Gramma Cuz

Finished talking with Gramma Cuz earlier this evening and she is having a really great day! She was laughing and joking and enjoying the conversation; her conversing and me listening. I purchased some old books years ago that were printed for the Kankakee St Paul's Lutheran Church (1979 and 1986), the church we were all raised in, baptized in, and the older Millers buried by. I was surprised to see many relatives, high school classmates and others that I once knew. I made copies of pictures of Arvella Foltz, Buck's wife, and will send one to Buck's sister Adel as we exchange letters frequently. Another one was of Grace Ohrt, dads cousin and sister to Pearle Peterson as we write each other too. Pearle (at 95) is the last one of the 12 children of George Miller, grandpa's brother. Classmates were Guiney, Cartier, Nehls, Belden and more. Other surprises in the communicant membership list included Tom McVey, son of Seth McVey, Aunt Gertie's ex-husband, the Osterhoff's, (Denny's in-laws), and Gerald Peters a neighbor near us in Milkes Grove Township. Give her a call and you will both enjoy it!

Aunt Dorothy

Thinking of her tonight as she was in the hospital today with a blocked artery in her leg. Has to return there next week. This picture of Mardene and her was from 1976

Stephanie Wingerter

 

Aunt Velma Blanton, Aunt Dorothy Arnold in the background

 

Jeff Wingerter and Barbara Miller

 

Victoria Gail Sain

After Ediths funeral a few of us stopped in at Vickie's to eat.  Some cell phone pictures were taken, a few turned out.

Rube Arthur Info pt2 of 2

 

 

 

Rube Arthur Info pt1 of 2

Maritta Keerbs Tolmer, daughter of Sarah Arthur Keerbs, was kind enough to share this info with me so I added it to the blog.Thank you so much!

Edith's "In Memory" Card

 

Names From 1957 Limestone pictures

Ricky Arthur 1957 Limestone Grade School Annual

He is in the lower left picture then go to the top row,second from the right, in plaid shirt.

Bob Arthur, Junior year at Bradley 1961

Lee Arthur's son.

 

 

Joyce Thorson 1961

Sophomore year at Bradley High School.

 

 

Carol and Judy Arthur In The 1961 Bradleyan

 Some years ago this book was passed around to the Arnold sisters and they pointed out the Arthur girls to me. Bob Arthur is also in the book as a junior. Carol is Lee Arthur's daughter and Judy is Herman Arthur's daughter and only child.

Betty Thorson

 For many decades I've collected high school annuals and other publications related to Kankakee. This is the 1961 Bradleyan that once belonged to Terry Witthoft, a junior. Cousin Betty was a senior. So was Cousin Loren Arnold and Jerry Thorson but they didn't have a picture. Others were Carol Arthur and Judy Arthur (both seniors). I bought the Kankakee Journal published the day Betty was born and mailed it to her a long time ago. It was a snapshot of what was going on in the Kankakee area and the world on the day she entered this life. I also bought Phyllis Ann a yearbook of her senior class and presented it to her back in the days Mom and her kids came together once a month to celebrate our birthdays and friendship. I have been looking for one for Marilyn Rose (1960) for years but as of yet without any luck but I did find one of her first husband and my great friend and protector, Charlie Walwer! I was lucky and found two St Anne yearbooks when Aunt Dora was a schoolkid. She really appreciated them. Many of the antique stores have closed up in that area and I haven't shopped there for a year or two. Time to get back at it!

Goodbye Aunt Edith

For the first time in my life I was in a room with Aunt Edith and she was quiet. Not normal as she always had something to say and she said what she wanted to, when she wanted to, and to whomsoever she wanted to. But today she couldn't say more nor could anyone say anything to her. I had stopped at her house several times lately and I am glad I did. We were not close as we could've been and we can no longer be close in this lifetime anyway. Everybody dies someday so stop by and visit your family and friends or send them a card or call them. Share your life while you can.

Aunt Edith's Obit

Edith Palermo Click on an image for larger version. Born: May 05, 1923 Died: February 03, 2011 Services:  Prayer service will be held on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 2pm at the Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes. Visitation:  Visitation will take place on Monday, February 7, 2011 from 12pm-2pm at the Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes. Edith Palermo, age 87, of Kempton, IL. passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, IL. She was born on May 5, 1923 in Iroqouois County, IL., the daughter of George and Maryetta Arnold. In her spare time Edith enjoyed sewing, gardening, and especially adored her little dog muffin. Edith is survived by her children; Betty (John) Porter of Mountain Grove, MO., Joyce (Walter) Running of Kankakee, IL., and Linda (Kenneth) Smith of Brookport, IL., her grandchildren; Jamie Sanford, Danny (Corey) Sanford, Ed Running, Wayne Stone, Michelle (Tim) Roth, Linda (Robert) Schade, Ron Thorson, Josh Thorson, and Nick Thorson, her great-grandchldren; Meghan, Mallory, Kyla, Kaden, Daniel, and Ezra, sisters; Dorothy Arnold, Dora Arnold, Mardene Arnold, Velma Blanton, and Lucille Cousins, and a daughter-in-law Akiko Thorson. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sons Jerry and David Thorson, and her grandchildren Wanda and Jeff Stone. Memorials: In lieu of flowers memorials to the family's wishes would be appreciated. Cemetery: Kankakee Memorial Gardens (Map) Location: Kankakee Chapel of the (Map) Sign guestbook for this listing Posted at: 2/5/2011 11:29:11 AM By: Rich Miller Email Address: richmiller1@mchsi.com Aunt Edith will be missed. Aunt Tevis used to call Mom several times a day. After she passed Edith called Mom a lot and Mom called her too. She, like her sisters, was always sincere in her thanks when I shared copies of old pictures, newspaper clippings and such. I enjoyed her telling stories about the old days. She had a lot of detail to offer, like the lion stories.

SKIP Kentucky Info, 12 Sep 1919 Somerset Newspaper

I purchased reprints of some old newspapers from Mom's birthplace locale. Here is one week sample.  Uncle Tom Arthur left home to come to Illinois and started the move north for the family. I will get more info in February back in Kankakee, For Example: Lina Whitaker married Uncle Tom. Her mother was Rachel. John Arthur was Mom's Grandpa. Logsdon and Burdine are related somehow.

Arthur Obits

Not all are related. Just research info from the Kankakee paper.

 

 

 

 

 

ID	LastName	FirstName	MiddleName	NickName	City	State	Date of Daily Journal Obit	Pg
54892	Arthur	Ursula			Bradley	IL	6 March 2007	A5
54581	Arthur	Richard			Healdsburg	CA	30 January 2007	A5
54633	Arthur	Edwin			Coal City	IL	22 January 2007	A5
54746	Arthur	Richard			Beecher	IL	21 March 2007	A5
62654	Arthur	John	A.		Kankakee	IL	27 July 1882
62669	Arthur	Ed			Kankakee	IL	9 January 1900
62679	Arthur	Edwin	M.		Kankakee	IL	10 September 1948
62694	Arthur	Emanuel	Harrison		Kankakee	IL	3 August 1949
1263	Arthur	Hazel LeMaster			Kankakee	IL	Thursday, April 01, 1987	A5
1265	Arthur	Ivan H.			Kankakee	IL	Friday, July 02, 1987
1266	Arthur	Jacquelyn Jacki			Kankakee	IL	Friday, December 19, 1991
1267	Arthur	Lee			Bradley	IL	Monday, November 13, 1988
1268	Arthur	Lee			Bradley	IL	Tuesday, November 14, 1988
1269	Arthur	Lyle C.			Kankakee	IL	Monday, August 08, 1976	A5
1270	Arthur	Mae			Braceville	IL	Saturday, October 23, 1981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ID	LastName	FirstName	MiddleName	NickName	City	State	Date	Pg
1271	Arthur	Mary Ellen			Bradley	IL	Saturday, September 13, 1974
1272	Arthur	Thomas J.			Kankakee	IL	Friday, January 11, 1973
1273	Arthur	William			Bradley	IL	Saturday, June 04, 1971
27802	Arthur	Lee			Bradley	IL	12 ovember 1988
28290	Arthur	Pearl			Kankakee	IL	7 January 1990
28350	Arthur	Herman	G.		Kankakee	IL	31 August, 1990
28410	Arthur	Jacquelyn			Kankakee	IL	16 Dec 1991
30376	Arthur	Maxine	E.		Kankakee	IL	28 January 2005
41572	Arthur	Catherine	J.		Bourbonnais	IL	22 March 1997
41428	Arthur	Lina	V.		Kankakee	IL	18 November 1993
41736	Arthur	Mabel	P.		Northbrook	IL	11 January, 2000

Arnold Obits from Kankakee newspaper, only a few are related.

 

 

 

 

 

54446	Arnold	Donald			Van Buren	AR	15 May 2007	A5
54542	Arnold	Anita			Loda	IL	2 May 2007	A5
56409	Arnold	Donna			Williford	AR	25 September 2007	A5
60765	Arnold	Ethel			Watseka	IL	17 May 1920	1
60767	Arnold	Ethel			Watseka	IL	21 May 1920	3
60903	Arnold	O. W.			Kankakee	IL	5 Feb 1920	1
1138	Arnold	Bessie			Carbon Hill	IL	Wednesday, September 04, 1984
1139	Arnold	Carmel			Kankakee	IL	Tuesday, June 18, 1973
1140	Arnold	Caroline			Peotone	IL	Tuesday, October 11, 1976
1144	Arnold	Donna Elizabeth			Kankakee	IL	Thursday, September 05, 1979
1145	Arnold	Edna M.			Hastings	NE	Thursday, July 27, 1988
1146	Arnold	Elmer P.			Monee	IL	Monday, February 06, 1977
1147	Arnold	Floyd W.			Dwight	IL	Saturday, June 15, 1973
1148	Arnold	Fred			Watseka	IL	Friday, April 15, 1976	A5
1149	Arnold	George B.			Martinton	IL	Friday, October 18, 1984

ID	LastName	FirstName	MiddleName	NickName	City	State	Date of Obit in Paper	Pg
1150	Arnold	George W.			Carbon Hill	IL	Tuesday, June 20, 1977
1151	Arnold	Glen			Urbana	IL	Tuesday, June 22, 1992
1153	Arnold	James			Watseka	IL	Friday, January 03, 1985
1155	Arnold	Larry			Bradley	IL	Wednesday, September 12, 1989
1157	Arnold	Martha			Limestone Twp.	IL	Thursday, April 06, 1988	A5
1158	Arnold	Michele R.			LaMoille	IL	Monday, December 27, 1987
1159	Arnold	Peter			Kankakee	IL	Friday, June 12, 1997
1160	Arnold	Randalle Joseph			Kankakee	IL	Tuesday, March 13, 1989
1161	Arnold	Regina			Washington	IN	Saturday, August 06, 1982
1162	Arnold	Rhoda M.			Onarga	IL	Saturday, March 10, 1989
1163	Arnold	Ruth C.			Peotone	IL	Saturday, August 25, 1972	A5
1165	Arnold	Viola I.			Kankakee	IL	Wednesday, February 21, 1989
1166	Arnold Ruth	M.			Chicago	IL	Monday, April 05, 1992
27684	Arnold	Bert			Kankakee	IL	6 March, 1943
27829	Arnold	Donna	Elizabeth		Kankakee	IL	5 September 1979

ID	LastName	FirstName	MiddleName	NickName	City	State	Date of Obit in Paper	Pg
27842	Arnold	Regina			Washington	IN	6 August 1982
27991	Arnold	Martha			Limestone Twp.	IL	3 April 1988
27992	Arnold	Michele	R.		LaMoille	IL	24 December 1987
28002	Arnold	Olga	Ruth		Limestone Twp.	IL	23 April 1981
28306	Arnold	Ruth	M.		Martinton	IL	3 April 1992
28389	Arnold	Alma			Watseka	IL	21 May 1993
28393	Arnold	Eleanor			Peotone	IL	30 Jul 1993
30388	Arnold	Corine			Momence	IL	10 November 2004
41383	Arnold	James	Otis		Kankakee	IL	22 January 2001
41559	Arnold	Donald	R.		Bath	ME	16 February 1997
41576	Arnold	Peter			Kankakee	IL	11 June 1997
41618	Arnold	Loren	W.		Indianapolis	IN	24 September 1998
41624	Arnold	Welty			Beech Grove	IN	3 December, 1998
41447	Arnold	Sylvia	M.		Dillsburg	PA	17 November 1993
41694	Arnold	Elizabeth	A.		Bourbonnais	IL	3 March, 1999

Rueben Arthur Family

This is Mom's Uncle William Rueben Arthur and Aunt Mary Ellen Arnold Arthur from Herscher then Bradley. Mary was my Grandpa Arnold's sister and Rube was Grandma Arnold's cousin. Their granddaughter, Maritta Keerbs Tolmer, gave me some family info. She is the daughter of Sarah Arthur Keerbs and has the double t in her name like Grandma Marietta Arthur Arnold. So does her sister Violetta.