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Lloyd
Shawgo
Lloyd
Shawgo, 87, of San Jose died at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001,
at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
His
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Hurley
Funeral Home in San Jose, with the Rev. Cindy Rettig officiating.
Burial
will be in Green Hill Cemetery, San Jose.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service.
Shawgo
owned and operated Shawgo Oil Company in San Jose. He retired from
that business in 1981. In addition, he and his family owned and
operated a variety of concession businesses serving shows, exhibits
and fairs throughout central Illinois.
He
was born Sept. 15, 1913, in Mason City to Thomas and Dicie Williams
Shawgo. He married Josephine Kakac in Chicago on Dec. 30, 1939. She
died March 17, 1993.
Surviving
are one daughter, Julie (and husband Donald) Hamm of Peoria; one
brother, Harold Shawgo of Torrance, Calif.; and nieces and nephews.
He
was also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Memorial
contributions may be made to San Jose United Methodist Church.
Robert
Wick
Robert
Arthur Wick, 72, of Lincoln died at 2 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12,
2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Local
visitation will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln. A ceremony conducted by the Odd
Fellows will be at 5 p.m. at the church.
Funeral
services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church in Loves
Park with Pastor Terry Driver-Bishop and the Rev. Charles Worrell
officiating.
Burial
will be in East Lawn Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
Wick
was administrator of the Odd Fellows Children’s Home in Lincoln
from July 1967 until his retirement Dec. 31, 1993. He previously
worked in real estate in Rockford.
He
served as a sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps and was activated in
February 1952 in Vienna, Austria, during the Korean War.
He
was born Nov. 9, 1928, in Rockford to Oscar and Wilhelmina Wick. He
married Darlene Featherston in Rockford on Dec. 5, 1953. She
survives.
Also
surviving are a daughter, Constance Lynn Wick of Los Angeles; a
niece, Lynn Hewett of Lincoln; and many nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard Wick and Donald Wick.
He
became a member of the Rockford Odd Fellows Lodge in 1946. Before
moving to Lincoln he organized the Odd Fellows’ participation in
the March of Dimes program. He also served on the United Nations
pilgrimage for youth for the jurisdiction of Illinois, assisted the
Odd Fellows Eye Bank and served on the board of directors of the
Lincoln Odd Fellows Children’s Home.
In
Lincoln he was a member of Odd Fellows Lodge 204. He served as Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and then served 22 years as Grand Secretary, retiring in
October 1998 with the title of Grand Secretary Emeritus.
During
his term of office, he presented legislation to the Grand Lodge for
the sponsorship of the Friendship Manor in Lincoln. This resulted in
additional housing projects in Mattoon, Williamsville, Illiopolis
and Buffalo. As secretary-treasurer of IOOF Management Corp. and Odd
Fellow Rebekah Housing, he oversaw the operation of those projects.
He was on the building committee for the construction of the Odd
Fellow-Rebekah Skilled Care Home in Mattoon in 1977. Other
accomplishments were the Grand Lodge sponsorship of the Illinois Odd
Fellow-Rebekah Scholarship program and support of the DARE program
throughout the state.
He
served as treasurer for the Sovereign Grand Lodge IOOF for 12 years
and retired in 1999 with the title of Sovereign Grand Lodge
Treasurer Emeritus.
Because
of his service to humanity, he was selected as Odd Fellow of the
Year in 1994 for "Making a Difference."
He
graduated from Harlem High School in Loves Park in 1946. He received
an award in June 2000 as one of the 90 Huskies who made a difference
as part of Harlem High School’s 90th anniversary
celebration.
He
was a Lutheran.
Memorials
may be made to Odd Fellows-Rebekah visual research or IOOF Education
Foundation.
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Joseph
Brown
Joseph
K. Brown, 72, of Lincoln died at 8:41 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001,
in the emergency room at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Brown
will be cremated. A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept.
17, at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Patrick
Demeulemeester officiating.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
Brown
worked for the Illinois State Fair Department of Agriculture as a
glazier locksmith for 27 years through Local 1168, Champaign. He was
owner and operator of Jowan Golf Carts Ltd. for eight years.
He
was a U.S. Army medic in the Korean War.
He
was born April 4, 1929, in Ottawa to Alex and Edna Hetzel Brown. He
married Wanda Young in Ottawa on Nov. 22, 1951.
Surviving
are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, Jeffrey (and wife Alice) Brown of
Mount Pulaski; three daughters, Jennifer (and Michael) Richner of
Mount Pulaski, Jill Eades of Cornland and Jan (and Jim) Litterly of
Lake Fork; seven grandchildren; and three sisters, Irene Barichello
of Streator, Peggy (and Bob) Engle of Ottawa and Shirley (and Alex)
Bower of North Fort Myers, Fla.
He
was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister and one
grandson, Jason Richner.
He
was a member of Holy Family Church, American Legion Post 263, a
third and fourth degree member of Knights of Columbus Council 1250,
and a 36-year member of Elks Lodge 914, all in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the youth organization at St. Patrick's Catholic
Church in Elkhart or to a charity of the donor's choice.
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John
Trail
John
W. Trail, 80, of Springfield, formerly of Elkhart, died at 2:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, at St. John’s Hospice.
His
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Bisch
& Son Funeral Home, 505 E. Allen in Springfield. The Rev. Mike
Drake will officiate.
Burial
will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Williamsville.
Visitation
will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Trail
was an operating engineer.
He
was born Nov. 27, 1920, in Logan County to John H. and Faye McCord
Trail. He married Helen H. Frazier in 1955.
Surviving
are his wife, of Springfield; one daughter, Carol (and husband
Larry) Farmer of Lincoln; one stepdaughter, Linda (and Ed) Forgas of
Chester; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandson.
He
was preceded in death by a son, Terry Trail; a daughter, Rosalie
Payne; a brother, Chester; two sisters, Helen Brest and Evelyn DeVan;
and a grandson, Chad Farmer.
He
was a lifetime member of Operating Engineers Construction Local 965.
Memorials
may be made to St. John’s Hospice.
Roy
Clements
Roy
Victor Clements, 85, of Springfield, formerly of Atlanta and the
Chestnut-Beason area, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, at
Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
His
funeral, with Bill Shanle officiating, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday,
Sept. 14, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
Burial
will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home in Mount
Pulaski on Friday.
Clements
had farmed 60 years in the Beason-Atlanta-Chestnut area.
He
was born July 14, 1916, in Boody to John Abraham and Eva Grace
Rodgers Clements. He married Frances Lucille Berry in Decatur on
Oct. 20, 1934. She died Aug. 17, 1984.
Surviving
are two daughters, Carole Elaine (and husband George) Wylder of
Clinton and Glenda Ann Clark of Mason City; one daughter-in-law,
Eleanor Clements of Mount Pulaski; one brother, John William (and
Geneva) Clements of Tower Hill; one brother-in-law, Bill Ayers of
Tucson, Ariz.; two sisters-in-law, Roseanne Clements of Lovington
and Rena Berry of Mount Pulaski; and seven grandchildren, Tim (and
Jeannine) Wylder of Urbandale, Iowa, Jeff (and Susan) Clements of
Mount Pulaski, Victor (and Sherri) Clark of Salem, Cathy (and Chick)
Donnelly of Sherman, Wayne Clark of Mason City, Raymond Clark of
Mason City and Jerry (and Julie) Clements of Pittsfield. Also
surviving are 21 great-grandchildren, Krystee Wylder of Clinton;
Matt and Danelle Wylder of Urbandale, Iowa; Lyndsey, Brian and
Mallory Clements of Mount Pulaski; Brett, Brittiani, Brandon and
Brandi Donnelly of Riverton; Jacob, Jessica and Jaylee Clements of
Pittsfield; Nadalee, Kimberlee and Royal Clark of Salem; Bobbie,
Amanda, Laura and Travis Clark of Mason City; and Chad Clark of
Mason City.
He
was also preceded in death by one brother, Don; one sister, Margaret
Ayers; and one son, Larry Clements, who died Dec. 16, 1993.
He
was a member of Beason United Methodist Church.
Memorials
may be made to the American Red Cross for relief work in New York
and Washington, D.C.
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