Richard Orescovich Rosemary Rose Jeanette Wegrzyn Victoria McQuay Pamela Craig Michael Hayden Wayne Bryant Kenneth Sloan Alvin Wigfall Carl Jackson Richard McIntosh Donna Hocking Jack Kellems James Baggette Richard Mitchell Randall Peach Steve Suddeth David Allison MaryDonna Scaturro Cynthia DuBoise Timothy Browning Tillie McGarahan Christine Glover James Shambro Vernell Jackson Zane Miller Joseph Ochoa June Duncan James Bennett Jr. Jack Severs Alice Jackson Larry Fuller Lenora Orescovich Brooks Hairston Emitt Pratt Helen 'Tiny' Hayden Clyde Martin Edward Whaley Rainey Crawford Jr. Betty Ballentine Kenneth Ritz (Died on 2/19/2020) Jeanette Ritz Mary Metzger Rose M. Cooper Carol McCoy Click on a name above to read their obituary If you know about the recent death of a former Venice resident who is not listed here, Please send us an email at: venicememories@yahoo.com

We're half way there PLACE YOUR CURSOR over the photo for ID numbers, CLICK for larger version         WE ARE REASONABLY CONFIDENT this photo was not taken at Venice-Madison Post 307 based on the walls and furniture and this could explain why we only have half of the names of the 18 people pictured. From left, 1. ???, 2. Fred Richardson, 3. ???, 4. Fred Honercamp, 5. Mabel Richardson, 6. ???, 7. ???, 8. ???, 9. Jack Tolliver, 10. Mike Leatherman, 11. Jackie Leatherman, 12. Evelyn Tolliver, 13. Eva Maurer, 14. Jay Maurer, 15. ???, 16. ???, 17. ???, 18. ???. Please send the missing names and/or any corrections to venicememories@yahoo.com . For a larger version, click on photo above

Here are some links to websites about history: Merchants Bridge replacement video Kerr Island kids riding bikes on film-40s/50s Venice City Directory 1962 Madison County Historical Society Illinois Archives Madison County History-SIUE Archive.org IllinoisGenWeb GC Press-Record 1960s Decade 1970s Decade Madison County maps Ch 9 -McKinley Bridge Ch 9 update on bridge WW II Memorial Chain of Rocks Park & Forest Park Highlands

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