Publication
Date: July 16, 1993
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
C10
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
EAST PEORIA -- James F. Patterson, 63, of 207 Clark St. died at 2:03 a.m.
Thursday,
July 15, 1993, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria.
Born
Nov. 22, 1929, in Hartselle, Ala., to David and Bertha Smith Pat terson, he
married Betty
Lam
bert on June 25, 1965, in Eureka. She survives.
Also
surviving are four sons, Greg Meginnes, Jimmy Patterson and Danny Patterson, all
of East
Peoria,
and Scott Lambert of Decatur, Ala.; six daughters, Mrs. Andy (Joanie) Petermeyer
and
Tracey
Foster, both of Peoria, Mrs. Vern (Kathy) Peacock of Taft, Calif., Debbie Hall
of
Memphis,
Tenn., Denise Capranica of Creve Coeur and Mrs. Tim (Lori) Levan of Chillicothe;
22
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Eugene and Ray, both of
Decatur,
Ala.,
and Russell of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and three sisters, Kathryn of Town Creek,
Ala., Ruth
of
Birmingham, Ala., and Hazel of Nashville, Tenn. He was preceded in death by one
brother,
one
sister and one grandson.
He
worked at Caterpillar Inc. and later for the Tennessee Valley Authority,
retiring in 1991.
He
was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 1869, Goofy Ridge Sportsman's
Club,
Mohammed
Temple AAONMS in Peoria and the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Peoria. He
was
a member and past master of the Masonic Lodge in Manito. He was a member of New
Life
Fellowship
in Pekin.
Services
will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria with the Rev.
Randy
Hall officiating. Masonic services will follow. Visitation will be from 4 to 6
p.m. Saturday
at
the funeral home. Cremation will be accorded.
Memorials
may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children.
Publication
Date: October 06, 1994
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D6
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
PEORIA -- Anna J. Sweetin, 81, of 1538 S. Westmoreland died at 5:10 a.m.
Wednesday,
Oct. 5, 1994, at her home.
Born
Nov. 30, 1912, in Toluca to Nunzio and Assunta Ca pranica Capranica, she married
George
L. Sweetin on Nov. 27, 1937, in Peoria. He survives.
Also
surviving are one daughter, Janet Peterson of Addison; two brothers, Andrew
Capranica of
Metamora
and Charles Capranica of Bartonville; one sister, Erma Capranica of Peoria; two
grandsons;
and one great-grandson. Two sons, one brother and one sister preceded her in
death.
She
was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Peoria, where services will be at
10:30 a.m.
Saturday.
The Rev. Richard Horvath will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday at
Davison-Fulton
Western Chapel, with a Scripture service at 8 p.m. Additional visitation will be
one
half-hour before services at the church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery
in West
Peoria.
Memorials
may be made to Methodist Medical Center hospice program.
Publication
Date: September 03, 1994
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D7
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
WEST PEORIA -- Wilma V. Hoff Capranica, 87, of 2223 W. Heading Ave. died at
10
a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 1994, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.
Born
Aug. 1, 1907, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Paul and Catherine Kauffenburger
Wuerffel, she
married
Charles Hoff on July 15, 1936, in Peoria. He died Dec. 19, 1961. She married
Domenic
A.
Capranica on Nov. 20, 1976, in Peoria. He died Dec. 26, 1978. She also was
preceded in
death
by one brother.
She
worked for Hiram Walkers Distillery from 1944 to 1972.
She
was a member of Neighborhood House Senior Citizens Club and Travel Club.
She
was a former member of St. John's Catholic Church.
Graveside
services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Peoria. The
Rev.
Richard
Horvath will officiate. There will be no visitation. Davison-Fulton Woodland
Chapel is in
charge
of arrangements.
Memorials
may be made to Neighborhood House.
Publication
Date: June 07, 1994
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D7
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
BARTONVILLE -- James R. Modlin, 40, of Bartonville was pronounced dead at
1:33
p.m. Sunday, June 5, 1994, at St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.
Born
Nov. 7, 1953, in Peoria to James and Elizabeth Sellers Modlin, he married
Sherrie Ann
Norman
on June 9, 1973, in Peoria. She survives.
Also
surviving are two sons, James II of Yates City and Thomas James, at home; one
grandchild;
and
three sisters, Mrs. Nick (Kris) Capranica of Bartonville, and Mrs. Bill (Lynne)
Manley and
Lori
Modlin, both of Peoria. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal
grandparents,
one brother and one sister.
He
was the owner of River Valley Construction in Bartonville. He was a member of
Carpenters
Local
93.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Endsley & Son Funeral Home in
Bartonville. The
Rev.
Thomas Eckhardt will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the
funeral home.
Entombment
will be in American Mausoleum in Peoria.
Memorials
may be made to the American Heart Association.
Publication
Date: May 27, 1995
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D11
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
EAST PEORIA -- Betty A. Patterson, 65, of 207 Clark St. died at 1:45 a.m.
Friday,
May
26, 1995, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Born
July 5, 1929, in Secor to Louis and Dorothy Goodwin Jurgens, she married James
F.
Patterson
on June 25, 1965, in Eureka. He died July 15, 1993. One sister, one brother and
one
grandson
also preceded her in death.
Surviving
are four sons, Greg Meginnes, Jim Patterson and Dan Patterson, all of East
Peoria, and
Scott
Lambert of Decatur, Ala.; six daughters, Joan Petermeyer and Tracy Schroer, both
of
Peoria,
Kathy Peacock of Denver, Debby Hall of Memphis, Tenn., Denise Capranica of
Ottawa
and
Lori Levan of East Peoria; two brothers, Donald Trautman and Bud Jurgens, both
of
Orlando,
Fla.; 27 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
While
in Decatur, Ala., she served as a foster mother to 23 children.
She
was a member of Free Life Fellowship Church in Pekin and Order of Eastern Star
in Town
Creek,
Ala.
Services
will be at 5 p.m. today at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria, where visitation
will
be
one hour before services. The Rev. Paul Maitland will officiate. Cremation will
be accorded.
Memorials
may be made to the Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled Children.
Publication
Date: May 29, 1995
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D6
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
LEWISTOWN -- Mary E. McKenzie, 98, of Clayberg Nursing Home in Cuba,
formerly
of rural Lewistown, died at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 28, 1995, at the nursing home.
Born
June 29, 1896, in Knox County, Mo., to Francis P. and Flora Foster Rourke, she
married
James
A. "Alex" McKenzie on April 17, 1917, in Edina, Mo. He died June 16,
1973. Two
granddaughters,
eight brothers and four sisters also preceded her in death.
Surviving
are four sons, James F. of Canton, Charles V. "Buck," Patrick W. and
C. Paul, all of
Lewistown;
two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Madeline) Stutsman of Phoenix and Helen Capranica
of
Metamora; 20 grandchildren; 43 great- grandchildren; and eight great-
great-grandchildren.
She
was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lewistown and its Altar and Rosary
Society.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at her church. The Rev. Robert O'Connor will
officiate.
Visitation
will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Henry Memorial Home in Lewistown.
Burial
will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Memorials
may be made to her church or to Clayberg Nursing Home.
Publication
Date: October 13, 1997
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
Page:
D7
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
LEWISTOWN -- Patrick W. McKenzie, 68, of 133 W. Jewell died at 11:41 p.m.
Saturday,
Oct. 11, 1997, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, where he had been a
patient
for
one week.
Born
March 17, 1929, in Knox County, Mo., to James Alex and Mary Rourke McKenzie, he
married
Barbara Young on July 28, 1950, in Lewistown. She survives.
Also
surviving are two sons, John of Lewistown and Greg of St. Louis; three brothers,
James of
Danville,
and Charles "Buck" and C. Paul, both of Lewistown; two sisters,
Madeline Stutsman of
Phoenix
and Helen Capranica of Metamora; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in
death
by
one daughter, Nancy McKenzie.
He
co-owned the former Cottonwood Service Station for 38 years until it closed in
1993.
He
was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was a sergeant first class in the Army
Reserves
from
1952 to 1957. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5001.
He
was a member of Wee-Ma-Tuk Hills Country Club Senior Men's Golf League.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Henry Memorial Home. The Rev. Jon Sims will
officiate.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the memorial home. Burial will be
in Oak
Hill
Cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by the Lewistown VFW and
American
Legion
posts.
Memorials
may be made to Lewistown United Methodist Church or Lewistown Rescue Squad.
Publication
Date: September 15, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
18
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
CHICAGO -- Anthony Petreikis, 86, of Chicago, formerly of Riverton and
Springfield,
died Sept. 8 in Chicago.
Survivors:
wife, Josephine; a daughter, Anita O'Connor of Orland Park; three grandchildren;
five
sisters,
Helen Hilofasky, Josephine Pavletich, Mary Schuck, Anna Urban and Dorothy
Capranica,
all of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
A
funeral Mass was held Sept. 12 at Nativity BVM Church, Chicago. Burial: St.
Casimir
Lithuanian
Cemetery. Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home was in charge of local
arrangements.
In
Central Illinois
Publication
Date: April 06, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
25
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Mary C. Beja, 88, of Springfield died at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday at her residence.
She
was born Oct. 22, 1905, in Sherman, the daughter of John and Mary Maydia Sefick.
She
married
Steve Beja Sr. in 1924 in Springfield. Preceding her in death were her husband
in 1984;
a
grandson; a great-grandson; and four brothers, John, Mike, Felix and Joe Sefick.
Mrs.
Beja was a homemaker and for 12 years was employed in the cafeteria of St.
Joseph
School.
She was a member of St. Aloysius Church. Surviving are two sons, Steve A. Beja
of
Springfield
and Dave Beja of Sherman; three daughters, Mrs. Ilene LeMasters, Mrs. Louise
Capranica
and Mrs. Betty Haury, all of Springfield; 22 grandchildren; 31
great-grandchildren;
two
great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Frank Sefick of Springfield; three
sisters, Pauline
Dacko
of Chicago, Ann Baka of Jacksonville and Julie Kerhlikar of Sarasota, Fla.; and
several
nieces
and nephews.
Funeral
Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Aloysius Church, with the Rev. James
O'Shea
officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home is in
charge
of
arrangements.
Publication
Date: March 05, 1994
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
5
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Vincent J. Romanotto Sr., 79, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Thursday in Phoenix. He
was
born
in Springfield, the son of John and Louise Romanotto. He was preceded in death
by four
brothers.
Mr.
Romanotto had been a resident of Springfield for 65 years. Along with his wife,
he operated
Mar-Vin
Speciality Shop for many years, before retiring to Phoenix.
Surviving
are his wife, Mary E.; two sons, Vincent J. Jr. and Leo J., both of Springfield;
four
daughters,
Mary L. Caldwell, Theresa A. Reed, Rose M. Capranica and Angela L., all of
Phoenix,
Ariz.; 33 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Leo, Pete and
Bob, all
of
Springfield; and two sisters, Anna Marie Harmony and Florence Holder, both of
Springfield.
Remains
were cremated.
Private
family services will be at a later date.
Publication
Date: November 15, 1996
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
28
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Lonnie R. Meredith, 68, of Springfield died Thursday at St. John's Hospice. He
was
born
May 5, 1928, in New Berlin, the son of Vern and Ada McMann Meredith. He married
Fern
Kline in 1951.
Mr.
Meredith, a member of U.A.W., was employed by Friendly Chevrolet as a mechanic
for 39
years.
Survivors:
wife, Fern Meredith; three sons, Raymond and Mark Meredith, both of Springfield,
and
Michael Meredith of Union, Mo.; three daughters, Mrs. James (Bonnie) Ficas, Mrs.
John
(Deborah)
Capranica and Mrs. William (Marcy) Goveia, all of Springfield; 12 grandchildren;
three
great-grandchildren; a brother, Jessie Meredith of Springfield; three sisters,
Lena Thorne,
Doris
Underwood and Nadine Clayborn, all of Springfield; and several nieces and
nephews.
Services:
10 a.m. Saturday, Bisch and Son Funeral Home. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Publication
Date: November 30, 1996
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
35
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Josephine Emma "Jo Jo" Pavletich, 78, of Springfield died Thursday at
her residence.
She
was born Sept. 27, 1918, in Springfield, the daughter of Anthony and Barbara
Krasauskas
Petreikis.
She married Joseph Pavletich in 1945. Mrs. Pavletich had been employed by the
old
International
Shoe Factory as well as Sangamon County, working in the county building.
She
was a member of Church of the Little Flower.
Survivors:
husband, Joseph Pavletich; four sisters, Helen Hilofsky, Anne Urban, Mary Schuck
and
Dorothy Capranica, all of Springfield; and 41 nieces and nephews.
Funeral
Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, Church of the Little Flower, the Rev. Henry Schmidt
officiating.
Burial:
Calvary Cemetery.
Kirlin-Egan
and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: March 08, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
34
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Joseph H. Hartley Sr., 75, of Springfield died Thursday at St. John's Hospital.
He
was born Sept. 13, 1921, in Bellflower, the son of Harold and Mary Irene Frakes
Hartley.
He
married Barbara M. Gray in 1943.
A
Springfield resident for most of his life, Mr. Hartley was a U.S. Army veteran
of World War II
and
the Korean War, retiring in 1962 as a drill instructor and master sergeant. He
retired in 1986
from
the secretary of state's office where he worked as a mail clerk for eight years.
He also was
a
part-time bartender at Holiday Inn South and Elks Club. He was a member of
Church of the
Little
Flower and Men's Club and former member of K of C Council 4179.
Survivors:
wife, Barbara Maxine; eight daughters, Mrs. Jim (Barbara Lorrain) George of
Indianapolis,
Mrs. Edmond (Mary Irene) Gianola of Citrus Heights, Calif., Mrs. James (Gloria
Marie)
Carney of Salinas, Calif., Mrs. Richard (Jo Hartley) Thomas of Orlando, Fla.,
Mrs.
Charles
(Rene Philomena) Brawner, Mrs. Eric (Kathleen Ruth "Kathy") Johnson,
Dawn Marie
Capranica
and Leslie Lynn Hiler, all of Springfield; a son, Joseph H. Harlety Jr. of
Springfield; 21
grandchildren;
15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. William (Lorraine) Smith of Punta Gorda,
Fla.;
two brothers, Frank Hartley of Springfield and Kenneth Hartley of College Park,
Md.;
several
nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral Mass: 9:15 a.m. Monday at Church of the
Little
Flower,
the Rev. Henry Schmidt officiating. Burial: Camp Butler National Cemetery. Staab
Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
Publication
Date: May 20, 1997
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
9
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Thomas S. Kulek, 41, of Springfield died Sunday at home.
He
was born July 6, 1955, in Springfield, the son of Francis and Laura Capranica
Kulek. He
married
Carol Svetlik in 1977.
Mr.
Kulek, a lifelong resident of Springfield, was co-owner of Stanley Kulek and
Sons. He
graduated
from Griffin High School and attended Springfield College in Illinois. He was a
member
of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council 4175, Ducks
Unlimited,
and
Water Fowl USA. He also worked with the Special Olympics. Survivors: a daughter,
Stephanie
Kulek of Springfield; parents, Francis and Laura Kulek of Springfield; two
brothers,
Mike
Kulek of Riverton, and James Kulek of Springfield; four sisters, Dorothy Ston of
Loami,
Kathy
Bottorff of Genesio, Marian Burmeister of Riverton, and Laurie Kulek of
Springfield; 14
nieces
and nephews; a great-nephew; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial
services: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Aloysius Catholic Church, the Rev. John Titus
officiating.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery.
Kirlin-Egan
and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.