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James
LaMothe
James
E. LaMothe, 69, of Lincoln died at 1:47 a.m. Sunday, May 6, 2001, at
his residence.
Arrangements
are pending at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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Roger
Thompson
Roger
Winston Thompson, 68, of Lincoln died at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield on Saturday, May 5, 2001, one day short of his 69th
birthday.
Cremation
rites were accorded and a memorial service will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.
Immediately
following the memorial service at the funeral home, there will be a
private interment service at the Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, for the
family members.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Thompson
was born in Evanston on May 6, 1932, the son of Donald and Helen
Thompson.
After
graduation from Maine Township High School in Park Ridge, Roger
followed in his father’s footsteps by attending the University of
Wyoming. He returned to Illinois for his senior year, earning an
undergraduate degree in philosophy from Northwestern University in
1954.
He
then entered active duty in the U.S. Navy and in 1955 earned his
naval aviator’s wings. He went on to serve aboard the aircraft
carrier USS Princeton as a member of Anti-Submarine Squadron 39. He
completed his tour of duty as a flight instructor at NAS Pensacola,
Fla.
Thereafter,
he entered law school at the University of Illinois, Urbana. In 1961
he earned his law degree and license to practice. He and his family
moved to Lincoln, and he began his professional career that same
year.
Among
the many achievements he attained in his distinguished 40-year legal
career are Lincoln city attorney, 1963-66; Logan County public
defender, 1966-72; state’s attorney of Logan County, 1972-80; city
attorney of Atlanta, 1984-87; and public defender of Logan County,
1987-89. He was also appointed attorney for the Lincoln Public
Library District.
He
organized and directed the first Logan County Legal Aid Society in
1970, lectured for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal
Education, and organized and lectured numerous Lincoln College
training courses for police officers. At the college he also guest
lectured a course in criminology.
He
was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Logan
County Bar Association, serving as president of the local group in
1979. He also held membership positions in the Illinois Public
Defenders Association, National Legal Aid and Defender Association,
Criminal Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar, and National
District Attorney’s Association, and held executive and board
positions with the Illinois State’s Attorney’s Association.
Roger
is survived by his loving wife, Dora; son Scott, of San Francisco;
daughter Bonnie Warren of Sand Point, Idaho; brother Alan of Eden
Prairie, Minn.; aunt Elsie Olson of Bountiful, Utah; and two nieces.
On
behalf of his family, friends and associates, he will be missed.
In
lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the
American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association,
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation or the American Stroke Council.
Walter Kline
Walter
J. Kline, 88, of Lincoln died at 9:10 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2001, at
Aspen Ridge Care Centre in Decatur.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 7, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Lincoln.
Kline
farmed in Chester Township before his retirement.
He
was born June 3, 1912, in New Holland to Joseph and Ida (Buchholz)
Kline. He married Dorothy M. Follis in Lincoln on July 28, 1933. She
died Sept. 17, 1999.
Surviving
Kline are one son, Donald (July) Kline of Lincoln; two
granddaughters, Donna Kline of Appleton, Wis., and Dana Kline of
Lincoln; and one sister, Beulah Tutter of Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, wife, three brothers and one
sister.
He
was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln, the
Logan County Farm Bureau and Railsplitter Antique Auto Club.
Memorials
may be made to St. John United Church of Christ.
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Dorothy
Osborn
Dorothy
M. Osborn, 79, of Lincoln died at 4:58 a.m. Sunday, May 6, 2001, at
Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2001, at Zion
Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.
Burial
will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mrs.
Osborn was a homemaker and farmer’s wife.
She
was born Sept. 27, 1921, in Burton View to Peter and Minnie (Meyer)
Hamer. She married William Osborn on March 4, 1940, in Palmyra, Mo.
Surviving
Mrs. Osborn are one son, Dale (Patricia) Osborn of Lincoln, one
daughter, Sandra (Robert) Young of Springfield; six grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Margaret Minder of Lincoln.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, one grandchild and one
great-grandchild.
She
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to her church.
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Virginia
Ording
Virginia
F. Ording, 83, died at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2001, at the
Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln.
A
graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2001, in Zion
Cemetery, Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
There
will be no visitation.
Holland
and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling arrangements.
Mrs.
Ording was a homemaker for her family.
She
was born into the Schlingerman family on Aug. 16, 1917, in
Wisconsin. She married Merle Ording in Green Bay, Wis. He died March
27, 1976.
Surviving
are five grandchildren, including Andrea Bartlett of Normal and Paul
Ording II of Jacksonville, Ark.
Two
sons, Paul and Harold Ording, and one brother, Glenn Schlingerman,
also preceded her in death.
She
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.
Richard
Howard
Richard
D. Howard, 63, of Lincoln died at 11:51 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2001,
at his residence.
He
was cremated.
A
memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Father Thomas Taylor officiating.
Visitation will be one hour before the service.
He
owned a barber shop for 12 years, was a barber at Lincoln
Developmental Center, and retired from Logan Correctional Center in
August 1999 after 17 years.
He
served in the Army National Guard from 1955 to 1964.
He
was born Sept. 24, 1937, in Athens to Ivan and Josephine (Bednarko)
Howard.
He
is survived by two sons, Craig (Katie) Howard of Plainfield and
Darren Howard of Peoria; and two grandsons, Jack Howard of
Plainfield and Ross Howard of Buffalo.
He
was preceded in death by his parents.
He
was of the Catholic faith.
He
was a member of American Legion Post 263 and Lincoln Sportsman Club.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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Mildred
Ray
Mildred
L. Ray, 88, of Lincoln died at 2:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2001, at the
Christian Village in Lincoln.
A
graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 7, at Zion Cemetery,
Lincoln.
There
will be no visitation. Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mrs.
Ray was a homemaker.
She
was born April 2, 1913, at Hartsburg to Ike and Ella (Norman) Huff.
She married Richard M. Ray on Dec. 25, 1941, in LaGrange. He died
Jan. 21, 1986.
Surviving
Mrs. Ray are one son, Keith Huff, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one
grandson, Bryan Huff of Colorado; and two nieces, Virginia Gleason
and Wilfreida "Snooky" Sullivan, both of Lincoln.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother and one
sister.
She
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.
Memorials
may be made to the Christian Village.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Ray family.
Warren
Gallagher
Warren W. Gallagher,
83, of Lincoln died Saturday, April 28, 2001, in Tucson, Ariz.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 10, at Holland and
Barry Funeral Home.
Entombment will be at 11
a.m. Friday, May 11, at the Hott Mausoleum in Monticello Cemetery,
Monticello.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Gallagher was a
veteran of World War II. He was a B-24 navigator with the 392nd Bomb
Group and served four years with the 8th Air Force.
He was born March 26,
1918, in Lincoln to David C. and Rose (White) Gallagher. He married
Jeanne (Hott).
Surviving Gallagher
are his wife; two daughters, Lesliann Gallagher McKay of Evergreen,
Colo., and Sharon Gallagher Smith of Sherman; one grandson, Fredric
H. Smith of Davidson, N.C.; and two stepsons, Charles Michael Bennis
of Greenwich, Conn., and John Maxwell Bennis of Virginia Beach, Va.
He was preceded in
death by seven sisters and one brother.
He was a member of
Lincoln IOOF, Lincoln Elks, Pima Air Museum, Mountain Oyster Club,
Tucson Country Club and the board of Lincoln College.
Memorials may be made
to Lincoln College.
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