Kenson Fuller

Kenson Banks Fuller, 58, of El Paso, formerly of Bloomington and Lincoln, died at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, July 30, 2000, at BroMenn Hospital in Bloomington.

Private family services will be at a later date. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln is in charge of arrangements. Fuller donated his body to science. There is no visitation.

Fuller had been an engineer at Fuller Seed Co. in Lincoln before his retirement.

He was born Dec. 25, 1941, in Bloomington to Kenneth E. Fuller and Marjorie Banks Fuller. He married Elizabeth Stringer.

Surviving are one daughter, Marilyn Fuller Humphrey of Rochester, Minn.; his father, Kenneth Fuller of Bloomington; his mother, Marjorie Banks Fuller of Bloomington; one brother, John Fuller of Littleton, Colo.; and two sisters, Mary Ruth Myers of Round Hill, Va., and Joann Duncan of Bloomington.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents and an infant brother.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Normal and previously a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln. He sang in the choir at both churches.

He was a graduate of Lincoln Community High School and of the University of Illinois, where he majored in electrical engineering.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are to be made to the United Way or the First United Methodist Church on North School Street in Normal.

 


Michael Hieser

Michael W. Hieser (Major USAF, retired), 61, died at his home in Round Rock, Texas, at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2000.

Memorial services will be at the Hopedale (Ill.) Methodist Church on Aug. 19.

He was born Aug. 21, 1938, to Wilmer and Alice (Naffziger) Hieser of Hopedale. He attended Hopedale schools and graduated from Bradley University in Peoria with a degree in industrial engineering. He joined the United States Air Force, where he served for 23 years, retiring his commission at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., in April of 1982. His service to his country included Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran and several bases in the United States.

He married Fern L. Geist on Nov. 29, 1973, in Hampton, VA.

He is survived by his wife; three sons, Richard Paul (and Teri) Hieser of Elgin, Robert Phillip (and Sandra) Hieser of Indianapolis, and Ronald Patrick (and Cheryl) Hieser of Austin, Texas; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his mother, of Hopedale; a sister, Joan Crabb of Lincoln; and two brothers, John E. (and Sharon) Hieser of Armington and Thomas C. Hieser of Hopedale.

He was preceded in death by his father.

He was a 30-year member of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in American (SPEBSQSA) and had been a member of the Hopedale Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to hospice service Vista Care, 8701 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 104, Austin, TX 78757, or to any Vista Care hospice.

 


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Ruth Rice

Ruth L. Rice, 98, of Lincoln, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, at the Christian Village in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be for two hours prior to the services at the funeral home on Saturday.

Mrs. Rice was a housewife.

She was born Jan. 9, 1902, to John and Amanda (Luster) Stilley in Marion. She married James A. Rice in Harco on May 8, 1920.

Surviving are a niece, Pansy Pirtle Parrish of Lincoln; a nephew, Cleo Holmes of Lincoln; a great-niece, Janis (and Jack) Crane of Lincoln; a great-nephew, Bill (and Susan) Pirtle of Lincoln; and other nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers and sisters. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church and the Eastern Star–Daughters of the Nile.

Memorials may be made to the Christian Nursing Home.

 


Wilfred Cumstay

Wilfred B. Cumstay, 74, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Lincoln, died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2000, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Kerrigan Funeral Home in Lincoln with the Rev. Steven Bird officiating.

Burial with military rites will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.

There will be no visitation.

Cumstay had been employed by the city of Jacksonville in the housing and urban development program.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

He was born Oct. 12, 1925, in Lincoln to Richard and Victoria (Sumski) Cumstay. He married Helen Furray in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1947. She survives.

He was preceded in death by his parents and by one daughter in infancy.

He was a member of the Jacksonville American Legion and Elks Club.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

 

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