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Raymond
Merry
Raymond
Merry, 86, of Lincoln died at 10:53 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at
the Christian Village.
A
memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service and immediately following the
service at the funeral home.
Merry
retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 33 years, including seven
years as superintendent.
He
was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
He
was born Dec. 28, 1914, in Lincoln, to Harry F. and Martha Menzel
Merry. He married Mildred A. Bear on Oct. 9, 1937, in Lincoln. She
died April 12, 1982. He married Eugenia Juhl in Literberry on Dec.
28, 1982. She survives.
Also
surviving are one son, Raymond W. Merry of Oakland Park, Fla.; one
daughter, Marcia Kay (and husband Calvin) Forman of Jacksonville;
one stepson, Gary (and Debra K.) Juhl of San Antonio, Texas; one
stepdaughter, Joyce (and Mike) Dunham of Golf Shores, Ala.; seven
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Helen
Bullington of Traverse City, Mich.
He
was also preceded in death by one brother and one granddaughter.
He
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church, the Men’s Club of the
church, American Legion Post 263, the American Legion Band and
Lincoln Kiwanis Club.
He
was a graduate of Lincoln High School and Lincoln College.
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Christian Church or the Christian Village.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Merry family.
Neva
Crosier
Neva
Crosier, 83, of Lincoln died at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001,
at Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Her
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Holland and
Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
Burial
will be in Lake Bank Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Crosier worked
at the state school in Lincoln for 22 years. She also worked at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital for several years.
She was born Jan. 28,
1918, in Lincoln to Joseph and Mittie Dodd Kingsley. She married
Eldon Crosier on Sept. 7, 1937, in Laconia, Ind. He died March 2,
1957.
Surviving
are one daughter, Janet Schuck of Washington; one son, Kenneth
Crosier of Latham; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and
two step-great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Dolly Daugherty of
Lincoln, Elsie Johnson of Laconia, Ind., and Leila Shields of New
Salisbury, Ind.
She
was also preceded in death by one daughter, Barbara Richardson; five
brothers, Charles Kingsley, Walter Kingsley, Frank Kingsley, Sidney
Kingsley and an infant brother; and two sisters Nellie Anderson and
Dorothy.
She
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church and Royal Neighbors of
America. She did volunteer work at nursing homes, including the
Christian Village in Lincoln. She also did quilting and made afghans
for the Harvest of Talents.
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Christian Church or Christian Village Nursing
Home in Lincoln.
Wayne
Skelton
Wayne
Skelton, 59, of Lincoln died at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001,
at his home.
His
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Al Elders officiating.
Burial
will be in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
Skelton
was a line worker at Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. in Lincoln before his
retirement.
He
was born May 21, 1942, in Middletown to George Glenn and Minnie
Simpson Skelton. He married Ruby Benedict in Burlington, Iowa, on
July 15, 1959.
Surviving
are his wife, of Lincoln; two daughters, Bonnie Marie (and Corbutt)
Barcroft of Lincoln and Carla (and Tracy) Mattingly of Lincoln;
three sons, Donald (and Paula) Skelton of Gillispie, Michael (and
Kelly) Skelton of Lincoln and Tony (and Mindy) Skelton of Lincoln;
17 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Nonie
Loveless of Wynona, Minn., and Rosie Cain of Lebon, Ky.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one son,
Thomas Skelton.
He
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.
He
was an avid deer hunter and a member of the Abate motorcycle club.
Memorials
may be made to the Skelton family.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Skelton family.
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Leona
Turner
Leona Turner, 89, of Lincoln
died at 6 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at St. Clara’s Manor in
Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 1:30
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.
Burial will be in Union
Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Turner was a homemaker. She
was born Jan. 12, 1912, in Lincoln to Richard and Bertha Buchholz
Gandt. She married Edward M. Turner on Oct. 22, 1933, in Lincoln. He
died April 24, 1992. Surviving
are one son, Raymond E. (and wife Carol) Turner of Lincoln; two
daughters, Edna M. (and Wayne) Mara and Donna J. (and Randy) Buse,
all of Lincoln; seven grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren;
three great-grandchildren and 11 step-great-grandchildren; and one
sister, Florence Gandt of Lincoln. Mrs.
Turner was also preceded in death by one daughter, two sisters, one
brother and two step-great-grandsons. She
was a member of St. John United Church of Christ and a charter
member of the Eagles Auxiliary. Memorials
may be made to St. John United Church of Christ or St. Clara’s
Manor, both in Lincoln.
Click
here to send a note of condolence to the Turner family.
Michelle
Lamb
Michelle
Lyn Lamb, 46, of Lincoln died in an auto accident at Buffalo on
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001. Pronouncement of death was at 10:01 p.m.
Her
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Holy Resurrection
Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. David Klug officiating.
Burial
will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
Mrs.
Lamb was a registered nurse at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
She
was born July 2, 1955, in Baton Rouge, La. She married Rickey L.
Lamb on June 1, 1975, in Lincoln. He survives.
Also
surviving are her father, E.E. Carrell of Overland Park, Kan.; her
mother, Ann Maybin McGee of Panama City Beach, Fla.; her stepfather,
Brad McGee of Kalamazoo, Mich.; two sons, Peter and Lucas Lamb, both
of Lincoln; three daughters, Charissa Lamb, Kira Perez and Kelsey
Lamb, all of Lincoln; one grandson, Mateo Perez; four brothers, Mike
McGee of Dexter, Mich., Brian McGee of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Ray and
John Carrell, both of Kansas City, Kan.; and one sister, Fran
Thompson of Overland Park, Kan.
She
was a member of Holy Resurrection Church in Lincoln.
She
graduated from Lincoln Christian College, Lincoln College and St.
John’s School of Nursing and received her bachelor of science
degree in nursing.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Lamb family.
Nola
Mallekoote
Nola
Faye Mallekoote, 50, of Lincoln died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7,
2001, at her home.
A
memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the Church of
the Nazarene, Lincoln. The Rev. Donald Schlough will officiate.
Arrangements
are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
The
family will meet with friends after the service.
Mrs.
Mallekoote was a Technician III at Lincoln Developmental Center for
11 years.
She
was born Sept. 27, 1951, in West Branch, Mich. She married Neil R.
Mallekoote in Flint, Mich., on July 22, 1972.
Surviving
Mrs. Mallekoote are her husband, of Lincoln; two daughters, Nena
Faye Mallekoote of Urbana and Nadra (and husband Shad) Bell of
Merrimack, N.H.; four brothers, Ricky Stark of Standish, Mich.,
Patrick Stark of Beebe, Ark., Kenneth Jones of Baraga, Mich., and
Garret Jones of Westlake, Ohio; and two sisters, Kathleen Luck of
Flint, Mich., and Elizabeth Jones of AuGres, Mich.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, Ray Franklin Stark and Betty
Ricketts Jones.
She
was a member of Church of the Nazarene in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the family.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Mallekoote family.
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