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St. Charles, IL — Edward J. Ricker Jr., 83, a 52-year resident of St. Charles, died Jan. 19, 2008, at his home. Mass was celebrated Jan. 23 at St. Patrick’s Crane Road Church, St. Charles. Burial was at Prairie Cemetery on Crane Road, St. Charles. During World War II, Mr. Ricker served in the South […]

CWO4 (Ret) Francis Edward (Joe) Manning, Jr., 85, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, and faithful member of the Catholic Church passed away on January 17, 2008. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 30, 1922, he was preceded in death by his parents Francis E. Manning, Sr. and Margaret (McDermott) Lufkin, sister Marge Barry, wife Lillian, […]

Wheeler Monroe Bearden, 85, Crystal River, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, at Cypress Cove Care Center in Crystal River. Born Aug. 25, 1922, in Madison, Ga., to Isaac and Martha Jane Bearden, he came to this area 20 years ago from Macon, Ga. Mr. Bearden was the retired owner and operator of three Shakey Pizza […]

Harry Albert Lockwood, 86, of Monroe died Thursday [January 17, 2008]. At his request, no funeral or memorial services will be held. Cremation will take place and the ashes interred at Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. Arrangements are under the direction of Rupp Funeral Home of Monroe. Born July 25, 1921, in Monroe, he was the […]

Vernard Edward Courtnage, a longtime resident of Hayward passed away January 16 [2008] at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto. He was born in Niobara, Nebraska to Vernard Thomas Courtnage and Hazel Elizabeth Cave. He grew up in Omaha, Nebraska where in October 1942 he enlisted in the Marine Corps becoming a member of the […]

Stanley J. Bozyk [January 13, 2008], veteran of WWII, U.S. Marine Corps, beloved husband of Ruth and the late Irene; loving father of Mary Ellen (John) Blitch, James (Katherine) Bozyk, William (Karen Huffman) Bozyk, Catherine (Raymond) Schick, Janet (Frank) Gallina, Mary Ann (Edward) Louward, Gerald (Carol) Miller and Robert (Sue) Miller; dearest grandfather of 18; […]

HANOVER–Donald J. Little, 86, died at 10:25 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2007, at Plum Creek Health Care Center. He was the loving husband of Mary E. Lawrence Little for over 61 years. Born in Mt. Misery, Pa., on June 26, 1921, he was the son of the late Thomas Little and Alverta Strausbaugh Little. Wanting […]

MILTON, NH – John E. Carter, Sr., age 83, a resident of Milton, NH for the past 16 years, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at his home. He was the husband of Blanche E. (Hardy) Carter, with whom he celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 14, 2007. Born in Tewksbury on August 4, 1924, […]

Bruce O. Blandford, 84, of St. Cloud, passed away on Sunday, December 16th [2007] in St. Cloud. He was born in Corona, NY on February 20, 1923 to Walter Blandford and Evangeline Porter. He moved to St. Cloud in 1957 from Wellington, UT. He was a heavy equipment mechanic. Bruce is survived by sons, Jackie […]

Joseph L. Wolf, age 85, a resident of Chillicothe, Mo., died on Saturday, December 15, 2007, in the Veteran’s Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Joseph was born the son of Daniel and Mamie (Cooper) Wolf on Oct. 10, 1922, in Farmersville, Mo. He was married to Frances Figg on Feb. 21, 1948, in Chillicothe. Joseph was […]