Resident Spotlight
Ms. Evelyn (Wolfe) Ingram
Evelyn (Wolfe) Ingram was born on August 16th, 1910 in DuQuoin, Illinois to a coal miner and homemaker. Born the oldest, she had five sisters and two brothers. While growing up, Evelyn recalled riding in her uncle’s car. “We would turn on the interior lights so that everyone could see us as we drove by.” [...]
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Mr. Cvetko Nikolic
Cvetko Nikolic (Nick) was born in Pzarvac, Serbia on April 11, 1937. He attended local grade schools and graduated high school in his native country. After high school Nick worked as a blacksmith before coming to the United States in 1961 at the age of 24. His father migrated to the United States and settled [...]
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Ms. Faye (Welburn) Schmidt
Faye (Welburn) Schmidt was born on July 13th, 1916 in Albion, Michigan to an interior decorator and a homemaker. Born a twin, she was the second oldest of eleven children. Faye grew up in Albion and attended public schools for 11-1/2 years before quitting to pursue a career in modeling. During grade school Faye enjoyed [...]
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Ms. Grace Jeanne Weber
Ms. Grace Jeanne Weber was born on February 10, 1922 in Marion, Illinois, the youngest of three children. She had two older brothers, Jack and Grayston. She attended schools in Marion and graduated from Southern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology. After graduation, [...]
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Ms. June Trover
Born at home in Johnson County on June 18, 1928, June Mott lived with her family and recalls her school days when she attended a school located on Old Metropolis Road. One of four girls, she worked with her sister, Dorothy, at a “five and dime” store that was located on the square in Vienna. [...]
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Ms. Ruth Harper
One of nine children, Ruth Harper was born on March 7th, 1910 in Johnson County. She married Joe Harper in 1929 and has resided in the Tunnel Hill area most of her life. An interesting factoid about Ruth is that she and Autumn Ridge Resident, Mildred Harper, are sister-in-laws. “We married brothers,” Ruth explains of [...]
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