I was born in Spring Valley on E. Iowa St. (where I live now). My sisters Mary and Sadie with brother Henry were also born on Iowa Street. My brother Louis was born in Peoria. My older sister Sophie was born in Lebanon. At about the age of 4 or 5, my sisters and I, […]
100 years 100 stories Malooley’s Grocery Store
Malooley’s Fruits & Vegetables—Malooley’s Grocery Alex Malooley, Proprietor 209 East St. Paul Street, Spring Valley Pictured here circa 1944 Ron Malooley, (age 8) son of Mike (Norman) & Amelia Assaley Malooley, Spring Valley, IL Nora Malooley, (age 9) daughter of Norman & Julia Malooley, Grand Rapids, Michigan
100 years 100 stories Selma Demanes Nimee
Selma Demanes Nimee immigrated from Rachaya, Lebanon, in the early 1900s with her siblings and her mother at the age of 14, finally settling in Spring Valley, Illinois, and being among the founding families of St. George Orthodox Church. When WW2 broke out, as did so many families in Spring Valley, the Nimee family sent […]
100 Years 100 Stories Evelyn Kaleel
Evelyn Kaleel Written by Greg Kaleel, Tami (Kaleel) Fay, Deena (Kaleel) Graves, Sonya Kaleel Evelyn (Farral) Kaleel, also known as Adebe, was born on February 19, 1905, in Clinton, Iowa. She married Nemer Kaleel on September 24, 1922, and soon after called Spring Valley, Illinois, her home. For over 75 years, Evelyn was a proud member […]
100 Years 100 Stories Kenneth and Sadie Ziady
Brooklyn, NY, meets Spring Valley, IL Published by Nicole Christine Medawar-Wiltse on Facebook 7.31.2018 Kenneth and Sadie Written by Anysia Medawar From the beginning, my mother and father, Kenneth Ziady & Sadie Abraham, were, what you might call, “star-crossed lovers.” Dad was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in March 1908; and Mom was born in Spring Valley, IL, […]
100 Years 100 Stories Andy Dudek
Andy Dudek November 18, 2007 is one of the most important dates in my life: it is the date of my Chrismation. Two years prior, I made a phone call to St. George Orthodox Church and spoke with Father Gregory regarding my interest in Orthodoxy as my father was raised Greek Orthodox. Father Gregory extended an […]
100 Years 100 Stories Altar Servers Leave Their Mark
Altar Servers Leave Their Mark on St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Spring Valley, Illinois Written by Beverly Malooley Some years ago, it was brought to my attention that there was a tradition for altar boys to carve their names into a door in a room just off the Holy Sanctuary during Easter Services. Well, […]
100 Years 100 Stories Philippe Harlay
Philippe Jean Yves Harlay By Jennifer (Nimee) Harlay Philippe Harlay was born in Antony, France, a suburb of Paris, to Jean and Micheline Harlay, on February 22, 1961. He was raised in a neighboring suburb called Bourg-la-Reine. He began his career as site manager in construction, but his career really evolved when he took […]
100 years, 100 stories Dr. Henry Jacobs & Janet Malooley
I had the pleasure of caring for Janet many summers ago. I brought her to appointments, lunches etc. One story she told me stays in my mind and truly exemplifies “There by the Grace of God I go.” Janet told me she and Dr. Henry Jacobs would walk along the river and make house calls […]
Where the Orthodox Prayer Book was first translated into English
Where the Orthodox Prayer Book was first translated into English St. George Church of Spring Valley is a member parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, in communion with the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America. We are CHRISTIAN, acknowledging Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God and Savior of all mankind, and we […]