Elliott Ray Goble, 77, of Earlville, passed away January 19, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 5, 1934 in Paw Paw, the son of Clifford and Gertrude (Wixom) Goble. He was united in marriage to Betty Luce on August 7, 1954. Elliott farmed in the Paw Paw/Earlville area for […]
Robert E. Smith, 82, formerly of Earlville, passed away January 13, 2012 at the Sandwich Rehabilitation Health Care Center in Sandwich. He was born July 3, 1929, the son of Earl and Florence (Zinke) Smith. He was united in marriage to Helen Snokes. Robert worked as a mason contractor for most of his life. He […]
Darlene H. McLaughlin, 99, passed away Jan. 9, 2012, at DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center in DeKalb, Ill. She was born Dec. 6, 1912, in Paw Paw, to Fred and Elizabeth (Becker) Etzbach. She lived in Paw Paw for most of her life. On May 17, 1936, she married Dee McLaughlin. She attended Northern […]
Lois J. Buchanan, 93, of Mendota, passed away December 13, 2011 at Heritage Manor. She was born August 7, 1918 in Compton, the daughter of Ferris and Ethel (Knetsch) Avery. She was united in marriage to Clement Buchanan on March 26, 1940 in Paw Paw. She is survived by two sons, Gene of Paw Paw […]
Laurine M. Cook, 90, of Lee, formerly of Glen Ellyn, passed away November 7, 2011. She was born August 17, 1921, the daughter of George and Mary (Cleary) Polecastro. She worked as a school secretary at St. Petronille in Glen Ellyn. She was a member of the DuPage County Home Extension, 4-H, and a Cub […]
Elizabeth Eugenia Merriman, 91, of Paw Paw, passed away at her home November 4, 2011. She was born June 8, 1920 in Davenport, IA to Hazel (Stroyan) Powers and Robert Powers. She married Vernon Merriman on July 23, 1939 in Paw Paw, Illinois. They lived most of their married lives in Paw Paw with a […]
Arlinda Lee (Novak) Zinke, 72, of Compton, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2011. She was born March 4, 1939 in Mendota, IL, the daughter of Frank and Mary Jane (Weiler) Novak. She was united in marriage to Richard Zinke on November 26, 1960 at St. Mary Parish in West Brooklyn, IL. Arlinda was employed […]
Dorothy Louise Schoenholz, 93, of Paw Paw, died October 14, 2011 at the Mendota Lutheran Home. She was born on February 11, 1918 to Charles and Vera (McCreight) Barrington in Warren County, IL. When she was 6 years old the family moved to Norwood near Alexis, IL. She attended the Norwood Grade School, Alexis High […]