Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
William H. Healy moved from Yorkville, Illinois to Aurora in 1891. He opened "Healy and Blair", a furniture store that doubled as a mortuary. His brother, Arthur N. Healy, joined him in a new partnership in 1901 and they moved into a new building at 50 W Downer Place.
In 2012, the Aurora Casket Company was acquired by private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. [2] By 2014, the company had about 850 employees and was one of the Cincinnati metropolitan area's largest private companies. In June 2015, it was acquired by Matthews International and renamed Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions. [1]
Near North News; New Metro News; Norwood Review; Brookfield Enterprise / The Times (1932–1985) Residents' Journal; River North News; The Skeleton News; Times (1950s–2005) Uptown Action (1980–1985) Westside Journal; West Town Chicago Journal; West Town Free Press (1997–2002) Voice
Aurora is also home to over 50 Sears Catalog Homes and seven Lustron all-steel homes. The Hollywood Casino Aurora, a dockside gaming facility with 53,000 square feet (4,900 m 2 ) and 1,200 gaming positions, is located along the river in downtown Aurora.
The first school in what would later become East Aurora School District 131 opened in 1836 at East Galena and Broadway. The school was subscription based. In 1839, a new school was built near Broadway and Claim Street. East Aurora became a charter district on April 30, 1847, and was officially recognized by the state in 1851.
East Aurora is a village in Erie County, New York, United States, southeast of Buffalo. It lies in the eastern half of the town of Aurora. The village population was 5,998 per the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. In 2015, East Aurora was rated the third-best town to raise a family in New York State by ...
In England, an ancient custom was the ringing of church bells at three specific times before and after the death of a Christian. Sometimes a passing bell was first rung when the person was still dying, [1] [2] then the death knell upon the death, [3] and finally the lych bell, which was rung at the funeral as the procession approached the church.
Villa Avenue depot in Villa Park, Illinois is the home to the Villa Park Historical Society. Ardmore depot in Villa Park is the home to the Villa Park Chamber of Commerce. Traction Terminal Building in Aurora. Terminal Building 2 E. Wilson St Batavia. The former company headquarters at 400-402 W Liberty St, Wheaton, is now used for offices..