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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 11 Sep 1985, p. 3

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Community * Wadnaaday, Septemfatr n, 1W5 Pap# 3 Obituaries ^Evelyn LaF ontaine Evelyn LaFontaine, 62, of Johns- burg, died Monday, Sept. 9,1985, in Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry. She was born in Johns- burg Mar. 11, 1923, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Miller) Miehels. Mrs. LaFontaine lived in the Johnsburg area all her life and be­ longed to the Women's Catholic Or­ der of Foresters St. Agatha Court 777, Johnsburg. S&rvivirig are her husband Cletus, whom she married Nov. 16,1946, in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg; four sons, James (Karen) of Antioch, William (Vicki) of Glen Ellyn, 111,, Joseph of Wheaton, 111. and Michael (Pam) of Johnsburg; three daughters, Susan LaFontaine of Johnsburg, Mrs. Kurt (Joan) Jensen of Johnsburg and Mrs. Henry (Cynthia) Fuqua of Oak Park, 111. and 12 grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Frank (Julia) Miehels and Clarence (Lucille) Miehels, all of Johnsburg; two sisters, Mrs. Katharine Huff of -Johnsburg and Mrs. Ange (Dorothy) ;DiBona of Marengo, 111. < v She was preceded in death by two ^Mothers, Arnold Miehels and Leo ^iHack" Miehels; and a sister, Helen *$ung. , A Funeral Mass will be conducted at U a.m. Thursday in SL John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg. Burial will be in the church ceme­ tery. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Peter M. Jus ten & Son Funeral Home. Memorial contributions are re­ quested to St. John's Church Resto­ ration Fund. Otto Nor Otto Nor, 44, of Hebron, IB. died suddenly Sunday evening, Sept. 8, 1965, in Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry, after being struck by lightning at Knox Park. He was born July 21, 1941? in Vissenbjerg, Denmark, the son of Gustav and Aase (Petersen) Nor. \Mr. Nor was a farmer and self- employed carpenter; a member of the Harvard Moose Lodge 1289 and the Wisconsin Dairy Association; and enjoyed being a player and ref­ eree for the McHenry Soccer team. Surviving are his wife Tove (Jor- gensen) whom he married July 23, 1961; two sons, Henrik and Glenn, both of Hebron; a daughter, Mrs. Ron (Birgit) Thompson of Hebron; his parents in Vissenbjerg; a grand­ mother, Otella Petersen of Gelsted, Denmark; a sister, Mrs. Per (Bodil) Pedersen of Veflinge, Denmark; two brothers, Finn Nor of Lake Geneva, Wis. and Jens Nor of Vissenbjerg. • A private family service will be held Thursday, Sept. 12, at Ehorn- Adams Funeral Home, Richmond, with the Rev. Roger Schneider of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Richmond ^Cemetery, Richmond. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Michael Panek Michael Joseph Panek died at birth Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1985 in. Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry. He was the son of Richard and RoseArine (Strojny) Panek, 2000 Oak Dr., McHenry. Surviving are his maternal grand­ father, Joseph STtojny of McHenry; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Panek, Sr. of McHenry; two uncles, John (Sharon) Panek, Sr. and Capt. Steven Panek, US Army, Flint, Mich.; and three aunts, Katherine Panek of Chicago Ridge, 111., Anne Panek of Alsip, 111. and Capt. Therese Russell, US Army, Ft. Sheridan, 111. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Rose A. Strojny. Graveside services were held Sat- 1*223 18 Behind the scenes Tfcese McHenry Lions Club volunteers were aipong those people manning the mobile glauco- iftjB screening unit that was at the Market Place slipping center in McHenry Tuesday. From left t&fght are John Licastro, Ray Loh, Jerry Moss Plalndealer photo by Anthony OUver resident), Dr. Leonard Bottari (chairman), , Lauderdale, Clare Haerle and Chuck Wie- i. In addition to the Lions members, some of their wives helped out, as did three nurses. r Writers .(continued from pagel) I Zimmerman said since June, the t*fr> have been sifting through re­ search material from «the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Educational Associa­ tion. Material gathered from that lMint will aid them in pinpointing the most effective methods to improve witing skills. Zimmerman and Burke began del­ egating some of the responsibility to the other 12 English teachers when school began. Each of the English teachers is working with a represen­ tative from each department. They will be briefing science, math and social studies teachers on more ef­ fective methods to teach writing. In October, a consultant will be brought in to further instruct teach­ ers on honing students' writing skills. Then in February, Burke and Zim­ merman will approach faculty members from their respective schools with plans to implement the program, bringing it into their classrooms. Girl biological father who lives in the San Francisco area. * "We though it was going to work because the medical staff's hopes were high," Mrs. Farrell says. I But it didn't. The donor kidney was gradually rejected by her body after six weeks. Mrs. Farrell wanted tb donate one of her kidneys but eross-testing on blood samples indi­ cated a transplant was not possible. That was when Jennifer made her first trip to DisneyWorld. "When she was on her last trip she wished for a transplant and threw a coin in a fountain," explains Mrs. Farrell. "And it came true. The doc­ tors called it a miracle." Now, Jennifer is back on dialysis and her parents are not expecting urday at 11:45 a.m., at St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Johns­ burg, with Father Holdren officiat­ ing Arrangements were handled by the George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home. Louis Schroeder Louis Walter Schroeder, 55, 2500 N, Spojnia Rd., McHenry, died Wednesday, Sept 4,1985 in Veterans Administration Medical Center, North Chicago. He was born Oct. 20, 1929, in Illinois, the son of Walter andLydia (Schmidtke) Schroeder. ' Mr. Schroeder had been a patrol­ man over 25 years with the Park Ridge Police Department; a US Army veteran of the Korean Con­ flict; member and sergeant at arms of McHenry American Legion Post 491; member of VFW Post 4600, Illi­ nois Police Association and Frater­ nal Order of Police Lodge 16, Park Ridge. No immediate relatives survive. He was preceded in death by two aunts and one uncle. Visitation was held Tuesday from 9 to the time of services at 10 a.m., at the George R. Justen & Son Fu­ neral Home, with the Rev. Roger Schneider officiating. Interment was in Woods National Cemetery, Mil­ waukee, Wis. Hattie Schwabauer Hattie Schwabauer, 76, 2102 Coun­ try Ln., McHenry, died Monday, Sept. 9, 1965 in Royal Terrace, Mc­ Henry. She was born Oct. 5,1908 in Des Plaines, 111., the daughter of Thomas and Roseda (Ritter) Minnich. Mrs. Schwabauer had been a resi­ dent of the McHenry area for more than 28years. - . Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Keedy of Cherry Valley, Calif.; two sons, Edward of McHenry and Thomas (Lucy) of Orange, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and six great­ grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward in February, 1979; her parents and one sister. Visitation will be held Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to the time of ser­ vices at 7:30 p.m. in the George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roger Schneider officiate ing. Interment will be private for family members only. McHenry Choral Club ready for 45th year When the curtain opens on the Christmas presentation of the McHenry Choral Club early in December, it will mark the beginning of that organization's 45th year. In observance of the special anniversary, the club is extending a welcome to all singers to join in offering both the holiday program and another to be given in spring. The latter will pay tribute to the long ^history of this singing group and also the City of McHenry, which will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding. The Christmas program will combine the most popular selections of past yeard with music new on the holiday scene. Singers will extol the beauty of the season in many forms, all based on a "White Christmas" theme. They will tell of My Kind Of Christmas, "with the snow like icing on a cake;" and they will recount the blessings of the Wassail Song. A special section will be devoted to the crisp, white of the winter holiday in a wooded scene, where soloists, ensembles and chorus will be featured in a fantasy segment. Rehearsals are held Monday nights at 8 o'clock, starting Sept. l6?The practices will be held in the music room on the third floor of East Campus High School. Anyone over high school age is invited to join. For Your Information Dear Friends, In the ebeence of the Rearrangement, the next of kin atone has the right te chooae. the funeral director and te decide the funeral arrangemente. No one should attempt te Influence or uaurp this rlfht of choke. Advice should he given only when aehed, aa the selection of a funeral director Is a very personal matter. Respectfully 2t-- PETER M. JUSTEN 4 SON FUNERAL HOME IUINQIS - )>t404) CARD OF THANKS Perhaps you sent a lovely card,or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent a funeral spray, If so we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, as any friend could say; Perhaps you were not there at all, just thought of us that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you so much whatever the part. By the family of PHYLLY'S INN W AT FANTASTIC SAM'S (continued from page 1) another transplant again. However, the dialysis method she uses now eliminates the need for the depen­ dence on bulky dialysis machines. "She likes to be thought of as one of the kids. Ninety-nine percent of the time she puts her disease on the back burner and is for the most part leading a normal life,** says Mrs. Farrell. OPEN 7 DAYS PERWEEK NO APPTS.NECESSARY SATISFACTION GUARANTEED HOURS: Mon., Wed.4 Fri.9-6 Tues.4Thurs.9-8 Sat. 9-5, Sun. 11-4 EACH SALON INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED ~hu\Uistn' JCWELfOSCO M McNENRY (118) 344-2229 The original (tally halrcNttMW? THE ORIGINAL FAMILY HAIRCUTTERS REIT TO FIRE STAD0R 0RRT. 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