Mildred Mosier

Mildred Nena Mosier, 96, of Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln died at 1:25 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2001, in the intensive care unit at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 14, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Mosier was a farmer’s wife and homemaker.

She was born Dec. 8, 1904, in Lincoln to Nils and Emelie (Nilson) Larson. She married Warren D. Mosier on Jan. 15, 1925, in Lincoln. He died April 2, 1973.

Surviving Mrs. Mosier are three grandsons, Bob Buse of Beason, Darren Buse of New Holland and B. Lynn Buse of Hartsburg; six great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her daughter (Emelie) Jeanette Buse and another daughter; three brothers, Anton, Elmer and Oscar; and five sisters, Elnora C., Olga, Elsie, Agnes and Emily.

She was a member of Chestnut United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and Loyal Circle of the church. She was also a member of Logan County HIA, Logan County Homemakers Extension, Chester Woman’s Club, Joe Paloney Auxiliary of World War I and a former member of Logan County Farm Bureau.

Memorials may be made to Chestnut Methodist Church, First United Methodist Church of Lincoln or Oasis Senior Citizens Center.


U.S. Robinson

U.S. Robinson, 80, of Lincoln died at 4:27 p.m., on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.

A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at New Union Cemetery in Lincoln, with the Rev. Dustin Fulton officiating.

Hurley Funeral Home of Mason City is handling the arrangements. There will be no visitation.

Robinson worked at Logan/Mason Rehabilitation Center as a laborer.

He was born on Jan. 31, 1921, to Phil and Ora (Greene) Robinson in Arkansas.

Robinson is survived by two brothers, Farrell and Ophie Robinson of Arkansas, and one sister, Geneva Ellison of Peoria.

He was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.

Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.


Joseph McDowell

Joseph R. McDowell, 79, of Chatham, N.J., died at 4:23 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown County, N.J. He was the husband of a former Lincoln resident.

A funeral Mass will be at noon Friday, May 11, at St. Patrick’s Church in Chatham, N.J.

Graveside services, with military rites, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.

There will be no local visitation. Kerrigan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

McDowell was a freight claims manager for the Southern Pacific Railroad of San Francisco, Calif., and New York City, N.Y. He retired in 1982.

He was a tech sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was born March 21, 1922, in Orville, Ky.

He and his wife, the former Mary Catherine Ryan, were married 58 years. She survives, in Chatham, N.J.

Also surviving are one son, Jerrold McDowell of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.; three daughters, Patricia Minor of Lexington, S.C., Kay Compton of Byram, N.J., and Marta McDowell Bent of Chatham, N.J.; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Imogene Mason and Condi Coppersmith of Kentucky.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or Carroll Catholic School building fund.


Ray Money

Ray E. Money, 87, of Lincoln died at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at his home.

A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Ray Hudson officiating.

Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Money was owner and plumber at Money’s Plumbing and Heating of Lincoln.

During World War II he was foreman of the maintenance department at Illiopolis Munition Plant.

He was born July 31, 1913, in New Berlin to Alfred Pruitt and Nora Elizabeth (Hurley) Money. He married Cora Cochran on Feb. 4, 1935. He died Sept. 10, 1995.

Surviving are one daughter, Carolyn (Fred) Smith of Lincoln; one granddaughter, Janice (Ed) Wright of Lincoln; and two great-grandchildren, Bo Wright and Amber Wright of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and a half brother.

He was a member of Plumber and Steamfitters Local 137 in Springfield, a past member of Lincoln Elks Lodge 914 and an honorary member of VFW.

He was an avid card player, woodworker and fisherman.

Memorials may be made to Logan County Health Department.

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Raymond Caskey

Raymond B. Caskey, 87, of Lincoln, formerly of Lawndale, died at 10:50 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2001, at Christian Village.

A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Lawndale Cemetery, Lawndale, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in Lawndale Cemetery, Lawndale.

There is no visitation.

Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Caskey was a Teamster truck driver for 35 years.

He was born Sept. 30, 1913, in California to William and Aliza (Birk) Caskey. He married Grace Meadows on Nov. 23, 1935, in Decatur. She died Aug. 30, 1984. He married Dorothy Williams in Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1985. She died July 2, 1992.

Surviving are one son, Michael Caskey of Lincoln; one daughter, Sheila Caskey of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; one stepdaughter, Mary (Sam) Taylor of Windsor; four granddaughters, Dawn (Toby) Garner of Waynesville, Debra (Derek) Smith of Lincoln and Micole and Marissa Caskey, both of Lincoln; three stepgrandsons, Tim, Bart and Barak Taylor of Windsor; one stepgranddaughter, Tammy Taylor of Windsor; and six great-grandchildren, Zackery and Nathaniel Cissell, Shelby and Zachary Garner, all of Waynesville, and Dillon and Dalton Smith of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents; both wives; one sister; one stepson, John Williams; and one great-grandson. He was the last of his immediate family.

He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the Christian Village Alzheimer’s Unit.

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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.

A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 11, at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with Father Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Lincoln. A military services salute will be given at the graveside.

There will be no visitation. Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

LaMothe was chief fiscal officer as well as assistant administrator at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

He served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force.

He was born July 3, 1931, in Chicago to John and Mary (Schmid) LaMothe. He married Phyllis Lowe on April 13, 1953, in Lincoln. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, John E. (Kellene) LaMothe of Emden and Brian J. (Shelby) LaMothe of Marquette Heights; two daughters, Susan L. LaMothe (Michael Price) of Lincoln and Michelle M. LaMothe of Lincoln; nine grandchildren; and one brother, Jack LaMothe of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and Lincoln American Legion Post 263. He was West Lincoln township clerk and a precinct committeeman.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Illinois, American Cancer Society or St. Jude's Children's Research.

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Bryce Covert

Bryce Ranell Covert, 9, of Beason died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2001, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 14, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Pastor John Horner officiating.

Covert will be buried at Keys Cemetery, Beason.

Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Covert was a fourth-grade student at Chester-East Lincoln School.

He was born Aug. 3, 1991, in Las Vegas, Nev.

Covert is survived by his mother and stepfather, Lisa and Curtis Haynes of Beason; his father and stepmother, Scott and Donna Covert of Lincoln; his grandparents, Ran and Elizabeth Covert of California, Robert Johnston of Stanton, Calif., Jane Johnston of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Curtis and Mary Haynes of Lake Fork; his great-grandmother, Virginia Rettig of Hobart, Ind.; two brothers, Robert Covert and Gage Haynes of Beason; and four stepsisters, Whitney Haynes of Lincoln, Mindy Smith of Springfield, and Siara and Sarina Berry of Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

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Rachel Merrill

Rachel Elma Merrill, 85, of Lincoln died at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Merrill was a homemaker. She was also secretary at Merrill Contractors in Lincoln.

She was born Feb. 1, 1916, in Kansas to Robert and Esther Suiter. She married Harold Merrill in Haddock, Iowa, on Jan. 5, 1932. He survives, in Lincoln.

Also surviving are one son, Charles "Chuck" (Karen) Merrill of Springfield; three daughters, Carolyn (Tom) BeVard of Lincoln, Joyce (Kenneth) Letterle of Lafayette, La., and Barbara (Thomas) Hertzfeldt of Mackinaw; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Gilbert R. Suiter of Phoenix, Ariz.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and three sisters.

She was a member and Sunday School teacher at Lincoln Hill Free Methodist Church in Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to her church.

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Linda Coffey

Linda Rose Coffey, 54, of Bend, Ore., died at 1:55 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2001, in an auto accident on Route 10, west of Lincoln.

A private memorial service will be at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Jon Rose officiating.

Burial will be in Kline Cemetery, Broadwell.

There will be no visitation.

Mrs. Coffey was production manager for Weitech Incorporated in Sisters, Ore.

She was born Aug. 26, 1946, in Lincoln, to Harold Ray and Imogene (Kennedy) DeVore. She married Robert Coffey on April 9, 1991, in Springfield.

Surviving Mrs. Coffey are her husband, of Bend, Ore.; her mother, of Lincoln; three daughters, Wendy (David) Coffey of Bend, Ore.; Paula (Bruce) Collins of Hartsburg and Julie (Josh) Stotts of Sisters, Ore.; eight grandchildren; and three brothers, Larry (Brenda) DeVore of Lincoln, Louis (Charlene) DeVore of Bourbonnais and Ron (Marcy) DeVore of Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by her father.

She attended Sister Community Church in Oregon.

She earned a black belt in tae kwon do.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of Central Illinois.

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William Hazard

William R. Hazard, 71, of Mason City, died Monday, May 7, 2001, in an auto accident on Route 10, west of Lincoln

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 11, at San Jose United Methodist Church in San Jose, with the Rev. Cindy Rettig officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Green Hill Cemetery, San Jose.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.

Hazard was a teacher of fine arts at Lyons Township High School until 1963, when he became assistant professor of art at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. He worked there for 35 years and was appointed emeritus professor of education, a title he held at the time of his death. He also worked as a consultant with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, as a lawyer in private consulting practice and as an education consultant to law firms on teacher evaluation.

He served in the U.S. Army from May 1952 to May 1954.

He was born May 16, 1929, in rural Salt Creek Township in Mason County to Travis Underwood and Lou Ona (Gilpin) Hazard. He married Florine (Rademacker) Ingersoll in San Jose in March 1994.

Surviving are his wife, in Mason City; four sons, Rodney (Shirley) Ingersoll of San Jose, Joe (Debbie) Ingersoll of San Jose, Brian (Connie) Ingersoll of Mason City and Travis Hazard; six daughters, Linda (Michael) McCreery of Mason City, Kathleen (Terrence) Hodges of Schaumburg, Gina (Bryan) Lemme of Mason City, Lynne S. (Steve) Irwin of Phoenix, Ariz., Andrea C. (Joe) Kreeger of Trenton and Andrea L. Hazard of Dallas, Texas; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, Forrest (Melva) Hazard of Chicago; and one sister, Betty Lee (Jack) Troxwell of Champaign.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Oscar Travis Hazard.

He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Illinois State Normal University in 1950, a master's degree in education from ISNU in 1951, a juris doctor degree summa cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1958 and a doctorate in education from Northwestern University in 1966.

Memorials may be made to Mason City Area Library Foundation, Mason City Area Nursing Home or San Jose United Methodist Church.


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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