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Geneva May

Geneva L. May, 88, of Lincoln died at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at St. Clara’s Manor.

Her funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

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

Mrs. May was a retired practical nurse who had worked at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, St. John’s Hospital and St. Clara’s Hospital. She also did private duty nursing in homes of many area residents.

She was born Dec. 28, 1912, in Dalton City to Arthur and Maude Nelhiser Wollums. She married Carl May on Nov. 12, 1930, in Sullivan. He died Feb. 27, 1976.

Surviving are two sons, Donald "Pete" (and wife Judy) May of Lincoln and Gary (and Vicki) May of Hartsburg; one daughter, Connie (and Robert) Madigan of Lincoln; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, in Decatur, Darrel "Duke" (and Betty) Wollums and Eldon (and Pauline) Wollums; and two sisters, in Maroa, Millie Wollums and Faye (and Stanton) Malone.

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

She was a member of Decatur Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to St. Clara’s Manor or to the donor’s choice.

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Leona Cress

Leona Cress, 98, of Lincoln died at 10:18 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at St. Clara’s Manor.

Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan and the Rev. William Adam officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church.

Mrs. Cress was a homemaker.

She was born Oct. 29, 1903, in Lincoln to Herman H. and Marie Hahn Dierker. She married George Cress on Jan. 23, 1930, in Lincoln. He survives.

Also surviving are one sister, Nelva Schroeder of Lincoln, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by seven brothers and five sisters.

Mrs. Cress was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln, the church’s Ladies Aid Society and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church or Zion Lutheran School of Lincoln.

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James Blocker

James Blocker, 62, of Lincoln died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

A graveside service will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be at the Eagles Lodge, 1621 N. Kickapoo in Lincoln, following the service.

Blocker was retired.

He was born July 1, 1939, in St. Louis, Mo., to John and Genevieve Myers Blocker. He married Jean Lowman on Nov. 6, 1956, in Lincoln. She survives.

Also surviving are his father, of Lincoln; one daughter, Kathy (and husband Troy) Craine of Lincoln; one grandchild, William James Craine; his father-in-law, Virgil Lowman of Lincoln; six brothers, John (and Bonnie) Blocker, Jerry (and Dorothy) Blocker, David (and Pat) Blocker and Mike (and Marsha) Blocker, all of Elgin, Jack (and Rita) Blocker of Vincennes, Ind., and Larry (and Betty) Blocker of Mazolla, Mont.; and one sister, Dorothy (and Dave) Starin of Elgin.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 2708 and Moose Lodge.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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Julia Durst

Julia B. Durst, 78, of Indian Lake Estates, Fla., formerly of Homer and Elkhart, died at 9:35 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Florida.

Her funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Dan Wissmann officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln and one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.

Mrs. Durst, a registered nurse, worked at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield and Carle Hospital in Urbana.

She served in the U.S. Army Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II.

She was born Sept. 13, 1923, in Elkhart to Everett and Louise Gluick Bock. She married Lester L. "Coogie" Durst on Sept. 19, 1948, in Lincoln.

Surviving Mrs. Durst are her husband, of Indian Lake Estates, Fla.; one daughter, Debra D. (and husband Thomas F.) Mullins III of Milford, Del; one grandchild; and two stepgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Lake Wells, Fla., and a past member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

She was a life member of Beta Sigma Phi, a past member of the American Legion in Homer and past president of the American Legion Auxiliary in Homer.

Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln.

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Russell Leonard

Russell Leonard, 89, of Lincoln died at 4:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at the Christian Village in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at First United Methodist Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett and the Rev. James McClary officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church.

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

Leonard farmed for 50 years in the Lincoln and Hartsburg area.

He was born April 15, 1912, in Atlanta to Bert R. and Ethel Green Leonard. He married Doris C. Poppenga on June 2, 1940, in Lincoln. She died Aug. 2, 1988.

Surviving are three daughters, Judith (and husband Larry) Bellamy of Normal, Carolyn (and Ron) Fehring of Springfield and Virginia (and Robert) Greer of Springfield; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, LaVara Moore of Lincoln; and two brothers, Herbert (and Melba) Leonard of Springfield, Mo., and Wilbur (and Evelyn) Leonard of Ludington, Mich.

He was also preceded in death by one brother, Harold.

A devoted member of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, he was a volunteer for the food pantry and a member of the Methodist Men’s Club, Men’s Prayer Fellowship and the Home Builders Class.

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

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Ralph Bartman

Ralph Bartman, 86, of Lincoln died at 4:13 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at the Christian Village in Lincoln.

His funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Robert Henderson officiating.

Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Bartman was a retired farmer and worked for Cutler-Hammer for 17 years.

He was born July 27, 1915, at New Holland to Redmer and Hattie Bartman. He married Katherine "Dee Dee" Carr on Jan. 11, 1936, in New Holland. She died May 2, 2000.

Surviving are two granddaughters, DeeDee Lewis of Blomington and Bethany Lewis of Colfax, and one great-grandchild.

He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Cheryl Ann Lewis.

He was a member of First Baptist Church of Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to the Ralph Bartman family.

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Florence Bauer

Florence M. Bauer, 82, of Lincoln died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Gary Zustiak officiating.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Bauer worked in the Logan County treasurer’s office for 25 years before her retirement.

She was born Feb. 21, 1919, in Lincoln to George and Roxie Moore Awe. She married Walter Bauer. He died in 1975.

Surviving are one daughter, Sherrian (and husband Roy) Ekstrom of Lincoln, and several nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.

She was a member of Broadwell Christian Church, American Business Women’s Association and Women’s Eagles Lodge.

Memorials may be made to Ronald McDonald House of Springfield or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

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