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August Russell Montgomery, 49 years old, of RR 21 died at St. Anthony Hospital at 11:20 a.m. Saturday [November 29, 1969]. Surviving is the wife, Oma; three sons, Murray and Harold Montgomery, at home, and John Montgomery with the U.S. Navy; a daughter, Patricia, at home; three brothers, Clarence, Paul, and William, all of Terre […]

Raymond E. Marston, 47, of 611 Blair Drive, Normal, was dead on arrival at Brokaw Hospital Friday morning [July 4, 1969]. He was taken to Metzier Memorial Home. McLean County Coroner Curtis M. Gilberts will conduct an inquiry. He was born in Omaha, Neb. on Nov. 15, 1921, the son of Raymond E. and Florence […]

Herbert Ernest Markwell, Jr., 49, of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Kansas City, died yesterday [December 21, 1968] at the Sharp Hospital in San Diego. He was born in Oklahoma and lived here most of his life before moving to California about six years ago. He was a salesman for a carpet company in San […]

Garland Menfee, 47, Aurelia, died suddenly Sunday [June 2, 1968] at his farm home near Aurelia. He was born at Aurelia on Dec 30, 1920 and was graduated from the Aurelia High School in 1939. During World War II he served with the Sixth Marine Division and was awarded the Bronze Star. On Mar. 15, […]

Dr. Robert Wolford, Richland County coroner, ruled today that Anton Adam Mayer, 49, of 871 Cecilwood Rd., died of a heart attack Saturday evening [July 8, 1967] while driving north on Main St. Police said Mayer lost control of his car, hitting a parked car in front of 64 North Main St., which in turn […]

Dr. Bruce Wade Milligan, 58, former Jacksonville resident and brother of Miss Josephine Milligan, 309 Woodland Place, died Monday evening [June 5, 1967] at the Veterans Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Milligan had been engaged in military induction examinations for the U.S. Army at Denver. He had lived in Denver the past three years. The […]

Funeral services were held Saturday for Harold Franklin McWilliams, 42, of Crete, who died Wednesday [October 12, 1966] as a result of injuries received that night in an auto accident. Services were held at Crete Methodist Church with the Rev. Eugene Carter officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Steger. Born February 13, […]

Edward J. Manosky [August 5, 1965], of 20500 Ferguson; beloved husband of Edith; dear father of John, Gary and Debra; son of Nick and Catherine Manosky; brother of George and Mrs. Stanley (Helen) Dykla. Funeral services from McCabe Funeral Home, 18570 Grand River at Glastonbury, Monday 8:30 a.m. St. Stephen’s Church 9:30 a.m. Requiem service […]

Requiem High Mass will be sung at 9 a.m. Tuesday in St. Helen Church in Dayton for George B. McAvoy, 50, of 5701 Huberville Rd., Dayton, who died at 3:20 a.m. Saturday [June 12, 1965] in St. Elizabeth Hospital there. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Dayton. Mr. McAvoy was the vice president of the […]

Rosary was held Tuesday in the chapel of Blower Bros. Mortuary for Lieutenant Colonel Edward H. Miller, 42, 1892 Bent Twig Ln., who died Sept. 17 [1964] at Bremerton Naval Hospital, Bremerton, Wash. Requiem Mass was held Wednesday at the Base Chapel, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Father J. A. Sullivan, MCAS Chaplain, officiating. […]