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- Kenneth Karl "Bud" BLADORN,
82, of 2811 Hawthorne Ave., Janesville, died
- Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Haven House
in Janesville.
- He was born Aug. 21, 1918, on the home
farm, to Frances (BENNETT) and George
- BLADORN.
He married Leni [Lena] KRACH on Nov. 5, 1949, at "The
Little Brown Church in the Vale" in Iowa. He graduated from
Milton College where he lettered in both baseball and football
and was the 1940 football captain. During World War II he served
as a corporal with the 2nd Ranger Battalion and was wounded on
D-Day, June 6, 1944, at Omaha Beach. He was a recipient of the
Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Presidential Unit Citation.
He lived and farmed in Plymouth Township until 1980 when he retired
due to ill health. He then divided his time between Florida and
Janesville.
- H[e] is survived by his wife of 52
years, Lena; three children, Linda (Frank) MEYER
- of Milton, Wendy BLADORN of
Janesville, Robert (Cory) BLADORN of Janesville; three
grandchildren: Monica (Mark) GILBERTSON of Orfordville,
J.R. and Amanda BLADORN of Janesville. He was preceded
in death by his parents, and his brother, Robert, who died in
World War II.
- Funeral services were held Thursday,
Aug. 23, 2001 at the Henke-Clarson Funeral
- Home, Janesville. Pastor Jeff Williams
officiated. Burial was in the Plymouth Cemetery. [Thursday
edition, p. 4]
- John J. SHEEHAN, 46, of Riverside,
Ill., died July 19, 2001 of unexpected
- complications. He was born Oct. 12,
1955, in Chicago, Ill.
- John is survived by his wife, Francine;
his children, Patrick, Katie and Connor; sisters,
- Lisa SHEEHAN of Illinois, Margaret
MILLS of California and Mary SCHOLL of Milton;
and many nieces and nephews.
- Services were held Friday, Aug. 24,
2001, at Riverside Presbyterian Church,
- Riverside, Ill. Interment was in Queen
of Heaven Cemetery. Ivins Funeral Home, Riverside, Ill. was in
charge of arrangements. [Thursday edition, p. 4]
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