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Ruth
Moos
Ruth
I. Moos, 77, of Lincoln died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001,
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Her
funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Holy Family
Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial
will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Kerrigan Funeral Home in
Lincoln. The rosary and wake service will be at 5 p.m.
Mrs.
Moos was a cook for 13 years at Carroll Catholic School. She retired
in 1992. She had also been a seamstress in her home.
She
was born April 22, 1924, in Lincoln to Thomas and Lily Armstrong
Watson. She married William Moos in Lincoln on Oct. 30, 1946. He
survives.
Also
surviving are five sons, William Moos of Springfield and Daniel,
Tim, Jerry and Patrick Moos, all of Lincoln; one daughter, Kay Foss
of Lincoln; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; and one sister,
Dorothy Marrs of Lincoln.
She
was preceded in death by one brother and four sisters.
She
was a member of Holy Family Church, Holy Family Society, Logan
County Retired Cooks Association and the Depression Glass Club in
Lincoln.
Memorial
donations may be made to Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln.
Betty
Shea
Betty
L. Shea, 72, of Lincoln died at 9:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at
Maple Ridge Health Care Centre.
Her
funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
Burial
will be in Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Shea retired from General Telephone Co. after 44 years as operator
and business office employee. She was also hostess at the Tropics,
Heritage Inn and Hotel Lincoln.
She
was born April 10, 1929, in Lincoln to Homer C. and Dorothy Evans
Shehorn. She married David R. "Stoolie" Shea on Dec. 4,
1954, in Shelbyville. He died Feb. 12, 1970.
Surviving
are three brothers, Keith Ronald (and wife Lois) Shehorn of St.
Helena Island, S.C., Vernon Lee (and Sharon) Shehorn of Lincoln and
Richard Frederick of Lincoln; and many nieces and nephews.
She
was also preceded in death by four brothers.
She
graduated from Lincoln Community High School.
Memorials
may be made to American Diabetes Association or American Cancer
Society.
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here to send a note of condolence to the family of Betty Shea.
John
William Howe
John
William "Bill" Howe, 78, of Chestnut died at 9:17 a.m. Monday, Nov.
12, 2001, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
His
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill Shanle and the Rev. Carol
Andricks officiating.
Burial,
with military services, will be in Lake Bank Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the funeral
home in Mount Pulaski. An open Masonic service will be at 4 p.m.
Howe
was road commissioner and an employee of Aetna Township for over 50
years.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was born Feb. 14,
1923, in Lake Fork Township to Otis G. and Minnie Irene Miller Howe.
He married Peggy Donnan in 1943. On Dec. 30, 1990, he married Ida
Phipps in Tonica.
Surviving are his
wife, Ida Howe of Chestnut; one daughter, Darlene McKinney of
Chestnut; two stepdaughters, Kathryn (and husband Terry) Sachan of
Morton and Tammy Mann of Mount Pulaski; one stepson, Chip Nimrick of
Chatham; one grandchild and six stepgrandchildren; one
step-great-grandchild; and four brothers, Eldo T. Howe of Clinton,
Everett (and Rosalie) Howe of Latham, Donald E. (and Betty) Howe of
Warrensburg and Otis G. "Pete" Howe of Cedar Point.
He was preceded in
death by one brother and one son.
He was a member of
Chestnut United Methodist Church.
Memorials
may be made to Chestnut Methodist Church or Shriners Hospital.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Howe family.
James
Strunk
James
E. Strunk, 68, of Lincoln died at 6:17 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001,
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
His
funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
There
will be no visitation.
Strunk
retired from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. He also drove school buses
for Lincoln schools.
He
was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He
was born Aug. 11, 1933, to Jack and Goldie Black Strunk. He married
Irene Kinton on Nov. 20, 2000, in Lincoln. She survives.
Also
surviving are one stepdaughter, Carol (and husband Bill) Troxel of
Linn Creek, Mo.; two stepgrandchildren; and two
step-great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by two brothers.
Memorials
may be made to the local humane society or the American Cancer
Society.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Strunk family.
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Jana
Hatfield
Jana
B. Hatfield, 84, of Latham died at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001,
at her home.
Her
funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Gilbert Fletcher
officiating.
Burial
will be in Lake Bank Cemetery, rural Mount Pulaski.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the funeral home in
Mount Pulaski.
Mrs.
Hatfield retired as a cook for Warrensburg-Latham sixth grade and
had been a waitress at several area restaurants.
She
was born Oct. 23, 1917, in Millerstown, Ky., to Charles W. and Mary
Elizabeth Willis Williams. She married John H. Hatfield in Texas on
Dec. 24, 1942.
Surviving are her
husband, of Latham; three daughters, Nancy (and husband Richard)
Ratts of Gilbertsville, Ky., Carolyn (and Rick) Bragg of Illiopolis
and Ruth (and Darrell) Heckman of Lake Placid, Fla.; four
grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
and three step-great-grandchildren; one
step-great-great-granddaughter; and two sisters, Rena C. Farris of
Elizabethtown, Ky., and Mary Agalene Nunn of Millerstown, Ky.
She was preceded in
death by one daughter, Janet Sue Farkas, and one infant son.
She was a member of
Latham United Methodist Church.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Hatfield family.
Oliver
Diez
Oliver
L. Diez, 84, of Mount Pulaski died at 9:53 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11,
2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
His
funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill Shanle and Scott Moore
officiating.
Burial
will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home in Mount
Pulaski.
Diez
retired after 39 years of farming.
He
was born April 23, 1917, at Lake Fork to Joseph H. and Mary Ann
Huffman Diez. He married Doris Moore in Lincoln on Nov. 2, 1945.
Surviving
are his wife, of Mount Pulaski; one brother, Wendell W. Diez of
Mount Pulaski; three sisters-in-law, Betty Swick of Mount Pulaski,
Colen Wilcockson of Springfield and Gladys Moore of Mount Pulaski;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by three brothers.
He
was affiliated with Mount Pulaski Christian Church and Buffalo
Christian Church.
Memorials
may be made to either church.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Diez family.
John
Gaspar
John
S. Gaspar, 80, of Lincoln died at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001,
at St. Clara’s Manor.
His
funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Peters officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery,
Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Gaspar
was a millwright for Carpenter’s Local 1693 in Chicago for 50
years.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He
was born Feb. 22, 1921, in Chicago to John and Elizabeth Gaspar
Gaspar. He married Doris Brown on June 2, 1945, in Chicago.
Surviving
are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, Martin Gaspar of Oak Park; one
daughter, Patricia (and husband Ronald) Hook of Dayton, Ohio; two
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Milan
Gaspar of Des Plaines.
He
was also preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
He
was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago.
Memorials
may be made to Hospice of Central Illinois or Community Action.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Gaspar family.
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