Obit: Wesley Alcorn

Watseka--Wesley Pearl Alcorn, 64, formerly of Watseka ,died Saturday, Feb. 3, 1996 at Livonia, Mich. Private family services will be held Tuesday at Baier Funeral Home, Watseka, with the Rev. Joseph Hughs officiating. Burial will be in the Prairie Dell Cemetery. There will be no visitation. He was born April 2, 1931 in Watseka, the son of Melvin and Rena Boomgarden Alcorn. Surviving are two sons, Brian of Livonia, and Terry of Detroit Mich; Two step-daughters of Michigan, his mother, Rena Alcorn of Watseka; several Grandchildren; two brothers, Melvin of Watseka and Jerry of Bourbonnais, Three sisters, Lola Arnold and Carol DeLahr of Watseka and Judith Crouch of Milford; and Several Nieces and Nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, wife, Betty and one grandchild.

graciously submitted by Lucy D. Briscoe/Green I do research on Huckleby, Dean, Morgan, Justice, Black, Briscoe, Harness, Reeves, Curtis, Strode and several others from Iroquois County.

The Clifton Advocate, Illinois
Thursday, January 9, 1941

ASHALL ADAMS

Arshall Adams was born October 11, 1867, the sixth child of a family of nine, to Matilda Marcotte and Francis Adams, and died at his home east of Clifton at 8:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 1940, at the age of 73, after a lingering illness.

At an early age he knew what it was to labor. When still very young he was hired with little or no remuneration to drive the horse on the binder, plow, or thresher, check corn by hand and hand feed horse powered threshing outfits.

Later he engaged in farming, the winter months being devoted to horse shoeing, being employed by the late Basil Coulombe at Clifton, his work in this line being excelled by none. In his spare moments he acted as barber in the village of L'Erable.

His pleasing personality won for him many friendships which have lasted through the years.

At the age of 23 he was united in marriage to Mary Lucille LaMotte. To this union six children were born. One daughter, Pearl Clementine, died at the age of two years. Surviving, to mourn his loss, are his beloved wife, Mary, one son Alvin B. Adams of Clifton, four daughters, Clara and Mrs. Augusta Miller of Clifton, Mrs. Irene Blanchette, of Kankakee, and Mrs. Emma Gravelle, Plainview, Texas; ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, two brothers, Frank of Kankakee, and Arthur of Clifton; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Patnaude, of West Duluth, Minn., Mrs. Matilda Gagnon, St. Anne, Ill., and Mrs. Amelia Bradley of Bradley.

A brother Frank and sister Amelia are gravely ill at this time.

For many years, Arshall had been totally deaf, an affliction which had kept him from active participation in worldly affairs or enjoyment of any kind. He felt this keenly but never uttered a word of complaint. Rather he found added comfort in tilling the soil and enjoyed to the fullest the companionship of his wife and family.

He was a devout Catholic. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 10 o'clock from St. John the Baptist Church, L'Erable, with Rev. J.J. Kerrins officiating.

Pall bearers were Armand Rossaint, Alex Rabideau, Ezra Savoie, Gilbert Demierre, Eugene Marcotte and Emile Trudeau.

Attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. Eugene Lamotte and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bradley, Madelyn Bradley, Frank Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Jas. Winters, Marjorie and James of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh LaMotte of Lowell, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Robert LaMotte of Momence, Mrs. Minnie Maurits, Irene and Earl, of Donovan. Mrs. Wm. Molloy and son Vernon, of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Martin O'Brien, of Aurora, Mrs. Jennie Bernice Bossong, of Hinsdale, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Allison, Howard Bradley and Jos. Biamont, of Bradley, Wm. Trudeau, Claude and Viateur, of Bourbonnais, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Loiselle, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pouder, Leo Scanlon, Dr. C.A. Dionne, Mrs. Mary Marcotte and son Thos., of Kankakee, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hamende and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brault, of Chebanse.

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Obit: Mrs Frieda Albright
Watseka (CNS) Mrs. Frieda B. Callahan Albright, 80 of Winter Haven, Fla. formerly of Watseka, died Monday , July 24, 1972 at the Winter haven hospital. Born May 13, 1892, at Milford, She was the daughter of Dale and Leota Thomas Callahan. She was married May 30, 1937 at Quincy to Lester Graeme Albright who survives.
Mrs . Albright, who had attended Illinois State University at Normal, taught in the Iroquois County School system for 30 years. She retired in 1954 and then moved to Winter Haven. She was a member of the Milford Christian Church and a 50 year member of
Golden Chapter 56, Order of the Eastern Star, Milford. Also surviving are two brothers, Darleigh S. Callahan of Watseka and
Clifford C. Callahan of Milford; two nieces, two great-nieces an two great nephews all of California.
Services were at 2 P.M. Wednesday at the Ottlaughlin funeral home in Winter Haven. The body is being brought to the DeValk Funeral Home in Watseka, where services will be at 2 P.M. Friday . The Rev. Neil Larimore will officiate with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery in Milford.

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The Clifton Advocate, Illinois
Thursday, January 9, 1941

ASHALL ADAMS

Arshall Adams was born October 11, 1867, the sixth child of a family of nine, to Matilda Marcotte and Francis Adams, and died at his home east of Clifton at 8:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 1940, at the age of 73, after a lingering illness.

At an early age he knew what it was to labor. When still very young he was hired with little or no remuneration to drive the horse on the binder, plow, or thresher, check corn by hand and hand feed horse powered threshing outfits.

Later he engaged in farming, the winter months being devoted to horse shoeing, being employed by the late Basil Coulombe at Clifton, his work in this line being excelled by none. In his spare moments he acted as barber in the village of L'Erable.

His pleasing personality won for him many friendships which have lasted through the years.

At the age of 23 he was united in marriage to Mary Lucille LaMotte. To this union six children were born. One daughter, Pearl Clementine, died at the age of two years. Surviving, to mourn his loss, are his beloved wife, Mary, one son Alvin B. Adams of Clifton, four daughters, Clara and Mrs. Augusta Miller of Clifton, Mrs. Irene Blanchette, of Kankakee, and Mrs. Emma Gravelle, Plainview, Texas; ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, two brothers, Frank of Kankakee, and Arthur of Clifton; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Patnaude, of West Duluth, Minn., Mrs. Matilda Gagnon, St. Anne, Ill., and Mrs. Amelia Bradley of Bradley.

A brother Frank and sister Amelia are gravely ill at this time.

For many years, Arshall had been totally deaf, and affliction which had kept him from active participation in worldly affairs or enjoyment of any kind. He felt this keenly but never uttered a word of complaint. Rather he found added comfort in tilling the soil and enjoyed to the fullest the companionship of his wife and family.

He was a devout Catholic. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 10 o'clock from St. John the Baptist Church, L'Erable, with Rev. J.J. Kerrins officiating.

Pall bearers were Armand Rossaint, Alex Rabideau, Ezra Savoie, Gilbert Demierre, Eugene Marcotte and Emile Trudeau.

Attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. Eugene Lamotte and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bradley, Madelyn Bradley, Frank Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Jas. Winters, Marjorie and James of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh LaMotte of Lowell, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Robert LaMotte of Momence, Mrs. Minnie Maurits, Irene and Earl, of Donovan. Mrs. Wm. Molloy and son Vernon, of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Martin O'Brien, of Aurora, Mrs. Jennie Bernice Bossong, of Hinsdale, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Allison, Howard Bradley and Jos. Biamont, Bradley, Wm. Trudeau, Claude and Viateur, of Bourbonnais, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Loiselle, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pouder, Leo Scanlon, Dr. C.A. Dionne, Mrs. Mary Marcotte and son Thos., of Kankakee, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hamende and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brault, of Chebanse.

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The Kankakee Daily Journal
December 1971

Death Claims Edward Arseneau Of Kankakee

A lifelong residence of the Kankakee area, Edward D. Arseneau, 89, of 627 S. Poplar, died this morning at a nursing home after a long illness. He had retired from Kroehler Mfg. Co. after 49 years.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation is to be at Clancy Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Thursday and until the services.

Mr. Arseneau was a member of the St. Patrick Holy Name Society, was a 50-year member of the Elks Club, belonged to St. Viateur Council 745 of the Knights of Columbus and Bishop McNamara Fourth Degree Assembly.

He was born Aug. 11, 188? In Flint, Mich. His wife is deceased.

He is survived by a sister Mrs. Florence Boughman, Kankakee, nieces and nephews.

A liturgy service will be at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at ????? funeral home.

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Kankakee Daily Journal
July 25, 1979

T. Daquin Arseneau

T. Daquin Arseneau, 77 642 S. Evergreen Ave., died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fontableu Nursing Center following a three-year illness.

He was born March 8, 1902, in Beaverville to Mr. and Mrs. Valerie Arseneau.

He was married Feb. 11, 1924, at St. Mary's Church, Beaverville, to the former Aldia Dionne. She died in November 1950. He was married in March 1952 to the former Helen Kirchman. She died in 1978.

Mr. Arseneau was a bus driver in Kankakee for 30 years.

Surviving are two sons, Ronald Arseneau of Bourbonnais and Farrell S. "Red" Arseneau of Kankakee; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one stepdaughter, Marilyn Coffman of Bradley; three brothers, Lomer of Calumet City, Clayton of Kankakee and Dellis of Carlisle, Ark., and three sisters, Evelyn Pilotte of Martinton, Lila Regnier of Florida and Phyllis Martin of Bradley.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Maternity BMV Church.

Visitation at the Clancy Funeral Home will be from 2 p.m. Tuesday. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

A memorial in Mr. Arseneau's name has been established for the elevator fund of the Kankakee Knights of Columbus.

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The Kankakee Daily Journal
February 1978

Helen Arseneau

A retired employee of the Jaffe Drug Store, Helen Arseneau, 72, died at 1:45 a.m. today, at a Kankakee nursing home. Mrs. Arseneau of 160 n. Blaine Ave., Bradley, had been ill for three months.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Clancy Funeral Home. Visitation at the funeral home will be from 2 p.m. Thursday and until time of the services.

She was born April 5, 1905, in Battle Creek, Mich., to Mr. and Mrs. John Parker. Before her retirement she was employed by Jaffe drug for 20 years.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas Arseneau, to whom she was married March 8, 1953, at St. Patrick's Catholic church; a daughter Marilyn Coffman of Bradley; stepsons Ronnie Arseneau of Bourbonnais and Farrell Arseneau of Kankakee; brothers Kenneth and Floyd, both of Kankakee; a sister, Edith Dean of Kankakee; two grandchildren and five step-grandchildren.

Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

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The Kankakee Daily Journal
Tuesday, February 8, 1972

G.F. Arseneau, Dies;
Services Set Thursday

George F. Arseneau Sr., 73, 229 E. Marsile St., a lifelong resident of Bourbonnais died at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Hospital. He had been ill for a short time.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Arseneau, he was born Dec. 8, 1898 at Bourbonnais. a baker, he had been associated with the Arseneau Bakery, Bourbonnais and for many years was employed as a baker at a local hospital. He retired in 1965.

Survivors include his wife, the former Pauline Beaudette; daughters, Mrs. Richard Lergner and Mrs. Arthur Sittigbotr of Bourbonnais, Mrs. Kenneth Donar of San Diego, Calif.; sons, George Arseneau Jr. and William Arseneau both of Kankakee, Robert Arseneau of manteno and Richard Arseneau of Lewiston, Main; a sister, Mrs. Harvey Savoie of Kankakee; brothers, Willard and Edward both of Bourbonnais, Anthony and Joubert both of Kankakee, Joseph of Bradley and Roy Arseneau of St. Petersburg, Fla. and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Maternity BVM Catholic Church. Burial will be in maternity cemetery.

Visitation at the Senesac Funeral Home will be from 2 to 10 p.m. Wednesday. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m.

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Kankakee Daily Journal
April 6, 1972

Kankakee Businessman Mose J. Arseneau Dies

Mose J. Arseneau Sr., 73, RR 7, a Kankakee businessman for many years, died at 6 a.m. today at St. Mary's Hospital following a short illness.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Valerie Arseneau, he was born Feb. 23, 1899 in Beaverville and was a lifelong resident of this area.

From 1932 to 1957 Mr. Arseneau owned and operated the Kankakee Motor Coach Co. A real-estate developer, he established and developed the Skyline subdivision. He had served as president and as a trustee of the Kankakee Township Fire Department and was one of the founders of the Exline Sportman's Club. An active member of the Kankakee Loyal Order of the Moose 802, he was the oldest living past governor of the local lodge.

His first wife, the former Viola Bovie, died Nov. 24, 1956.

Survivors include his wife the former Lucille Wolfe, whom he married Nov. 25, 1957; son Mose Jr. of Kankakee and William of Fr. Wayne, Ind.; daughters Mrs. Yvonne LeClaire of Kankakee, Mrs. Robert Christiansen of Tucson, Ariz, Mrs. Phyllis Martin of St. Anne and Mrs. Angelina Nourie of Bourbonnais; brothers Clayton and Dacquin both of Kankakee, Lomar of Steger and Dellis of Carlisle, Ark.; sisters Mrs. Evelyn Pilott of Martintown; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation at the Senesac Funeral Home will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 10 p.m. Thursday. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

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Kankakee Daily Journal
October 17, 1955

Mrs. Arseneau, 69, Dies; Funeral Services Friday

Mrs. Monique Arseneau, 69, of 157 S. Fifth Ave., died at 10:30 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Rose Church. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Senesac Funeral Home after 1 p.m. Thursday and until the hour of service.

Mrs. Arseneau was born May 4, 1886 in Beaverville, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Octave Cote. She was a resident of the Beaverville area for 59 years and moved to Kankakee 10 years ago.

Surviving are her husband, Camille; brothers, August Cote of St. Anne and Odella Cote of Davenport, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Helen Bushey of St. Anne.

The family requests that flowers be omitted.

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Joseph Arseneau

The Daily Journal, Kankakee

June 02, 2002

Joseph Arseneau,
WWII vet
Joseph Arthur Arseneau, 89, of Bradley, died Friday (May 31, 2002) at Our Lady of Victory Nursing Home.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Clancy-Ger-non Funeral Home, Bourbonnais.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tues-day at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bradley. His son, the Rev. Vern Arseneau, will officiate.
Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. Arseneau was born Dec. 14, 1912 in Bourbonnais, the son of George Sr. and Eleanor Joubert Arseneau.
Surviving are his wife, the former Bernice Granger, whom he married Jan. 21, 1939, in St. George, of Bradley; one daughter, Marie Tanner of Santa Clarita, Calif.; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Rev. Vernon Arseneau of St. Mary's Parish in West Chicago, Gene and Frances Arseneau of Bradley, Ronald and Beth Arseneau of Arlington, Texas; six grandchildren, Ron Tanner and Jeff Tanner, both of California, Paul Arseneau of Phoenix, Ariz., Sarah David and Mary Beth Arseneau of Arlington, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Desci and Brianna Tanner, both of California, Clayton Arseneau of Phoenix, Ariz.; four step grandchildren, Sharon Ferriaolo of Kissimmee, Fla., Marie Yarno of Bradley, Dennis Nowman of St. Augustine, Fla., Pauline Morris of Kankakee; 11 step great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law Dorothy Granger, and Lucille Granger, both of Bradley, and many nieces and nephews.
One step grandchild, Ace Nowman Jr.; three sisters, Evelyn Roy, Jeanne Savoie, Edna Arseneau; and seven brothers, George Jr., Roy, Willard, Edward, Anthony, Albert and Joubert Arseneau, are deceased.
Mr. Arseneau was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army.
He was a member of the Bradley American Legion, St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bradley, and a member of the Holy Name Society. (Pd.)

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Arseneau, James

The Daily Journal, Kankakee
October 02, 2002

James Arseneau
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- James W. Arseneau, 70, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., formerly of Beaverville, died Friday (Sept. 27, 2002) at Porter Care Hospice in Littleton, Colo.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Parish, 6853 S. Prince in Littleton, Colo.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 1600 Race Street, Denver, Colo. 80206.
Mr. Arseneau was born Oct. 31, 1931 in Beaverville, the son of Walter and Edna Arseneau.
Surviving are his wife, Mary of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; three children, Mark, Debbie and Craig; and one granddaughter, Kimberly.

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The Kankakee Daily Journal
December 1950

Mrs. Aldia Arseneau Dies At Hospital After Brief Illness

Mrs. Aldia Arseneau, 47 of 642 South Evergreen Avenue died at St. Mary Hospital at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Patrick Church with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Senesac funeral home today and until the time of services. Mrs. Arseneau was born Jan. 22, 1903 at Beaverville and was married Feb. 11, 1924 to Daquin Arseneau. ………(can't read…) The couple has resided in Kankakee for the last 14 years.

She is survived by her husband, Daquin; two sons, Ronald and Farrel, both of Kankakee; her mother, Mrs. Mary Dionne of Beaverville; a brother, Sylvanus Dionne of Beaverville; three sisters, Mrs. Phillip LaFond, Mrs. Hilaire LaFond and Mrs. Ansel Arseneau, all of Beaverville and one granddaughter. 

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