Publication
Date: September 12, 1993
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
C18
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Pete Bartolomucci, 79, of 9524 Brookview Drive died at 6:25 p.m. Friday, Sept.
10,
1993,
at Galena Park Nursing Home.
Born
May 19, 1914, in Riverton to Frank and Theresa Antonacci Bartolomucci, he
married Jean
Kelly
on Jan. 19, 1946, in Peoria. She survives.
Also
surviving are two sons, Pete of Peoria and Patrick of Dunlap; three brothers,
James and
Joseph,
both of Chicago, and John of Riverton; one sister, Ann Bartolomucci of
Riverton; and
five
grandchildren. One brother preceded him in death.
He
worked for Midstate Tile & Terrazzo for many years. He was a World War II
Army veteran.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wright & Salmon Mortuary. Monsignor Robert
C.
Livingston
will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m Monday at the mortuary.
Graveside
services
will be at 12:30 p.m Tuesday at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield.
Memorials
may be made to any charity.
Publication
Date: September 13, 1993
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
7
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Anthony V. Antonacci, 82, of Springfield, formerly of Riverton, died at 6:50
a.m.
Sunday
at St. John's Hospital.
He
was born Jan. 25, 1911, in Riverton, the son of Vito and Theresa Matarelli
Antonacci. He
married
Evelyn Dove Sartain in 1950. He was preceded in death by a grandson and
several
brothers
and sisters.
Mr.
Antonacci retired in 1973 from P.H. Broughton Asphalt Co. He was a World War
II Navy
veteran.
Surviving
are his wife, Evelyn; daughter, Mary Ann Fritchman of Springfield; two sons,
Don and
Tom
Sartain, both of Springfield; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;
sister, Miss Ada
Antonacci
of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Staab Funeral Home, with the Rev. Peter Bertoldo
officiating.
Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Elizabeth
Antonacci of Springfield died at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Hospice.
She
was born in Springfield, the daughter of John and Marie Fasco Saccenti. She
married Ernest
Antonacci,
and he preceded her in death in 1948. Mrs. Antonacci was a member of the
Cathedral
of the Immaculate Conception. Surviving are a son, Ernest J. of Springfield; a
daughter,
Gloria Rebman of Springfield; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a
great-great-granddaughter;
two brothers, Dominic and Henry Saccenti, both of Springfield; a
sister,
Mrs. Jerome (Esther) Kelly of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
Mass will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,
with the
Rev.
John Ossola officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Kirlin-Egan
and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: December 02, 1994
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
C9
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
William James Sisk, 77, of Mission, Texas, for the past 15 years, formerly of
Peoria
and
Chillicothe, died at 2:40 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, at Mission Hospital.
Born
March 26, 1917, in Mount Pulaski to Harry Carson and Grace A. Griffin Sisk, he
married
Wilma
M. Gasaway on Nov. 6, 1938, in Libertyville. She survives.
Also
surviving are one daughter, Billie Jean Antonacci of Peoria; one son, Russell
H. of Mission;
three
brothers, Don of Champaign, George of Las Vegas and Harold of Longmont, Colo.;
two
sisters,
Elizabeth Purcell of Bloomington and Marianne Keough of East Peoria; two
grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
He
was a railroad conductor for UTV.
He
was a member of First United Methodist Church in Chillicothe; George
Washington Masonic
Lodge
222, AF&AM, in Chillicothe; Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Peoria; and
Mohammed
Temple,
Shrine, Peoria.
He
was an associate member of the Smithsonian Institution.
Memorial
services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Split Rail Trailer Park Recreational Hall
in
Mission.
There will be no visitation. Arrangements are by Virgil Wilson Mortuary in
Mission.
Memorials
may be made to th
Publication
Date: December 02, 1993
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
30
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Vicki Jo Woodard, 33, of Evanston, formerly of Springfield, died at 6:26 a.m.
Wednesday
at Memorial Medical Center.
She
was born March 19, 1960, in Springfield, the daughter of Rose M. Woodard and
George
W.
Woodard. Preceding her in death were grandparents, George Woodard Sr. and
Josephine
Woodard.
Miss
Woodard worked for the state Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Office of
Tourism.
She graduated from Riverton High School and Southern Illinois University.
Surviving
are her mother, Rose M. Woodard of Riverton; father, George W. Woodard of
Springfield;
sister, Julie Woodard of Springfield; brother, David Woodard of Minneapolis,
Minn.;
grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Nick (Anna) Antonacci of Riverton; three aunts; three uncles; and
several
cousins. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Cabrini Church,
with the
Rev.
David Schauer officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Staab Funeral
Home is in
charge
of arrangements.
Stephen
T. Pearson
Publication
Date: December 08, 1993
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
11
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Joseph F. Bartolomucci, 74, of South Holland, formerly of Riverton, died at
2:20 p.m.
Thursday
at his residence.
He
was born July 28, 1919, in Riverton, the son of Frank and Teresa Antonacci
Bartolomucci.
He
married Marcella Smolinski, who preceded him in death. Two brothers, Tony and
Pete
Bartolomucci,
also preceded him in death.
Mr.
Bartolomucci was a resident of South Holland for 20 years, and was a meat
cutter. He was
a
member of Holy Ghost Church in South Holland, a veteran of World War II, and
member of
Knights
of Columbus of Holy Ghost, South Holland.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Lynn Petronella Levaggi of Lansing; a son, Joseph F.
Bartolomucci
of Indiana; five grandchildren; a sister, Anna Bartolomucci of Riverton; two
brothers,
Jim Bartolomucci of Lansing and John Bartolomucci of Riverton; several nieces,
nephews
and cousins. Funeral Mass was held Saturday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in
South
Holland.
Burial was in Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago. Drumm Funeral Home was in
charge
of
arrangements.
Publication
Date: December 21, 1993
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
8
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Bamblina Marie Tribuzzi, 78, of Riverton died at 9:11 a.m. Monday at St.
John's
Hospital.
She
was born April 25, 1915, in Riverton, the daughter of Edward and Rose Bartolo
Frasco.
She
married Benny Tribuzzi in 1946. Preceding her in death were her husband in
1986, and a
sister,
Prima Antonacci.
Mrs.
Tribuzzi was a resident of Riverton all of her life. She had been a member of
St. James
Church
in Riverton.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Andrew (Joan) Antonacci of Riverton; three grandchildren;
two
sisters,
Josephine D'Alfonso of Peoria and Anna Marie Crawford of Springfield; two
aunts; a
niece;
a nephew; and several cousins. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Staab
Funeral
Home,
with the Rev. Kenneth Steffen officiating. Burial will be in Camp Butler
National
Cemetery.
Publication
Date: September 02, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
17
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
LITCHFIELD -- Anna Frances Hammond, 70, of Litchfield died Thursday at St.
Francis
Hospital.
Survivors:
husband, Bernard; a son, Dale Hammond of Litchfield; two daughters, Mary
Antonacci
of Carlinville and Lois Peper of Raymond; two granddaughters; two brothers,
Glenn
Karrick
of Atwater and Carl Karrick of Litchfield; a sister, Dorothy Fenton of
Carlinville; and
several
nieces and nephews.
Services:
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Plummer Funeral Home, Litchfield. Burial: Elm Lawn
Cemetery.
Publication
Date: October 11, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
6
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Ruby Sloman Jenkins, 89, of Springfield, formerly of Girard, died Monday at
her
residence.
She
was born Nov. 4, 1904, in Montgomery County, the daughter of Hampton and Anna
Pearl
Ferguson
Stillwagon. She married Louis O. Sloman in 1923; he preceded her in death in
1940.
She
married Samuel E. Jenkins in 1968; he preceded her in death in 1982.
Mrs.
Jenkins retired as a department manager at the old South Grand Avenue Sears,
Roebuck
and
Co. in 1968. She had also worked at the old Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing plant
and
Sangamo
Electric. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Girard and Sears
Retirees Club
and
a former member of Central Baptist Church and Zenobia Baptist Church..
Survivors: a
stepson,
Ray Jenkins of Pawnee; two daughters, Mrs. Ernie (Alice) Antonacci and Mrs.
Gene
(Mary
Lou) Proctor, both of Springfield; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Dean (Lorraine)
Martin of
Watseka,
Mrs. Lyle (Helen) Beckmier of Kincaid and Mrs. Bo (Marge) Housh of Carthage,
Mo.;
14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; 15
stepgrandchildren;
23
step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services:
1 p.m. Wednesday, Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, Dr. Roger Compton
officiating.
Burial: Morrisonville City Cemetery.
Publication
Date: April 15, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
15
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Richard "Dick" Paul Antonacci, 49, of Springfield, formerly of Mount
Zion, died at
12:45
p.m. Thursday at St. John's Hospital.
He
was born Sept. 7, 1944, in Springfield, the son of Mario and Rita DiBartolomeo
Antonacci.
He
was preceded in death by his mother, Rita Antonacci, in September 1971; and
stepmother,
Rose
Antonacci, in 1988. Mr. Antonacci was a resident of Springfield most of his
life. He was
coordinator
of nursing services for Aaron Nursing Service. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving
are three daughters, Mrs. Jason (Audra Lynn) Moffit of Jacksonville, N.C.,
Amelia
"Mimi"
Antonacci and Angela Antonacci, both of Riverton; a son, Aaron Antonacci of
Riverton;
a
granddaughter; father, Mario Antonacci of Springfeild; a sister, Mrs. Charles
(Linda) Loyd of
Springfield;
a step-sister, Becky Meyer of Springfield; several aunts and uncles; a niece,
a
nephew;
and several cousins. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Staab Funeral
Home,
the
Rev. James O'Shea officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Publication
Date: April 20, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
11
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Thomas K. Sartain, 54, of Springfield died at 11 a.m. Tuesday at his
residence.
He
was born Dec. 31, 1939, in Riverton, the son of Elwood "Bus" and
Evelyn Dove Sartain.
Preceding
him in death were his father in 1945; and stepfather, Anthony V. Antonacci in
1993.
Mr.
Sartain lived in Springfield most of his life. He had been an auditor for the
secretary of state.
Surviving
are three daughters, Mrs. Tom (Erin Ann) Farmer of Rocklin, Calif., and Kelly
Sartain
and
Shannon Sartain, both of Springfield; son, Chris C. Sartain of Springfield;
seven
grandchildren;
mother, Mrs. Evelyn Antonacci of Springfield; sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Fritchman
of
Springfield;
brother, Don Sartain of Springfield; two aunts; and several nieces, nephews
and
cousins.
Services
will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at Staab Funeral Home, with the Rev. Peter Bertoldo
officiating.
Publication
Date: May 13, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
36
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Diamond DiGirolamo, 70, of Springfield died at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John's
Hospital.
He
was born July 30, 1923, in Toluca, the son of Pietro and Concetta Antonacci
DiGirolamo.
He
married Mary Milkovich in 1948. Preceding him in death was a brother, Ernest.
Mr.
DiGirolamo was a resident of Springfield most of his life, retiring in 1986 as
foreman in the
machine
shop at Fiatallis after serving 39 years. He was a veteran of World War II and
a
member
of Church of the Little Flower and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Surviving are
his
wife, Mary; four daughters, Dr. Diane DiGirolamo-Ladner of Chicago, Sandra
Sutton of
Phoenix,
Ariz., Mrs. Dave (Michele) Hurrelbrink of Springfield, and Mrs. Brett
(Patricia) Fink of
Chesapeake,
Va.; four grandchildren; a sister, Della Antonacci of Sun City, Ariz.; a
brother,
Adolph
DiGirolamo of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral
Mass will be at 9 a.m. Monday at the Church of the Little Flower, the Rev.
Henry
Schmidt
officiating. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery. Staab Funeral
Home is in
charge
of arrangements.
Publication
Date: June 09, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
12
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Helen Schmidt, 93, of Sherman died at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's
Hospital.
She
was born April 5, 1901, in Riverton, the daughter of Wesley and Albina Kobeck
Prehoda.
She
married Joseph Schmidt in 1922. She was preceded in death by her husband in
1962; a
granddaughter;
three brothers, John, Wesley and Bartholomew Prehoda; four sisters, Mary
Prehoda,
Albina Vala, Josephine Went and Theresa Carey.
Mrs.
Schmidt had been a resident of Riverton most of her life, Springfield for 20
years and
Sherman
since 1987. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John Vianney Church.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. R.E. (Virginia) Barnacastle of Brookville, Pa.; a son,
Robert J.
Schmidt
of Sherman; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth
Antonacci
of Riverton; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Church, the Revs. James
Fanale,
Eugene
Costa and Ralph Zetzel officiating. Burial in Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Staab
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: June 11, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
9
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Evelyn Sartain Antonacci, 82, of Springfield, formerly of Riverton, died at
1:30 p.m.
Friday
at Walnut Ridge Nursing Home.
She
was born March 1, 1912, in Springfield, the daughter of George
"Dode" and Anna
Wondrock
Dove. She was married to Elwood "Bus" Sartain from 1930 to 1945; he
preceded
her
in death. She married Anthony V. Antonacci in 1950; he died in 1993. She was
also
preceded
in death by a grandson; and son, Tom Sartain in 1994.
Mrs.
Antonacci had been a resident of Springfield since 1955. She was a
statistician/bookkeeper
for
15 years for Kurt Hitke Insurance Co. She was a member of St. Cabrini Church.
Surviving
are her daughter, Mary Ann Fritchman of Springfield; son, Don Sartain of
Springfield;
six
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Naomi McGee and
Lorene Dove,
both
of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Staab Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Schauer
officiating.
Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery. Glenn E. Tuxhorn
Publication
Date: January 27, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
31
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Rex Allen Antonacci, 25, of Harvest, Ala., formerly of Loami, died at 7:15
a.m.
Sunday
at his residence.
He
was born Oct. 27, 1968, in Springfield, the son of Clarence E. and Joyce A.
Barnett
Antonacci.
Surviving
are his parents, Clarence E. "Bud" and Joyce A. Antonacci of
Riverton; grandparents,
Tony
and Charlotte Antonacci of Riverton and Betty Lindsay of Springfield;
great-grandmother,
Ruth
Gant of Riverton; four sisters, Mrs. Jim (Charlotte) Moffit of Gillette, Wyo.,
Mrs. Brian
(Cindy)
Cloyd of Loami, Mrs. Ray (Ruth) Mercer of Pleasant Plains and Lillian
Catherine
"Cathy"
Antonacci of Riverton; a brother, Bruce Antonacci of Auburn; four nieces; and
three
nephews.
Remains
were cremated.
Burial
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Oak Grove Cemetery, in rural Loami, with the Rev.
Ken
Gennicks
officiating.
Publication
Date: March 23, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
16
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Beatrice Cappelli, 90, of Springfield died at 5:10 p.m. Monday at her
residence.
She
was born Nov. 5, 1903, in Calascio, Italy, the daughter of Dominic and
Concetta Antonacci.
She
married Nicholas Cappelli in Toluca. Preceding her in death were her husband;
and two
sisters,
Mary Spina and Lucy Rusciolelli.
Mrs.
Cappelli worked for many years in Springfield as a seamstress at Sherman
Clothiers
downtown
and at Wozniak Interior Decorators. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic
Church
and St. Anthony's Study Club. Surviving are her son, Robert Cappelli of
Springfield; two
grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Amelia Titone of Springfield; and
several
nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Funeral
Mass will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with the
Rev.
Victor
Kaltenbach officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Kirlin-Egan
and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: October 11, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
10
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Nicholas Henry Antonacci, 83, of Riverton died Tuesday at Heritage Manor
Nursing
Home.
He
was born Nov. 10, 1911, in Riverton, the son of Biago and Rose Colomac
Antonacci. He
married
Ann P. Pescitelli in 1932.
Mr.
Antonacci was a lifelong resident of Riverton. He was employed as a Coal Miner
for
Peabody
Mine No. 59, a laborer for Evans Construction and a custodian for Riverton
Elementary
School. He was a member of St. James Church in Riverton, Riverton Athletic
Club,
Central
Laborers Union No. 477 and United Mine Workers District No. 12 Local 9819.
Survivors:
wife, Ann P.; a daughter, Rose M. Woodard of Riverton; a son, Andrew J.
Antonacci
of
Riverton; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two sisters, Mary Antonacci
and Regina
Hankley,
both of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Services:
Mass, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, St. James Catholic Church, Riverton, the Very Rev.
John
Renken
VG officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery. Staab Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Publication
Date: December 23, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
12
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Jill Patricia Henry, 36, of Dawson, formerly of Springfield and Riverton, died
Friday at
St.
John's Hospice.
She
was born July 11, 1959, in Springfield, the daughter of Jefferson L. and
Fannie C. Beck
Heninger.
She married Harold L. Henry III in 1993. Mrs. Henry had lived in Dawson since
1982
and
had been an operation supervisor at Bank One since 1976. She was a member of
the United
Methodist
Church of Dawson.
Survivors:
husband, Harold; a daughter, Ashley Ann Cole of Dawson; a stepdaughter,
Rebecca
L.
Henry of Springfield; a stepson, Harold L. "Bill" Henry of St.
Louis; parents, Jefferson and
Fannie
Heninger of Springfield; two sisters, Mrs. John (Becky) Antonacci of Mahomet
and Mrs.
Mark
(Jennifer) Boston of Springfield; a brother, Jeffrey Heninger of Springfield;
two aunts; an
uncle;
several nieces, nephews and cousins; two great-nephews and a great-niece.
Services:
10 a.m. Wednesday, Staab Funeral Home, the Rev. J. Steven Smith officiating.
Burial:
Camp
Butler National Cemetery.
Publication
Date: February 04, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
14
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Amelia G. Titone, 87, of Springfield died Thursday at her residence.
She
was born April 7, 1907, in the province of Aquila Calascio, Italy, the
daughter of Dominic
and
Concetta Antonacci Antonacci. She married Andrew Titone in 1922; he died in
1972.
Mrs.
Titone had lived in Springfield since 1928. She worked as a seamstress for
Wozniak
Drapery
and Upholstery and Stern's Furniture.
She
was a member of St. Anthony Study Club.
Survivors:
a daughter, Mrs. William (Vickie) Bredemeyer of Springfield; two sons, John R.
and
Dominic
P. Titone, both of Springfield; 22 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; a
great-great-grandson;
and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services:
Mass, 9:30 a.m. Monday, St. Aloysius Church, the Rev. Thomas J. Dennis
officiating.
Burial:
Calvary Cemetery.
Staab
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: June 28, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
16
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Carolyn E. "Carrie" Hatfield, 84, of Springfield died Tuesday at St.
John's Hospital.
She
was born July 3, 1910, in Riverton, the daughter of Isadore and Theresa Cicci
Fanale. She
married
John Dillsaver in 1944; he died in 1961. She married Donald L. Hatfield in
1969.
Mrs.
Hatfield was a resident of Springfield for most of her life. She retired in
1980 after 25 years
as
a clerk with the Illinois secretary of state. She also was co-owner and a
beautician at her own
beauty
shop. She was a farmer in the Mount Pulaski area for several years. She was a
member
of
St. Aloysius Church.
Survivors:
husband, Donald L.; two daughters, Mrs. Dewey (Carol) Kalmer of Peoria and
Joan
M.
Malerich of South Dakota; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Darrell (Patty) Ward of West
Chicago
and
Mrs. Mike (Donna) Seitz of Rockford; four grandchildren; two sisters, Margaret
Cooke of
Springfield
and Gilda Antonacci of Riverton; a brother, Henry Fanale of Riverton; and
several
nieces,
nephews and cousins. Services: Mass, 9:30 a.m. Friday, St. Aloysius Church,
the Rev.
James
O'Shea officiating. Committal service: 11 a.m. Friday, Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Staab
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: July 13, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
11
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Ada M. Iocca, 82, of Springfield died Tuesday at St. John's Hospital.
She
was born May 6, 1913, in Riverton, the daughter of Pasquale and Marie
Antonacci Iocca.
Miss
Iocca worked at the Illinois secretary of state's office in Springfield for 48
years, retiring in
December
1991. She was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church.
Survivors:
a brother, Mario Iocca of Springfield; two sisters, Mrs. John (Jean) Trello
and Mrs.
Victor
(Pat) Ranalletta, both of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Services:
Mass, 10 a.m. Friday, St. Aloysius Catholic Church, the Rev. James O'Shea
officiating.
Burial:
Calvary Cemetery.
Kirlin-Egan
and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Russell
C. Anderson
Memorial
services for Russell C. "Andy" Anderson of Springfield will be at
10:30 a.m. Saturday
at
Hope Presbyterian Church, the Rev. John Buzza officiating. Private burial will
be held in
Clinton.
Publication
Date: August 11, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
14
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Irene E. Kelly, 72, of Springfield died Thursday at Heritage Manor.
She
was born Oct. 15, 1922, in Springfield, the daughter of Joseph and Nora
Antonacci
Flammini.
She married Amos Calvin Kelly in 1945 in Springfield; he died in 1977.
Mrs.
Kelly was a resident of Springfield for most of her life. She was a member of
St. Joseph
Catholic
Church.
Survivors:
three sons, Thomas C., James V. and Joseph A. Kelly, all of Springfield; two
daughters,
Mrs. Stanley (Barbara) McDonald of Girard and Mrs. Steven (Irene) Pasley of
Springfield;
seven grandchildren; two great-grandsons; two sisters, Jessie Garrett and Mrs.
Walter
(Josephine) Chekas, both of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Services: 10
a.m.
Monday, Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel. Burial: Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Publication
Date: January 12, 1996
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
12
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Fred A. Antonacci, 82, of Riverton died Wednesday at St. John's Hospice. He
was
born
April 8, 1913, in Riverton, the son of Luca and Mary Josephine Iocca
Antonacci. He
married
Della A. Gantt in 1937.
Mr.
Antonacci was a lifelong resident of Riverton. He was a carpenter for Union
Local 16,
retiring
in 1980, and had been a welder at Allis-Chalmers. He was a member of St. James
Catholic
Church of Riverton, Union Local 16 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters for
40
years
and a past member of Knights of Columbus Marian Council 3914 in Riverton, of
the
Riverton
Volunteer Fire Department and the United Mine Workers.
Survivors:
wife, Della Antonacci of Riverton; a daughter, Barbara Antonacci Hampson of
Springfield;
a son, Ron L. Antonacci of Huntington Beach, Calif.; three grandchildren; a
sister,
Mrs.
Lee (Violet) Bumgarner of Springfield; four brothers, Frank and George
Antonacci, both of
Riverton,
Armond Antonacci of Chatham and Daniel Antonacci of Springfield; and several
nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Services:
11 a.m. Saturday, Staab Funeral Home, the Very Rev. John Renken V.G.
officiating.
Burial:
St. John's Hospice.
Publication
Date: February 16, 1996
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
26
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Mario "Mel" Iocca, 74, of Springfield died Wednesday at St. John's
Hospital.
He
was born March 20, 1921, in Springfield, the son of Pasquale and Marie
Antonacci Iocca.
He
married Rosemary Koenig in Springfield in 1950. Mr. Iocca, a graduate of
Lanphier High
School,
retired from The Office Store Co. in 1988. He was a member of St. Aloysius
Catholic
Church
and the Elder Tree Club.
Survivors:
wife, Rosemary; three sons, Stephen, John and Matthew Iocca, all of
Springfield; five
daughters,
Mrs. James (Rainie) Dallavis, Mrs. Richard (Janet) Porter, Mrs. Gordon (Linda)
Wells
and Mrs. Ralph (Marti) Thompson, all of Springfield, and Mrs. Mark (Colette)
Hohimer of
Park
Ridge; 15 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John (Jean) Trello and Mrs. Victor
(Pat)
Ranalletta,
both of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services: Mass,
10 a.m.
Saturday,
St. Aloysius Catholic Church, the Rev. Kevin Sullivan officiating. Burial:
Calvary
Cemetery.
Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: February 02, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
11
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Madeline M. Blue, 73, of Springfield died Friday at St. John's Hospital. She
was born
Sept.
18, 1923, in Auburn, the daughter of Pietro and Giovanna Oldra Colameco. She
married
Donald
F. Blue in 1948 in Springfield. Mrs. Blue worked for Kresge's for 10 years.
She retired
from
Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 1982 after 30 years of service. A volunteer, she had
worked in
the
gift shop at St. John's Hospital.
Survivors:
husband, Donald; two sisters, Anna M. Burge and Esther A. Antonacci, both of
Springfield;
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, the Rev. Thomas Hagstrom
officiating.
Burial:
Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Bisch
and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: February 03, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
13
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Valentino John "T.J." Antonacci, 68, of Riverton died Saturday at
St. John's Hospital.
He
was born Feb. 14, 1928, in Riverton, the son of Ike and Helen Frasco
Antonacci. He
married
G. June DeWitt in 1957.
Mr.
Antonacci was a lifelong Riverton resident and a U.S. Army veteran of the
Korean War. A
construction
worker, he was a member of Laborers Union Local 477. He was also a member of
St.
James Catholic Church and Sparrows Club, both in Riverton.
Survivors:
wife, G. June; two daughters, Mrs. Gregory (Vicky) Petitt of Springfield and
Sandra
Antonacci
of Riverton; five sons, John Antonacci of Manassas, Va., Staff Sgt. Thomas
Antonacci
of
Robbins AFB, Ga., Edward Antonacci of Riverton, William and Michael Antonacci,
both of
Champaign;
a sister, Susie Antonacci of Riverton; a brother, Vito Antonacci of Chicago;
three
aunts;
two uncles; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m.
Wednesday at St.
James
Catholic Church. Burial: Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Staab
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: March 04, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
14
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Josephine L. Chekas, 78, of Springfield died Monday at St. John's Hospice. She
was
born
June 2, 1918, in Riverton, the daughter of Joseph and Nora Antonacci Flammini.
She
married
Walter Chekas on Oct. 19, 1944.
A
Springfield resident for most of her life, Mrs. Chekas was a homemaker and had
worked at
Sangamo
Electric and Ursuline Convent.
She
was a member of St. Joseph's Church and Altar and Rosary Society.
Survivors:
husband, Walter C.; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas M. (Terry L.) Mahoney of
Springfield;
a
sister, Mrs. Jessie Garrett of Springfield; several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Funeral
Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, the Rev. Pat Render
officiating.
Burial:
Calvary Cemetery.
Staab
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: April 13, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
20
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Burldine Dennis, 70, of Springfield died Friday at St. John's North.
She
was born Nov. 23, 1926, in Williamsville, the daughter of Virgil T. and Glenna
M. Parsons
Dennison.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Dennis in 1975.
Survivors:
five brothers, Earl F. Dennison of Whitefish, Mont., Wilbur M. Dennison of
Cantrall,
Walter
L. Dennison of Williamsville, John R. and Norman B. Dennison, both of
Springfield; three
sisters,
Lydia Thelma Dambacher, Evelyn D. Freeman and Janet L. Antonacci, all of
Springfield;
and
several nieces and nephews.
Services:
10:30 a.m. Monday at Mott and Henning Funeral Home in Athens, the Rev. Norman
Mendell
officiating. Burial: Walnut Hill Cemetery, Williamsville.
Relatives
Publication
Date: May 13, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
10
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Frank Antonacci, 87, of Spaulding, died Monday at St. John's Hospital. He was
born
June
29, 1909, in Riverton, the son of Luke and Mary Josephine Iocca Antonacci. He
married
Georgia
A. Warren in 1929.
Mr.
Antonacci, a resident of Spaulding most of his life, was a coal miner and
laborer for Union
Local
477. He was a member of St. James Church in Riverton, Laborer's Union Local
477 and
the
United Mine Workers of America Local in Pawnee, Knights of Columbus Marion
Council
3914
of Riverton and served as a member of the Spaulding Village Board for 42
years.
Survivors:
wife, Georgia A.; two daughters, Virginia Stone and Mrs. Frank (Norma Jean)
Parrish,
both of Springfield; 10 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren;
a sister, Mrs. Lee (Violet) Baumgarner of Springfield; three brothers,
Armond
Antonacci of Chatham, and Dan and George Antonacci, both of Riverton; and
several
nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Services:
1 p.m. Wednesday, Staab Funeral Home, the Rev. Kenneth Steffen officiating.
Burial:
Oak
Hill Cemetery, near Riverton.
Publication
Date: May 26, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
22
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
LITCHFIELD -- Bernard Lyman Hammond, 78, of Litchfield died Saturday at St.
Francis
Hospital, Litchfield.
Survivors:
a son, Dale Hammond of Litchfield; two daughters, Mary Antonacci of
Carlinville and
Mrs.
Lester (Lois) Peper of Raymond; and two granddaughters.
Services:
10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Plummer Funeral Home, Litchfield. Burial: Elm Lawn
Cemetery,
Litchfield.
Publication
Date: February 03, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
13
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Talmadje DeWitt Mansfield, 62, of Springfield died Tuesday at his residence.
He
was born Oct. 17, 1934, in Orange, Va., the son of Spurgeon and Leander White
Mansfield.
His
first wife, Elizabeth Mansfield, preceded him in death. He then married
Lurlene Northern in
1970.
Mr.
Mansfield worked as a cook at the St. Nicholas for 20 years.
Survivors:
wife, Lurlene; three sons, Anthony Mansfield of North Carolina, Aaron Ricky
Mansfield
of Washington, D.C., and Seneca J. Johnson of Springfield; two stepsons,
Michael
Northern
of Carbondale and Maurice Northern of Houston, Texas; a daughter, Darlene
Mansfield
of Washington, D.C.; two stepdaughters, Seletha Mehundrew of Detroit and
Connie
Northern
of Houston; 22 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Emily
Fuller and
Henrietta
Green, both of Philadelphia. Services: noon Tuesday at James D. Memorial
Chapel, the
Rev.
James A. Johnson officiating. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery.
Publication
Date: October 10, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
12
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Marilyn Lee Watts, 54, of Loami died Monday in rural Sangamon County.
She
was born July 15, 1943, in Springfield, the daughter of Clifford and Pauline
Marx Miller. She
married
Donald L. Watts in 1962.
Mrs.
Watts, a resident of Loami for 30 years, was a self-employed housekeeper.
Survivors:
husband, Donald L. Watts; two daughters, Mrs. Stan (Pam) Cheung of
Springfield,
and
Mrs. Bruce (Polly) Antonacci of Auburn; six grandchildren; mother, Pauline A.
Miller of
Springfield;
a brother, Gary D. Miller of Loami; several aunts and uncles; and several
nieces,
nephews
and cousins.
Funeral
Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sacred Heart Church, the Rev. John Ossola officiating.
Burial:
Calvary
Cemetery. Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: February 02, 1993
Source:
Buffalo News
Page:
C8
Subjects:
Region:
New York
Obituary:
Alice L. Antonacci, 74, of Rivershore Drive, office manager of the
family-owned
Como
Restaurant, died Monday (Feb. 1, 1993) in Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic.
A
native of Niagara Falls, the former Alice L. DiRuscio was a 1936 graduate of
Niagara Falls
High
School. She and her husband, Nick, were partners in Como Restaurant, and she
was office
manager
until she became ill a few months ago. Her husband died in 1987.
Mrs.
Antonacci was a member of the St. Joseph Senior Citizens Club and Lodge 838,
Loyal
Order
of Moose.
Survivors
include a son, Anthony of the Town of Niagara; three daughters, Mary Rose
Antonacci,
Cynthia Antonacci and Kathleen Hall; four sisters, Viola Grandinetti, Lily
Metro,
Linda
Bagneschi and Hilda Wygonik; and five grandchildren.
A
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in St.
Joseph's Catholic
Church,
1413 Pine Ave., with prayers at 10 in M.J. Colucci & Son Funeral Chapel,
468 19th St.
Burial
will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. {Baldwin}.
Publication
Date: January 25, 1997
Source:
Buffalo News
Page:
C4
Subjects:
Region:
New York
Obituary:
Santa A. Frasca, 88, who worked for 23 years at Niagara Falls' Como
Restaurant,
which
her father founded, died Friday (Jan. 24, 1997) in her home on Callan Drive
after a long
illness.
The
former Santa Antonacci was born in Calascio, Province of Aquila, Italy, and
came to
Niagara
Falls with her family in 1937.
She
worked in the kitchen of her father's restaurant at 2220 Pine Ave. until the
late 1950s. The
Antonacci
family still operates the restaurant.
Mrs.
Frasca's hobbies included needlework, cooking and gardening.
Her
husband, Peter, died in 1990.
Survivors
include a son, Vincent of Sanborn; a brother, Mario Antonacci, and a sister,
Adeline
Colucci,
both of Niagara Falls; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Monday in St. Joseph's
Catholic
Church,
1413 Pine Ave., after prayers at 10 in M.J. Colucci and Son Funeral Chapel,
468 19th
St.
Entombment will be in Gate of Heaven Mausoleum. {N/String}.