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The Age of Concrete had been dawning bright and had been since cement constructions just before the turn-of-the-last century, 1900. Even many small towns could boast a cement block factory. The first two-to-three decades of the twentieth century were reported in newspapers such as: 1911—Dan Galpin was working on the county’s cement bridges. 1921—Lanark City Council voted to pave Broad St.

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Obituaries

Mildred E. Shellhause

Mildred E. Shellhause, age 86 of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Morrison Community Hospital, Morrison, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Mount Carroll Church of God, Mount Carroll. Burial will take place in the Oakhill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Memorials may be given to Mercy Hospice or the American Cancer Society in Mildred’s memory.

Charlene Todd

Charlene Todd, age 75 of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mount Carroll. A funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday March 25, 2010, at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. A visitation will be held from 4 – 7:00 p.m., prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded following the funeral service. Burial will take place in the Townsend Cemetery, Stockton, Illinois, at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family in Charlene’s memory.