dennis Settles at 10
a.m. Friday at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, where he was a member.
Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Kankakee.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Kankakee Valley.
Mr. Petroni died Tuesday (Oct. 27, 1998) at Riverside Medical Center.
He was born April 28, 1925 in Kankakee, the son of Egidio and Adele
Gagliani Petroni.
He was a member of the Sons of Italy and Madonna of the Rock.
Mr. Petroni was a retired partner in Angelo and Joe's Tap on Court
Street and then the Tiny Tap. He also was a sales representative for Hydrotex
Co. He was a past president of the Illinois Retail Liquor Dealers Association.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Marines in the South
Pacific. He was a member of the Kankakee American Legion and VFW and Marine
Corps League.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are his wife, the former Arnoldene Weiske, whom he married
June 5, 1949 in Kankakee; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Debra
Petroni of Kankakee; one daughter and two sons-in-law, Lisa and Robin Trumble
and Dan Harpin, of Kankakee; one sister, Esther Lamie of Clifton; one brother-in-law,
Joseph Gerencher of Kankakee; seven grandchildren, Ashley and Alyssa Petroni,
Marisa and Drew Harpin and Lucas, Ethan and Jyllyan Trumble; and several
nieces and nephews.
Deceased are his parents, one daughter, Lyn Harpin; and one sister,
Martha Gerencher.
He enjoyed traveling and golf and was an avid Cubs fan.
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Janice Tengdin
BEECH GROVE, Ind. - Janice Marie Tengdin, 66, of Beech Grove, Ind.,
died Tuesday (Oct. 27, 1998) in Beech Grove.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, with a 5 p.m. wake service,
at the Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes, where services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Dennis Settles will officiate.
Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
She was born Dec. 15, 1931 in Kankakee, the daughter of LaVerne and
Florence Birr St. John. Her parents and two brothers, William and Wayne
St. John are deceased.
Her husband, Raynold Charles Tengdin, whom she married Feb. 25, 1954
in Ozona, Fla., resides in Beech Grove.
A nurse, she retired in 1990. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi.
Also surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Noel and Jamie Tengdin
of Porter, Ind.; one daughter and son-in-law, Kristin and Mitchell Helton
of Chesterton, Ind.; one brother, David St. John of Kankakee; two grandchildren,
Nikolas Helton and Kevin Tengdin; one great-grandchild; and several nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Tengdin was a member of St. John United Presbyterian Church in
Chesterton, Ind.
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Clinton Hayden
Visitation for Clinton E. Hayden, 84, of Kankakee, will be from 5-8
p.m. Friday at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais, where services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Dan Morris will officiate.
Burial will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Church of God
in Kankakee, where he was a member. He served as an usher for 30 years.
Mr. Hayden died Tuesday (Oct. 27, 1998) at his home.
He was born Nov. 11, 1913 in Greenup, Ill., the son of Frank and Lois
Enyart Hayden.
Surviving are his wife, the former Corene Shappard, whom he married
Feb. 13, 1937 in Metropolis; one son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Sudie
Hayden of Bourbonnais; two grandsons, Douglas Hayden of Bourbonnais and
Dwayne Hayden of Chandler, Ariz.; one half-sister Helen Freeman of Greenup;
one brother and sister-in-law, Earl and Myrna Hayden of Casey and one half-brother
Robert Hayden of Calif.
Mr. Hayden retired from Armour Pharmaceutical (Centeon) after 20 years.
He was an antique collector and refinisher and did caning.
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Mary Beckers
Visitation for Mary C. Beckers, 87, of Kankakee, will be from 9 a.m.
Friday until the 10 a.m. services at Hertz-Thoma Chapel in Kankakee. The
Rev. Craig Sweet will officiate.
Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa.
Memorials may be made to St. Mark United Methodist Church, where she
was a member of the Julia Circle.
Miss Beckers died Tuesday (Oct. 27, 1998) at Miller Healthcare Center.
She was born May 4, 1911 in Kankakee, the daughter of John H. and Mary
Ann Claus Beckers.
She graduated from Kankakee schools and from North Central College
in Naperville. She did graduate work at the University of Illinois and
worked for 33 years at University of Illinois Hospital. She also taught
English and home economics at Reddick High School from 1933-38.
She was a member of the Kankakee County Retired Teachers, the Tuesday
Book Review Club, Christian Women's Club, and was a volunteer for the Salvation
Army, Meals on Wheels and Heritage House.
Surviving are several cousins.
Albert Buza
Visitation for Albert Russell Buza, 90, of Bradley, will be from 4-8
p.m. today at the Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes, where
services will be at 11 a.m. Friday. The Rev. Craig Anglin will officiate.
Burial will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Buza died Monday (Oct. 26, 1998) at his home.
Mr. Buza retired in 1970 from Kroehler Manufacturing in Bradley.
He was a founder and life member of the Tri- K Pigeon and Bantam Club
of Kankakee. After over three decades of showing pigeons and bantam chickens,
he also judged them at the Kankakee County Fair.
Mr. Buza served in the Army during World War II in the European, African
and Mideastern theaters, receiving two silver and bronze battle stars.
He was a member of the Bradley VFW.
He was born Aug. 15, 1908 in Joliet, the son of William and Eva Russell
Buza.
Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Anglin, whom he married Oct.
28, 1945; one son and daughter-in-law, David and Myra Buza of Kankakee;
two daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Ronald Thomas and Jean and Dr. John
Peterson, all of Kankakee; three sisters and two brothers-in- law, Bethel
and Howard Kent of Bradley, Mildred Grimes of Kankakee and Iola and Carl
Burk of Virginia; 11 grandchildren; one great- grandchild; and several
nieces and nephews.
His sister, Beatrice Michalowski, is deceased.
He was a past member of Wesley United Methodist Church.
Sherry Faille
Sherry Lynn Faille, 54, formerly of the Kankakee area, died Tuesday
(Oct. 27, 1998) in Philadelphia, Pa.
Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Sunday, with a wake service at 3 p.m.
at the Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Margaret
Mary Church in Herscher by the Rev. Ronald Hart.
Burial will be in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Herscher.
Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association or to the American
Heart Fund.
The daughter of Walter and Mary Lou Johnson and the late Glenwood Martin
Sr., she was born Dec. 31, 1943 in Bradley.
Surviving are her husband, Howard Faille Jr., whom she married in April
of 1968 in Bradley, and who now resides in New Jersey; three sons and daughter-in-law,
Darrin Kenneth Faille, Troy Allen and Davina Faille and Dustin Michael
Faille, all of Union Beach, N.J.; one daughter, Brittany Nichole Faille
of Herscher; one sister and brother-in- law, Judy A. and Norman Philips
of Bourbonnais; three brothers and four sisters-in-law, Glenwood A. and
Jean Martin Jr., Scott W. and Nancy Johnson and Sherry L. Johnson, all
of Herscher, and Mark L. and Gina Johnson of Bradley; two grandchildren;
and many nieces and nephews.
Deceased are a daughter, Lisa K. Faille and a brother, Kim M. Johnson.
Judith Huelsman
Judith A. Huelsman, 56, of Bourbonnais, died Thursday (Oct. 29, 1998)
at Riverside Medical Center, following an extended illness.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, with a wake service at 5 p.m.
at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral home, Bourbonnais.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at Maternity BVM
Church in Bourbonnais, where she was a member.
Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery, Bourbonnais.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
She was born Aug. 13, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Charles
and Mary Kay Haag Fister. Her mother survives, residing in Dayton. Her
father is deceased.
Surviving are her husband, Cletus Huelsman, whom she married Jan. 19,
1963 in Dayton; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Daniel and Jackie
Huelsman of Zanesville, Ohio, Christopher and Christine Huelsman of Streamwood
and Andrew Huelsman, at home; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Pemela
and James Davis of Lebanon, Ohio, Susan and Perry Murbarger of Garland,
Texas, Amy Huelsman of Bradley and Heidi Huelsman, at home; four grandsons;
four granddaughters; seven brothers and six sisters-in-law, Charles and
Jean Fister of St. Louis, Mo., Thomas and Vickie Fister of Oxford, Ohio,
Timothy and JoAnne Fister and James and Susan Fister, all of Dayton, Ohio,
Kevin Fister of Washington Courthouse, Ohio, Michael and Pam Fister of
New Lebanon, Ohio, Brian and Bobbie Fister of Beaver Creek, Ohio; six sisters
and five brothers-in-law, Nancy and Robert Ditch and Elaine and Bruce Albright,
all of Beaver Creek, Deborah and Gene Miller of Kernersville, S.C., Patti
and Charlie Lee of Hixson, Tenn., and Julie and Robert Spurling and Carolyn
Phillips, all of Dayton; mother and father-in-law, Cletus and Loretta Huelsman
of Trotwood, Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.
Jana Seggebruch
CHAMPAIGN - Visitation for Jana Seggebruch, 23, of Champaign, formerly
of Onarga, will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the Knapp Funeral Home in Cissna
Park and from 10 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. services at St. John's
Lutheran Church, Ash Grove, where she was a member.
Burial will be in Ash Grove Cemetery. The Rev. Dale Hauser will officiate.
Memorials may be made to the Jana Seggebruch Memorial Fund to establish
an on-going scholarship to help students attend youth gatherings.
Miss Seggebruch died Wednesday (Oct. 28, 1998) at Carle Hospital in
Urbana.
She was born Feb. 12, 1975 in Watseka, the daughter of Dale and Madelyn
Bauer Seggebruch, who reside in Onarga.
Also surviving are two brothers and one sister-in-law, Brent Seggebruch
of Dixon and Philip and Brenda Seggebruch of Washington; one sister, Amy
and Kevin Brennan of Morton; five nieces and nephews, Spencer, Sydney and
Mason Seggebruch and Grace and Maggie Brennan; and a special friend, Rob
Eastham of Thomasboro.
She was a 1993 graduate of Cissna Park High School and attended Parkland
College. She was employed by Parkland in the Ag. Department.
She enjoyed animals and listening to music.
Linda Gigl
Linda Gigl, 60, of Kankakee, died Thursday (Oct. 29, 1998) at her residence,
following a short illness.
Arrangements are pending at the Knapp Funeral Home in Clifton.
Harvey Becker
EMINGTON - Harvey N. Becker, 86, of rural Emington, died Thursday (Oct.
29, 1998) at OSF Saint James Hospital, Pontiac.
Arrangements are pending at Harris-Martin-Burke Funeral Home in Cullom.
Janice Tengdin
BEECH GROVE, Ind. - Janice Marie Tengdin, 66, of Beech Grove, Ind.,
died Tuesday (Oct. 27, 1998) in Beech Grove.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today, with a 5 p.m. wake service,
at the Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes, where services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Dennis Settles will officiate.
Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
She was born Dec. 15, 1931 in Kankakee, the daughter of LaVerne and
Florence Birr St. John. Her parents and two brothers, William and Wayne
St. John are deceased.
Her husband, Raynold Charles Tengdin, whom she married Feb. 25, 1954
in Ozona, Fla., resides in Beech Grove.
A nurse, she retired in 1990. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi.
Also surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Noel and Jamie Tengdin
of Porter, Ind.; one daughter and son-in-law, Kristin and Mitchell Helton
of Chesterton, Ind.; one brother, David St. John of Kankakee; two grandchildren,
Nikolas Helton and Kevin Tengdin; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Tengdin was a member of St. John United Presbyterian Church in
Chesterton, Ind.
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Sadie Williams
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Sadie Dunson Williams, 83, mother of Kankakee resident,
died Tuesday (Oct. 27, 1998) at Arkansas Baptist Hospital in Little Rock.
She was born Dec. 18, 1915 in Glen Allen, Miss., the daughter of John
Wesley and Emma Hayes Dunson.
She was a lifetime member of Christ Temple Church in Little Rock.
Survivors include five daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia June and
Jerry Stalling Sr. of Kankakee, Brenda C. Williams and Ruth and Tom P.
Williams, all of Las Vegas, Nev., and Marilyn and Bill Ambrus and Sadie
Elizabeth and Booker Minor, all of Little Rock; four sons and two daughters-in-law,
Wesley Williams Jr., Willie R. and Mildred Williams and Eric and Shirley
Williams, all of Little Rock, and John E. Williams of Los Angeles, Calif;
22 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Laura Lewis of Greenville,
Miss. and Tarvye Saunders of Chicago; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Williams Sr., two
brothers and two sisters.
Arrangements are pending at Miller-Elston Mortuary of Little Rock,
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