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Beverly Mattson

Beverly A. Mattson, 69, of Lincoln died at 6:52 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Her funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Kerrigan Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the rosary and wake service at 5 p.m.

Mrs. Mattson was a housewife.

She was born Oct. 23, 1932, in Mounds to E. Phil and Marjorie Austin Hayden. She married Earl Mattson in Mound City on March 30, 1951.

Surviving Mrs. Mattson are her husband, of Lincoln; four sons, Gary (and wife Linda) Mattson of New Berlin, Michael (and Cindy) Mattson of Lincoln, Jamie Mattson of Holly Hill, Fla., and Rob (and Pam) Mattson of Lincoln; four daughters, Kathy (and husband Alan) Houser of West Lafayette, Ind.; Carolyn (and Bob) Wallace of Lincoln, Lynda Mattson of Lincoln and Lisa Mattson (and husband Scott Wolpert) of Lincoln; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and two brothers, Lee Hayden of Lincoln and Keith Hayden of Springfield.

She was a member of Holy Family Church of Lincoln and a former member of the church choir.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation or to Hospice of Illinois, Springfield.


Dwight Bailey

Dwight Henry Bailey, 95, of Lincoln, formerly of Mount Pulaski and Springfield, died at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at St. Clara’s Manor.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Mount Pulaski Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Bailey worked as a draftsman at Allis-Chalmers in Springfield before his retirement.

He was born Aug. 4, 1906, in Nashua, Iowa, to James and Eva Myers Bailey. He married Amelia Louise Klotz on June 23, 1929, in Mount Pulaski. She died Jan. 20, 1999.

Surviving are one son, James (and wife Vi) Bailey of Lincoln; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one sister, Fern Greenslate of Decatur.

He was a member of the Church of Christ in Springfield and the Astronomy Club of Springfield.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

Click here to send a note of condolence to the Bailey family.

 

 

 

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Charles Bradley

Charles A. Bradley, 70, of San Jose died at 10:27 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at his home.

His funeral service will be at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Hurley Funeral Home in San Jose, with the Rev. Marvin Lohrenz officiating.

Burial will be in Springbay Cemetery, Springbay.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8:15 Wednesday evening at the funeral home.

Bradley was safety manager at Washington Electric Co. before his retirement.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.

He was born June 2, 1931, in Mason City to Chancy W. and Stella B. Dabbs Bradley. He married Patricia A. Peavler on July 9, 1980. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Marty J. (and Jenny) Bradley of Springfield, Mo., and Kim A. (and "Tony") Bradley of Mason City; two stepsons, Bruce Hitch of Tampa, Fla., and Roy Hitch of Bloomington; one daughter, Darla K. Bradley of Atlanta, Ga.; one stepdaughter, Anne (and Jeff) Taylor of Clinton; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Thomas A. Bradley.

He was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of San Jose and the American Legion of Springbay.

Memorials, to help with expenses, may be made to the Bradley Family, c/o San Jose Tri-County Bank, 300 S. Second St., San Jose, IL 62682.

 


Velma Dierker

Velma V. Dierker, 91, of Lincoln died at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.

Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.

Burial, at 2:30 p.m., will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home and one hour before the service at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

She was a seamstress and machine operator at Lincoln Garment Factory for 25 years.

She was born April 26, 1910, at Manito to Charles and Clara Ahrens Vogel. She married Herbert C. Dierker in Manito on Feb. 14, 1932. He died Sept. 18, 1937.

Surviving are one daughter, Alice (and husband Wilbur) Paulus of Lincoln; four grandchildren, Becky (and Leland) Semple of Hartsburg, Randall Paulus of Lincoln, Kent (and Lynn) Paulus of Lincoln and Lori (and Rodney) Christensen of Chicago; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to her church and to St. Clara’s Manor.

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