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Charles
Ross
Charles
A. Ross, 92, of Lincoln died at 6:20 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2001, at
Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Kerrigan Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Ross
was a crane operator in Gary, Ind., for many years. He retired in
1969.
He
was born Oct. 24, 1908, in Lincoln to Joseph and Deliah (Derrick)
Ross. He married Sarah Huskey in Lincoln in 1934. She died in 1991.
Surviving
family members are one son, James Ross of Chicago; 12 grandchildren;
and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He
was also preceded in death by two sons, one grandson, one
great-grandson, three brothers and six sisters.
He
was an avid fisherman and gardener.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
Bertha
Dahmm
Bertha
Dahmm, 91, of Lincoln died at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 6, at Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Lincoln.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs.
Dahmm was a homemaker for her family.
She
was born Aug. 29, 1909, in East Lincoln Township, Lincoln, to
William C. and Emma (VonDrehle) Otte. She married Paul F. Dahmm on
Aug. 1, 1937, in Lincoln. He died June 4, 1984.
Surviving
Mrs. Dahmm are one son, Edwin Dahmm of Beason; two grandsons, Andrew
Dahmm and Benjamin Dahmm, both of Beason; and two sisters, Miriam
(Adam F.) Bock of Lincoln and Esther Otte of Palos Park.
She
was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry and Armin Otte, and two
sisters, Emma Bock and Tryphena Aper.
She
was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln, where she was
organist and a choir member for many years. She was also church
historian and a member of the Ladies Aid and the 60 Plus Club at
Immanuel.
She
was a charter member of Logan County Homemakers Extension and past
president of ALMH Auxiliary.
Memorials
may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church or Zion Lutheran Church
Radio Ministry.
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Theckla
Stoll
Theckla
Stoll, 87, of Chestnut died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2001, at
Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 9, at Zion Lutheran
Church of Chestnut, with the Rev. Donald Kirchner officiating.
Burial
will be in Laenna Cemetery, rural Chestnut.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
Miss
Stoll was a cashier at the Bank of Chestnut before her retirement.
She
was born Nov. 2, 1913, in Chestnut to Charles E. and Caroline
"Lena" (Wefel) Stoll.
Surviving
Miss Stoll are two nephews, Clarence (Marilyn) Stoll of Chestnut and
Charles (Alice) Stoll of Pleasanton, Calif.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.
She
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Chestnut.
Memorials
may be made to her church.
Click
here to send a note of condolence to the Stoll family.
Preston
Schroyer
The
Schroyer family lost its eldest member on Tuesday, April 3, 2001,
when Preston Schroyer died in Lake Zurich.
Visitation
will be at Shafer Funeral Home in Taylorville from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Friday, April 6, and at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln from
10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7. A funeral mass is scheduled for 11
a.m. at the church, with burial immediately afterward at Holy Cross
Cemetery, Lincoln.
Born
June 27, 1913, to Fred and Mabel (Decker) Schroyer, Press grew up in
and around Taylorville. His first job, at age 15 with the Boedendeck
Tool Company, lasted for over 10 years. He later worked for the
Peabody Coal Mine.
He
married Modesta Hicks in 1937 and eventually settled in Springfield,
where he worked first at Allis Chalmers and then as service manager
for L & L Heating and Cooling. In the early ’60s, he opened
his own business in Lincoln, and for over 20 years Schroyer Heating
& Cooling earned a reputation for honest dealings and quality
service.
After
the death of his wife of 43 years, Dessie, Press married Violet (Reindl)
Pickel in 1985 and returned to Taylorville. Because of serious
illness he ultimately settled near two of his children, in northern
Illinois.
Preston
will be dearly missed by his second wife, Violet, of Taylorville,
and his five children, including Don (Marilyn) of Sherman, Joan (Ed)
Hladik of Cary, Bob (Pat) of Johnsburg, Tom (Carol) of Panama City,
Fla., and Jan (Scott) Matkin of Gig Harbor, Wash. His stepchildren
include David (Mary) Pickel of Mount Zion, Phillip (Doris) Pickel of
Mount Zion, Paul (Leann) Pickel of Owaneco, Sharon Pickel of Austin,
Texas, and Sandy Hughes of Dallas, Ga. He is also survived by four
brothers, Harold (Barb) Schroyer of Rolla, Mo., Lester Eugene (Mavane)
Schroyer of Arlington, Texas, Herb (Eula) Schroyer of Taylorville
and Bill (Virginia) Schroyer of Taylorville; sister-in-law Rose
Schroyer of Taylorville; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;
over 200 nieces and nephews; seven stepgrandchildren; six
step-great-grandchildren; and many friends around central Illinois.
Preceding
him to heaven were his wife Dessie, infant son John Richard,
daughter-in-law Mary, parents Mabel and Fred, sister Gladys and
three brothers, Herschel, Leo and Ross.
Preston
loved fishing, bowling, card playing and salvaging discarded
treasures. Even after Alzheimer’s robbed him of his ability to
recognize family and friends, he could always be counted on for a
ready smile, a quick wink and a witty retort.
In
lieu of flowers, family asks that a donation be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association, (800) 272-3900, or to the Hospice of
Northeastern Illinois, (800) 425-4444.
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