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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 21 Jan 1960, p. 17

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lursday, January 21. I960 The Mchenby plaindealer Sports - Cont. down the maples. Wally Hojnacki had a 649 series and Joe Etten anchored his Forester team with 652. T?he Warriors basketball taam chalked up its - third straight victory when they squeaked past the Red Raiders of Dundee by only one point. The score wais 53-52. That major league went wild aigain, Charlie Corso led the field with 686 pins, with games of 233-234-219; G. Sdhaefer had 247-234-652; N. Britz 234- 206-630; N. Crouch. 237-225- 638 and W. Webb, 222-244-644. The Krause News Agency team bowled a total of 3012 pins. Many Weddings Solemnized During Past Year In Area January Jan. 3--In a winter wedding solemnized in St. Rita's church Chicago, Miss Frances ' TTOmas became the bride of Mr. Eugene P. Freund of Mc- Henry. Jan. 8--Miss Donna Dowe of McHenry became the, bride of Mr. Joseph Moulis of Fox Lake. The morning ceremony was performed in Basel,' Switzerland with an evening service in Frankfurt, Germany: Jan. 31--St. Mary's Catholic cj^rch was the scene of the marriage of Miss Dolores Mercure and Mr. Richard Sokolowski. February Feb. 14--At the Chapel of the Lake in Great Lakes Naval Training center. Miss Louette HatHmann and Capt. Carl S. Ap-ies, USMC., exchanged nuptial vows. Miss Addie Felmeten and James Wright were iriUmed by the Rev. George Martin at the Methodist Community church. Feb. 21--M iss Sandra Schopp of McHenry Shores became the bride of Mr. Guy Ambrose of McHenry at the Community Methodist church with Rev. George Martin officiating. March March 6--Miss Dana Elizab^ h White, granddaughter of iff and Mrs. Charles F. Lasch . of McHenry, exchanged nuptial vows with Mr. William Leicht of Cortez, Colo., in Baltimore, Md., where he is stationed. March 7--Ethel Quaintance of Johnsburg and Arthur Mc- Kiel of TLake Villa were married at Lake Villa's Prince of Peace church. March 17--Miss Margo G. © Gajberg of Lilymoor and Mr. Robert Leone of Lakeland Park exchanged nuptial vows in Woodstock. April Apr. 4--At a ceremony performed in the Richmond Community church Miss Patricia Ann Seebach of Holiday Hills became the bride of Daniel V. Shaw of Richmond. Rev. George W. Martin of the Comi^|} nity Methodist church officiated at the nuptial service which united Miss Barbara Link of Elm street and Donald B. Dixon, McHenry. In a wedding ceremony performed at St. John's church, Johnsburg, Miss Dolores Thiel was married to Dohald Babarsky of Sunnyside. Apr. 11--Miss Joan Haydam of Volo and Gene Evans of Woodstock exchanged vows at Peter's church in Volo. April 18--In a wedding ceremony at Sacred Heart chapel in St. Patrick's church Miss Sandra Jean Sexton became the bride of James Conway. In the same church Miss Joanne Weyland exchanged vows with John Baumstark of Chicago. May May 2--This warm May day found two popular couples ex- <&^nging wedding vows. St. Mary's church in McHenry was the scene of the wedding of Miss Carol Godina of Lakewood subdivision, McCullom Lake, and Walter Frett of Johnsburg. At a rite performed by the groom's uncle, Father L. P. DeLire, in St. John's Catholic church in Johnsburg, Miss Eileen Stilling became the bride of Jack Powers of J^Henry. In an afternoon ceremony at the Zion Lutheran church Miss Esther M. Eshoo of Elmwood Park became the bride of Harold E. Walter, 602 Mill street, McHenry. May 11--At St. Patrick's Catholic church Miss Josephine Marie Freund exchanged vows with Mr. Thomas E. Smith of Woodstock. May 16--Miss^Gwen Wiedenl# eft became the bride of David P. Lennon at St. Patrick's Catholic church. May 23--Miss Monica Wever of Oakhurst subdivision, became the bride of Mr. Ronald Becker of McHenry at a ceremony performed at the Community Methodist church. June June 7--Mrs. Mai Conway &>lle of McHenry was united iF marriage'to Charles Sourek of Chicago. • . June 13--Miss Viola Schaefer became the bride of Mr. Robert Nickels at St. Mary's Catholic church. Miss Frances Arlene Handrock was united in marriage to Mr. Ronald W. Klos at Immanuel Lutheran church in Crystal Lake. Miss Handrock taught physical eduction in the high school. At a SPremony performed in .Christ the King Catholic church in Wonder Lake, Miss Nancy Gulczynskf was married to Mr. Robert Cormier. Mrs. Christine Svendsen and John Overgar d of Wonder Lake were married in Zion Lutheran church. June 20 -At a 2 o'clock -service in the, Methodist Community church Miss Bart(prtfa Ann Marticke became the bride of Mr. Winn C. Davidson of Wonder Lake. In a morning nupital Mass at St. John's, church in Johnsburg Miss Adele Schmitt exchanged vows with Mr. Bernard M. Buss of McHenry. Miss Carol Louise Rapp of Arlington Heights became the bride of Robert T. Hoover of Kentland, Ind. June 21--Miss Joyce Scheer of Monee, 111., became the brideof .Mr. William Hecht of New Lenox, a former resident of McCullom Lake. June 27--Miss Ruth Phannenstill became the bride of Mr. David Granger at St. Mary's Catholic church. At the Community Methodist church Miss Roberta rtollenback was united in marriage to Mr. Robert Humphreys of Lakeland Park. Miss Patricia Ann Fink of Lake Villa and Richard Dale Bates of McHenry were united in marriage at the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran church, Morton Grove. Miss Diane Charlton Millard exchanged vows with Warren David Ahlgrim. July . 11 . Jul y 4 -- M i s s E l i z a b e t h Meade and Kenneth Earl Blair, •both of McHenry, were married at the Community Methodist church by Rev. George Martin. July 6---New Melleray monastery in Dubuque, Iowa, *vas the scene of a beauiful ceremony uniting Miss Eileen Knox and Ronald Mauer, both of McHenry, in matrimony July 11;--M iss Joanne Hughes of Rt. 3, McHenry, became the bride of Mr. Richard Garrelts of Rt. 4, McHenry. Rev. Fr. Edward C. Coakley officiated at the 2 o'clock ceremoney in St. Patrick's church. July 12--A beautiful ceremony at the home of the bride united in marriage Dolores Campbell, daughter of Walter Strassheim of Emerald Park, and George Maluzzi of Chicago and Crystal Lake. July 11--An announcement came from Moscow, Idaho, telling of the marriage of Miss I. Kathleen Anderson to Mr. John R. Feyk, at the First Presbyterian church in Moscow. July 18--Harry Mueller and Edna Rudolph were united in marriage by Judge Charles Adams. July 25--In a beautiful ceremony at St. Patrick's Catholic church. Miss Mary Ann Bolger and Mr. Jerome A. Sharp were married by Rev. Fr. Edward Coakley. August Aug. 18--At an evening wedding, marking the fourth generation to be married on the same date, Miss Sue Stinespring and Mr. M. David Cain exchanged vows at Crystal Lake Methodist church. Aug. 20--In a nuptial service at the Catholic church in Polo, John Kilday of McHenry was married to Mrs. Myrtle Kilday of Polo. Aug. 22--This was a very popular wedding day. At St. Mary's Catholic church two couples exchanged vows at separate ceremSnie?. In the first service Miss Arline Wijas of Lilymoor 'became the bride of James Freund of McHenry. Shortly afterwards. Miss Carol Engh and Ben Slove, Jr., were married by Rev. Fr. Harold Nilges. At the same hour in St. Patrick's Catholic church Miss Joann May was united in marriage with Mr. Robert Kelley of McCullom Lake. At a candlelight service in the evening at the^Methodist church Miss Penelope Lee Fike exchanged vows with Mr. Kenneth Leigh Caiheron of Cherry valley. In a ceremony performed in St. Joseph's church. Richmond, Miss Jeanette Huff became the bride of Mr. Richard L. Jacobson. September --Sept. 5---Miss Ann Marlowe of Huntley was married to Dr. George Buchal of Waterford, Wis., in Huntley. Sept. 7-- In a quiet wedding ceremony perfo r m e d in a Grayslake church, Miss Amanda Arnold of Grayslake became the bride of Mr. William Holly of McHenry. Sept. 12--Miss Barbara Doering of Lakeland Park was united in carriage to Mr. Raymond Martin of McHenry at a ceremony in St. Patrick's Catholic church. In St. Monica's church in Chicago Miss Eileen Blum, daughter of the Renard Blums, summer residents of McHenry. became the bride of Mr. John Wilms. Sept. 19-The Wonder Lake Bible church, was the scene of a lovely wedding uniting Miss Susan Diane Cartan of Lakemoor and Mr. Allen Robert Hanop of Palatine. Sept. 26--Miss Joan Michmershuizen of Shalimar subdivision became the bride of Mr. Robert E. Freund of McHenry in a nuptial service solemnized at St. Malay's Catholic church. At St. Celestine church. Elmwood Park, Miss Patricia Ann Houle of Chicago and James Geary of Volo, were united in marriage. October Oct. 3--Miss Rosemafie Lord of' Crystal Lake became the bride of Mr. Alan Meyer of Spring Grove in St. Peter's Catholic church. Oct. 10--Miss Phyllis Piotrowski of McCullom Lake became the bride of Mr. Dennis Straumann at St. Patrick's^ church. Oct. 15--In a ceremony performed at Golden, Colo , Miss Nancy Thornton of Pistakee Bay became the bride of Mr. Ernest Daniel Witte of Barstow. Calif. Oct. 31--At an ' autum wedding Miss Jean Ann McGinlev of McCullom Lake and Mr. Elmo Meis exchanged vows at St. Patrick's Catholic church. November Nov. 7--Miss • Betty Lee \ Scarbrough and Mr. Allan Thiel were married in St. Patrick's Catholic church by Rev. Eugene Parker. Nov. 14--Christ the King Catholic church was the scene of a pretty wedding uniting in marriage Miss Mary Jean Clinton of Wonder Lake and Mr. Don Berlin of Woodstock. Nov. 21--Miss Pauline Kalemba of Lakemoor and Mr. Charles E. Obomy of Waukegan were united in malrriage by Rev. Harold Nilges at St. Mary's Catholic church. In a ceremony performed in St. Patrick's Catholic church Mr. William J. Klapperich of McHenry exchanged vows with Mrs. Nada Costa of McCullom Lake. December Dec. 12--Zion Lutheran church was the scene of a lovely winter wedding when Miss Christa Thode of Pistakee Highlands became the bride of Mr. Donald Rockel. Dec. 13--Miss Kathleen Merley of San Mateo, Calif., and Mr. Gerald R. Moulin of San Carlos. Calif., were united in marriage at the All Souls Episcopal church in San Mateo. The bride's parents, the K. L. Merleys of Pistakee Highlands, attended the wedding. Dec. 26--In a beautiful wedding solemnized 'at St. Patrick's Catholic church, Miss Colleen June Ward, of McHenry, became the hride of Mr. TTiomas L. Keaveny II, of Devon, Conn. Recall Many Deaths In '59 Local Couples Married Oyer Fifty Years January Jan. 20--Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Wegener celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Jan. 25--Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cropley of Solon Mills celebrated their fifty-ninth wedding anniversary. Jan. 29--Mr. and Mrs. Mike Freund of McHenry observed their fifty-fifth anniversary. April April 14--Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Harris of 534 E. Jackson street, Woodstock, formerly of McHenry, observed their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Woodstock. June June 14--Dr. and Mrs. Henry Freund observed their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Idyll Dell Road. June 27--Mr. and Mrs. Martin Conway observed their fifty-ninth wedding anniversary with their family at their home on John street. June 28--Mr; and Mrs. Louis Schroeder of Shore Hills, Wonder Lake, held open house at their home in observance of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. August Aug. 17--Mr. and Mrs. Mi chael S. Leonettie of Griswold Lake celebrated their golden wedding at the Legion home. Aug. 23--Mr. and Mrs. E. A Wesson, lifetime residents of Greenwood, observed t h e i T golden wedding at their home. September Sept. 4--A Mass in honor of their fifty-eighth wedding anniversary was read at St. Pat rick's Catholic church for Mr. and Mrs. Math Rauen. Sept. 6--Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Steinsdorfer celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the Legion home in Crystal Lake. Sept. 20--Mr. and Mrs. John A. Faim of 417 W. Maple avenue, McHenry, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary j with a party at their home. 1 Mr. and Mrs. John Freund > celebrated their golden wed-! January , Jan. 1--Miss Barbara Weber, 74, a lifelong resident of this area, died, in Memorial hospital. She had been in poor health for many months. Jan. 3--A heart attack caused the death of Peter Wagner, 72. of Volo. Jan. 8--The father of Atty. John E. Loose of McHenry, Dr. John B. Looze, 79, of Homestead, Fla., died at his home in the Florida city. Jan. 10--Oscar L. Holmgren. 61. of Wonder Lake, died at the McHenry hospital. Jan. 12--James T. Watkins, 51, of 18 Orchard Beach McHenry, died unexpectedly in New York City, where he had gone on a business trip. Jan. 13--A lifelong resident of the area, Nicholas Jung. 76. died at the Villa Rest Home following a long illness. Jan. 15--P ri vate services were held for Miss Mabel Wheeler, 81, ^-ho died in ah Elgin hospital after a long illness. " Jan. 17--Mrs. Margaret Mc- Devitt Strache. 87. of Burton's Bridge, died at the Villa Nursing home. A heart attack caused the death of Thomas P. Russell, 62, of Lake avenue, McHenry. Jan. 20--Harry Ward, 53 ,of Johnsburg, died in Memorial hospital. Jan. 22--John A. Ekstrom of Elgin, a former resident of McHenry, and brother of Mrs. Edward Nordin, died in an Elgin hospital. Frank N. Stock, 81. one of McHenry's old time residents, died in Michigan after a long illness. Jan. 24--Clarence Sossong, 48. of Lakemoor, died in his home following a lengthy illness. % Jan. 25--The entire community mourned the untimely passing of Marilyn Anderson, 19. who died in St. Joseph's hospital in Elgin. Jan. 26--Graveside rites were held for Thomas Heneley of Wonder Lake. The baby was born on Jan. 19. A Wonder Lake resident, Stanley Kandul, 78. died in'McHenry hospital. Jan. 27--Edward W. Larkin, 82, of Elgin, died in St. Joseph's hospital following a year of failing realth. Jan. 28--Frank Harder. 87. of Lakemoor, died in McHenry hospital. Graveside rites for Mary Margaret Schmitt, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schmitt Of Johnsburg" were held. Jan. 29--Mrs. Mary Moza, 81, of Wonder Lake, died in the home of a daughter. Mi's. Julia Chenoweth, a native of Johnsburg, died in Chicago. Jan. 30--The mother of Mrs. Lillian Grandt, Mrs. Anna Marquardt, 93. died in St Joseph's hospital, Elgin. February. Feb. 1--An old tirmNresident of McHenry, Paul Ernest Rieger. 81, died in his home in Cary. Feb. 2--A former resident of McHenry, Elmer Zuelsdorf, 50, died in Veteran's hospital, Dearborn, Mich. Feb. 3--Edward Kaska, 63, a resident of Wonder View subdivision, Wonder Lake, * .vas found dead in his home. Feb. 4--Mrs. James F. Mraz, a summer resident at Pistakee Bay for many years, died^fheart attack in California. Br Bonslett, 86, of Chicago, wh made his home in McHenry many years ago, died after a long period of failing health. Feb. 5--Andrew Jackson Birmingham. 67, of Barrington. died in Waukegan. He was the father of Marion Birmingham and Mrs. Donald Grear of McHenry. Feb. 6--Mrs. Lillie Kothe. 78, of Elgin, died in . St. Joseph's hospital. . Feb. 11--Mrs. John Niesen. well known business w6men in McHenry years ago, died in Skokie. Feb. 12--A native of McHenry, Charles D. Slimpin, 75. of Mineral Point, Wis., died following an illness of six months. Feb. 17--Iv&r Larsen, a Mc- Page Seventeen ding anniversary with their nine children. The Freunds have residecj. on Rt. Sl^north of McHenry, for many years. October Oct. 4--Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Cermak of Bay View Lane, Pistakee Bay, and Cicero, observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Oct. 20--Mr. and Mrs. Nick- Weber of Chicago, parents of Mrs. Frank Schafer, celebrated their ,golden wedding anniversary at the Schafer home near Johnsburg. Oct. 30--Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wirtz observed their fiftyeighth wedding anniversary. November Nov. 15--Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Frett of McHenry observed their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter and family, the William Tonyans. Cullom Lake resident, died at his home following a lingering illness. . .. _ ' Feb. 19--Ffcank Zettlrnaier died unexpectedly at his home at Island Lake. Mrs. Ruth Kaczmark, 63, a resident of Country Club subdivision, died at Villa Nursing home. Feb. 23--After a long illness Mrs. Irene Sexton, 43, of 125 Freufld avenue, died at Zion Community hospital. March Mar. 1--Mrs. ^Theresa Neiss, 65, a lifelong resident of the McHenry area, died at the Villa Nursing home where-, she had been a patient for six and one-half years. Sister Mary Vanard, O. P. of Tiflsa. Okla., was buried in Sinsinawa, Wis. She was a sister of Mrs. Frances Geary of Volo. - Mar. 6--Lee Fuhrer, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. ,C Fuhrer of Wonder Lake, died*, in Children's Memorial hospital. Chicago, after a long period of poor health. Miss Frances Bauer died in Memorial hospital, Woodstock, where she had been a patient for about two weeks. Mar. 7--Stephen Zriny, 45, collapsed and died of a heart attack at the Trolex company on Elm street. He was plant superintendent for the company. Mar. 13--Mathias D. Kleitsch. 47, of Chicago, a summer resident of McHenry, died unexpectedly. Mar. 15--Ole Ansgar Olson, 68. of Sunnyside Estates, died suddenly at his* home. Mar. 21--The infant son of the Charles J. Hollenbachs of 811 South street, Cooney Heights, was found dead in his crib. He was 2 months old. Mar. 23--Mrs. Louisa Anderson, 68, of Lakemoor died in McHenry hospital where she had been a patient only a few hours. Mar. 24--Peter Mayerle, 69, of Griswold Lake died of a heart attack at his home, following an illness of six months. Mar. 25--Max Earl Dusthimer. 58, of West Shore Beach, McCullom Lake, died in Paris, 111. Patrick Barrett. 70, the Uncle Ezra of WLS barn dance fame, died in the Harvard hospital. Mar. 26--Joseph Szwedo, 72, of Rt. 4, McHenry, died at Hartland. Mar. 28--M r s. Catherine Rose Carstens, 50, of Charles street, died unexpectedly in McHenry hospital. Mrs. Pearl A. Bischoff, 67, of Woodstock, well known in this community, died .at Memorial hospital. Mar. 29--Mrs. Minnie Kamholz, 76, a native of McHenry and a Cary resident for fiftysix years, died in Sherman hospital, Elgin. April / April 1--An illness of about six months ended in the death of George. Lindsay. 68. of 114 W. John street, who passed away in Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan. April 6--Magdelena Gramefi, a Wonder Lake resident for the past two years, died at McHenry hospital. April 7--Adolphina Carolyn Rush, 83, of McCullom Lake, died in the Memorial hospital at Woodstock. April 9--The 11-year-oid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore of Wonder Lake died in Illinois Research hospital. Chicago. Sharon Louise was the yictim of an illness described encephalitis which began 'fore the Easter holiday. April 10--Sister Mary Johanna. 94. of St. Louis, Mo., a religious sister for ^almost seventy-five years, died at St. Anthony's hospital. St. Louis, Mo. The former Christine Freund and her sister were the first nuns to enter the convent from St. John's parish, Johnsburg. April 12 -- Commander-elect of the McHenry V.F.W., Paul R. Nitz of McCullom Lake, died in the McHenry hospital.) Linn Losbough, 70, of Wonder Lake died unexpectedly at his home. April 13--A former resident of the McHenry area. Mrs. Angeline Nogan of Rt. 2, Crystal Lake, died at the Memorial hospital at Woodstock. April 19- Mrs. Mary Ann Miller, 76, a lifelong resident of this community, died at her home at 311 N. Green street, following arr illness of several weeks. - > April 21--Mrs. Kathryn Kempfer, 70, died at Memorial hospital at Woodstock after an illness of several months. April 23--George Kiddelsen, 68, of 702 Crystal Lake road, McHenry, died in Memorial hospital, Woodstock, where he had been a patient for only a few days. April 26--Gust Pearson, 82, of Ringwood passed away at the Memorial hospital. Woodstock, after arj illness of two weeks. i April 28--One of the community's oldest residents, Mrs. Anna Tonyan Freund, 90, died at the Villa rest home. May May 11- Herman F. Jahnke. 80, a resident of McCullom Lake for nineteen years, died at the Villa Rest honsp. May 12--Miss Grace Thompson, 51, a native of this cojn munity, dipd in Denver, Colo. May li---Mrs. James Carey 65t 6t Tvvin Lakes, Wis., and a relative 6f several McHenry Jieopie, died in a Burlington Wis.,.hospital after a brief illness. May 18--Death ended the long illttess of a well known Ringwood resident, Mrs. Georgia Wiedrich, 68. May 23--Mrs. Maud Abboi Clark. 79, & resident of tfoe 'Ostend area, died in the Woodstock Memorial hospital. May 24--An eighteen year old youth, Randolph Edward Russell, of Wonder Lake, died in Illinois Research hospital. Chicago, following a short illness. Mfiy 30--Jacob F. Justen, 80. die# at his hofne at 101 Pearl street. 8 June Jline 1--After a short illness Jacob I. Kantorski, 71. of 726 Park View West. McCullom Lake, di£d at the McHenry hospital. June 2--Arthur Ditnon of Woodstock, a former resident of the McHenry area, died at the Memorial hospital in Woodstock. June 4--Mrs. Rose Smith, 66, died at Memorial hospital for McHenry County. Woodstock, where she had been a patient for ten days. June 5--Arthur Krohn died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Dan Orsolini, at Richmond.. He was a brother of Fred Krohn of McHenry. June 6--After a short illness Mrs. Ray Page, 65, of 605 S. Green street, McHenry, died at the Villa Rest home. June 7--Wallace Berger, 75, a summer resident, died in his Chicago home. Mrs. Fred Mershon of Mill Valley, Calif., a former resident of McHenry, died in California. June 8--Mrs. Nellie Mae Mc- Donald^ofRt 2, Woodstock, a local resident for many years, died vety suddenly at her home. June 13--A long illness ended in the death of Mrs. Dorothy Sanford, 41, at her home in Hunterville Park. Walter G. Vasey, 48, of rural McHenry, died suddenly shortly after llbeing admitted to the McHenry hospital. June 14--Arthur Bickler of Chicago, a native of McHenry, died unexpectedly in a Chicago hospital. I June' IS--Thorsten A. Fjelstedt, 61, of Long Lake, hus- I band of an employee of the McHenry hospital, died unexpectedly in his hone. Peter Petersen, 86, died at his farm home on the McCullom Lake road. June 17--A summer resident of more than 35 years Mrs. Elizabeth Schaefer Hart. 68, of : Chicago, "died uncxpcctcd!y en-* route to a hospital in that city. . June 18*--Mrs. Susan Steinsdoerfer Lawrence, 72, of Fox street, died in the Memorial hospital. Woodstock. June 19--Joseph Jf. Rothermell, founder And operator for thirty years of the Fox River Valley Boat company on Riverside l>rive, died in McHenry hospital at the age of 80. J u n e 25--An unexpected heart attack was blamed for the death of Herbert W. Johnson. 30, at his home at Bald Knob, Pistakee Bay. Mrs. Helen Keesecker, wife of Dr. Raymond Keesecker, summer residents in this area, died in a Chicago hospital. June 26--A former resident, Melville F. DeGrave, 81, died in Elgin. June 27--M r s. Katherine Missbach, 47, of Pistakee Highlands, died at Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson died shortly after birth at Grant hospital in Chicago. July J u l y 4---M r s . H e l e n a Schmidt, 83, of 136 N. Riverside Drive, died at the Villa Rest home. July 5--Albert A. Antonson, 69, of Chicago, a relative of several McHenry residents, died unexpectedly at his home. Mrs. Isabelle Grantham, a sister of Mrs. Frank Meyer of McHenry, died of a heart attack at the home of her daughter, in Avon, 111. «July 6--Mrs. Katherine M. Medal. 63, of Wonder Lake, died in McHenry hospital. July 13--George J. Buss, 82, a lifelong resident of the McHenry area, died unexpectedly at the Villa Rest home at Pistakee Bay. July 15--Mrs. Alma Stewart. 55, of Hinsdale, died unexpectedly. She was the sister of Mrs. George Barbian of McHenry. A former resident of McHenry, Mrs. Loren Edinger of Woodstock, died at a rest home in that city after a prolonged illness. July 16--Mrs. Evelyn Patzke, 53, of 613 Fountain Lane, McCullom Lake, died at the McHenry hospital after an illness of two months. July 18--Frank E. Fay. 89. of Ringwood, died at the Villa Nursing home. July 21--After a long illness Mrs. Josephine Mathey, 63, oi 19 South Maple, Holiday Hills, died at her home. July 22--Walter J. Donavin, former McHenry business man. died unexpectedly in Miami, Fla. July 25--^Gilbert C. Howard. 70, was-found dead in his-car at his home at 204 E. Waukegan road. It was believed he had been dead for some time. July 27--S a r a h Loretta Humphrey, 87, died at the home of a granddaughter. Mrs. Joan Banker, at Sunnyside Estates. July 29--Anna Richardson, 82, of Round Lake, veil known( in McHenry area, died at the home of a daughter in Grayslake. August Aug. 1--Maggie Shegar, 53, of Chicago died in' McHenry .hospital of injuries sustained in an accident in Lake county. Aug. 4-^-Death took Mrs. Zena Bacon, mother of fifteen children, at the age of 82, Aug. 5--Harvey W. Murray, 48, died at his home in Sunnyside. Mrs. Johanna Wilson, 82. of 813 W. Waukegan road, died following an illness of several months. Aug. 6--Christy Wilcox. 14 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wilcox of 314 Riverside Drive. Lakemoor. died shortly after being admitted to McHenry hospital. Emil Maerz, 78, died in his summer home in Huemann's subdivision. Aug. 13--Services were held in St. Mary's church, McHenry, for Mary Ballassa, 71, of Chicago. Aug. 16--Joseph (Shooty) Thelen, 66, a lifelong resident of Johnsburg, died at the Villa Rest home, following a lingering illness. Aug. 17--Andrew J. Brill, 59, of Chicago, died in McHenry hospital. He had made his home with a son, Andrew J. Brill, Jr., at Pistakee Highlands. Aug. 25--Mrs. Barbara Krause, 76, a lifelong resident of McHenry. passed away at the Memorial hospital. A former resort owner at Pistakee Bay, William Mertes,. 56, of Naples, Fla., died in McHenry hospital after a short illness. After a long period of ill health death claimed a former resident of McHenry, Walter Warner, 71. of Elgin. Aug. 26--McHenry's oldest citizen. Mrs. Minnie Block, 99, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Felts, on Waukegan street. Aug. 27--George Wallace, 71, of Wonder Lake, died in Memorial hospital. He was a retired printer with a Chicago newspaper.. Charles Westlake, 69, operator of a Well known restaurant in Solon Mills for many years, died in Memorial hospital. Aug. 27--A lifelong resident of the McHenry community William M. Heimer, 72, died at the Villa Nursing home. A former resident Mrs. Elizabeth Rudin, 68, died at the home of a daughter in Upland, Calif. Aug. 28--Chester L. Osborn, 87, of Solon Mills area, died at the Villa Nursing home. Mrs. Hilda P. Toleson, 77, died at the Villa Nursing home. Frank J. Wagner, 88, of Spring Grove, died at the McHenry Countyhome at Hartland. Aug. 29--Ota Gygi, internationally known concert violinist and a former McHenry resident, died at his home in Algonquin. September Sept. 3-;-Mrs. John Thompson, 82, former business woman, died at Memorial hospital, Woodstock. Sept. 5--Joseph Podhorsky, 59, died at his Wonder Lake home. Sept. 7--Robert Charles Hick, 84, died at his home in M i 11 e r's subdivision, near Johnsburg. Sept. 9--A long time resident of Wonder Lake, Mrs. Anna W. Wickline, 69, died at McHenry hospital. A former manager of the McHenry Country club, Robert A. Schmidt, died in a Chicago hospital. Sept. 13--Mrs. Dora Elizabeth Klein, 77. a former resident of Ingleside, died at a rest home in Ft. Atkinson. A summer resident of Orchard Beach. Eugene M.- Lacey, 38, of River Fons&t," died in the Hinsdale sanitarium. Sept 15^-Miss Georgianna C. Donahue, 64, a teacher for forty-two years in the schools in McHenry and Kane counties, died in St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, after a short illness. Sept. 17--A resident of Colby Point, Joseph C. Richter. 63, died in McHenry hospital. Martin Hillman, 91. of Quinn subdivision, McHenry. died in his home. Sept. 18--Earl M. Bowman. 72, of Deep Spring Woods subdivision. Wonder Lake, died in Memorial hospital, Woodstock. Sept. 19--A summer resident for more than fifty years, Frank J. Romano, died in Augustana hospital. Chicago. Hr was 65 years old. Sept. 21--Mrs.' Helena Arenda, 86, mother of Mrs. Johanna Wimmer of McHenry, died at the Villa Rest home. ' Sept. 23--Clarence Conway, 53, of Janesville, Wis., died un^ expectedly in Janesville hospital, A former resident, he was a- brother of Robert Conway of McHenry. Sept. 24--A lifelong resident of Johnsburg, Lonnie Michels, 65, died at his home of a heart attack. Sept. 25--Christianne, eleven- month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pitzen, died in . Little Angels home at Elgin. Sept. 26--Charlotte Marie •Siegrist, 64. of Crystal Lake, y died> in St. Therese's ^hospital, Waukegan. ' Sept. 29--Arthur Shales. 66, who resided on Rt. 31. at Terra Cotta, died at his home following a long illness. October „ Oct. 10--Mrs. Mary Davis,, 87. of Pistakee Bay. died at the Tobey rest home. Oct. 11--Mrs. Martha C. Bernacchi, 78. mother of Mrs. Albert Barbian, died at Memorial hospital. Oct. 15---Mrs. Carrie Romano Salemme, a summer resident for many years, died in Chicago. One of the city's oldest residents, Stephen H. Freund, 95. died at the McHenry hospital. Oct. 18--Mrs. Loretta' Schimke, 67, of Indian Ridge,* Wonder Lake, died at her home. Oct. 20--A two-month period of failing health ended in the death of Mrs. Loretto Walsh at the Memorial hospi^' tal at Woodstock. She was the mother of the Plaindealer'ssports editor, Earl Walsh. Oct. 21--Rev. Fr. George Schark, pastor of St. Peter'^ parish at Volo for forty-three, years, died in St. Therese hospital, Waukegan. A long period of ill health £hded in the death of George Stilling, a well known McHenry business msmi in Memorial hospital, Woodstock. Oct. 22--Wallace E. Dobyns died at the Villa Rest Homs after a long period of ill health.- Oct. 31--Renaldo Roila, 58, of Lakemoor, died in McHenry 1 hospital after many years of poor health. November Nov. 1--A well known cattle^ dealer in the McHenry areaj Albert J. Wilbrandt, 57, of ,415 N. Riverside Drive, died at Mc» Henry hospital after a short illness. A native of this area, Mrs. Ruth VanNatta Burnett; 96, died at Waukegan General hospital. Nov. 2--A short illness end* ed at Harvard hospital for Mrs. Leone M. Grenier, 69, of Villa Vaupell, Griswold Lake. , Nov. 3--Mrs. Mary A. Ruyv 82, who resided with a daughter, Mrs. Mary Wood, at 603 C h a r l o t t e a v e n u e , C o u n t r y dub subdivision, died at the McHenry hospital. Burns suffered in an explosion of a rubbish pile caused the death of. William Scheu, 73, of Maywpod and Emerald Park. Nov. 4--Benjamin R. Red* man, 62, of Deep Spring road; Wonder Lake, was found deadr in his hotel'room at Kankakee, 111., from an apparent heart attack. Nov. 5--A Wonder Lake resident, Ignatius Lakomecki, 73^ died in McHenry hospital. Nov. 6--Gregory Frank Sek. > three and one-half month old son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Sek of Hunterville Park, was found, dead in his crib of asphyxiation after becoming tangled in the blankets of his crib. Paul Peter Karls, 52, a life-long resr. ident of McHenry and for many years arf employee of the McHenry post office, died in Hines Veterans' hospital after an extended illness. Nov. 8--Albert Pacak, 8- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pacak of Wildwood. Spring Grove, died of a bronchial ailment. Nov. 13--Roy A. Petersen of Pistakee Hills, died in Harvard Memorial hospital. Nov. 16--Frank Petrosky of rural Richmond, father of Mrs. Walter Larson and Mrs. Helen Justen of McHenry. died unexpectedly in his home. Nov. 21--A three-day illness ended in the death of a life-' long resident, Edward R. Sutton, 77. of East River road. , Nov. 22--George J. Unwin of Wonder Lake, died at Lake- County sanitorium.Waukegan.~- Nov. 24--Henry J. Schaffer of Waukegan street died atthe Shangra-la rest home. Harry J. Connelly! 72, died in the Memorial hospital. Nov. 27--M r s. Margaret- Rosing. 90, of Round Lake died in the home of a daughter in Round Lake, after a period of* failing health. Nov. 28--Mrs. Daisy Motter. 53. of McCullom Lake, died in* McHenry hospital. Nov. 29--Jaro Popisek. Sr... of Burton's Bridge, died. * December Dec. 1--A business man for many years in McHenry. Paul E. Gerasch, 59. died in St--' j Therese hospital. Waukegan. Dec. 6--The father of Mrs- (Continued on next page) .«

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