Aragon Solorio: Armando Adolfo Aragon and Maria de Jesus Solorio of DePue are the parents of a daughter, Amairii Yahaira, born May 14 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 19 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Maria Ramirez and Rafael Solorio of Green Bay, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Maria Evgenia Barajas and Armando Aragon.
PLYMOUTH, Wis. — Betty J. Capelle, 86, of 2236 Eastern Ave., Plymouth, Wis., formerly of Forsyth, Mo., passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Rocky Knoll Health Care Facility, where she had been a resident for the past month.
MANLIUS — Anthony "Tony" Lynn Morris, 49, of Manlius, formerly of Sheffield, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Spring Valley Inn in Ladd.
Rita Ann Hopkins passed away peacefully at home on Mother’s Day, May 12. 2013.
LAMOILLE — Alan J. Walker Sr., 84, of LaMoille passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
In a story on Page 5 in Thursday’s Bureau County Republican, the victim of a fatal crash on Interstate 80 was identified as a male, however, Tzantera Tyler Bach-Dalton was a female. The BCR regrets the error.
MENDOTA — Harold Kutter, 96, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in the Mendota Lutheran Home.
PERU — Elsie R. Meyer, 91, formerly of Ladd, died at 4:41 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Manor Court of Peru.
Accident
Accidents
SPRING VALLEY — On May 17, seven tobacco retailers were inspected for the third of three rounds of compliance checks to be conducted on all tobacco retailers within the community of Spring Valley.
The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse:
April 29, 2013
May 28
PRINCETON — Mary Christine Brutcher, 92, of Princeton passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.
MENDOTA — Clayton F. Buettner, 84, of Mendota passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at the Mendota Lutheran Home.
HILLSBORO — Hugo Adolph Gartner, 87, of Hillsboro, formerly of Princeton, passed away at 7:06 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at Montgomery Nursing & Rehab in Taylor Springs.
TAMPICO — Edna Fern (Swartzentruber) Schrock, 87, of Tampico passed away Monday, May 20, 2013.
The following was collected at the Bureau County Courthouse:
LADD – The Ladd Community Consolidated School District Board of Education met May 6 to reorganize after the April election. John Piccatto Sr., Marie Giordano, Paul Quinn and Bob Morrow were all re-elected and seated. Board officers are Piccatto, president and Illinois Association of School Board Delegate; Mosbach, vice president; and Giordano, secretary. Deb Pinter and Rhonda Bezely were reappointed recording secretary and treasurer respectively. Geri Miller will continue as the IMRF agent for the district, and North Central Bank will continue as the district’s depository. The board will meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the school library.
The following was collected at the Bureau County Courthouse:
Disorderly conduct
Unlawful delivery
Accidents
Warrant arrest
PRINCETON — Karen S. Desimone, 58, of Princeton passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at Colonial Hall Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Princeton.
TAMPICO — Edna Fern Schrock, 87, of Tampico died Monday, May 20, 2013, at her home in Tampico.
BRADFORD — Alberta I. Ray, 96, of Bradford passed away at 1:50 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013, at Courtyard Estates in Bradford.
The following information was collected at the Bureau County Courthouse:
Accidents
The following information was collected at the Bureau County Courthouse:
Warrant
Truancy
Driving while suspended
Obstructing a peace officer
Gaddis: Brittany Tidaback and Thomas Gaddis of Oglesby are the parents of a daughter, Rylie Jo, born May 7 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 18 1/2 inches in length. Maternal grandparent is Carol Tidaback of Spring Valley. Paternal grandparents are Janet Weber-Loper of LaSalle and Donald Gaddis of Spring Valley.
PRINCETON — Ronald Lee Smith, 58, of Princeton passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at his home in Princeton after a battle with cancer.
EARLVILLE — Robert H. Little, 78, of Earlville passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Prairie Crossing Living Rehab Center in Shabbona.
PRINCETON — Mary Jane Schlindwein, 93, of Princeton passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at her home.
SPRING VALLEY — Thomas Joseph Stevens Jr., 25, of 212 W. Dakota St., Spring Valley, died Monday, May 13, 2013, in his home.
The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse:
OHIO, Ill. — Lois Erickson, 87, of Ohio, Ill., passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, at St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley.
CHERRY — Joseph L. “Bluto” Soldati, 64, of Cherry passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn., following an extended illness.
SPRING VALLEY — William James Wimbiscus Jr., 86, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
PRESCOTT, Wis. — A celebration of life for Mary Christine (Bence) Crain, 64, of Prescott, Wis., who passed away at 7:04 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at her home after a long battle with cancer, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Elm Lawn Memorial Chapel in Princeton. A luncheon will follow the service at the home of Mike and Kathy Smith, 13701 1250 East St., Wyanet.
PRINCETON — Mildred "Loraine" Drake, 90, of Princeton passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Zearing.
May 20
TISKILWA — John Stephen “Steve” Ziegler, 62, of Tiskilwa passed away at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Kewanee Care Home as the result of complications of a massive stroke he suffered April 13, 2013, at his home.
CLINTON, Iowa — Sheryl Kay Cotter, 69, of Clinton, Iowa, lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Mercy Living Center – North in Clinton, Iowa, with her husband at her side.
HOOPPOLE — Marie S. Vetter, 74, of Hooppole died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
WALNUT — Richard Raymond Von Holten, 88, of Walnut passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family.
WYANET — Gerald "Jerry" J. Clift Sr., 65, of Wyanet passed away at 9 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013, at his home in Wyanet.
PRINCETON — Michael "Mack" Wade Martin, 64, of Princeton passed away in a household accident on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his daughter's home in Pekin.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Mary Ann Bates, nee Pape, 81, of Hot Springs, Ark., formerly of Princeton, left this earth to be with her Lord on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, after a brief illness.
SPRING VALLEY — Frank David Mitchell, 71, of Spring Valley passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley.
BRADFORD — Bonnie S. Erdman, 70, of Bradford passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
PRINCETON — Connie Jo (Fox) Schmutz, 55, of Princeton passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.
EAST MOLINE — Sharon K. Sizemore, 66, of East Moline, formerly of Mineral, died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island.
TAMPICO — Connie Jean Kropf, 55, of Tampico passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling after a year-long battle with cancer.
DIXON — Doris V. Peterson, 85, of Dixon, formerly of Amboy, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at Levine-Dickson Hospice House in Charlotte, N.C.

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