Publication Date: November 27, 1995
Source: The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page: 20
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: Jennie Alexander, 90, of Springfield died Sunday at
St. John's Hospice. She was born
Nov. 24, 1905, in Springfield, the daughter of Demitrio and
Ann Pescitelli Alexander.
She had been a resident of Springfield all of her life. She
worked in a shoe factory for 25 years,
repairing damaged shoes. She was employed at St. John's
Hospital for 10 years as nurse's aide in
pediatrics. She was a member of St. Agnes Church.
Survivors: a sister, Mary Alexander of Springfield; a niece; a
nephew; two great-nieces; two
great-nephews; three great-great-nieces; and four
great-great-nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Staab Funeral Home, the Rev.
Patrick Wright officiating. Burial:
Calvary Cemetery.
Publication Date: December 26, 1996
Source: The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page: 17
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: Rose A. Pescitelli Fiorucci, 90, of Springfield,
formerly of Riverton, died Tuesday at
Westabbe.
She was born Dec. 22, 1906, in Riverton, the daughter of
Angelo and Julia DiProfio Pescitelli.
She married Julius Fiorucci; he preceded her in death. A
Riverton resident for most of her life,
she was a homemaker and a former employee of St. John's
Hospital. She was a former member
of St. James Church in Riverton.
Survivors: a sister, Edith Prohaska of Riverton; three
brothers, Fred and Angelo Pescitelli, both
of Springfield, and William Pescitelli of Riverton; several
nieces and nephews including Mrs.
Frank (Susan) Owens of Springfield; several great-nieces,
great-nephews and cousins. Funeral
Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, the Rev. Patrick
Wright officiating. Burial: Calvary
Cemetery.
Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication Date: March 17, 1997
Source: The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page: 14
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: William George Pescitelli, 87, of Riverton died
Sunday at St. John's Hospital.
He was born April 26, 1909, in Riverton, the son of Angelo and
Julia DeProfio Pescitelli. He
married Livia "Lena" Santarelli in 1957.
A lifelong Riverton resident, he was a coal miner at
Springfield and Riverton coal mines for 17
years. He also had worked for Producers Dairy and retired from
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17 years in the maintenance department.
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of St.
James Catholic Church in
Riverton.
Survivors: wife, Livia "Lena"; a sister, Edith
Prohaska of Riverton; two brothers, Fred and
Angelo Pescitelli, both of Springfield; several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Funeral Mass: 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church in
Riverton, the Rev. Kenneth
Steffen officiating. Burial: St. James Catholic Cemetery,
Riverton.
Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
August A. Bordignon
Publication Date: October 15, 1992
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Page: C5
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: EUREKA -- Charles E. White, 74, of rural Buckley,
formerly of Eureka, died at 5
p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1992, at his home.
Born Nov. 11, 1917, in Woodford County to Richard and Margaret
Boorn White, he married
Mable I. Adams on June 16, 1940, in East Peoria. She died in
1985. He also was preceded in
death by one daughter, Virginia.
Surviving are two sons, Wayne of Champaign and Stanley of
Thomasboro; three daughters, Joan
White of Paxton and Cathy Newhart and Diane White, both of
Anna; eight grandchildren; one
brother, Louis of Eureka; and four sisters, Mary Underwood of
Washington, Ill., Catharine
Donnavon and Anna Mae Pescitelli, both of Peoria, and Dorothy
Kamp of Eureka.
He farmed in the Eureka, Chatsworth and Buckley communities
and also was a carpenter. He
played on numerous softball teams in east central Illinois.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Loda where
services will be at 11 a.m.
Friday. The Rev. Gordon Mahoney will officiate. Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 tonight at
Ford-Baier Funeral Home in Paxton, with a rosary at 8.
Cremation will be accorded.
Memorials may be made to his church or any charity.
Publication Date: January 17, 1992
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Page: B6
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: MORTON - George Kruzick, 64, of 134 Norwood St. died
at 12:05 a.m. Thursday,
Jan. 16, 1992, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Born April 22, 1927, in Taylorville to Andrew and Veronica
Babich Kruzick, he married Julia A.
Pescitelli on May 28, 1960, in Riverton.
She survives along with one son, George A. of Morton; three
daughters, Mrs. Michael (Rose)
Zobrist and Mrs. Matthew (Paula) Morsch, both of Morton and
Mary L. Kruzick of Peoria; four
brothers, Joe of Springfield, Vincent of La Jolla, Calif.,
Bernard of Cahokia, and Philip of
Atlanta, Ga.; three sisters, Ann Kruzick, Elizabeth Tobin and
Celine Sestak, all of Springfield;
and three grandchildren. One brother preceded him in death.
He was a tax auditor for 33 years for the Internal Revenue
Service in Peoria, retiring in 1983.
A World War II Navy veteran, he was a member of Blessed
Sacrament Catholic Church in
Morton and was a third-degree knight with the Morton Knights
of Columbus.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at his church, the Rev.
Eugene Finnell officiating. Visitation
will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home,
Morton. Burial will be in
Resurrection Cemetery, Peoria.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or his
church.
Publication Date: April 14, 1994
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Page: D6
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: PEORIA -- Silvio A. "Al" Pescitelli, 74,
of 611 E. Republic died at 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12, 1994, at Saint Francis Medical Center.
Born Sept. 7, 1919, to Domenic and Elizabeth Antonacci Pesci
telli, he married Anna Mae
White on June 12, 1948, in Peoria. She sur vives.
Also surviving are two sons, A. Richard of Plantation, Fla.,
and Philip Douglas of Greenfield,
Ind.; four brothers, Maurice of Creve Coeur, David of Ancona,
Donald of Crystal Lake and
Adolph of Toluca; one sister, Josephine Kovacevich of
Streator; and six grandchildren. Two
brothers preceded him in death.
He was a World War II Army veteran.
He worked for the United States Postal Service in Peoria for
24 years, retiring in 1982 from the
special delivery department.
He was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church and its Men's
Club.
He was a member of American Legion Post 2; Third Degree
Knights of Columbus, Spalding
Council 427; Old Timers Baseball Association; and the Chicago
Cubs Boosters.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at his church. The Rev.
Thomas Miller will officiate. Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Wright & Salmon Mortuary,
with recitation of the rosary at 6 p.m.
Additional visitation will be a half-hour before services at
the church. Entombment will be in
Resurrection Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to St. Bernard's School Foundation.
Publication Date: January 05, 1997
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Page: C14
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: EUREKA -- Louis R. White, 80, of 106 S. Callendar
died at 2:22 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 4, 1997, at his residence.
Born July 3, 1916, in rural Eureka to Richard C. and Margaret
Boorne White, he married
Dorothy Crossman on July 1, 1939, in East Peoria. She
survives.
Also surviving are one son, Stewart of Eureka; one daughter,
Amy White of Eureka; four sisters,
Mary Underwood of Washington, Catherine Donnovan and Anna Mae
Pescitelli, both of Peoria,
and Dorothy Kamp of Eureka; seven grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren. One brother
preceded him in death.
He was a farmer all of his life, retiring in 1983. He also
formerly worked at Caterpillar Inc. and
was a foreman for the Illinois Department of Transportation.
He later served as road
commissioner of Montgomery Township in Woodford County.
He was a member of Illinois Agriculture Association and
Woodford County Farm Bureau. He
was a former member of Unit District 140 Advisory School
Council.
He played on the Caterpillar Baseball Team, where he was a
pitcher.
A member of Central Illinois Pony Club, he was a leader for
the 4-H clubs in the Eureka area
and helped introduce the Horse and Pony Class.
He was a member of St. Luke's Catholic Church in Eureka, where
services will be at 10 a.m.
Monday. The Rev. James Purcell will officiate. Visitation will
be from 6 to 8 tonight at Otto-Argo
Funeral Home, with recitation of the rosary at 8 p.m. Further
visitation will be 30 minutes before
services at the church. Burial will be in Olio Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Home Health Care Plus Inc., 514 Court
St., Pekin, Ill. 61554.
Publication Date: July 08, 1993
Source: The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page: 16
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: Theresa Pescitelli
Headline:
OBITUARIES
Publication Date: July 08, 1993
Source: The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page: 16
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: Theresa Pescitelli, 82, of Springfield, formerly of
Riverton, died at 1:59 a.m.
Wednesday at St. John's Hospital.
She was born July 7, 1911, in Jessup, Pa., the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Angelo Tranquilli. She
married Dominic "Rick" Pescitelli in 1935; he died
in 1969. Also preceding her in death were
three brothers, Joseph, Ethelo and Roland Tranquilli; a
sister, Mary Weber; a daughter, Lucy
Ann Hudson in 1992; and a grandson.
Mrs. Pescitelli was an assembler at Pillsbury Mills for
several years before retiring. She was a
member of St. James Church in Riverton.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Emily Fullenwider of Riverton; a
brother, Eugene Tranquilli of
Riverton; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral Mass
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St.
James Church, Riverton, with the Rev. David Lantz officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary
Cemetery. Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication Date: August 17, 1994
Source: The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page: 28
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: Frances E. Bramlet, 88, of Springfield died Monday
at St. John's North. She was
born Feb. 1, 1906, in Springfield, the daughter of Gabriel and
Caroline Boehle Adelman. She
married Lyn C. Bramlet in 1924; he died in 1980.
Mrs. Bramlet was a lifelong resident of Springfield and a
homemaker. She was a member of
Sacred Heart Church and Altar and Rosary Society, St. Mary's
Branch 218 of Western Catholic
Union, St. Joseph's Home Coterie, St. Louise De Marilac,
Catholic Daughters of America and
Sacred Heart Senior Citizens.
Survivors: three daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Schnirring and
Carolyn Bramlet, both of
Springfield, and Mrs. Henry (Barbara) Pescitelli Jr. of
Riverton; son, Robert L. Bramlet of
Springfield; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; eight
great-great-grandchildren; and
several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services: Mass, 9 a.m. Thursday, Sacred Heart Church, the
Revs. Roger Simpson, John Eck
and Eugene Cieslik officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery.
Staab Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: January 28, 1994
Source: The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page: 31
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: Dora E. Pescitelli, 75, of Grand Prairie, Texas, formerly of
Springfield, died at 3 a.m. Wednesday at Dallas-Fort Worth Medical Center in
Grand Prairie.
She was born June 12, 1918, in Bloomington, the daughter of Glenn and Mary Ellen
Dilkey Horn. Preceding her in death were a son, Ronnie Robinson; two brothers,
Jim McGinnis and Virgil McGinnis; a sister, Myrtle Klauzer; and a
great-grandson.
Mrs. Pescitelli was employed as a lab technician at Pillsbury Mills for 37
years, retiring in 1984.
Surviving are two daughters, Lorene Moore of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Helen
Bowers of Orcutt, Calif.; three brothers, Leo and Earl Horn, both of
Springfield, and Jack Horn of Citrus Heights, Calif.; two grandsons; a
granddaughter; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Remains
were willed to Texas State University Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
Publication Date: October 01, 1997
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Page: D6
Subjects:
Region: Illinois
Obituary: PEORIA -- James Dentino, 88, of 510 W. Westwood
Drive died at 11:45 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 29, 1997, at Rosewood Care Center in Peoria.
Born Feb. 27, 1909, in Toluca to Thomas and Concetta Caruso
Dentino, he married Ella
Mucciante on June 15, 1935, in Riverton. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, Richard of San Jose, Calif.; one
daughter, Teresa Dentino of San
Francisco; one brother, Mario of Cape Coral, Fla.; two
sisters, Isolina Burke of Santa Barbara,
Calif., and Angeline Wilson of Los Angeles; and seven
grandchildren. Two sons, Dr. Ronald and
Merle, and four brothers preceded him in death.
He was a meat inspector for the United States Department of
Agriculture for many years.
He was a member of St. Philomena Catholic Church in Peoria and
the Italian American Society.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at his church. The Rev.
Don Roszkowski will officiate.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Wright & Salmon
Mortuary, with recitation of the rosary
at 7:15 p.m. Additional visitation will be 30 minutes before
services at the church. Burial will be in
St. Joseph's Cemetery in West Peoria.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to St.
Philomena School
Endowment Fund.
Headline:
Anne Dugard
Publication Date: January 25, 1999
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Page:
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Region:
Obituary: PEORIA -- Anne C. Dugard, 98, of 611 W. Timothy Drive died at
11:35 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999, at her residence.
Born Aug. 17, 1900, in Calascio, Italy, to Michael and Maria Del Grossi
Pescitelli, she married Joseph W. Dugard on Nov. 24, 1927, in Peoria. He died
March 30, 1973, in Peoria.
Three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Surviving are two sons, Michael and Edward, both of Peoria; three daughters,
Lorraine Dugard, with whom she made her home, Mrs.
Donald (Elizabeth) Spenard of Kankakee and Sister Marya Dugard of Sinsinawa,
Wis.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was a chief telephone operator in Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada.
She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Peoria and its
Women's Guild. She was a former member of the Legion of Mary and St. Bernard's
Mother's Club.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at her church. The Rev.
Patrick Henahan will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at Wright & Salmon Mortuary, with recitation of the rosary at 5 p.m.
Further visitation will be 30 minutes before services at the church. Burial will
be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in West Peoria.