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V Thursday. January 112.1956 THE McHENHY PLAINDEALER fcage Fifteen Mourn Deaths Of Many During 1955 ^ (Continued from Page 14) v formerly of Ringwood, died at Memorial hospital. August 21 -- Death claimed Mrs. Albert E. Nugent, 70, after twelve days in the hospital. August 22 -- Earl C. Barnard of Barnard's Mill, 76, died in Memorial hospital. August 24 -- Services were held in Chicago for Mrs. William ATornow, formerly of McCullom Lake. SEPTEMBER September l -- Charles- M. Friesenecker, 76, a summer resident of Emerald Park -subdivision since 1923, died in Chicago. September 10 -- Theodore Mfetsch, 62, of Rt. 4, McHenry, died at. his home. September li -- Death claimed #three well known in this community, Mrs. Christina Williams! 88, of Ringwood, Harry Soldwisch, 63, who resided on old Elgin road, south of McHenry, and Mrs. Effie M. Freund of Woodstock, a former, local resident. September 12 -- Steven James, 12-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wittrock of Pistakee Bay, died at the Wittrock home. , £ September •, 16 -- Harry B. Reed, a former resident of Orchard Beach, died in Florida. September 22 -- Walter Davis, 34, of Chicago, was found dead in shallow watfer at Pistakee Bay, having suffered a heart attack 'and fallen into the water while working alone removing a pier. OCTOBER October 4 -- Frank Masquelet, 61, died at the home of his sis- 'ter following a long illness. October 9 -- Charles Duncan, 53, of Emerald Park, died unexpectedly at Memorial hospital after a short illness. October 11 -- Death claimed James L. Szarek, 48, following a several months' period of poor health. October 12"-- Frank Litke, 45, a partner in Holly's Service Sta- 4btion, died in his sleep. October 15 -- Mrs. Lena Smith, 80, died after a long illness. She and her husband, John, had been married sixty years. The same day, death claimed Mrs. Anna Klumbies, 61, of Cherm, Valley; road. V. j October 14 -- William W. Robson, 59, prominent Chicago businessman and owner of farms in >^this area, died after being strick- ^'en with a heart attack. October 23 --' Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael B. Krug, 87, of Sterling, died. Graveside rites* were at St. John's cemetery, Johnsburg. October 24 -- Ben Tonyan, 73, a native of the Ringwood vicinity, died in Elgin. The same day death claimed Circuit Judge Harry C. Daniels of Elgin. ft October 27 -- Mrs. Louise Baumann, 66, of the Country Club subdivision, died following a long illness. The same day death claimed Enos Tope of Rock Fails, who died at a local rest home. October 28 -- A heart attack proved fatal to Mrs. Mary Michels, 72, of Johnsburg. October 31 -- Lyle Gillette,- 58, a clerk at the North Western depot since May, died in Memorial hospital a few hours' after he had been found unconscious in his room in the former. North Western hotel. NOVEMBER November 4 -- Ronald Phillips, 49, of Fernwood subdivision, passed away of a heart attack. November 5 -- Death claimed Trygve O. Rognstad, 73, of McCullom Lake. November 11 -- Mrs. Catherine Boger, 79, died at the home of her daughter in McHenry following a long period of poor health. November 17 -- Mrs .Helene Baxter, 82,. died at the home ol a daughter, Lydia Martell, on Country Club Drive. November 20 -- Death claimed Charles E. Jecks, 91', one of the township's best liked residents. November 23 -- Family and friends mourned the passing of Louis J. McElmeel, who died of a heart attack. November 24 -- Death claimed Richard Kloepfer, 33, of Crystal Lake, who formerly lived in McHenry. November 25 -- Helen Fitzgerald, 39, of Lakeland Park, died. November 27 -- Miss Patricia Haggin, 24, formerly lay teacher in St. Mary's school, died after a short illness. Death also took Mrs. Mary Nelson, 81,, of Porten's subdivision. DECEMBER December 1 -- Mrs. Emma Freund Barbian, 85, died, ending a marriage of sixty-four years. December 2 -- Death took Mrs. Virginia Manthei, 50, a resident for the past three years. December 4 -- Friends mourned the unexpected passing of Richard Brun, 51, who died while visiting friends at Lilymoor. December 8 -- The community was shocked with the death of Warren Jones, 31, who died after an illness of several months. December 11 -- Death took Mrs. Sophia Schmelzer, 88, who died in Berlin, Wis. She had been a resident of the Bull Valley community for forty-two years. December 16 -- Barney Donash, 63, of Wonder Lake, a retired Chicago policeman, died in Memorial hospital. December 19 -- Marguerite Fenske, 17, a summer resident, died. December * 20 -- Death took Andrew J. Goggins after a short illness. December 21 -- John Anderson, 75, died at Mayo clinic hospital, Rochester, Minn., aftet^,an illness of several months. De'cember 25 -- ifo-s. Ida Aeverman, 80, of chlfcago, a summer visitor, died unexpectedly. Henry A. Chambers, 69, of Wonder Lake, died at Memorial hospital that night. Death also took Grace M. Jackson, 85, of Solon Mills. December 27 -- Michael M "Happy" Wagner of Spring Grove died after a short illjnc3S. Henry "Happy" Kramer, about 77, f<armerly of McCullom Lake, died at Hartland. umerotis Vows Exchanged In #55 JANUARY January 15 -- A pretty Winter wedding at St. Peter's Catholic church, Volo, united Miss Mary Lou Henkel of Volo and Sidney J. Vanderspool. January 29 -- Warren Jones claimed as his bride Miss Edith Harrison of Ringwood. They were married in an afternon service solemnized at the Greenwood Methodist church. Earlier in the day, Miss Harriet Pressler and Frederick D. Hartmann were married At St. Patrick's church. FEBRUARY February 5 -- a beautiful wedding at St.Npatrick's Catholic church united Miss Carol Pregenzer of Grass Lake and Tracy Hill of McHenry in an 11 o'clock service. February 19 -- Loren Rothermel claimed as his bride Miss Melba Palm of Superior, Wis.^ They were married in Woodstock. The same day, Judge William M. Carroll of Woodstock and Mrs. Severine C. Bedrosian of Waukegan were married in Immaculate Conception church, Waukegan. February 26 -- In Sacred Heart chapel of St. Patrick's church, Miss Patsy Schmelzer became the bride of Kenneth O'Halleran. APRIL April 12 -- Mrs. Lydia Lang and Charles J. Relhansperger were married in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart of St. Patrick's church. April 13 -- St. Mary's church was the scene of a pretty wedding which united Miss Joan Nell and Donald C. Freund of McHenry. April 15 --• Miss Marilyn Owen was married to Paul Bradford in a service read in California. April 16 -- Two lovely weddings occurred in the McHenry community. . At St. Patrick's Catholic church. Miss Joan O'Brien was married to Donald Bauer of Ingleside. while at St. Peter's Catholic. cJiurch, Spring Grove, Miss Doris Fuhler became the bride of Stephen Stanfel. April 23 -- A 10 o'clock service in St. Mary's Catholic church in Woodstock united Miss Helen Welch and Frederick Brink of Woodstock. Later in the morning, Lorean Jones and Roy Redwanz exchanged vows in the rectory of StT^Mary's church, Mc-1 Henry. In Chicago's Mt. CarmelJ Catholic church, Miss caf&l Gamperl became the bride of Arthur F. Kennetoeck of McHenry. - -April 30 -- Miss Joktt Scliolz became the bride of Paul Freund in a service solemnized at St. Mary's churclv. April 29 -- Sig Nelson and Bertha McBeth of . Salinas, Calif., were married in the local Lutheran church. MAY ft" May 14 -- Three wflddings of interest occurred this beautiful* Saturday. At St. Mary's church, Miss Doris Ann Justen became the bride of Donald E. Rosing of Round Lake; at St. Patrick's church, Miss Geraldine Weyland was married to George B. Minter; at Immaculatc Conception church, Waukegan, Miss Nadyne Lewis and Richard Sedar exchanged vows. May 21 -- Immaculate Conception church in Waukegan was the scene of a wedding which united Miss Annamae Vogt, formerly of McHenry, and John Bockrath. May 28 -- Miss Joan Kurz of Round Lake became the bride of .James B. Adams of McHenry in St. Joseph's Catholic church, Round Lake. JUNE June 4 -- Miss Virginia Murphy of Fox River Grove became the bride of Raymond Henschel of McHenry in a ceremony performed in St. Peter and St. Paul5 church, Cary. June 11 -- Numerous weddings were solemnized of interest locally. In St. Patrick's church at- 9 o'clock, Thomas Holochwost claimed Joan Hansen as his J>ride.! Two hours later, in the Sacred Heart chapel of that cburcl), Miss Ann Smith became the bride of Richard Smith of Waukegan. In St. Joseph's' Carmelite church, Leavenworth, Kas., Miss Nancy Mitchell became the bfide of Dr. Eugene Unti. Mrs. Clara Baker of Chicago was married to Lawrence Jensen of Wonder Lake in Nativity Evangelical Lutheran church. St. Peter's church, Volo, was the scene of a wedding which united Miss Dorothy Wagner of Volo and Robert Herrmann of Roselle, N.J. In Chicago's St. Gregory church, James Nett claimed as his bride MiaA Patricia Beaudette. Miss Loraine Weidner of Palatine was married to Donald Brown of McHenry in Buffalo Grove. June 15 -- Miss Margaret Wahl of Orchard Beach and Joseph Cappazzoli of Deis Plaines were married in St. Patrick's church. June. 18 -- Miss Joan Fi-eund became the bride of Robert , P. Freund in a lovely service solemnized at St. Mary's Catholic church. The same day, Miss Georgie (Patterson) Owen was married in the Sacred Heart chapel of St. Patrick's church to Phillip "E. Ahlberg of Chicago. June 25 -- Among. the prettiest weddings of June was that in St. Mary's church which united Miss Barbara Simon and Charles A. Hartsen, both of McHenry. The same day, Miss Margaret Kettmann of Spring Grove was married to Robert Bossow of Chicago. In the First Methodist church of Peoria, Herbert M. Engdahl, Jr., of McHenry claimed as his bride Miss Lou Ann, Lupton of that city. Miss Martha Manson oi Chicago, formerly of Wonder Lake, exchanged vows with Richard Reynolds Swanson of Chicago. June ,26 -- Miss Phyllis McCannon of Blooming-ton, formerly of Ringwood, became the bride of Jack E. Stanton of Mount Vernon, Iowa. JULY July 9 -- Miss Frances Bieschke became the bride of Robert Scholz of Shalimar in a 10 o'clock nuptial rite which took place at St. Patrick's church, McHenry. That same evening, David Frisbie of Greenwood took as his bride Miss Devona Nelson of Rt. 2, Woodstock, itv a ceremony performed in Woodstock's First Methodist church. Walter Grever of Wonder Lake clainifed as his bride Miss Waltraud Franz of Wauconda in a ceremony performed in Immanuel Lutheran church, Crystal Lake. AUGUST August 6 -- Two pretty weddings of local interest were solemnized, one in McHenry and the other Round Lake. In a morning service at St. Patricks Catholic church, Miss Carol Stilling became' the bride of Terry Thompson of Woodstock. At 1 o'clock, that afternoon, St. Joseph's , Catholic church, Round Lake, was the st/ene of a nuptial rite which united Miss Nancy Mueller of McHenry and Arthur Guest of Round Lake. August 13 Miss Diane Wein- ;grad of Lakemoor exchanged vows with Sidney Finkleman at Congregation Mt. Sinai, Chicago. SEPTEMBER September. 3 -- Miss Shirley Wegener and William J. Karls, the latter ' of Richmond, were married in the rectory of St. Mary's church. At St. Joseph'3 church. Round Lake, Miss Janet J. Watts of that community and Richard Patzke of McHenry exchanged vows. September 10 -- In the Chapel of the Sacred Heart of St. Patrick's church, Miss Pat Kuhn became the bride of Harry Mueller. September yi7 - Four weddings of interest were solemnized this warm/fall Saturday. At St. Patrick's Catholic church. Miss Darlene Moderhack and Eugente Schaefer exchanged nuptial vows and Miss Marcella Etten became the bride of Wayne Dixon. Miss Patricia Wohlert of McHenry was married to James R. Pierce, Jr., of Woodstock at St. Mary's Catholic church, McHenry. In Woodstock's Grace Lutheran * Svk s ' ^ * ^ * - 7^^ | , V- * / illlBl • v . . ? You enjoy extra months of ownership at no extra cost when you step up to this KING-SIZE DODGE CORONET right now! I Now is the time of your life to make the buy of your life! When you buy now instead of waiting for Spring, you get a bonus of extra months of ownership that don't cgst you a thing. You get the same high resale value when it's time to trade, whether you buy now or in the Spring! 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Miss Patricia Essert of Bull Valley and Thomas Morgan of Chicago j exchanged vows at the Communi- \ ty Methodist church in a candlelight rite. OCTOBER c October 1 -- Alfred J. May claimed as his bride Miss Irene T. Karas. They were married in St. Peter's church, Spring Grove. October 3 -- The Community Methodist church was the scene of a candlelight service which united Miss Diane Humphreys of McHenry^and pvt. Donald Warrell of Chicago. October 16 -- Miss Lee Drake of Chicago became the bride of John Ziolkowski of pistakee Bay in a ceremony performed in Chicago at . St. Casimir Catholic church. October 22 -- in St. Mary's church rectory, Sarah Elizabeth Pope became the bride of James Joseph Lennon. NOVEMBER November 6 -- After many years had intervened, childhood sweethearts exchanged nuptial vows with the marriage of Mrs. Agnes Wentworth Gilly and Dr. Joel E. Wheeler. November 12 -- Christ the King churclJf Wonder Lake, was thte scene of a wedding which united Carole Bell and James J. Comstock. November 19 -- M*ss Darlene Andreas of Ringwood became the bride of Thomas H. Huemann of Johnsburg in St. John the Baptist church. That evening, in a lovely candlelight ceremony at the Methodist church, Robert French claimed as his bride Miss Jacqueline Donash of Wonder Lake. November 24 -- At St. Peter's Catholic church, Volo. Miss Elizabeth Ann Henkel became the bride of Walter Hirsch, Jr., of Chicago. November 26 -- St. Patrick's church was the- scene of a lovely wedding which united Miss Janice Ann Reinboldt and Herman Oker of Crystal Lake. Miss Renee Ann Kalsch became the bride of Robert Lee Freund at St. Mary's church. Bernard J. Wegener claimed as his bride Charmine Oleson. They were married in St. Mary's "church rectory in De- Kalb. In Mundelein's Santa Maria del Popolo church, Blanche Thom- #bn was married to Walter W. Brefeld of Libertyville, formerly of McHenry. ' DECEMBER December 6 -- The Sherman Elbert home at McCullom Lake was the scene of a pretty wedding which united Virginia Ebert and Billy Bob Strickland of Colorado. December 17 -- A double ring candlelight nuptial" rite at Zion Lutheran church united Miss Patricia1 Kurbyun of Lilytupor and Richard Dickerson of Davenport, Iowa. MANY COUPLES 1 IN AREA MARRIED OVER FIFTY YEARS Mrs. Nick E. Barbian, who observed their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary. November 6 -- Mr; and Mra. William Ofeffling, lifelong Johnsburg residents, observed their aixty-fifth wedding anniversary. BETTER SCHOOLS BUIL» ITO* COMMUNITIES March 6 -- Two ccuples observed their golden wedding an-, niversaries. In McHenry, Mr., and Mrs. Albert Krause celebraf.ed j.he memorable event, starting with a mass at St. Mary's church. A family dinner and supper for invited guests were also held in the school hall and open house attracted many friends during the afternoon. In Woodstock, at the home of a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Claus Larson of Hebron, formerly of Wonder Lake, celebrated their anniversary at open house. Their six children were all present for the occasion. June 9 -- Mr. and Mrs. Eric Peterson, forty-four year residents of this community, observed their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. Mr. Peterson, now retired, was in the boat building business locally for many years. September 4 -- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Miller of Chicago, summer residents of Pistakee Lake for fifty-one years, celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. A High mass in their honor &ras read that day at St. Patrick's Catholic church. October 8 -- Open house was held at their home at 403 Maple street, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferwerda on their golden wedding anniversary. Their five children were among those in attendance. The Ferwerdas operated a dairy in McHenry for many years. October15 -- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. 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