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Delbert
Lechleiter
Delbert
Charles Lechleiter, 94, of Lincoln died at 4:13 a.m. Sunday, Aug.
12, 2001, at Maple Ridge Care Center in Lincoln.
His
funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Holy
Family Catholic Church in Lincoln, with Father Thomas Taylor
officiating.
Burial
will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Lechleiter
farmed in Logan County for many years before retiring at age 83.
He
was born Nov. 20, 1906, at Burton View to Charles and Margaret
Semple Lechleiter. He married Lucille Rohlfs in Lincoln on Feb. 16,
1944. She survives.
Also
surviving are one son, Edward H. Lechleiter of Hartsburg; two
sisters, Pauline Brinkmeyer and Beuhlah Lechleiter, both of Lincoln;
two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He
was preceded in death by two sons, Gilbert Lee and Ronald Delbert
Lechleiter; one daughter, Judith Ann Lechleiter; and one sister.
He
was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln and the
Knights of Columbus.
Memorials
may be made to the Holy Family Catholic Church of Lincoln.
Fred
Johnson
Fred
A. Johnson, 86, of Horse Shoe, N.C., formerly of Middletown and Glen
Ellyn, died at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, at Pardee Memorial
Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C.
His
funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at Kerrigan Funeral Home
in Lincoln, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial
will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Johnson
was employed at International Harvester in Glen Ellyn for 30 years.
He retired in 1974.
He
was born Sept. 4, 1914, in Center Point, Ky., to Samuel and Minnie
Johnson.
Surviving
are his wife of 64 years, Eileen Dorgan Johnson of Horse Shoe, N.C.;
one brother, Porter Johnson of Springfield; and one sister, Lucille
Power of Chicago.
He
was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville, N.C.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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Robert
Dowell
Robert
Clinton Dowell, 79, of Lincoln died at 10:25 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20,
2001, at his home.
His
funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Lincoln Southern
Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dennis Shaw officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln and at the church on Wednesday, one hour
before the service.
Dowell
farmed many years for Leroy Allison farms. He also worked as an
electrician for the Lincoln Developmental Center before retiring
Dec. 31, 1991.
He
was born Dec. 21, 1921, at Oakford to Edgar and Elizabeth Potter
Dowell. He married Lydia McMullen on May 2, 1942, in Bowling Green,
Mo. They had been married 50 years when she died Aug. 27, 1992. He
married Charlene Bradley Creager in Lincoln on April 23, 1994. She
survives.
Also
surviving are four children, Thomas Dowell and wife Sandy of
Delavan, Marjorie Wibben and husband Jim of Atlanta, Betty Spires
and husband Larry of Atwood and Daniel Dowell and wife Ellen of
Delavan; four stepchildren, Roger Creager and wife Connie of
Navarre, Fla., Debbie Creager of Lincoln, Myrna Carroll and husband
Pat of Lincoln and Rhoda Baldock and husband David of Navarre, Fla.;
eight grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren and one step-great-granddaughter.
He
was also preceded in death by one sister, Erma Dowell, and a
stepson, Jim Creager Jr.
He
was a member of Lincoln Southern Baptist Church, where he had served
as a deacon and trustee for many years. He is described as a person
who "really loved the Lord and was very active in his
church." He was also active in the IBEW Union Local 193.
Memorials
may be made to his church or to hospice care.
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