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PAOV. «« . PLAINDEALFR - WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER I. 1977 "CHRISTMAS SHOP McHENRY" IN 77 (Continued from page 1) merchant will receive a supply of buttons for their employees to wear between now and Christmas. The buttons, featuring a colorful red and green sprig of Christmas holly, bear the legend "Christmas Shop McHenry". Merchants will also be given a supply of door stickers, again featuring the holly, and posters for their windows. The theme will be further carried through with counter cards and other materials, including radio and newspaper advertisements. "Shopping at home is im­ portant to our community and our part of the state," said Ms. Eppers. "Every year our stores carry more and better mer­ chandise. Practically any item that can be found in larger cities, can now be found right here in McHenry. "What's more," she added, "our local economy can especially benefit from hometown shopping this time of year, when between 20 and 25 percent of retail sales are traditionally made. "Keeping our own dollars at home can help provide more jobs and encourage the growth and development of new stores and shopping areas. "This is a positive program for McHenry," Ms. Eppers concluded. "If it can't be found here, shop somewhere else...by all means. But, before leaving Christmas dollars to benefit someone else's community, let's all try to 'Christmas Shop McHenry'." FIND 70 DEAD RACCOONS (Continued from page 1) week, Rehorst explained, and the raccoons were obviously accumulated in a period prior to the opening of the season. During raccoon season, the skinned carcasses are generally dumped in a disposal area. However, since the season isn't open yet, the of­ fender didn't want to risk detection and dumped the carcasses in a secluded area. Rehorst emphasized that his explanation is what "generally" happens in an instance. He does not know what oc­ curred in this specific case, noting that the animals could have been trapped or shot illegally, or they could have been hit by cars and picked up from the roadways. ' Thus far, the only crime known to have been committed ; is the disposing of carcasses in ; a public area, Rehorst ex­ plained. All dead animals must be properly disposed of within twenty-four hours of death. If they find the person respon- sible-and they haven't before- DIAL PRAYER. 385-1234 they will be subject to prosecution, he added. As of Monday afternoon, most of the seventy-two car­ casses had been removed from the water. McHENRY MAN ~ SENTENCED TO 200-400 YEAR TERM (Continued from page 1) run concurrently with each other, but consecutively to the Wisconsin sentences. Macek presently is confined to a maximum security institution in Wisconsin, having been declared by the courts to be a sexually dangerous person. If the various terms are ever completed in Wisconsin, Macek would then begin his sentence in the Illinois corrections system and he would serve 14 years before being considered for parole. ' The conviction of Macek culminates a two-year in­ vestigation and a year or more of legal work to clear up a double murder case that for awhile seemed to be insoluble. Crystal Lake police and in­ vestigators, led by Lt. James Weimer, and detectives from the McHenry County Sheriff's department led by Lt. George Hendle, put in uncounted hours following up leads and building a case that was capped with an almost accidental discovery by State's Attorney Cowlin of a new method of tying the ac­ cused to these unpleasant crimes. The first break in the case came in July of 1976 following a brutal assault on Sharon Kulisek of Woodstock at the Clothes Hamper laundromat on 47, when a Woodstock police officer, John Jasper, respon­ ding to her phone call for help, by reflex noted the description and plate number of a car seen speeding away near the scene. This was finally traced to Macek who was later ap­ prehended and finally pleaded guilty to the attack. At this time investigators began to look at Macek's record and considered him as a possible suspect in the Lossman murders. But actual connections by physical evidence to this crime were sparse and included a gold colored Lincoln, which Macek did not have at this time, a piece of green nylon cord and some marks on the victim's body which might have been bite marks. When Macek was taken into custody, police found that he had all of his teeth removed within the past two years and was fitted with plates. This stymied the in­ vestigation on the teeth marks until State's Attorney Cowlin encountered a forensic odon- tologist specialist from the east coast who said that he and others could reconstruct a set of teeth and prove whether they had made certain impressions. Dr. Thomas Walsh of Crystal Lake (at that time) was finally identified as the dentist who had performed the oral surgery on Macek and he had full mouth x-rays. Photographs of Macek were available. From this information the foresnic odonlogists were able to reconstruct Macek's teeth as they were at the time of the crime. The victim's body was exhumed and the portion of the right breast with the im­ pression of teeth was excised and the experts said they had an identification that could be supported in court. Similar bite marks had appeared on other victims. Also, the secretary of state furnished information that a gold 1974 Lincoln was registered to Richard O. Macek as of Sept. 8,1974, according to title transfers and other records. This evidence with a solid chain of other evidence led to the indictment of Macek for the Lossman murders in 1976 and gave all the officers involved a feeling of satisfaction for a difficult job finally done. With the revelation of the teeth marks linking Macek to the Lossman crime,.some in­ vestigators have suggested that he was possibly connected with the Sally Kandell murder in Dupage county in 1972 in which a bite mark was found on a victim's body. Another person, Richard Milone, was convicted for that crime and is presently serving a sentence in the penitentiary. Milone's family was present at Macek's hearing and sen­ tencing Nov. 3 and State's Attorney Cowlin handed them a document following the proceedings. Cowlin would neither admit nor deny that the document was a signed statement by Macek admitting the Kandel slaying. McHENRY VIEWS RTA PLANNING (Continued from page 1) citizens on the outskirts can get into the metropolitan areas. The Wisconsin Department of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n w a s represented* with its spokesman requesting that the RTA plans not be finalized until a meeting can be held with Wisconsin officials to coor­ dinate efforts to meet the needs of Wisconsin residents who work in Chichgo. One other speaker of note was Marvin Browning, president of the Senior Citizens council. "Your plan looks very nice," Browning said. "With a few revisions, I think we could live with it. But you people from Chicago forget we live in the 'boonies'." He then explained that, in Chicago, bus lines operate every four blocks, meaning that no one has farther than two blocks to walk to get to a bus stop. He added that the RTA (dan for McHenry county is asking people to go two miles to get to a bus stop. Browning suggested the Dial- a-Ride service to bring people from the outskirts into areas where they can then utilize the other RTA services. There were a couple of other speakers. A Marengo man expressed displeasure with the fact that he is being victimized by the RTA gasoline tax while Belvidere residents, just down the road, aren't. Robert Mitchell asked the RTA board how they could be developing a transit plan for McHenry county when the board is already operating in the red? Finally, one man criticized the RTA board for being late to the meeting. The RTA board was about ten minutes late in arriving, and members explained it was because they entered the high school from the wrong side and it took awhile to find the auditorium. 5th AmtiuprHary (UliristmaH QDpnt Bausr Come Spend An Old Fashioned Christmas With Us SUN. NOV. 13 10 AM • 5 PM H OWKR SHOr 1 (.RKKNHOUSI 3301 W ELM STREET . McHENRY 3864747 TWO-CAR COLLISION IN FOG KILLS WOMAN (Continued from oasre 1) in the crash, along with Mr. Groenevid and Ms. Barnings. The Richmond Rescue squad took all three to McHenry hospital. According to the police report, investigation revealed that the Barnings car was southbound on Keystone road, and collided with the Groenevid auto, which was eastbound on Tryon Grove road. 4 There is a stop sign for north and southbound traffic on Keystone road. Investigation is being con­ tinued by the Sheriff's Accident Investigation unit. Police noted that, due to fog, visibility was very poor at the time of the accident. Elsewhere, Richard N. Beck of 901 Rolling Lane road, McHenry, was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident following a one-car collision early Saturday morning at the intersection of Rolling Lane and Weingart roads. Beck was not injured in the crash, which caused more than 6150 damage to his car. He told police he was west­ bound on Rolling Lane road at between 40-45 mph and met two cars coming in the opposite direction. He added that one of the oncoming vehicles ap­ peared to be on his side of the road, so he applied his brakes, the car skidding across the road and turning over on its left side in some trees and bushes. Thirteen-year-old Karen A. Kalemba of 3820 N. Spring Grove road, McHenry, was injured Friday afternoon when she rode her bike in front of a car at the corner of Johnsburg road and Ivy lane. She was transported to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad for treatment of her injuries. The driver of the car, James P. McNulty of 5415 E. Lake Shore drive. Wonder Lake was not ticketed by Sheriff's police investigating the accident. McNulty told police he was westbound on Johnsburg road, approaching Ivy lane when the cyclist, riding on the road shoulder, suddenly pulled in front of his car. He added that he swerved to the left, but could not avoid a collision. McNulty's version of the accident was confirmed by witnesses and the Kalemba girl. Emily S. Temple of 1601 W. Vale street, McHenry, was ticketed for speeding Sunday afternoon when the auto she was driving collided with one driven by Brett A. Manny of 1103 Rocky Beach road, McHenry. Neither driver was injured in the crash, which caused an estimated $800 damage to the Temple auto. She told police she was westbound on Rt. 120 at about 50 mph when she observed the Manny auto stop in front of her. She further stated that she applied her brakes, but struck the rear of the Manny auto. Terry D. Licastro of 1603, North avenue, McHenry, was ticketed for having no) valid driver's license and also for failure to yield at an in-\ tersection after the car he was1* driving collided with one driven by Cynthia G. Cornett of Dayton, Ohio. The accident occurred ACCIDENT SCENE-Don Lockhart, the Sheriff's department photographer, surveys the scene of an accident which claimed the life of a Woodstock woman Monday morning. Doris Groenevid was killed when the car she was riding in (left), collided with one driven by Penny Barnings of McHenry. Investigation into the accident is continuing the the Accident Investigation unit of the McHenry county Police department. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Sunday afternoon at the in­ tersection of Bay and Cuhlman roads, and also damaged a mailbox owned by Robert P. Freund of 2514 Cuhlman road. Ms. Licastro stated she stopped at the stop sign at Cuhlman and Bay roads, but became confused when other people in the car told her to stop. She added that she pulled out onto Bay road into the path of the Cornett auto, which was eastbound on Bay road. Gerald G. Fejedelem of 7614 Wooded Shdres drive, Wonder Lake, was ticketed for im­ proper lane usage after he drove his pickup truck onto property owned by Lora Wellov of 7612 Wooded Shores drive. Fejedelem, who was not injured, told police he was on his way home at about 2:30 a.m., and did not recall anything else. Retta L. Desparo of 3215 Terrace drive in McHenry Shores escaped injury early Sunday morning when her car ran into a tree on property owned by Oscar Borst, 3821 Barreville road. Ms. Desparo stated she was northbound on Barreville road at about 45 mph when a large dog ran into her path. To avoid it, she swerved to the left, but skidded sideways, running off the west side of the road and striking the tree. Frank Friesl, 615 Kent street, McHenry, was ticketed for failure to yield when turning left Thursday evening when the car he was driving collided with one driven by Randy R. Giles, Lake Villa, at the intersection of Rt. 120 and Kent street. Friesl told policc? he was westbound on Rt. 120. He added that he turned onto Kent road and the accident occurred. Finally, Karen L. Norton was victimized by a hit-and-run driver Thursday night while her auto was parked on River road. Ms. Norton, whose car sustained more than $100 damage, told police that at 10:40 p.m., an unknown vehicle struck her car, which was parked at 919 N. River road. She was unable to give a description of the offending vehicle. , Deaths REV. JAMES G. PLANKEY The Rev. James G. Plankey of 1014 N. Chesterfield court, Whispering Oaks, McHenry, died at his home early Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, at the age of 72. Rev. Plankey had retired as an Episcopal clergyman. Among survivors is his wife, Mildred Plankey. Arrangements were in­ complete at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home at press time. EM1L J. MALOCHLEB A former 15-year resident of Wonder Lake, Emil J. Malochleb, died at Lakeland hospital, Elkhorn, Wis. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the age of 76. He had made his home at 4495 S- Shore drive, Delavan, Wis. Mr. Malochleb was born in Kansas July 24,1901, the son of John and Helen (Kocal) Malochleb. Prior to retirement, he was a tavern keeper in Wonder Lake for 15 years. Survivors include his widow, JuHe fMiehalek) whom he married Sept. 27, 1930; a son, Don Malo of Crystal Lake; a daughter, Mrs. Terry (Judi) Hageman of Three Rivers, Mich; seven grandchildren; a sister, Tillie Bekier of Glen- view; and two brothers, John Malo of Denver, Colo., and Christy Malo of Miami, Fla. The George R. Justen & Son funeral home held visiting hours Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. A funeral Mass was offered at Christ the King Catholic church of Wonder Lake Monday at 11 a.m. with burial in the church cemetery. GEORGE J. SMUTNY George J. Smutny, 51, of 8202 Gerson drive, Wonder Lake, died at McHenry hospital Saturday, Nov. 5. He was born Oct. 4, 1926, in Chicago, the son of James and Vlasta Hodny Smutny. Mr. $mutny was employed by ^WindfxiCi & c/f-fxfiax&C \ PRESENTS THEIR FIRST ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE • Refreshments • Prizes • Holiday Cheer OPEN SUNDAYS 10 TO 5 LOCATED: RIVER JE DRIVE DEAD-END STRE-. McHENRY, ILLINOIS 385-1172 DAILY9-TO5 FRI.9T09 the Jfepsen Tire center in McHenry He was a World War II Navy veteran. He married Imelda Winkler Oct. 7, 1950, in Chicago. Formerly ,of Chicago Mr. Smutny was a twenty-one year resident of Wonder Lake. He is survived by his wife, Imelda of Wonder Lake; five sons, Michael, George Jr., Daniel, Robert and Kenneth, all of Wonder Lake; two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Carol) Polka, McHenry and Beverly, at home; one sister, Mrs. William (Vlasta) Cun­ ningham, Chicago; and four grandchildren. Visitation was held from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at Halm's Wonder Lake funeral home with a wake service at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass was at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Catholic church, offered, by the Rev. Dorrance E. Tranel. Burial was in the church cemetery, where military graveside services were conducted by American Legion Post 1169 of Wonder Lake. REV. RALPH HOLMES Private services were held for the Rev. Ralph Holmes of Whispering Oaks, McHenry, following his death Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Memorial hospital, Woodstock. He was 74 yeajrs of age. , Rev. Holmes was bot4i Sept. 15, 1903, in Three Oaks, Mich. He was a retired Congregational minister and had served in Michigan and Iowa, and was chaplain at Oak Park hospital for 8 years. His widow, Marguerite (Faucett) survives as well as a son, Robert of Ann Arbor, Mich.; one grandchild; a sister, Ruth Nugent of Chicago; and an aunt, Grace Arnold of Berwyn. He was preceded in death by a brother, George. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hebron Welsh W e s t m i n s t e r U n i t e d Presbyterian church of Des Plaines in the name of the deceased. HARRIET CHAPELL JOHANNSEN Relatives have received word of the death of Harriet Chapell Johannsen Oct. 27 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mrs. Johannsen was born June 28, 1900, in Elgin, the daughter of Sherman Sage and Alsena Smith Chapell, former residents of McHenry. Her great-grandfather was George Gage, an early settler in this community. The deceased was a member of the Church by the Sea. She is survived by one daughter, Marion Despard, and a sister, Marion Newman, both residing in Fort Lauderdale; also three grandchildren. Memorial services were held in Fairchild North Federal chapel in Fort Lauderdale, with' the Rev. John Olert, Jr., of­ ficiating. Interment was in Woodland cemetery, McHenry. DANIEL KNAPP Mass of the Resurrection was offered at St. John the Baptist Catholic church Saturday for Daniel (Bud) Knapp of John­ sburg. Mr. Knapp was pronounced dead on arrival at McHenry hospital Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the age of 66. He had made his home at 2301 W. Fairview. He leaves his wife, Esther (Gubbins) Knapp and a sister, Mrs. William (Isabelle) Phelan. Arrangements were handled by an Oak Park funeral home with burial at Oakwood cemetery, Dixon. , E. AUBRA LINDIIOLM Services with private burial were held in Wauconda for Mijs. Lindholm died Thursday, Nov. 3, in McHenry hospital. Mrs. Lindholm was born Jan 23, 1887, in Muskegon, Mich. Prior to the move to McHenry, she had made her home in Wauconda. A daughter, Mrs. Betty Tonkin of McHenry, with whom she made her home, survives, along with a son, George of Hinsdale; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made in the name of the deceased to the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Wauconda. FAMILY SERVICE MEETING The Family Service and Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the McHenry area office, 3409 W. Waukegan road, McHenry. The public is invited to attend. 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