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Linda Lou Brassard was born on 22 April 1947 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.^1,2 She and Dale Lawrence Miller, Sr., were married on 24 April 1965 in El Paso, Woodford, Illinois.³ She died on 29 March 1995, at age 47, in El Paso, Woodford, Illinois.^1,2 She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, Woodford, Illinois.^3,2

Linda Lou Brassard was Cleaning Supervisor Associated Services at DuPont Company.³ Linda Lou Miller, 47, of El Paso, sister of Kankakee and Bradley residents, died Wednesday (March 29, 1995) at her residence.

Visitation will be for one hour prior to services, which will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso. The Rev. Jeff Thompson will officate.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso.

Memorials may be made to the El Paso Rescue Squad.

She was born April 22, 1947, in Kankakee, the daughter of Elmer and Ruby Goodrich Brassard.

Surving are her husband, Dale L. Miller, Sr. whom she married April 24, 1965, in El Paso; her mother of Wilmington; two sons, Dale L. Miller, Jr., of Pekin and Jeff A. Miller of Gridley; a daughter, Lisa Cummings of Kappa; four sisters, Betty Illum of Largo, Fla., Vera Nowman of Bradley, Iona Tedford of Ponderosa, N.M., and Rosemary Irps of Kankakee; six brothers, Donald Brassard of Greenup, Bernard Brassard of Spring City, Tenn., Raymond Brassard pf Seneca, Richard Brassard of Channahon, David Brassard of Ignacia, Colo., and Larry Brassard of South Holland, Mich.; and two grandchildren.

Her father, three brothers and one sister are deceased.

Mrs. Miller was leaning supervisor with Associated Services at Dupont, Co., El Paso, for four years.

Roger Lee Brassard was born on 10 November 1948 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹ He died on 27 July 1968, at age 19.¹ He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Wilmington, Will, Illinois.²

Roger Lee Brassard was a Lehon Paprer Mill.² A Wilmington Route 1 man died Saturday, July 27, when his car went off a gravel road and struck a tree south of the Grundy County Home in Wauponsee Township.

Roger Brassard, 26, was pronounced dead on arrival at Morris Hospital. He had been thrown from the car and suffered multiple injuries.

Residents of the county home reportedly heard the crash and the horn blowing. They reported the incident to the Grundy County Sheriff's office.

The car evidently went out of control, sheriff's deputies said, and ran off the road about 200 feet before going through a barbed-wire fence and stricking a tree.

The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when the accident occured, deputies said.

Mr. Brassard resided in the Wilmington area for the past three months. He was employed by the Lehon Paper Mill. He previously lived in Campus, Ill.

He is suvived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brassard; five sisters, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Illum of Momence, Mrs. Samuel (Vera) Nowman of Bradley, Mrs, Terry (Iona) Hilger of South Haven, Mich., Mrs. Gilbert (Rosemary) Irps of Kankakee and Mrs. Dale (Linda) Miller of El Paso, Ill.; eight brothers, Donald and David, both of Wilmington, Richard of Minooka, Elmer of Braceville, Gerald of Braidwood, Raymond of Westmont, Ill., Bernard of Rockville, Md, and Larry of South Haven. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Frank (Margie) Rasor.

Service were held in the DesRochers Funeral Home, Wilmington, at 2 p.m. Tyesday, July 30th, with the Reverend Ralph Conway, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Wilmington, officiating.

Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Wilmington.

Robert G. Illum was born on 24 July 1921 in Momence, Kankakee, Illinois.^1,2 He and Betty Ann Brassard were married on 8 June 1946 in Momence, Kankakee, Illinois.¹ He died on 15 April 1997, at age 75, in Largo, Pinellas, Florida.^1,2 He was buried in Bay Pines National Cemetery (Section B, Site 543), Bay Pines, Pinellas, Florida.^1,3

US Army- WWII.³

Samuel William Nowman was born on 17 June 1924 in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois.¹ He and Vera Brassard were married on 27 March 1943.² He died on 1 July 2013, at age 89, in Bourbonnais, Kankakee, Illinois.² He was buried in Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹

(The Daily Journal July 2, 2013)
Samuel W. Nowman, 89, of Bradley, passed away Monday (July 1, 2013) at Presence Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais. He was born June 17, 1924, in Ottawa, the son of Samuel and Phoebe Nowman. Samuel served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked for General Mills, then Henkle, retiring after 32 years of service. He enjoyed coin and gun collecting, and watching Westerns. Samuel is survived by his wife, the former Vera Brassard, of Bradley, whom he married March 27, 1943; his children; Ace (Laura) Nowman, of Florida, Lodeane Mitchell, of Kentucky, Dorothy Nebergall, of Arkansas, Sandra Smith, of Bradley, Edward (Mona) Nowman, of Bourbonnais, Tad (Marianne), of Bloomington, Jane (Terry) Odette, of Bradley, Cindy Laxton, of Arkansas, Donna (Terry) Ford, of Florida, Chuck Nowman, of Lincoln, and Mary Ann (Buck) Moreland, of Bradley; 45 grandchildren, 75-plus great-grandchildren, 10-plus great-great-grandchildren; a brother, William Neff, of Minnesota; a daughter-in-law, Judy Nowman, of Bradley; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sons, Chester, Johnny, Sam and Michael Nowman; many sisters, a brother, and several grandchildren. A time of gathering will take place from 10 a.m. Friday until the noon service at Schreffler Life Story Funeral Homes, Bourbonnais Chapel, followed by interment at Kankakee Memorial Gardens, Aroma Township.
To share a memory, upload a photo or to sign Samuel's guestbook, please visit schrefflerfuneralhomes.com.

Gilbert Alvin Irps was born on 12 February 1924 in Illinois.¹ He died on 28 October 2014, at age 90, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹ He was buried in Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹

Gilbert Alvin Irps was a Truck Driver.² Gilbert A. Irps, 90, of Kankakee, passed away peacefully on Tuesday (Oct. 28, 2014), at his home.

He was born Feb. 12, 1924, in Chebanse, the son of George and Constance (Risser)Irps. Gilbert married Rosemary Brassard September 30, 1950 in Kankakee.

He worked as a truck driver for DeSelm Lumber Company for 30 years and as a mechanic for the Kankakee Valley Park District for 28 years, until his retirement in December 2007. From 1941 to 1946, Gilbert proudly served our country as a U.S. Navy Seabee during World War II. He was a mem¬ber of the Aroma Park American Legion, a 63-year member of the Seabee Veterans of America, Vintage Squadron Flight One, and a proud participant of the Honor Flight Chicago - Chicago Vets to Washington, D.C., in 2009. He also was a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ, served as a past master of St. Anne Masonic Lodge and past worthy patron of Eastern Star 279. His hobbies included collecting International Harvester wrenches, antiques and he was an avid White Sox fan.

Surviving are his wife, Rosemary; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Lana K. Pourroy, of Sycamore, Karen and Linden White, of Bradley, and Connie and Mark Jauch, of Kankakee; four sons and daughters-in- law, Carl and Deborah Irps, of Kankakee, Terry and Yvonne Irps, of Kankakee. Randy and Beth Irps, of Bourbonnais, and Gary and Ginger Irps, of St. Charles; 16 grandchildren; 23 great¬grandchildren; brother. Dale Irps, of Florida; sister, Janice Geisinger, of Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his parents: and one grandchild, Adam Carl Irps.

Burial in Kankakee Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Lillian Irene Tucker was born on 5 December 1932 in Letcher County, Kentucky.¹ She died on 24 June 2013, at age 80.¹ She was buried Cremated.¹

Raymond Paul Brassard was born on 29 December 1935 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.^2,1 He died on 30 March 2012, at age 76.² He was buried in Hermitage Memorial Gardens (Mausoleum), Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee.²

Jo Ann Breiter was born on 23 September 1941.¹ She died on 17 February 2009, at age 67.¹ She was buried in Hermitage Memorial Gardens (Mausoleum), Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee.¹

The Review Appeal February 19, 2009)
Jo Ann Brassard
BRASSARD, Jo Ann Age 67 of Mt. Juliet, TN. February 17, 2009. Survived by husband of 48 years, Raymond Brassard; daughters, Kim Ludman, Kelly (Scott) Walling; grandchildren, Nathan & Nick Walling, and Melissa & Lauren Ludman; brothers, Donald (Sharon) Breiter, Edward (Liberty) Breiter; sister, Stella Breiter. Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Friday at Hermitage Funeral Home. Entombment Hermitage Mausoleum. Visitation with the family will be Friday, 1-4 p.m., at HERMITAGE FUNERAL HOME, 535 Shute Lane, Old Hickory, TN 37138; (615) 889-0361.

Lawrence Gail Brassard was born on 19 October 1941 in Rockville, Kankakee, Illinois. He and Roberta Ann Leadingham were married on 18 February 1961 in Dwight, Livingston, Illinois. He died on 12 May 2016, at age 74, in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan.

Eight Children.

Roberta Ann Leadingham was born on 27 August 1943 in Morris, Grundy, Illinois.¹ She and Lawrence Gail Brassard were married on 18 February 1961 in Dwight, Livingston, Illinois. She died on 10 November 2004, at age 61, in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan.¹ She was buried in Stephenson Cemetery, Allegan County, Michigan.¹

Samuel Kimsey Dunn was born on 18 March 1899 in Onarga, Iroquois, Illinois.^1,2,3 He and Hazel Jeanette Goodrich were married on 10 September 1917 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.^1,4,2 He died on 19 February 1992, at age 92, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.^1,3 He was buried in Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹

Samuel Kimsey Dunn was an Insurance Agent.² Samuel Dunn, age 92, of Bonfield, Illinois passed away Thursday, February 20, 1992 at the Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois. Vistation will be Saturday, February 22nd from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Schreffler Orrison Funeral Home in Herscher, Illinois, Paster Eugne Zorbas officiating. Burial will be at the Memorial Gardens, Kankakee, Illinois. Memorials willl be to the surviving spouse.

Mr. Dunn was born on March 18, 1899 to William and Jenny Dunn in Anorga, Illlinois. He married Hazel Goodrich on September 10, 1917 in Kankakee. Surviving are his wife; one son, Daniel Dunn of Kansas; daughter, Mary Gene Zorbas of Lowell, Indiana and daughter, Alberta Conlley of Lowell, Indiana; and daughter-in-law Elsie Dunn of Hammond, Indiana; 20 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchldren and one great-grandchild. Preceded in death by one daughter Doris, and two sons, Lloyd and James.

Citations

1. [S425] Find a Grave. Com
2. [S113] 1930 US Census
3. [S116] Social Security Death Index
4. [S201] Obituary