Notes from his obituary, Streator Daily Times-Press Monday, January 24, 1944 STREATOR MAN STRUCK BY CAR, FATALLY HURT William Prendergast Dies From Injuries in Downtown Accident. William Prendergast, 61, a lifelong resident of Eagle township was fatally injured shortly after midnight Saturday, when he was struck by an automobile.... At an inquest conducted at the Howland funeral home, the driver was absolved of any responsibility by a coroner's jury. ... Mr. Prendergast is survived by one brother, Thomas Prendergast, and the following sisters: Mary of Peoria; Mrs. Sadie Burling, Carthage, Ill.; Helen Prendergast, of Eagle, and Eileen Prendergast, of Peoria. He was born June 6, 1882, in Eagle township, and had spent his entire life in this community. He was the son of Richard and Margaret (Kirby) Prendergast, and at the time of his death was employed by the Owens-Illinois Glass company. Funeral Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 9:15 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Howland funeal home, and at 10 o'clock at the Church of Annunciation at Eagle. Burial will be in the Lostlands cemetery. The rosary will be said at the funeral home in 8 o'clock this evening. (William Prendergast was the husband of Mary Solon Prendergast.) Joanie