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    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Banks & Banking; Automobile Repair Shops

    • Virgil Horath is pictured pointing the Arlington Heights Historical Society's life member and contributors board. Virgil was born about 1909 in Watson, Illinois. He came to Arlington Heights in 1929 in his 1928 Ford, with twelve dollars in is...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Banks & Banking; Automobile Repair Shops

    • This photo of Virgil Horath was taken in front of the Muller House which is part of the Arlington Heights Historical Society campus. Virgil was born about 1909 in Watson, Illinois. He came to Arlington Heights in 1929 in his 1928 Ford, with...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Banks & Banking; Automobile Repair Shops

    • Virgil Horath on the left is shaking hands with former Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie. Virgil was born about 1909 in Watson, Illinois. He came to Arlington Heights in 1929 in his 1928 Ford, with twelve dollars in is pocket. He found a job at...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Banks & Banking; Automobile Repair Shops

    • This photo shows Virgil Horath at his Shell Service Station. Virgil was born about 1909 in Watson, Illinois. He came to Arlington Heights in 1929 in his 1928 Ford, with twelve dollars in is pocket. He found a job at the Creamery Packaging Co. and...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Berbecker, Marjorie

    • Berbecker, Marjorie

    • Philanthropists

    • This photo of Marjorie Berbecker was taken in the early 1900s. Marjorie Berbecker Allen was born in 1895 in a home at 116 West Euclid Avenue. She was the daughter of Eugene and Lillian. Eugene N. Berbecker, her father, was president of the...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Berbecker, Marjorie

    • Berbecker, Marjorie

    • Philanthropists

    • This photo of Marjorie Berbecker was taken about 1896. Marjorie Berbecker Allen was born in 1895 in a home at 116 West Euclid Avenue. She was the daughter of Eugene and Lillian. Eugene N. Berbecker, her father, was president of the Arlington...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Berbecker, Marjorie

    • Berbecker, Marjorie

    • Philanthropists

    • This photo of Marjorie Berbecker was taken about 1895. Marjorie Berbecker Allen was born in 1895 in a home at 116 West Euclid Avenue. She was the daughter of Eugene and Lillian. Eugene N. Berbecker, her father, was president of the Arlington...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Families

    • Florence Hendrickson, library board member for 18 years-including eight years as president, was honored by Arlington Heights Memorial Library by naming a room in her honor where a portrait commissioned by a group of friends was unveiled March 16,...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Lips, Alex

    • Lips, Alex

    • Families

    • Alex Lips, youngest of the children of John Valentine Lips and Elizabeth Langlitz, was born in 1884 in Wheeling Township. His family moved to Arlington Heights in 1889 and Alex was a resident there for 70 years until his death May 17, 1958. He...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Lips, Alex

    • Lips, Alex

    • Families

    • Alex Lips, youngest of the children of John Valentine Lips and Elizabeth Langlitz, was born in 1884 in Wheeling Township. His family moved to Arlington Heights in 1889 and Alex was a resident there for 70 years until his death May 17, 1958. He...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Vail Avenue, 404 North

    • Vail Avenue, 404 North

    • Dwellings; Vail Avenue (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

    • Across Fremont Avenue from the Arlington Heights Historical Society property this property is now part of a commuter parking lot. For a few years, this structure housed the Countryside Art Center. This item is part of the collection of the...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Real estate business; Philanthropy

    • In this photo Florence Hendrickson is wearing a turban. Wife of Clarence Hendrickson, Florence was born in Gowrie, Iowa, but the year of her birth is not known. As her sister, Ardelle Gentry, explained when Florence died, Florence was adamant...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hendrickson, Clarence

    • Hendrickson, Clarence

    • Real estate business; Philanthropy

    • Clarence Hendrickson was born in Somers, Iowa. He came to Arlington Heights in 1945 and, in 1948, he bought Wilson & Florence Realty and changed the name to Hendrickson Realtors. He was a past president of the Northwest Suburban Board of Realtors,...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Real estate business; Philanthropy

    • John Steinway, chairman of the board, explains the features of a new $25,000 Steinway piano to Florence Hendrickson at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Local residents and businesses joined forces to raise the piano funds. Dedication...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Real estate business; Philanthropy

    • Florence Hendrickson was born near Gowrie, Iowa, and moved to Arlington Heights in 1946. The year of her birth is not known since as her sister, Ardelle Gentry, explained when Florence died, Florence was adamant about keeping her age a secret. She...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Peters, Raoul

    • Peters, Raoul
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    • Raoul H. Peters was born about 1894 in Illinois to Henry G. and Maire H. Peeters who emigrated from Belgium in the 1870s. In 1910, he is listed as living with his parents and sister, Harriet J., in Chicago on Rockwell Street. His father worked as...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places

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