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An $8,000 goal was sought in Jan. 10 and continuing for three! the annual Easter Seal campaign weeks. It was carried by the Di- i in the county. vision of Dental Hygiene, Illinois j George B. Shaw became presi-; Spectively. State Department of Health. j dent of the McHenry Publishing' Ninety-nine pupils were gradu- William Burfeindt was named' company following the death of ate£j from the? three parochial president of the Chamber of j his .mother and a change of offi- j schools -- St. Mary's St. Pat- Commerce. I £:ers' directors and operating! belt's and St. John's -- in pro- The spring sessions of adult l heads. grams held Sunday, June 5. farm courses were scheduled to Martin E. Conway, long in the j jt was announced that conmilk business in McHenry, wasj st ruction of the new Memorial honored on a '"'This is your Life hospital would probably begin program presented in conjunction! next spring, | with the annual state Forester! I basketball finals in the local high stdrt Monday, Jan. 10. Bank deposits in McHenry recorded an all time high with mbre than ten and one-half million dollars in resources. The new McHenry theatre was scheduled to open the end ofHhe month. (? The McHenry Township board made final payment on an $80,000 road bond issue of ten years previous. First day for filing for the spring city election was Jan. 24. The Memorial hospital total campaign fund .reached $428,000. A design for a McHenry swimming pool won first prize for Architect John van der Meulen in the second annual design awards program sponsored by Progressive Architect, national magazine. Bids were sought for construction of a new bridge near Edgebrook school, with the city to be j aided by the county in the cost. Rev. j. E Corbett of the Community Methodist church attended the United National seminar in New York City. Progressive plans for 1955 were told at the annual installation meeting of the chamber of Commerce. The Mothers March on Polio Jan. 27 surpassed the 1954 collection in McHenry. FEBRUARY The new McHenry theatre was completed in time for the grand opening on Feb. 9. Its opening school gym. With deadline for filing in numerous local spring elections, several contests loomed of interest to residents of the community. Otto Heinz Furs held grand opening on March 25 and 26 at 105 Riverside Drive. Miss Florence Lacy of McHenry was presented with the achievement trophy awarded by the "Ninety-Nines" flying organization for outstanding contribution to aviation in 1954. Plans for an improved city, park and for the formation of a park district were discussed at the March meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Approximately 500 persons attended open house and dedication service for the new Harrison school at Wonder Lake. McHenry school students constructed a leg therapy apparatus^ for the county therapy center. APRIL Math N. Schmitt was re-elected as supervisor of McHenry township at the April 5 election, defeating Clyde Carr of Ringwood with 1^,162 votes to Carr's 304. McHenry high school's music .department was awarded the beautiful sweepstakes plaque as winner in District I competition ner of Green and Elm streets, was razed after a hajf century. Eighteen from the comity were chosen to represent the area at the state fair. Among them were Pat Hogan and Mary Hogan of Ringwood. George Witburn, '.'Mr. Telephone Company" for a half century, retired from service. A water safety show was held at the conclusion of the Red Cross summer program on the McHenry beach. Plans are being made for the dredging and cleaning of the Lily Lake drain following approval of a bill appropriating $25,000 to the Department of Public Works and Buildings for that purpose. The cerebral palsy drive was held in the McHenry area. FATAL CRASH CAR marked the first year 'round! with victories for instrumental theatre for the community since i and vocal soloists and ensembles, •the old Colony burned about four years previous. The local telephone office boasted the installation of four new switchboards to increase the c&pacity of^ the office by approximately 300 telephones. McHenry Scouts and Cubs -- highest number per capita in th» seventh region comprising four states -- observed Boy Scout Week Feb. 6 to 12. Thirty stores participated in the huge February Dollar Days, which attracted crowds in spite of below zero temperatures. Announcement was made at a City Council meeting that a new Green street bridge would be started near Edgebrook school in the. near future, with the county sharing the cost. Over 800 student musicians from the county took part inKhe annual county music festival at Crystal Lake's field house on Monday, Feb. 14. The public approved a $630,000 bond issue for the erection of a new junior high building. The proposition met with overwhelming favor with the public. Miss Orva Tronsen of the local high school was named Homemaker of Tomorrow to represent her school in state competition. The Red Cross drive quota was set at $3,000. Lenten services were planned for McHenry churches, starting with Ash Wednesday rites on Feb. 23. The annual immunization clinic started in the local schools on Feb. 28. National Future Farmers Week was observed by the McHenry chapter, of which Dick Wissell is president. Three weekend crashes took -as well as three organizations. It was the first time the school had won the coveted award in competition with twenty-five schools of all sizes. Cooney Heights residents met with the City Council for the purpose of discussing annexation. George Hiller, Donald Howard and Ralph Bennett were winners in the high school board of education election, while three former members were returned--in District 15, Elmer Freund, Hubert Smith and Harold Vaupell. A charter was granted the newly formed Rotary club. The Wonder Lake a Gospel church celebrated its tenth anniversary. Three new aldermen were elected in the April 19 election. They were Elmer F. Antonson, Edward J. Gausden and Charles D. Brown Mr Antonson was winner over Glenn D. Dixon in Ward H, where the only contest existed. With many important projects ahead, the Chamber of Commerce decided to hold meetings through out the summer season. The newly approved Salk vaccine was administered to almost 600 first and second graders at the V.F.W. clubhouse in the record time of forty-five minutes. Twelve outstanding eighth grade pupils were honored by the Kiwanis club at the annual merit! award dinner. The high school orchestra, boys' vocal octet and violin quartet won superior ratings in state competition in Macomb. MAY Worwick Photo One of tihe year's most tragic accidents occurred May 1 when this auto driven by Leo Gerasch was struck by another car near Lakemoor. Leo and his sister, Mary Jane, and a friend, Louise Barbier, were killed. Eugene Dletle, 15, of Pistakee Bay was awarded the coveted Eagle award in Scouting in an impressive court of honor conducted June 11. Degrees were conferred on a number of McHenry area students by colleges and universities throughout Illinois. Five McHenry boys, J6hn Huff, Paul Jessup, Dick Olsen, Bob Trendler and John Sternickle, attended Boys State the week of June 19. The two Louise Barbier Memorial scholarship awards were given to Barbara Cable and Terry Reid. Stanley Cornue of Hebron was named supervisor of assessments. The Zion Lutheran church announced the erection in the near future of the new church on Rt. 120, west of the city. Villa Maria, Catholic "Charity on Pistakee Bay, opened its doors for the thirty-first year. Dick Wissell was named vicepresident of section 6, F.F.A., at the annual state F.F.A. convention held June 14, 15 and 16. A fellow F.F.A. member, Mark Zimmermann, emerged one of ten state finalists in the Ford tractor plowing contest conducted among agriculture students throughout Illinois. Two suits asking $130,000 damages were filed .as the result of the Leo and Mary Jane Gerasch and Louise Barbier deaths in an auto accident May 1. Swifliiping instruction opened under direction of the Red Cross. The Chlcogo Club for Crippled Children camp' at Riverdale subdivision, north of Johnsburg, marked the opening of its tenth camp season. JULY Seventeen queen entries were revealed with the deadline July 5 in the Marine Day contest. w ^ t o u S P e eM W was announcer! fnr McHCpl ni nrivCli *ou--s "e. . Th_e.a tre._ H. ig.h land Park, pressive service at" St. James Cai thedral in Rockford on May 3 the lives of four persons, includ- j On Sunday, May 8, he sang his William T. Hutchings, 77, ; first solemn mass in St. Mary's who died in an accident which: Catholic church. McHenry occurred^ north of McHenry on Rt. 31. Mrs. Ruth Oonk of Ringwood, a teacher at Edgebrook, was critically injured in the ac-1 cident. 1 Mrs. Edward Buss was named president of the McHenry county deanery, a part of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Charles H. Davis of Rockford, a Republican, was winner for a seat on the supreme court bench in the sixth district. Eight McHenry K. of c. members received the fourth degree in an impressivev ceremony in Chicago's Hilton hotel on Feb. 27. MARCH RecoYd temperatures close to Rev. Adolpl#Weideman of Mc- i Four Pr6™nent judges were se- Henry .was ordained in an im-1 lected to name the queen. They included Reggie Dombeck, Miss Photoflash of 1954; Sam Cowling, TV comic; Russell Hamm, president of the Chicago Press Photographers association; and Herb Rogers, producer of Tentannounced for McHenry county for 1955. First Communion was administered to a large number of children at St. Mary's and St. John's churches. Also on Mother's Day, the annual May crowning was observed at St. Patrick's church. About 200 attended Rotary charter night at the McHenry Country club on May 12. Kathleen Anglese was chosen to attend Girls State. Joseph Levesque was elected Both St. Peter's parish at Spring Grove and the community of McCullom Lake held annual carnivals the weekend of July 16-17. Sons of the Legion charter night was observed July 16 with an impressive? program at the Legion home. The seventy-three members made it the largest squadron in the state. Cathy Wolf. 16-year-old daughter of the William Wolfs, was crowned queen of Marine Day first president of the new village i before a large crowd iti the high o McCullom Lake at an election school gymnasium. Runners-up e d y 14 i for the honor were Shirley Ber- 7700 daeeggrreeesSssio^non MMaarfcchh 1in0 bbrrnouueg-hhtt,: ttvh, e .Sp r^ing 1m 0u0s0i c pf,eeis atiovnasl iantt ewndheicdh , tthhiorudx , second, and Diane Munson, back a variety of birds and con-1 2°° students participated May 19. i AUGUST vinced. folks that spring was not | The ^student rnnnrii tv, 1 m. far behind ' r< . Counci\ and the i The City Council approved a TThhrreeee »MIccHHeennrr>v ssttoorreess hhaadr,i 'lri'sLh edh •t wo 6m 'Ce maosrsiaolc ifaulinodns heosntaobr-- ; heafflef cticveen t Asuael es1 tax, to become gr•aanndd ooDpeenniinnsg-ss onnn tthh*e wwpeeeUkoennrdi t . ' Hlw,uve AU&- of March 11 and 12. They included the Gift Port on Elm street, the McHenry Depairtx#ent store on Riverside Drive and ing Louise Barbier and Mary Jane Gerasch, respectively The Marine Day queen contest opened in the closing days of May, with the first charm course Tohyan's Home Furnishirigw on' class held May ;;i lift l.. • Green street. Peggy Whiting was announced county winner of the Memorial hospital auxiliary scholarship for a nursing career. Construction of the new Mcj ^ iHicemnr yj Soitaaitec buaannku buec^guainl ttihlte? llaaxt - 1 4*? ^P/essiYe Baccalaureate1, tgjc days of July etftsr tfve old McHenry's violin quartet rated first place on a Chicago amateur hour, the first local entry ever to win the coveted prize. A crowd estimated at 25,000 gathered in McHenry for the seventh annual - Marine Day festivities. Beautiful weather greet? ed .the Sunday owning parade and afternoon raJseit" ' James Kirk attended the World Boy Scout Jamboree at Niagafaon- the-Lake, Canada, and Ronald Miller of Ringwood- was chosen for a fourteen-day adventure trip to a ranch in New Mexico, representing local Scouting troops. A number of local youths won success at the annual county junior fair. Virgil Pollock and Margare£- Mikota were installed as comv mander and president of the local Legion post and Its auxiliary unit, respectively, in a joint rite on Aug. 13. - Preparations were being made in all local schools for the registrations of record numbers of young people. Two suicides were recorded in the McHenry area, both by monoxide gas. They took the lives ojf William Walker, Jr., 41, of Chi* cago, near Spring Grove, and August Schlarp, 70, of Burton'® Bridge. Beautiful new McHenry Recreation opened its doors to the pufblic Aug. 27 and 28. Miss Bertilla Freund was awarded the V.F.W. citizenship award for 1955 for outstanding service to others. McHenry's firemen ^won thfe 1955 water fight tournament for this district, topping nineteen other teams. It was their sixth victory in eight tries. Warren Jones placed second among lyric tenors in the pre^ liminary contest of the Chicagoland Music festival. SEPTEMBER A porch-light campaign was conducted through the business districts on Sept. 1. Sixteen new teachers were added to the faculties of the three McHenry public schools, a record number. A record enrollment was recorded in all local schools, totals being 625, high school; 293, junior high school; 547, Edgebrook; 181, kindergarten; and 60, Lakemoor. The local Red Cross continued its appeal for help to aid victims of floods in northeastern states. A total of 92.2 per cent of the 1954 tax bill had been collected by the early days of September, following the Sept. l deadline. Miss Florence Lacy represented her home community by participating in the annual "99" airmeet at the DuPage county airport. Judge J. M. Braude, presiding judge of Chicago's famous boys' court, opened the season for the Lecture Luncheon club. ' Eighty F.F.A. representatives from fourteen schools in Section 6 were guests of the local chapter at a leadership training school on JSept. 17. g The Kiwanis club observed Kids' Day on Sept 24. . McHenry'j Q.E.S. chapter was busy making plans for the forthcoming golden anniversary. The / high school board of education' made plans for a necessary expansion project which would result in a bond issue of $1,000,000 or $lj50tf000.\ McHenry listed two polio patients, 5-year-old Dennis Wegener and G. C. "Bud" Wilde, 23. OCTOBER The Friendship. guild of Zion Lutheran church sponsored a poncert of the Pure Oil Glee club, which was well attended. McHenry O.E.S. chapter observed its fiftieth year with a public dinnei- and program at the Couritry club on Oct. 8. Farm Adviser W. H. Tammeus was granted a two-year leave of absence to serve in India on a team of eight specialists from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. The V.F.W. Post, No. 4600, otK served its tenth anniversary with a dance and open house on Oct. 15 and 16. Thirty-two war veteran paraplegics and four amputees from Hines' hospital enjoyed a duck hunter's paradise at the Hillcrest Rod ond Gun club, where 137 birds were shot down. Beautiful fall weather, crisp and sunriy, greeted annual homecoming with Zion-Benton Oct. 14. Diane Pieroni and John Huff reigned as homecoming queen and king. McHenry's faculty members attended the annual meeting of the Illinois Education association in St. Charlfes on Oct. 21. "Holiday ^Hospitality" in the county drew large crowds, with proceeds to benefit the hospital auxiliary. A large group of young people observed a new type of Hallowe'en when, instead - of tricks or treats, they solicited for contributions for the United Nations Children's fund. Plans for a proposed McHenry county airport were discussed at a meeting of the Deputy Sheriffs' association. NOVEMBER The Kiwanis cluib joined in the observance of Farm-City week, with Clinton Martin selected- as the farmer guest of the local club at the twelve-cliib meeting. Safe driving awards were made to seven employees of the McHenry post office. The Future Farmers conducted a corn picker safety campaign as customary during the fall season. Local children received acknowledgements from Mamie Dowd Eisenhower for cards sent to the President. A new route was established at the local post office, bringing the total to six. Changes in the routes were also made, extending service within many subdivisions. The world's newest vault was announced as a feature of the new MeHenry state bank. Plans were made for the annual seal; sale sponsored by the Tuberculosis 'association. Dick May was named chairman of the advisory agricultural council. Mary Linn Hogan of Ringwood was nailed a delegate to the Na&pnal 4-H club congress in Chicago. A total of 18,000 Chirstmas sestV lettfers were sent into county honteS' by the Tuberculosis association. County CROP workers started their appual campaign on Nov. 19. Jack Corbett of Mc- Herfry wia9 named area chairman and township solicitors were Williatn' pictor of McHenry and Lftoy Horehibe^r, Sr., of Nunda. / Peggy Selsabrf was named to .^feipirese^t 'th6 local Rotary in vying fOr a scholarship abroad to be awarded by the district. A t&tal'of $100,000 was distributed to Christmas club members. DECEMBER Shoplifting was reported in McHenry stores. Announcement was made of two important elections during the month, one Dec. 6 for the selection of replacements in aldermanic posts and the other for a bond election for an addition to the present high school. Susan Ensminger of ^ Wondev Lake, 14 years old, was named reserve champion equestrienne in the "Town and Country" class &t the International horse show in Chicago. . Early mailing was urged by the post office department. . Elaine Turner was named a candidate for homecoming queen at Quinqy college, where she is a sophomore. Dr. jp. V. Comes was named president of the new Kiwanis club. Glenn t>. Dixon was elected alderrftan in Ward 2, defeating Robert A. Stueben. In the third ward^ George J. Kauss defeated William Goettsche. The fourth anni^al home decorating contest was announced. McHenry's new Savings and Loan association opened its doors at temporary headquarters at 522 W. Main street. The school bond issue of fl>26.Q«Q0Q received the support of ttfe public at an election Dec. 10, assuring a new addition to the present structure. Donald Johnson was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce at the annual election meeting. Memorial hospital was among Ford Foundation gift recipients, receiving $25,500 to extend services, etc. The Civic Arts association announced a program for fostering local talent throughout the county in the fields of drama, art and music. The City Council set a date iri January for disposal plant bids. The post office in McHenry set an all-time high record for the '55 holiday season. Eight children were left fatherless as the result of a tragic auto accident on the McCullom Lake blacktop road about 1 o'clock Christmas morning. Killed in tfie crash were Robert Doran of McCullom Lake and Ellsworth Baerwaldt cfr Wonder Lake. A certificate of incorporation was granted by the state to Millwinders, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation formed by local young men to bring to the community a safe "hot-rod" club. Mourn Deaths Of Many During 1955 January 4 --- Charles Snhmel. zer, for more than forty years a McHenry resident, died two weeks following a fall. January 5 -- Louis Baker, about 81, died at the Villa Rest Home, following a long period of poor health. January 10 -- Services were held for Thomas Stanley, 59, of Wonder Lake. January 13 •-- the first traffic fatality^iof the year was the death of Selmar (Cy) Thoreson, 56, former operator of a body and fender repair business on Rt. 31. January 17 -- Friends mourned the unexpected death of Harold E. Kelley of McCullom Lake, who succumbed to a heart attack. January 21 -- The community was shocked to learn of the untimely passing of Mrs. Marguerite Johnson Hollowell, 39, in Elgin. The same day, Mrs. Kathryn McCormick, 69, of Richrhond Road died in an Oak Park hospital. January 22 -- iFrank Reiss, 59, of Wonder Lake, died after a six months' illness. January 24 -- Death claimed -Alice Friaby McOmiber, 79, a native of this community. She passed away at her home in Gardena, Calif, January 25 -- Mrs: Ella Wasser, 83, mother of Mrs. John Kilday, died in Chicago. January 29 -- Chester A. Frasier, 67, husband of the former Alice Smith of McHenry, died in Grinnell, Iowa. January 30 -- Elizabeth Wegener Hofer died at her home in Chicago. She was a native of McHenry and spent her early life here. FEBRUARY February 4 -- Leon Slimpin, 62, a native of McHenry, where he was born in 1892, died in Houston, Texas. February 6 -- Mary Creutz, 82, of McCullom Lake, died at Memorial hospital. February 7 -- Death claimed Frances Olszewski of Wooded Shores subdivision, Wonder Lake, who died in Augustana hospital, Chicago, and Augusta Malsch, 86, of Genoa City, Wis., who spent many years in McHenry. February 8 -- William Justen died unexpectedly at his home on Richmond Road as he was working in his garage. February 14 -- William C. Foley, 30, of Richmond, died at Sherman hospital, Elgin, following several months of poor health. February 19 -- A long illness ended in the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Baker, 80. February 20 David Lull, 73, of1 Johnsburg, for whom a rare type of blood was rushed to Memorial hospital two weeks previous, died there. William B. Schaefer, a former local resident, died in Melbourne, Fla., where he was vacationing. He was 55 years old. February 25 -- Frank Bacon, 75, of Wauconda passed away. February 27 -- Joseph Harrer, 70, of Cherry Valley, died after a two months' illness. MARCH March 4 -- Rev. Fr. Charles H. Quinn, 74, pastor at St. Patrick 'a church for a short time in 1915, died in DeKalb, where he served as pastor of St. Mary's church. March 7 -- Death claimed Mrs. Mabel S. Shaw, 84, president of the McHenry Publishing company and outstanding in midwest journalism. She passed away in Florida. March 9 -- Michael Till, 71. Spring Grove bartaer, died unexpectedly at his home. March 10 -- Death claimed Debra Jean, infant daughter of Mr atid Mrs. Howard Heideman of Elgin, formerly of McHenry- . March 12 -- James R. Green, 57,. husband of the former Helen Bolger, passed 'away suddenly following a heart attack in Dubuque, Iowa. March 13 * -- Robert Frisby, Jr., was killed in a highway accident near Elgin. The young man, 16 years old, was the oldest of eight children. of the sfenior Friabys of Chicago. March 15 -- Swain Scalf of Johnsburg, a Chicago Tribune photographer, died in a Chicago hospital. ) March 16 -- Bruno Juerjens, 87, a local resident of East River Road for many years, passed awa^ after an extended illness. He Was a florist by occupation. March 18 -- A short illness ended in death for David Howard Schuviss, 12, of Wonder Lake. March 22 -- Fred Leslie, 67, one of the early residents of Wonder Woods, Wonder Lake, died unexpectedly. March 23 -- Elizabeth Freund, 67, a former resident, died in Highland Park. March 25 -- Mrs. Mathilda Smith, 53, died in an Elgin hospital. March 26 -- Funeral rites were held for Mrs. Margaret FreUnd of Arlington Heights. March 27 -- Death claimed Laura Kennebeck, 63, of Des Plaines, formerly of Griswold Lake. March 30 -- Infant Bruce Bright, 8 months old, died of suffocation on his parents' farm south of Lakemoor APRIL April 1 -- Anthony Sapico, 63, of West Shore Beach, McCullom Lake, succumbed to a heart attack wnile in McHenry's business district. April 5 --• Mrs. Mary A. Henning, 58, of Johnsburg, , passed away unexpectedly at her home in Oeffling's subdivision. April 7 -- Family and friends were shocked to learn of the unexpected death of Emil H. fatzke, 56, while at work at his roofing business. April 9 -- Oliver Lawrence, 67, of Ringwood died unexpectedly at the home of a granddaughter in Elgin. April ll -- Death claimed Mr3. Marguerite D. Church, aboiit 83, of Wonder Lake. Ajpril 13 --' The community was shocked by the untimely passing of 6-year-old Judy Weber, daughter of the Richard Webers. who died following surgery. The same day, death claimed Mrs. Marie Schweitzer, 57, of Riverdale subdivision. April 20 -- Frank Hughes, 71, died unexpectedly at his home near Woodstock. He was a former McHenry resident. April 22 -- A lingering illness ended in the death of Ethel Granger Hackman, 38, at the Villa Rest Home. She was the mother of seven children. April 27 -- Arthur Adams, 56, of Johnsburg, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home. April 28 -- A heart attack proved fatal to William Kelly of California. He was visiting in Wonder Lake at the time of his •death. April 29 -- The passing of Louise H. Kramer, 63, was mourned by family and friends. April 30 -- Russell W. Gibbs, 50, of Woodstock, formerly of McHenry, died in his sleep. The same day, William B. Ollenquist, 71, a former resident, died in St. Petersburg, Fla. MAY May 1 -- Probably the wor6t highway tragedy ever recorded in McHenry occurred shortly after 1 o'clock when a brother and sister, Leo and Mary Jane Gerasch, and Louise Barbier lost . their lives in a crash which occurred near Lakemoor. May 10 -- Leo J. Stilling, a World War I veteran, died at Downey hospital following a long illness. May 14 -- Edward F. Koepke, 52, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home at Woodlawn Park. Death also claimed Percy L; Cormier, 60, of Wonder Lake, and Mrs. Joan St. Louis, 68, of Pistakee Bay. May 15 --• Mrs. Jessie B. Flanders, 84, died at the Villa Rest Home and Mrs. Marie Jackson of Ingleside passed away at a Zion rest home. May 16 -- Victor Kocourek died of a heart attack at ills Pistaqua Heights home. He operated an upholster manufacture business on Pearl street. Services were held the same day for Luella M. Wagnfer, formerly of Glenview. May 19 ~ Harry J. Shay, 59, father of Commander John J. Shay of the Chain-O-Lakes water patrol, died unexpectedly in his Chicago home. May 20 -- Death claimed Orville C. Tronsen of Wonder Lake, 56, and Mrfc. Bertha Lehmann, 93, who died in a local nursing home. May 22 -- Matt M. May, a resident of the Johnfiburg and j Richmond areas all of his life, died following a lingering illness. May 23 -- Robert L. Aylward.; 65, a native of Mchenry, died in] an Elgin hospital after a long illness. May 24 -- Mrs. Mary Stilling, 90, widow of John Stilling of McHenry; died in Chicago. May 25 -- Mrs. Lydia Breyer, 84, a summer resident of McCullom Lake for sixty years, died to Chicago. • May 26 -- Fred J. Toepper, 55, of Oakhurst, a conductor for the Chicago . Transit company, died in Memorial hospital. May 28 -- Funeral rites were held for Fred Voelte, 65, following an illness of more than a year. |tay 29 -- Leonard J. Munson, 63,5 of Wonder Lake, died of a heart ailment while sitting in % car outside a store. May 30 -- George Immekus, well known in this community, died in his Elmwood Park home ,at the age of 62. JUNE June 2 rr- Mrs. Mary Lew I^erry, 65, va native of McHe!nry, died in Elgin after a long illness. June 5 -- Frank J. Crowley of Johnsburg died following a lingering illness at the Lake coiifj ty sanitarium. June 7 -- , Illness ended in death for William Cooper, 86, a prominent Chicago businessman and a local resident for fourteen years. The same day, the body of Hairy T. Bateman of Orchard Beach was sent to St. Louis for burial. June 8 -- Mrs. Barbara Aim Neunert, an earlier resident rj ftfcHenry, died in Chicago. Mrs. Mae/Aylward of Hebron, a native of Solon Mills, died in her sleep. June 9 Friends and family mourned the death of Gregory Alan Thelen, only son of the H. P. Thelens of Johnsburg. He was nineteen months old. June 10 -- Death claimed Mrs. Henry Fast, 79, of Lakemoor, and Bertha L. Buchert of Rich* mond. ^ " June 13 -- Last rites were held for Russell Turner of Chicago, a former lofcal resident. '• June 15 -- Mrs. Peter F. Miller, 77, • died following a threemonth illness. She had resided iA the McHenry area her entire lifetime. ...i June 20 -- The first drowning of the year at Wonder Lake took the life of 5-year-old Margar£> "Peggy" Walker, who disappeared while swimming with a large group of people. June 28 -- Death took Dr. Edward C. Faller, a summer resident of Fair Oaks subdivision, who died at Memorial hospital following a period of. poor health. June 29 -- Walter Kurbyun, 44, was accidentally electrocuted, when hie came in contact with a crane bucket as the boom of machine struck a high tension v wire while he was working near his home at Lakemoor. JULY JuljcJ^^- Elmer D. Wood died at the Villa Rest Home. July 10 -- Death claimed Daniel Driscoll of Rosedale subdivision, who died unexpectedly. July 11 -- Joseph Karls, 52, of Crystal Lake, & native of Johnfw burg, passed away at the Har« land hospital. July 12 -- James Maxson, 9^ year-old triplet, lost his life in McCullom Lake just four days after the family had moved to this community. The same day, John J. Carter, 48, a television repair man in Lakemoor, died in Hines hospital. July 13 --John B. Steinbach, 75, succumbed at Memorial ho£ pital -juj^t a month after the death of his wife. July 19 -- Richard B. Hart of Island Lake died at the age of 42. Juty 20 -- Edward J. Powers, father of Mrs. Albert Stilling, died in Miami Beach, Fla. July 23 -- Death claimed Minnie P. Low, the former Minnie Cleveland, a Bay resident fof forty-five years. ' July 24 -- Emil C. Simon, wlC^ spent his early life here, died in Chicago. The same day, Mrs. Elizabeth Warburton. 60, of West Shore Beach, McCullom Lake, passed away. July 25 -- Carlton S. Robb, 60, of* Marengo, formerly of McHenry, died after a lingering illness. July 28 Mrs. Minnie Sherrard, 84, a long time resident of Pistakee Bay, died in Elgin. AUGUST August 5 -- John Givens, 52, a lifelong resident of McHenr^, died unexpectedly, August 7 -- A long illness ended in death for Gerald New^ man, 62, a native of this community. August 9 -- The untimely passing of Mrs. Darlene Miller Kennebeck. 84, was mourned by family and friends. Q August 10 -- Anthony Malpede, 67, owner of the Pistakee Bay golf course, died following several months of illness. \August 13 -- Friends mourned th^ death of Miss Lora Unti, 3$; at Daytona Beach, Fla., formerly of McHenry. Rites were held for Catherine Schultz, 78, who died at her Bay home. Mrs Mar# PfannensttH, 83, of WoodstoctoL .(Continued on Page 15)