Doris Karrick

Doris Karrick, 80, of Atlanta, died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2001, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta. The Rev. David Venter will officiate.

Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Before retiring in 1981, Mrs. Karrick was employed at General Electric in Bloomington for 23 years.

She was born Jan. 9, 1921, at Atlanta, the daughter of Ross and Effie (Sea) Ludlam. She married Russell Karrick on Sept. 19, 1964, in Lincoln. He died Aug. 20, 1991.

Surviving are one son, S. Lee (Rose) Wikoff of Indianola, Iowa; one daughter, Nancy Fishburn of Atlanta; one grandson, Richard Wikoff; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Edna Fuller of Atlanta.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, one sister and one grandson.

She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of V.F.W. Post 1756, a past president of VFW District 10, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary 263, the Atlanta United Methodist Church, the Atlanta Woman’s Club, the Logan County 40 et 8 and the General Electric Quarter Century Club.

Memorials may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad or the VFW Cancer Research Fund.


Robert Miller

Robert E. Miller, 61, of Lincoln, formerly of Atlanta, died at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2001, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln. The Rev. Paul Gilmore will officiate.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta. There will be at Elk’s Lodge 914 service at 7:45 p.m. at the funeral home.

Miller was the State Farm insurance agent in Atlanta for 28 years.

He was born Sept. 25, 1939, at Weldon, to Donald E. and Vera E. (Enochson) Miller. He married Karen Marcotte on Sept. 11, 1982, at Osage Beach, Mo. She survives.

Also surviving are his mother, Vera Miller of Lincoln; three daughters, Julie (Gary) Frantz of Atlanta, Christen (Gary) Henderson of Atlanta, Elizabeth (Mark) Howard of Atlanta; one son, David Miller of Bloomington; two stepdaughters, Pam Green of Rochester and Cindy Marcotte of Lincoln; one stepson, Randy (Denise) Marcotte of Auburn, Penn.; 11 grandchildren; and one sister, Delores (Merlin) Billington of Atlanta.

He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Donald.

He was a member of the Lincoln Elk’s Lodge 914 and of the First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln. He served on the Olympia School Board of Education for several years.

Memorials may be made to the VNA, c/o Hospice, Springfield Office, 720 N. Bond, Springfield, IL 62702, to the American Cancer Society or to a charity of the donor’s choice.


Robert Gulso

Robert E. Gulso, 78, of Mount Pulaski died at 9:35 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2001, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the Mount Pulaski Christian Church, with Boyce Moulton and John Robertson officiating.

Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Riverton. Military rites will be accorded by the Mount Pulaski American Legion.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

Gulso was a retired farmer.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a minesweeper on the USS YMS50 in the Pacific and was injured when the ship sank.

He was born Jan. 25, 1923, in Lanesville Township, rural Illiopolis, to Neal and Macie (Drabing) Gulso. He married Geneva Casstevens on Aug. 26, 1945, in Mount Pulaski. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Steven (Rosalie) Gulso of Macon, Mo., and Alan (Sandra) Gulso of Lincoln; one daughter, Donna Jean (Rick) Wachter of Naperville; and six grandchildren.

His parents, one brother and one sister preceded him in death.

He was a member of Mount Pulaski Christian Church and American Legion Post 447. He was past president of the Illinois Shorthorn Association and served on the Board of Education for Mount Pulaski High School.

Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski Christian Church or American Legion Post 447.

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Ronald Holloway

Ronald N. Holloway, 92, of Lincoln died at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

The Rev. Paul Gilmore will officiate at graveside services Tuesday, April 24, at 1:30 p.m. at Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral home is handling arrangements. There will be no visitation.

Holloway retired from Central Illinois Electric and Gas after working as area manager for 39 years.

He was born to Frank R. and Lucile (Nichols) Holloway on Nov. 16, 1908, in Lincoln. He married Leona C. Loercher on May 9,1936, in Lincoln.

Holloway is survived by one son, Gene Holloway of Sedona, Ariz.; one grandson, Kevin Holloway of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; and one granddaughter, Kristin Ann Holloway Wills of Leesburg, Va.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one granddaughter and one sister.

Holloway made many contributions to community and had numerous accomplishments. He was the October 1961 Courier Citizen of the Month, the 1956 Man of the Year in Bement, past president of the Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce, member of the Bement Masonic Lodge 365, chairman of the Logan County Chapter of the March of Dimes for 12 years, and on the board of trustees of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital from 1964 to 1972.

He was a graduate of Lincoln Community High School, attended Lincoln College, University of Wisconsin and University of Illinois. Also, he taught at Glenwild School near Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln.

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Gilbert Turner Jr.

Gilbert Turner Jr., 74, of rural Atlanta died at 8:09 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2001, at the Hopedale Medical Complex in Hopedale.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the Armington Christian Church, with Vernon L. Oakley and John Horner officiating.

Burial is to be in Mountjoy Cemetery, rural Atlanta, with military rites conducted by the Armington American Legion, Taylor-Eckhardt Post 913.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta is in charge of the arrangements.

Turner was engaged in farming and also worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation several years before retiring in 1980.

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

He was born April 15, 1927, in rural Atlanta to Gilbert and Laura (Petty) Turner. He married Orvetta M. Horner on Dec. 15, 1951, at rural Atlanta. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Gilbert (Jan) Turner III of Atlanta and John (Kim) Turner of Atlanta; one daughter, Peggy (John) Haning of Minier; eight grandchildren; two brothers, William H. Turner of Atlanta and Raymond Turner of Lincoln; and two sisters, Maxine Snyder of Raymond and Eleanor Schmidt of Atlanta.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Gene Turner; one sister, Della Mae Naffziger; and Leo "Buck" Carpenter, who was also raised by the Turner family.

He was a member of the Armington American Legion Taylor-Eckhardt Post 913 and the Eminence Christian Church, rural Atlanta. He served on the Armington School Board several years and was an Eminence Township trustee.

Memorials contributions may be made to the Armington Christian Church, Armington Rescue Squad or the Hopedale Medical Complex.


Earl Stolz

Earl W. Stolz, 85, of Creve Coeur died at 11:01 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2001, at the Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria.

Services were at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Creve Coeur Chapel, with the Rev. John E. Plunkett officiating.

Burial was in Roberts Cemetery in Morton, with military rites accorded by his American Legion Post.

Visitation was Monday evening at the funeral home.

Stolz retired in 1977 from Caterpillar after 32 years of service as an inspection analyst in Building LL in East Peoria. He was a member of the Caterpillar Retirees Club.

He was a World War II navy veteran, serving in the Pacific Theater.

Stolz was a twin, born on Feb. 29, 1916, in Elkhart to Henry and Grace (Simons) Stolz. He married Margaret A. Kurtok on April 15, 1938, in St. Charles, Mo. She survives.

He is also survived by one son, Earl "Skip" (Eunice) Stolz of Marquette Heights; three grandchildren, Cheryl M. (Michael) Filzen and Jeffery A. Stolz of Pekin, and Capt. Earl W. Stolz II of Edwards AFB, Calif.; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Pauline Guseman of Eureka and Hilma Bentley of Jacksonville.

He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Ernest M. Stolz; two sisters, Opal McGeath and Wilma Coffey; and one half brother, LeRoy Bowker.

Stolz was a life member and past commander of the Creve Coeur American Legion Post 1234 and a member of 40 et 8 Voiture No. 1170. Active in the community, he was president of the Creve Coeur Sanitary District Board at the time of his death. He was a past president of the Creve Coeur Community Center Board.

Memorial contributions may be made to Creve Coeur American Legion Post 1234, 216 Marquette Ave., Creve Coeur, IL 61610.

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