Mary Duginger

Mary L. Duginger, 87, of Middletown died at 9:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at St. Patrick’s Church in Elkhart, with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating.

Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.

Visitation will be Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. There will be a wake service at 6:30 p.m.

Mrs. Duginger had been a Logan County probation officer.

She was born Jan. 6, 1913, in Lincoln, to Joseph and Bena (Rock) Dehner. She married Lynn Duginger in 1951 in Lincoln.

Surviving are one son, Robert E. (and Katherine) Duginger of Irvine, Calif.; one daughter, Marilyn Duginger of Chicago; and four grandchildren, Robert J. Duginger, Stephen J. Duginger, Emily M. Duginger and John C. Duginger.

She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and five sisters.

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elkhart.

Memorials may be made to New Holland-Middletown School District Music Fund.

 


Robert Neff

Robert C. Neff, 80, of Lincoln died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, at Crestview Healthcare Center in Clinton.

Funeral services will be Friday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Doug Rettig officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg.

Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home in Lincoln.

Before his retirement, Neff was owner and operator of Bob’s Variety Shop in Lincoln for 18 years. He had also been employed 19 years at Stetson China Co. in Lincoln.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving from 1943 to 1946.

He was born Jan. 23, 1920, in Lincoln to Kenneth and Elby (Hoy) Neff. He married Phyllis "Louise" Rushlow on Feb. 27, 1943, in St. Louis. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Sherry (and Bob) Geriets of Lincoln; three granddaughters, Lee (and Kevin) Boward of Middletown, Tracy Geriets (and John Cotner) of Heyworth and Sheila Neff Hansen; two grandsons, John and David Neff; and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Juanita Wilham and Hazel McCall; and one son, Robert C. Neff Jr.

He enjoyed playing bingo and playing cards with his friends.

Memorials may be made to the family.

 

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Phil Hayden

E. Phil Hayden, 90, of Lincoln died Friday morning, Oct. 27, 2000, at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at Holland & Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Dennis Blankenship officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be during the two hours before the service at the funeral home on Tuesday.

Hayden farmed in Pulaski County in southern Illinois, was a carpet layer in California, and was also an investor in Lincoln.

He was born Nov. 6, 1909, at Mounds to Earnleigh and Mildred (Full) Hayden. He married Marjorie Louise Austin on Jan. 8, 1930, at Jonesboro. She died March 24, 1993.

Surviving are his children, Mrs. Beverly Ann (and husband Earl) Mattson of Lincoln, Lee L. Hayden Sr. of Lincoln and Keith K. Hayden of Springfield; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Herbert Hayden of Mounds and Donald Hayden of Gresham, Ore.; and one stepsister, Irene Day.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

 

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