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    Black & white photograph of the commuter rail station in Wilmette.

    Photograph of Centennial Fountain outside Wilmette Village Hall and surrounding area in the central business district. The fountain and the new village hall building were dedicated in 1972. Also visible in the photograph is The Wilmette Bank, Schultz Dry Cleaner, Lotions Potions Parfums & Puffs, and Schneider's Shoe Store.

    View of the sign for Village of Wilmette Joby Berman Municipal Parking Facility and the Wilmette Bank.

appeared in Wilmette Life, 2 Oct 1975, Obituaries, p. 42. Date of Event: 21 Sep 1975     Hubert Reinwald, 83, of 2045 Lake Av., died Sept. 21 [1975] at St. Francis Hospital, Evanston. Mr. Reinwald was born in the old village of Gross Point at 1101 Reinwald Rd., now known as 1101 Illinois Rd., Wilmette. He retired in 1953 from the Public Service Co. after 33 years ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 15 Jan 1976, p. 82. Date of Event: 6 Jan 1976     Robert M. Bouvea, a long-time North Shore resident, died Jan. 6 at the Normandy House in Wilmette. Mr. Bouvea, 94, retired at the age of 78 after serving as an accountant for Cutter & Crosett, shirt and tie manufacturers, and for Cooper, Winslow & Davis accounting firm. Born in Clinton, ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 28 Aug 1975, p. 40. Date of Event: 18 Aug 1975     Herman Cresing, 89, of 706 Greenleaf Av., an 18 year resident of Wilmette, died Aug. 18 in Evanston hospital. Mr. Cresing, who was born in Luxembourg, had worked as a tool and die maker. Survivors include his wife, Bertha; a daughter. Mrs. Christian (Ursula) Werth of Wilmette; and two ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 19 Sep 1974, p. 40. Date of Event: 8 Sep 1974     Jean T. Whiteside of 1825 C Wildberry Dr. in Glenview died Sept. 8 in Mercy Hospital in Chicago. A three-year resident of Glenview, Mrs. Whiteside was born in East Orange, N.J. She is survived by her husband, I. W. Whiteside; a daughter, Mary Dare Schuette of Wilmette; a son, Robert ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 19 Sep 1974, p. 40. Date of Event: 13 Sep 1974     Ralph P. DeSwarte, who lived in Evanston and Wilmette most of his life, died Sept. 13 in Tucson, Ariz. He moved to Green Valley, Ariz. last September. He would have been 80 years old Sept. 30. Mr. DeSwarte, a 1916 graduate of Northwestern University, was senior partner of Ralph P. ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 10 Oct 1974, p. 38     Former wing-walker locally based One of the fascinating traditions in these parts is the North Shore Sunday Evening Club which opens its 59th consecutive season of travelog films this week at New Trier East High School. More details on this are found on page 46 of today's Wilmette ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 9 Mar 1972, p. 123, 124. Date of Event: 20 Feb 1972     A memorial service was held Feb. 25 at the American Hospital Association, Chicago, for Dr. Edwin L. Crosby, executive president. Dr. Crosby, 63, died Feb. 20 in Evanston Hospital. He became executive president in 1970 after serving from 1964 as director and executive vice president of the hospital ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 8 Jun 1972, p. 128. Date of Event: 1 Jun 1972     Former Village of Wilmette Trustee Ernest C. Cazel, 85, died June 1 in Evanston Hospital. Mr. Cazel, a 67-year resident of the community, lived at 818 Lyden Ln. Born in Olney, Ill., Mr. Cazel came to Wilmette in 1905, where he became one of the community's best known citzens. He ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 8 Jun 1972, p. 130. Date of Event: 31 May 1972     Catherine A. Friedman, 63, of Wilmette, died May 31 in Evanston Hospital. She lived at 1041 Forest Av. Mrs. Friedman was born in Cleveland and had resided in Wilmette two years. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church. She is survived by four sons, Richard, James, Thomas, and ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 30 Nov 1972, p. 122. Date of Event: 18 Nov 1972     Services were Nov. 20 at the Winnetka Congregational Church for Audrey H. Ellis, 45, of 1040 Dinsmore Rd., Winnetka, with private burial. Mrs. Ellis died Nov. 18 in her home. Survivors include her husband, H. John Ellis Jr.; two daughters, Sally and Susan, both at home; a son, John, at ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 21 Oct 1971, p. 116. Date of Event: 15 Oct 1971     William Stephen Ahern, 69, a former resident of Evanston, died Oct. 15 at the Pavilion Nursing Home in Highwood. He had resided in Chicago. He is survived by his widow, Catherine; a daughter, Mrs. Roberta Potts, 500 Central Av., Wilmette; two sons, Peter W. and William R., both of Chicago; ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 11 Feb 1971, p. 125. Date of Event: 4 Feb 1971     Rebecca Fitch, 69, of 1033 Elmwood Av., died Feb. 4 at Evanston Hospital. Miss Fitch, a retired editor of the Glenview Announcements, helped to establish the newspaper in the 1940s. She is survived by two sisters, retired Lt. Col. Elizabeth Fitch of Wilmette, and Mrs. Lillian Rehbock of ...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 20 Jul 1970, p. 28. Date of Event: 13 Jul 1970     Some text in microfilm scan may be illegible and marked "damaged."...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 30 Jul 1970, p. 108. Date of Event: 20 Jul 1970     Some text in microfilm scan may be illegible and marked "damaged."...

appeared in Wilmette Life, 30 Jul 1970, p. 108. Date of Event: 26 Jul 1970     Some text in microfilm scan may be illegible and marked "damaged."...

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Jun 1975, 44B     Ann Miller Beyer, 81, of 1320 Ashland Av., died June 18 in the Village Nursing Home, Skokie. Mrs. Miller was born in West Virginia. Survivors include a son, Hal F. Beyer Jr., of the Ashland Av. address and two grandchildren.

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Aug 1978, 64A     Full obituary available at Wilmette Public Library