Arturo Lara

Arthur William Kingery was born on January 5, 1932 in Montrose, Effingham County, Illinois United States, and died at age 79 years old on September 25, 2011 in Momence, Kankakee County. Arthur Kingery was buried on October 1, 2011 at Mound Grove Cemetery in Kankakee.

Arturo Lara was born on May 8, 1998 in Springfield, Illinois to Nestor and Amy Hecke Lara. He spent most of his life growing up in the Springfield, Illinois area. In June, 2000 one of his two younger siblings was born in Springfield. In March, 2002, his other younger sibling, Angel, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He, his mother, and his brothers all moved out to Manteo, North Carolina on December 31, 2009. In April, 2010, they moved into their current home on Dogwood Circle, Manteo.

Donald Hecke was born on October 27, 1931 to Arthur Heinrich and Maxine Scott Hecke. He was the first of two children. He attended East Prarie School in Skokie, Illinois. In 1950, Don Hecke enlisted in the United States Army. On November 20, 1952, Don Hecke was honorably discharged at the rank of Private First Class. He attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. He was the chief editor of the school's newspaper, and later achieved the title Director of Communications. He graduated in June, 1958. In June, 1976, Don Hekce bought the Teutopolis Press from the Siemer family. At the time of the purchase, J.H. Griffin was managing the newspaper and Luella Griffin was serving as editor. In 1979, the Teutopolis Press moved from the old Worman Printery building to its present location at 107 East Main Street. Don Hecke founded The commercial Printing Company on December 7, 1979. In 1979, Don married Angela Carraher in Springfield, Illinois. On December 22, 1982, Mr. Hecke and his wife Angela opened The Springfield Shopper in Springfield, Illinois. In September, 2001, The Hecke's moved from Cherry Rd., Springfield, Illinois to Manteo, North Carolina. There, Mr. Hecke joined with the Manteo Masonic Lodge and only stayed for about a year (2005-2006). He and his wife built an addition to their house including a music studio, a guest bedroom, and a new garage. He was a member of the Outerbanks Blade Club with his wife. In early 2012, Don moved back to Illinois. On November 26, 2012, Don Hecke died in New Athens, Illinois. He was 81 years old. He was cremated on November 28, 2012.