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Charles J. Sablotny, 87, of Lincoln died at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. Private graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at Union Cemetery in Lincoln, with Tony Shuff officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Sablotny retired after 27 years as an electrical contractor in Lincoln. He was born Nov. 1, 1912, in Lincoln, a son of Fred and Caroline (Brenne) Sablotny. He married Lois Biggs Jan. 27, 1934, in Pekin. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Carolyn Gerling of Bloomington and Judith (and Larry) Braughton of Memphis, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Walter; and a son-in-law, Gerald Gerling. Following retirement, Sablotny and his wife worked as lay missionaries in Lebanon, Belgium, Germany, France, Sri Lanka, Alaska, Ahiti and for two terms in Assiout, Egypt. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Illinois.
Harry V. Hahn, 65, of Mount Pulaski died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with John Robertson officiating. Burial will be at Mount Pulaski Cemetery, with military rites at the graveside. Visitation will be Monday, Feb. 14, 2000. from 5 to 7 p.m.at the funeral home. Hahn was retired from Caterpillar at Decatur. He was also a well-known Abraham Lincoln impersonator He was born April 14, 1934, at Mount Pulaski, a son of Boyd and Clara Deavers Hahn. He married Donna Olmstead Jan. 28, 1955, at Mount Pulaski. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Annette (and Duane) Blaum of Mount Pulaski and Teresa Hahn, all of Mount Pulaski; one son, Steve Hahn of Mount Pulaski; two brothers, Herschel (and Mary) Hahn of Mount Pulaski and Boyd (and Flossie) Hahn Jr. of Fort Mohave, Ariz.; three sisters, Doris (and Robert) Faith of Lincoln, Lois (and Gene) Byrne of Chestnut and Leota (and Buss) Lamar of Mount Pulaski; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by both parents; one daughter, Rebecca Hahn Hummel; and one sister, Helena Teichmann. He was a nationally known Abraham Lincoln look-alike, winning several competitions including the look-alike contest at the 1981 Lincolnfest in Springfield and the 1982 Hodgenville, Ky., contest. Hahn has a photo of himself as "Abe" in "Heroes, Honchos, and Humdingers," by Toby McDaniel. The book is a 30-year accumulation of pictures and memorabilia of Toby McDaniel’s newspaper column. He also appears in a book titled, "Moments In Time" by the Associated Press. Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski Township Historical Society Museum, American Heart Association or American Cancer Society.
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Harold M. Fink, 86, of Lincoln died at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, at Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Emden, with the Rev. Darby Lawrence officating. Burial will be at Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Holland & Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln and one hour before the service at the church in Emden on Friday. Fink had farmed for 50 years in the Emden area. He was born April 22, 1913, at Hartsburg, a son of Harm E. and Anna (Rademaker) Fink. He married Mary Lou Mills Aug. 10, 1960, at Emden. She survives, in Lincoln. Also surviving are two daughters and one stepdaughter, Vicki (and Jerry) Crane of Delavan, Valerie (and Tom) Alberts of Emden and Marsha (and Bill) Langellier of Lincoln; seven grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, Melvin D. Fink, and one grandson, Timothy R. Crane. Fink was baptized July 11, 1913, and confirmed April 1, 1928. He attended the Hartsburg-Emden schools. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Emden, where he was a former trustee and secretary and a member of the Brotherhood. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge #914 and the Logan County Farm Bureau and was a former town clerk of Orville Township, Memorials may be made to Camp Greishiem or to the Christian Village.
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