Vivian Zullo, 86, of Clifton, formerly of the Kankakee area, died Monday (Dec. 21, 2009) at the Merkle-Knipprath Nursing Home in Clifton.
Ruth P. Rosendall, 90, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Dwight, died Monday (Dec. 21, 2009).
Coulter Stephani Pustmueller, 77, of the Reddick-Essex area, formerly of Marissa, died Tuesday (Dec. 22, 2009) at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee.
Lawrence M. Lybarger, 78, of Gardner, formerly of Wilmington, died Dec. 15, 2009, at the Joliet Hospice Home.
• It sounds so idyllic: “Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house…”
But take away the horse — the one that “knows the way” — and today’s holiday travelers need a car. So, that Christmas Day road trip depends on an open gas station. We hear from an elf who will be working Christmas Day at a gas station.
• In the Sports Section: Six minutes into the first quarter of Tuesday’s Watseka Holiday Tournament championsihp game, Watseka Community High School boys’ basketball coach Barry Bauer called a timeout and gave his team an angry earful. The Warriors were down 11-0 to Maroa-Forsyth. They were 0 of 7 from the floor. They looked like they’d never seen a four corners offense in their lives, much less knew how to defend one.
• In today’s special holiday Out & About we catch glimpses of people on the very popular Santa Train, holiday shoppers, a holiday tournament and some fun outdoor scenes from Watseka and Kankakee.
James Allen Dantzler, 3, of Bloomington, Ind., and grandson of Braidwood residents, died Dec. 11, 2009, at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind.
Mary Helen Newman, 90, of Cissna Park, died Monday (Dec. 21, 2009) at the Illinois Knights Templar Home in Paxton.
Alice L. Slack, 91, of Bradley, formerly of Kankakee and Winter Haven, Fla., died Monday (Dec. 21, 2009) at Bradley Royale Health Care Center.
Thomas M. Goyette, 52, of West Lafayette, Ind., formerly of Kentland, Ind. and Kankakee, died Saturday (Dec. 19, 2009) at his residence.
Edward “Eddie” James Barrett, 54, of Seattle, Wash., died away Dec. 4, 2009, at the Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Wash., after a two-year battle with cancer.
