Jeanette Lecour
Jeanette Granger Lecour, 100, of Kankakee, died Friday (Dec. 11, 1998)
at Manor Care Health Services.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Richard Pighini, 11
a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Church, where she was a member.
Private burial services will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery in the Granger
Family Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to her church.
Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She was born Aug. 15, 1898, the daughter of George and Laura Fortin
Granger, Kankakee area business pioneers.
Mrs. Lecour attended St. Xavier's School in Chicago, St. Joseph's Seminary
in Kankakee and St. Mary of the Woods College in Terre Haute, Ind.
Her husband, L. Paul Lecour, whom she married April 28, 1921 in Kankakee,
died June 25, 1979.
Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Peggy Lecour of
Kankakee; one daughter, Jacqueline Gibbons of Chicago, former resident
of Dwight; three grandchildren, Lisa Lecour of Peoria, Jed Gibbons of Chicago
and Paula Hirst of Lee's Summitt, Mo.; and one great-grandson.
A brother and one granddaughter, Laura, are deceased.
For many years she was active in Kankakee Kultivators, St. Patrick's
Catholic Church Altar and Rosary Society and its CCW, and a member of the
Kankakee Country Club.
An avid reader, she enjoyed flowers, listening to music and watching
ice skating programs on television.
Kathryn Cavitt
WATSEKA - Kathryn Cavitt, 83, of Watseka, died Saturday (Dec. 12, 1998)
at Iroquois Residents Home, Watseka.
Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Monday at the Segur-Knapp Funeral
Home in Watseka and from 1 p.m. Tuesday until the 2 p.m. services at First
United Methodist Church, Watseka, where she was a member. The Revs. Robert
McDonald and Hubert Lytle will officiate.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Watseka.
Memorials may be made to her church.
She was born June 29, 1915 in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of John T.
and Clyde M. Bell McBroom.
Her husband, Robert Dryden Cavitt, whom she married Jan. 21, 1939 in
Watseka, died March 16, 1971.
Surviving are one daughter, Rebecca Ellen Cavitt Hunter of Westminister,
Calif.; and one brother, Virgil McBroom of Pompano Beach, Fla.
A sister, Mildred Barber is deceased.
She was a graduate of Watseka High School and Stephens College in Columbia,
Mo.
She served on the church council as a trustee, pastor parish committee,
and education committee, and was treasurer of memorial funds, a past Sunday
school teacher and youth leader. She also served on the United Way board
as treasurer; was secretary of Green Meadows Girl Scout Council and a Girl
Scout Troop leader for nine years; and a past president of the Watseka
Federated Woman's Club and Junior Woman's Club. She was elected as the
first State Junior Club director of the Illinois Federation of Woman's
Club and was selected volunteer of the year by IFWC. She was also a past
president of the 18th district IFWC and was Mrs. Santa Claus for the Crescent
City Woman's Club Christmas party for the children of the community.
She was previously employed at Roberts Clinic for many years.
Eleanore Powell
Eleanore Alba Powell, 80, died Friday (Dec. 11, 1998) at Stevens Point,
Wis.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at the Kankakee Chapel of the
Schreffler Funeral Homes, where services will be at 2 p.m. Monday. The
Rev. John Powers will officiate.
Burial will be in Mound Grove Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the family.
She was born April 8, 1918 in Chicago, the daughter of Emil W. and
Lydia Christiansen Iverson.
Her husband, Robert A. Powell Sr., whom she married Aug. 22, 1936 in
Chicago is deceased.
Mrs. Powell was self-employed in daycare. She retired in 1983 after
40 years of running ''Park-A-Tot.''
She was affiliated with non-denominational Stone Church in Chicago
and had been a member of First Nazarene in Kankakee.
She was a member of Weight Watchers.
Surviving are two sons, Alex J. Powell and his friend, Delores Buchanan
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. and Harold ''Harry'' S. Powell of Kankakee; two
daughters and one son-in-law, Faith P. Bruce of Pinetop, Ariz. and Juanita
E. and Paul Rodgers of Odessa, Texas; four sisters, Lorraine Richie of
Big Bear, Calif., Violet Allen of Chandler, Ariz., Faith Gregory of Petroskey,
Mich. and Ruth Noland of Virginia Beach, Va.; 13 grandchildren; and 29
great- grandchildren.
One son, Robert A. Powell Jr. in 1987; brothers, Jesse, David and Joseph
Iverson; and one sister, Dora Griffin are deceased.
Mary Ann Kennedy
AURORA - Mary Ann Kennedy, 89, of Aurora, a Chebanse native, died Thursday
(Dec. 10, 1998) at Provena Mercy Center Hospital.
Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. today, with a Rosary at 7 p.m., at
Daleiden Lake Street Mortuary, Aurora, where services will be at 9:30 a.m.
Monday. A funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. William Morrissey
at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Church, where she was a member.
Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
She was born June 11, 1909 in Chebanse, the daughter of Cornelius and
Mary Ann O'Conner Kennedy.
Miss Kennedy was a head surgical nurse at Mercy Center Hospital in
Champaign for 15 years. She also taught nursing at St. Mary's Hospital
in Kankakee for 20 years. She was a resident of Countryside Healthcare
Center for the past 14 years and remained active there.
Surviving are one brother, George Armstrong of Bellevue, Neb.; one
sister, Mary E. Armstrong of Aurora; one sister-in-law, Gertrude Kennedy
of Aurora; nine nieces; eight nephews; and many great-nieces and - nephews
and friends.
One sister, Lucilla (Clarence) Minton; three brothers, Cornelius (Alice)
Kennedy, Ambrose J. Kennedy, Edmund (Hogan) Kennedy; one sister- in-law,
Helen Armstrong; and an uncle and aunt, George and Nora Armstrong are deceased.
Loren Munro
GILMAN - Loren Munro, 80, of Gilman, died Saturday (Dec. 12, 1998) at
Iroquois Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at the Segur-Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka.
Marie Gonnerman
GILMAN - Marie Antoniette Gonnerman, 93, of Gilman, formerly of Dion,
died Friday (Dec. 11, 198) at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Watseka.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the Redenius Funeral Home
in Gilman and from 10 a.m. Monday until the 11 a.m. services at St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Gilman, where she was a member. The Rev. Robert Downs
will officiate.
Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Dixon.
Visitation will also be from noon, Tuesday, until the 1:30 p.m. services
at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon, where she was a former member.
Memorials may be made to either of the Lutheran Churches.
She was born Nov. 18, 1905 in Charlotte, Ill., the daughter of Henry
and Gesena Hoppe Jacobs.
Her husband, Marcus Frederick Gonnerman, whom she married June 29,
1932, died in 1971.
She was a 1924 graduate of Dixon High School and a 1929 graduate of
Milwaukee Wis. School of Nursing. She was active in the nursing profession
for more than 50 years.
She helped her husband work the Gonnerman family farm at Nachusa, Ill.
for 34 years, until they retired in 1966.
Mrs. Gonnerman served as a volunteer in the Lutheran Mission Field
in Papua, New Guinea; taught Sunday school at Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Dixon; served as a 4-H leader for 30 years; and was a Vista volunteer
nurse, serving on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Frederick and Ruth Gonnerman
of Northfield, Minn. and Paul and Karen Gonnerman of Freeport, Ill.; two
daughters and sons-in- law, Donna and Ernest Schuler and Mary Ann and Russell
Schuler, all of Gilman; 13 grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; and
one sister, Welma Lindsay of Charleston.
One sister, Grace Near and one brother, Clifford Jacobs are deceased.
Mabel McCorkle
ROBERTS - Mabel A. McCorkle, 92, of Roberts, died Thursday (Dec. 10,
1998) at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City.
Visitation was from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at Lamb-Young Funeral Home in
Roberts, where services will be at 2 p.m. today.
Burial will be in Lyman Township Cemetery, Roberts.
Memorials may be made to The Congregational Church in Roberts, where
she was a member, or to the donor's choice.
She was born May 29, 1906 in Newton Stewart, Ind., the daughter of
Sherman and Ary Gilliatt Taylor.
Her husband, Kendall McCorkle, whom she married Dec. 24, 1929 at Roberts,
died March 29, 1985.
Mrs. McCorkle graduated from Roberts Township High School and received
a teaching certificate from Illinois State University, Normal. She taught
in rural schools near Roberts.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Bud Hamilton
of Roberts; three grandsons, Greg Hamilton of Gilman, Scott Hamilton of
New Orleans, La. and Mark Hamilton of San Francisco, Calif.; four great-grandchildren;
and one sister, Geneva Brinkman of Melvin.
A sister is deceased.
Her hobby was sending greeting cards.
Clara Blanck
ONARGA - Clara L. Blanck, 88, of Onarga, died Saturday (Dec. 12, 1998)
at the Gilman Nursing Center.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Wednesday until the 11 a.m. services
at Trinity Lutheran Church, Onarga, where she was a member. The Rev. Paul
Scheunemann will officiate.
Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley.
Memorials may be made to her church or to the Gilman Nursing Center.
Arrangements were by Knapp Funeral Home in Onarga.
She was born March 9, 1910 in Loda, the daughter of Rudolph and Tabitha
E. Kauffman Gingerich.
Her husband, Harry W.L. Blanck, whom she married April 12, 1931 at
Buckley, died on her birthday, March 9, 1967.
Surviving are four daughters and two sons-in-law, Helen Strough of
Onarga, Pauline and Donald Bleich of Paxton, Barbara Bender of Savoy and
Mildred and Michael Lange of Lerna; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Two brothers, four sisters, two sons, one daughter and one grandchild
are deceased.
Mrs. Blanck had been a cook for many area restaurants.
She enjoyed reading, quilting and crocheting.
Philip Gladu
ST. ANNE - Philip P. Gladu, 80, of St. Anne, died Sunday (Dec. 13, 1998)
at his home.
Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home,
St. Anne. A funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. James Fanale at
11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anne Catholic Church, where he was a member.
Burial will be in St. Anne Catholic Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to his church.
He was born July 10, 1918 in Beaverville, the son of Andre and Stella
Laney Gladu.
Surviving are his wife, the former Bernice Allain, whom he married
Aug. 31, 1940 in St. Anne; three sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Janice
Gladu of Manteno and Jim and Peg Gladu and Dale and Cindy Gladu, all of
St. Anne; three daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and Merle Mulder and Pam
and Dale Tolly, all of St. Anne and Sandy and Rich LaFond of Donovan; 19
grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Eugene and Art; two sisters, Cecile Barnlund
and Isabelle Gladu; and one great-granddaughter.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the
St. Anne American Legion.
He enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening and birdwatching.
Mr. Gladu spent winters in Mcallen, Texas for 15 years.
Christine Ashman
CHATSWORTH - Christine J. Ashman, 87, of Chatsworth, former teacher
in Cullom and Fairbury and mother of Kankakee residents, died Saturday
(Dec. 12, 1998) at Fairview Haven Nursing Home.
Visitation will be from 4:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hager Memorial Homes,
Chatsworth.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
Chatsworth, where she was a member. The Rev. Scott Olson will officiate.
Burial will be in Chatsworth Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to her church; to Chatsworth Fire Department;
or to Chatsworth Library.
She was born Jan. 5, 1911 in Cullom, the daughter of George and Tillina
Jacobs Sterrenberg.
She attended Illinois State Teachers College in Normal.
Her husband, Robert Ashman, whom she married Dec. 9, 1932 in Chatsworth,
died in 1979.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Delores and John Rath of
Fairbury; one son and daughter-in- law, Robert and Ann Ashman of Kankakee;
five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Ashman retired in 1972, after teaching in country schools in both
Cullom and Fairbury for 23 years. She continued as a substitute teacher
in Fairbury.
She was a member of the Esther Circle, WELCA and Lowers' group of the
church; Retired Teachers Association; Senior Citizens and the Kitchen Band.
Connie Woods
Connie Lou Woods, 60, of Kankakee, died Saturday (Dec. 12, 1998 in Kankakee.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kankakee Memorial
Gardens. Officiating will be a ministers of Asbury United Methodist Church,
where she was a member.
Memorials may be made to the family.
She was born Dec. 19, 1937 in Kankakee, the daughter of Glen and Elane
Trischel Wehling.
Surviving are her husband, James G. Woods, whom she married June 12,
1976; one son, Troy Woods at home; one sister and brother-in-law, Judy
and Thomas Minor of Kankakee; one brother and sister-in-law, Ron and Sandy
Wehling of Battle Creek, Mich.; and four nieces.
Mrs. Woods retired from Amberg File and Index, where she had worked
for 17 years.
Saville Jeneary
Saville Jeneary, 90, of Kankakee, died Sunday (Dec. 13, 1998) in Kankakee.
At her request, there will be no public visitation.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Chapel of Asbury United
Methodist Church, Kankakee, where she was a member.
Burial will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to her church.
Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes was in charge of arrangements.
She was born Dec. 23, 1907 in Butler, Mo., the daughter of Emory and
Carrie Miller Vandagrift.
Her husband, Raymond Jeneary, whom she married March 28, 1927 in Kankakee,
is deceased.
Mrs. Jeneary was a longtime member of the Kankakee Country Club, past
president of the Kankakee Woman's Club, member of the Kultivators, the
HEA and was a 10 year Sunday school teacher. She volunteered at Riverside
Medical Center and was a member of its TWIG.
Surviving are one brother and two sisters-in-law, Emory and Hallie
Vandagrift of California and Louise Lupien of Kankakee; one nephew, E.C.
and Linda Vandagrift of Texas; two nieces, Jean Davidson of Kankakee and
Nancy Wertz Grenshaw of Florida.
She enjoyed golfing and playing bridge.
Clare Brickey
WILMINGTON - Clare R. Brickey, 82, of Wilmington, died Friday (Dec.
11, 1998) at his residence.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Reeves Funeral Home,
Wilmington, where services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Mark
Thompson and Cliff Beato will officiate.
Burial with military services will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Wilmington.
Memorials may be made to the Joliet Area Hospice.
Mr. Brickey retired with the rank of Captain, after 30 years service
with the U.S. Government and Armed Forces. He was a veteran of World War
II.
Surviving are his wife, the former Donna Reynolds; four sons and daughters-in-law,
David and Linda Braceville, Mark and Donna of Indianapolis, Ind., Matt
and Karen of Chicago and John and Ginger of Mazon; two daughters and one
son-in-law, Rebecca Brickey of Florida and Mary and Tom Robinette of Indianapolis,
Ind.; three stepchildren, Steve and Dave Smothers and Cindy Jones of Harrisburg,
Ill.; 26 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law,
Phyllis and Dale Hill of Essex; and many nieces and nephews.
Deceased are his first wife, Elnora; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Brickey; one brother, Rex; and one sister, Barbara Jones.
Ira Raines
BONIFAY, Fla. - Relative of Bourbonnais resident, Ira Lila Raines, 76,
of Bonifay, Fla., died Saturday (Dec. 12, 1998) At Southeast Alabama Medical
Center. She had been a resident of Holmes and Washington County the past
12 years, moving from Sylacauga, Ala. She was originally from Shelby County,
Ala.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Bonifay City Cemetery.
Brown Funeral Home of Chipley, Fla. was in charge of arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Jessie R. Raines
Sr.; one son, James M. Raines; and one daughter, Vera Glenn Locke.
Surviving are three sons and three daughters-in-law, Bonnie Raines
of Bourbonnais, Jessie R. ''Bobby'' Raines Jr. of Panama City, Fla., Gerald
R. and Mickey Raines of Bonifay, Joe and Julie Raines of Birmingham, Ala.;
three daughters and one son-in-law, Faye and Jim Lush of Montverd, Fla.,
Jenny Bowers of Bonifay and Ann and Gene Lowery of Durham, N.C.; 26 grandchildren;
and 30 great-grandchildren.
She was of the Baptist Faith.
She enjoyed going to yard sales.
Loren Munro
GILMAN - Visitation for Loren E. Munro, 80, a lifetime farmer in Crescent
City, recently of Gilman, was from 10 a.m. today until the 11 a.m. services
at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Crescent City, where he was a member. The
Rev. Harold Grafe officiated.
Burial was in Flesher Cemetery, Crescent City.
Graveside military rites were by the Watseka American Lgion.
Arrangements were by Segur- Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
He was born Nov. 16, 1918 in Crescent City, the son of Herbert and
Ada Perry Munro.
His wife, the former Metha J. Lucht, whom he married Jan. 16, 1945
in The Dallas, Ore., died June 20, 1995.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army.
Mr. Munro was a past president and board member of Crescent City Grade
School and a member of the Illinois State Stock Horse Association.
Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Bonita and Butch Hartke
and Pat and Duane Peterson, all of Crescent City; one son and daughter-
in-law, Larry and Pam Munro of Crescent City; one sister, Eloise Rhoades
of San Diego, Calif.; and four granddaughters.
Two brothers are deceased.
LaVerne Croxen
PEOTONE - LaVerne L. Croxen, 79, a retired farmer of rural Peotone,
died Sunday (Dec. 13, 1998) at Miller Healthcare Center, Kankakee.
Visitation will be from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Fedde-Helfrich
Chapel, Peotone.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Peotone United Methodist Church,
where he was a member. The Rev. Will Parker will officiate.
Burial will be in Peotone Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tony Issert, Robert
Rademacher, Manrow Hameister, Willard Bydalek and Maurice Soucie.
Memorials may be made to his church.
He was born Sept. 2, 1919 in Peotone, the son of Clarence and Della
Myers Croxen.
Surviving are his wife, the former Anne Holys, whom he married Aug.
30, 1952 in Peotone, now at Miller Healthcare; two sisters and brothers-
in-law, Ruth and Warren Zimmerman of Villa Park and Ester and Owen Maue
of Mokena.
Mr. Croxin was a past president and member of the Will County Farm
Bureau.
Wilma Robbins
STEGER - Wilma W. Robbins, 85, of Steger, formerly of Chicago Heights
and Momence, died Saturday (Dec. 12, 1998) at St. James Hospital in Chicago
Heights.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Fred C. Hub Memorial Chapel
in Chicago Heights., where services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev.
Daniel Westveer will officiate.
Burial will be in Sherburnville Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Church of the Nazarene, Chicago
Heights, where she was a member.
Mrs. Robbins retired as a telephone operator for Illinois Bell telephone
Company.
She was born Oct. 30, 1913 in Chicago Heights, the daughter of James
and Gertrude Ashen Nelson.
Her husband, Gerald E. Robbins died in 1975.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Ken Poulsen
of Lake Villa, Ill.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Mollie Robbins
of Alsip and Kent and Joyce Robbins of Hazel Crest; one sister, Violet
Dahlman of Steger; eight grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.
Louis Gschwendtner
GARDNER - Louis Kenneth Gschwendtner, 65, of Gardner, died Friday (Dec.
11, 1998) at Scully Road and Old Route 66 railroad tracks in an auto-train
crash.
Visitation was Sunday and today at the VonQualen-Harris Funeral Home,
Dwight.
A funeral Mass was celebrated by the Rev. James Rickey, at 10 a.m.
today at St. Patrick's Catholic Chruch, Dwight, where he was a member.
Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
His wife, the former Phyllis Bucalo, whom he married Sept. 24, 1955,
is deceased.
He was born Aug. 6, 1933 in Pontiac, the son of Kenneth and Sarah Metroz
Gschwendtner.
He was a graduate of Pontiac High School.
Mr. Gschwendtner was a member of the Moose Lodge in Pontiac, the American
Legion in Gardner, the Livingston County Farm Bureau, and a member of the
National Horseshoe Pitcher's Association.
He was a veteran of World War II, stationed in Germany for two years.
Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Debbie and Kenneth
Launius and Kathryn and Thomas Burkhardt, all of Dwight, and Sandy Gschwendtner
of Westmont; two sons and daughters- in-law, Louis J. and Kristi and James
and Mary, all of Dwight; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and
two sisters and brothers-in-law, Aileen and Ray Shoemaker and Janet and
Louis Francis, all of Pontiac.
A daughter, Barbara Gschwendtner is deceased.
Sarah Brancato
COAL CITY - Sarah L. Brancato, 76, of Coal City, died Sunday (Dec. 13,
1998) at her home.
Private services will be held at Reeves Funeral Home in Coal City with
Rev. Mark Jendrysik officiating.
Burial will be in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery. Pallbearers will be
Edwin Viglia Jr., Nick Kinsella, Brad Brancato, Phil and Richard McLuckie
and Tom Hanley.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
She was born Oct. 6, 1922 in Lorenzo, the daughter of Nick and Edith
Gervase Brancato. In 1934 she moved with her family to Coal City. she was
a 1940 graduate of Coal City High School.
For many years she was employed as a clerk in the bookkeeping department
at the Atlas Paper Mill in Coal City and later at the Celotex Corporation
in Wilmington.
Surviving are two sisters and brothers-in-law, Margaret and Edwin Viglia
of Coal City and Edith and Bill Kinsella of Wilmington; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, George and Ruth Brancato of Morris and Sam and Avis Brancato
of Coal City; and many nieces and nephews.
Marjorie Moerschel
MOMENCE - Marjorie M. Moerschel, 75, of Momence, died Sunday (Dec. 13,
1998) at her residence, following a short illness.
Visitation will be from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, with a wake service
at 4 p.m. at the Cotter Funeral home, Momence, where services will be at
10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Denis White will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Momence.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Kankakee Valley or to St. Patrick
Catholic Church, Momence, where she was a member.
She was born Aug. 21, 1923 in Momence, the daughter of Jesse and Viola
Christjansen Wehr. Her mother resides in Momence and her father is deceased.
Surviving are her husband, Robert W. Moerschel, whom she married June
15, 1946 in Kankakee; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Larry Leriger
of Momence; one brother and sister-in-law, John and Joanne Wehr of Momence;
two granddaughters; and two great- grandsons.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, for over 50 years.
Stanley Gryz
MANTENO - Stanley J. Gryz, 68, of Manteno, died today (Dec. 14, 1998)
at Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center.
Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday with services Thursday by Clancy-Gernon
Funeral Home in Manteno.
Alyce Nordmeyer
CHEBANSE - Alyce M. Nordmeyer, 90, of rural Chebanse, died today (Dec.
14, 1998) at Merkle- Knipprath Nursing Home, Clifton, following a short
illness.
Arrangements are pending at the Knapp Funeral Home, Clifton.
Bernice Bruns
WATSEKA - Bernice Bruns, 72, of Watseka, died Sunday (Dec. 13, 1998)
at Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.
Arrangements are pending at Segur-Knapp Funeral Home, Watseka.
Beauton Noe
Beauton Noe, 96, of Kankakee, died today (Dec. 14, 1998) at Miller Healthcare
Center.
Services are pending at the Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral
Homes.
Lillian Smith
CLIFTON - Lillian L. Smith, 62, of Clifton, died Sunday (Dec. 13, 1998)
at Provena St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee, following a lengthy illness.
Arrangements are pending at the Knapp Funeral Home, Clifton. |
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