Marcelia W. Stiegman, 94, of Thawville, died Wednesday (March 25, 2009) at Heartland Health Care in Paxton.
Marilyn E. Polakovic, 76, of Coal City, died Monday (March 30, 2009) at her home.
Louis S. Fox, 100, of McLean, formerly of Saunemin, died Sunday (March 29, 2009) at Heartland Health Care Center in Normal.
Visitation for Fred E. Purcell, 80, of Momence, will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Cotter Funeral Home, Momence.
• Kennedy Middle School students got to meet a veteran of the Alaskan Iditarod dog sled race and some of his four-footed friends.
• Local companies will get 29 percent of the contracts for the expansion of Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School. Some school board members think that is unfair.
• Limestone Township residents and their lawyer are in court to push Shell Oil Company to extend water lines to more of their area following an oil spill.
David E. Townsend, 82, of Watseka, died Wednesday (March 25, 2009) at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Ind.
Fred A. Kuzmanich, 87, of Manteno, formerly of Bridgeport, passed away Saturday (March 28, 2009).
Rachel M. Francoeur Hub, 89, of Grant Park and Chicago Heights, died March 24, 2009, at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Graveside services for Bernard J. Trandel, 84, of Bourbonnais, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Montrose Cemetery in Chicago.
Dale Belanger, 78, of East Moline, formerly of St. Anne, died Sunday (March 29, 2009) at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis.
