Vital Records

Miscellaneous Will County Marriages

Johnson & Christensen Elwood Married-At the Presbyterian church Saturday, Feb. 11, 1899, Edward JOHNSON and Anna S. CHRISTENSEN, Rev. C.S.ADAMS officiating. There was between thirty and forty of the most intimate friends of the contracting parties present. After the ceremony a splendid banquet was served at the home of the bride’s parents. The young couple left on the Sunday evening train for an extended wedding trip. They will be at home to friends at the residents on the CHRISTENSEN farm, east of Elwood, in the course of three or four weeks. We all join in wishing them long, happy and … Read more

Will County, IL Obituaries – Z Surnames

Irene ZAFFINO Visitation for Irene M. Zaffino, 76, formerly of Peotone, will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Fedde-Helfrich Chapel in Peotone, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. Rev. Michael Ginter will officiate. Burial will be in the Peotone Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Barb City Manor of DeKalb or to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Mrs. Zaffino died Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. She was born May 5, 1927, in Chicago Heights, the daughter of Bernhard A. and Jessie A. Deininger Ebsen. Her husband, Bruno Zaffino, whom she married … Read more

Will County, IL Obituaries – Y Surnames

Obituaries Y Nicholas YONKER Died: In Kankakee Town, Will county on the 10th last, Mr. Nicholas Yonker, aged 69 years. Source: Wilmington Independent, 12 Dec 1861; 10 Dec 1861 Posted by Randall W. Younker, Oct 4, 2002 Ara B. YOUNG Good Man Buried Funeral of Mr. Ara B. YOUNG Held Yesterday in Jackson’s Grove The funeral services of Mr. Ara B. YOUNG were held at the Brown Church, Jackson’s Grove, Sunday. After a short service at the house of Mr. Levi H. EIB, brother-in-law of the deceased, the funeral cortege left for the Grove, where the interment took place. The … Read more

Will County, IL Obituaries – W Surnames

Obituaries W Dorothy WALDHAUSER Dorothy E. Waldhauser, 89, a lifelong resident of Manhattan, died Saturday, September 6, 2003, at Anchorage of Beecher. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Forsythe Funeral Home, 507 S. State St. (Rt. 52) in Manhattan. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul United Church of Christ, 140 Thelma St. in Manhattan. Rev. Carol Currier-Frighetto will officiate. Interment will be in Manhattan Center Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Church of Christ, where she was a member. Mrs. Waldhauser served as Manhattan Township assessor for many years Her husband, Harry … Read more

Will County, IL Obituaries – U Surnames

Obituaries U Laverne E. ULLRICH 29 Jan 1980, Sec. 3, p.5; ULLRICH, LaVerne E. Sr., Age 40. Late of New Lenox. Died January 28, 1980 at Saint Joseph Hospital. Born March 6, 1939. Survived by his wife, Paulette nee LISDERO. Sons, Verne, Kevin, Kenny and Scott, daughters, Karen and Lisa and parents, Earl and Ruth nee BETHELL. Brother, Duane A., all of New Lenox. Employed as a Sales Manager for Rainbo Bakery, aurora. Funeral services Wednesday, 10 a.m. from the Hickey Vandenberg Chapel, 442, E. Lincoln Highway. Rev. Louis TEAGUE officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Entombment … Read more