O B I T U A R I E S For Whiteside County Illinois
GERALD F. PARKS
, 64, died Oct. 14, 1990 at the Lutheran Mesa Hospital, Mesa, Ariz., following a long illness. Cremation rites were accorded. Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Sterling. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Cemetery.
Mr. Parks was born Nov. 26, 1925 in Sterling, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robb Parks. He married Marie Saganos, of Brookville, Pa., on Dec. 15, 1963. He was a retired supervisor of Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. He was a veteran of WW II serving with the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Scottsdale Elks Club; the Sterling VFW and Moose Lodge.
He is survived by his wife; his daughter, Mrs. Loyal (Caryln) Hahn; one granddaughter; his twin brother, Harold Parks, Sterling; four sisters, Mrs. Ann Teske and Mrs. Lars Cassens, both of Sterling; Mrs. Helen Woodyatt, Dixon; Mrs. Marjorie Hopkins, Pekin. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Paul.
RONALD E. PARSONS
, age 72, of 1817 Third Ave., Sterling, died Monday, March 1, 1999, at CGH Medical Center. Private graveside services will be held Thursday at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling, with the Rev. Philip Gronbach, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sterling, officiating. Military rites will be accorded. There will be no visitation. Funeral arrangements were handled by McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Ronald E. Parsons was born June 4, 1926, in LaSalle, the son of Benjamin A. and Margaret Mary (Sullivan) Parsons. He was educated in LaSalk schools and was a graduate of LaSalle-Peru Township High School. He married the former Marion Falk of Peru on Sept. 28, 1946, in Peru, Mr. Parsons, a former Daily Gazette city editor, retired in 1988 after 44 years with the Grandon Group Newspapers. He was a veteran of the Navy, having served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre during World War D. He was a member of the Unites States LST Association, the Sterling American Legion, the Illinois LST Association, the Whiteside County Bicentennial Commission, the Regional Board of School Trustees for Whiteside County and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sterling. He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Cheryl A. Lashley: one son, Scott (Candis) Parsons, of Sterling; two sisters and six grandchildren He is preceded by a daughter Mrs. Lynn Ellen Daugherty
PAULINE E. PLATT
, 501 1st Avenue , Rock Falls , died suddenly Monday morning in her home. Miss Platt was born June 19, 1894 in Toulon , the daughter of G. C. and Jennie Dodd Platt. She taught school in Whiteside County until her retirement in 1962. Miss Platt was a member of the Rock Falls Methodist Church ; the Order of Eastern Star No. 10 at Toulon ; the White Shrine No. 34 at Morrison; the Women's Society of the church; the Retired Teachers Association and the Lyndon Teacher's Club. Miss Platt is survived by one brother, Roy Platt of Paw Paw, Mich. ; one sister, Mrs. Maurice ( Myra ) Flynn of Paw Paw, Mich. ; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers. Funeral services for Miss Platt will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Rock Falls Methodist Church with the Rev. Fred Anderson officiating, with burial in Toulon Cemetery at Toulon . Friends may call at the Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home after 2 p.m. on Wednesday until 11 a.m. Thursday, when the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until the hour of services."
GROVER RUSSELL PLOWMAN
, 74, 32 West Main St., Milledgeville, died early Sunday morning at Community General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Milledgeville United Methodist church, with Rev. Clark Moushon, pastor, officiating, with burial in Bethel Cemetery, Milledgeville. Friends may call at the Allen-Woodin Funeral Home, Milledgeville on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. A memorial has been established to the First United Methodist Church of Milledgeville and to the Carroll County Diabetic Association.
Born on July 4, 1908 in Coleta, the daughter of Charles Ray and Luella Webster Hines, she was united in marriage to Paul G. Hubbard on June 3, 1927 at the Methodist Parsonage in Milledgeville. The couple farmed most of their married life in the Milledgeville and Lanark area, retiring in 1956 and moving to Milledgeville.
Surviving are her husband, Paul G., Milledgeville; one daughter, Mrs. Everette (Mary) Martz, Mt. Carroll; one son, Lawrence L., Lanark; 8 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Milroy and Mrs. Gladys Baum, both of Freeport, Mrs. Henry (Clara) Wiersema, Lanark and Mrs. Donald (Helen) Buckwalter, Mt. Carroll; three brothers, Ralph Hines and Harold Hines, both of Sterling, and George Hines, Milledgeville. She was preceded by her parents, three sisters and one brother.
JOHN H. PLUMLEY
, 77, who resided with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stralow, 402 6th Ave., Sterling, passed away suddenly Saturday morning at the Elmer Knapp farm, southwest of Polo. The body was to be brought to the Allen Funeral Home after an inquiry was held at the Brown-Seidel Funeral Home in Polo. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
HELEN I. (VANBECKOM) POMEROY
, 90, of Fulton, IL died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Harbor Crest Nursing Home in Fulton, IL. Helen was born on December 18, 1917 in Powers Lake, ND to James and Helena (Weinmann) VanBerkom. She attended the Powers Lake, ND schools. She graduated from the Clinton Business College in Clinton, IA. She married Edward Pomeroy on August 31, 1957. He preceded her in death on March 28, 1978. Helen was employed with the former Nielsen Clearinghouse and the former Professional Fulfillment Corporation in Clinton, IA. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and the United States Bowling Congress. She was an avid bowler, bowling in Clinton, IA leagues for 50 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Jeanne (Mrs. Gerald) Hoese of Fulton, IL; five grandchildren, Libby (Rob) Letcher, Dennis (Sarah) Hoese, T.J., Jeremy and Jeffrey Hoese; five great grandchildren; one brother, Larry (Bev) VanBerkom of Mesa, AZ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward and four brothers, Lester, Earl, Arlo and Ardell VanBerkom.
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