100 years 100 years 100 stories Elizabeth Abraham Forsa 3 Feb 20227 Feb 2022 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…
100 years 100 years 100 stories Malooley’s Grocery Store 3 Feb 20223 Feb 2022 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…
100 years 100 years 100 stories Selma Demanes Nimee 3 Feb 2022 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…
100 years 100 Years 100 Stories Evelyn Kaleel 3 Feb 2022 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.…
100 years 100 Years 100 Stories Kenneth and Sadie Ziady 3 Feb 2022 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…
100 years 100 Years 100 Stories Andy Dudek 3 Feb 20223 Feb 2022 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…
100 years 100 Years 100 Stories Altar Servers Leave Their Mark 3 Feb 2022 Altar Servers Leave Their Mark on St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Spring Valley, Illinois Written by Beverly Malooley Altar Servers at Divine Liturgy, 2006. Pictured: Bishop Mark, Father Nicholas…
100 years 100 Years 100 Stories Philippe Harlay 3 Feb 2022 Philippe Jean Yves Harlay By Jennifer (Nimee) Harlay Top Picture: Father Gregory Buss, Jennifer (Nimee) Harlay, & Philippe Harlay Bottom Picture: Philippe Harlay Philippe Harlay was born in Antony, France,…
100 years 100 years, 100 stories Dr. Henry Jacobs & Janet Malooley 3 Feb 2022 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…
general Where the Orthodox Prayer Book was first translated into English 3 Feb 2022 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…