Vincent Peifer

Vincent E. Peifer, 86, of Lincoln died at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2000, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at Holy Family Church in Lincoln with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 28, at Kerrigan Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the rosary and wake service at 4:30 p.m.

Peifer had farmed in the East Lincoln area all his life.

He was born Feb. 16, 1914, a son of Frank and Margaret (Gabbett) Peifer. He married Jean Warrens Sept. 25, 1948, in Sheboygan, Wis. She preceded him in death Nov. 1, 1995.

Surviving are two daughters, Mary Peifer of Peoria and Ann Mosier of Colfax; four sons, Thomas Peifer of Lincoln, James Peifer of Lawndale, Robert Peifer of Chesterfield, Mo., and Timothy Peifer of Springfield; 10 grandchildren; and two sisters, Katherine Peifer and Dorothy Morrow, both of Lincoln.

He was a member of Holy Family Church and a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus, both in Lincoln.

He was an avid woodworker, gardener and beekeeper and had been state deputy bee inspector from 1932 to 1936.

He was a 1932 graduate of Lincoln High School.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

 


Jean Tierney

Jean Ellen Tierney, 48, of Lincoln, died at 6:05 p.m. Monday, April 24, 2000, at St. John’s Hospice, Springfield. She had been in ill health.

Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 27, at Kerrigan Funeral Home in Lincoln with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The rosary and wake service will be at 4 p.m.

Mrs. Tierney was a homemaker. She had been a secretary for Dr. Dan Freesmeier and later at Holy Family Rectory, both in Lincoln.

She was born Oct. 4, 1951, in Lincoln, a daughter of Merritt and Mildred (Zurkammer) Stoll. She married John Tierney Feb. 14, 1984, in Lincoln. He survives.

Also surviving are three sons, Eric D. Graue and Chad Graue, both of St. Louis, Mo., and Justin Merritt Tierney at home; two stepdaughters, Christine Tierney of Columbus, Ohio, and Cathleen Tierney of Bloomington; and two sisters, Marilyn Long of Springfield and Judy Lumpp of Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two nephews.

She was a member of Carroll School Club.

She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969 and attended Illinois State University in Normal.

Memorials may be made to St. John’s Hospice in Springfield or Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln.

 

 

Veta Miller

Veta H. Miller, 84, of Lincoln, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 27, 2000, at St. John’s Hospice North in Springfield.

Funeral services will be Monday, May 1, at 10 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln with the Rev. Herbert W. Coates officiating.

Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery, Macedonia, with graveside services at 3 p.m.

Visitation will be Sunday, April 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mrs. Miller was retired from Lincoln Developmental Center.

She was born March 17, 1916, in Hamilton County, a daughter of Clarence and Anna (Wageneck) Hall. She married William Melvin Miller Dec. 1, 1940, at Perryville, Mo.

Surviving are her husband, of Lincoln; one son, Loyd Johnson of Lincoln; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and one brother. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of Lincoln Hill Free Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Research.

 


Harold Tammeus

Harold L. Tammeus, 74, of rural Armington died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Armington Christian Church. Clayne Beck and Norvin Condy will officiate.

Burial will be in Oakview Cemetery, rural Armington.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta. Masonic rites will be accorded at 8 p.m. by Comet Lodge #641 A.F.&A.M., Minier.

Tammeus farmed in the Armington area. He was also an operating engineer working out of Local #649, Peoria, until his retirement in 1992.

He was born Sept. 16, 1925, at Delavan, a son of Wilkie and Harriet (Goller) Tammeus. He married Ollie Israel July 20, 1947, at Armington. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Nancy (and Bruce) Lindenfelser of Armington; two sons, Dale (and Connie) Tammeus and Robert (and Tami) Tammeus, both of Armington; five grandchildren, Clint (and Brandy) Hutchcraft, Katie Tammeus, Amanda Tammeus, Leann Tammeus and Taylor Tammeus; two brothers, Howard Tammeus of Nokomis, Fla., and Clifford Tammeus of Peoria; two sisters, Marilyn Curtis of Houston, Texas, and Louise Carroll of Mackinaw; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter, Niki Hutchcraft.

Tammeus was a 1943 graduate of San Jose High School.

He was a member of the San Jose United Methodist Church, former member of the Delavan National Guard, Armington Board of Education, Minier Masonic Lodge, Bloomington Consistory and Peoria Mohammed Shrine.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Armington Christian Church or the Armington Rescue Squad.

 

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