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Christine
Wilmert
Christine
Wilmert, 91, of Lincoln died at 10:26 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001,
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
A
graveside service officiated by the Rev. Frank Pieper will be at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
There
is no visitation.
Arrangements
are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Mrs.
Wilmert worked at Mount Pulaski Products and retired from State of
Illinois Property Control.
She
was born Feb. 20, 1910, in Lincoln to John and Mary Ellen Armstrong
Awe. She married Allen F. Wilmert on March 17, 1932, in Decatur. He
died June 7, 1989.
She
was also preceded in death by one brother, Robert Louis Awe.
She
was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to her church or to Unity School of Christianity, 1901
NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, Mo.
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James
DiToro
James
Nicholas DiToro, 57, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Moline, died
Saturday, Aug. 18, at James A. Haley Veterans Administration
Hospital in Tampa.
His
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at First
Presbyterian Church in LeClaire, Iowa.
Burial
will be in Rock Island National Cemetery.
Visitation
is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at DeRoo Funeral Home in Moline.
DiToro
was a pastor of several Presbyterian and Christian churches. He had
a bachelor’s degree in sacred literature and was in the process of
completing a master of divinity degree at Lincoln Christian
Seminary.
He
served as a lance corporal in the U.S. Marines in Vietnam.
He
was born Aug. 15, 1944, in Covington, Ky., to Nicholas and Mary
Zechella DiToro.
Survivors
include two daughters, Christa A. DiToro of Rock Island and Sarah E.
Naugle of Lincoln; two sons, Anthony T. DiToro of Moline and Eric M.
DiToro of Tampa, Fla.; four grandchildren; his mother, Mary DiToro
of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, Gloria Betsch of Cincinnati, Ohio,
and Dolly Rosfelder of Chester Springs, Pa.; and two brothers, his
identical twin, Anthony DiToro of Carmel Lake, N.Y., and Nicholas
DiToro of Valparaiso, Ind.
He
was a loving father, grandfather, uncle, father-in-law and a special
friend of Kristi Bailey of LeClaire, Iowa.
Memorials
may be made to the family.
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Ruth
Peters
Ruth
Marie Peters, 79, of rural Mason City died at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 21, 2001, at Manor Care Nursing Home in Normal.
Her
funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Hurley
Funeral Home in Mason City, with the Rev. Randall Paine officiating.
Burial
will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Visitation
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Miss
Peters was a high school teacher in Sullivan, Champaign and Chicago.
She retired in 1986.
She
was born Nov. 9, 1921, in Lincoln to Andrew and Mary Jane Gallagher
Peters.
Surviving
are two brothers, Warren Peters of Lincoln and Thomas Peters of
Omaha, Neb., and one sister, Edith Ellen Warn of San Diego, Calif.
She
was a member of Eastern Star of Progress Park, American Home
Economics, American Association of University Women, and Logan and
Mason County Retired Teachers Association.
She
earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of
Illinois.
Memorial
contributions may be addressed to
M. Jane Strien, Illinois Dietetic Association Award, 1106 N.
Underhill, Peoria, IL 61606.
Doris
Lowe
Doris
A. Lowe, 66, of Mason City died at 8:28 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001,
at Doctor’s Hospital in Springfield.
Her
funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at Hurley Funeral
Home in Mason City, with the Rev. William Boyce officiating.
Burial
will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Lowe retired from the Illinois Department of Public Aid after 23
years of service.
She
was born July 29, 1935, in Mason City to Alonzo (Lonnie) K. and Ola
May Henderson Furrer. She married Duane C. Lowe on Aug. 1, 1954 at
the First Christian Church in Mason City. He survives.
Also
surviving are four sons, Billy E. Lowe of Forest City, Robert D.
Lowe of Springfield, Bruce A. (and Janis) Lowe of Mason City and
Bradley R. (and Melissa) Lowe of Murrayville; six grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; one brother, Cecil (and Mary) Furrer of
Springfield; and one sister, Lois Douglas of Lawndale.
She
was a member of First Christian Church, Rebekah Lodge and the
American Legion Auxiliary, all in Mason City. She was also a Cub
Scout den mother for 17 years.
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Christian College.
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