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Mabel Bushell

Mabel E. Bushell, 96, of Lincoln died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

A graveside service was Tuesday morning at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln, with Father Thomas Taylor officiating.

There was no visitation.

Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home of Lincoln was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Bushell was a registered nurse. She worked at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield and later at St. Clara’s Hospital in Lincoln. She also worked as a private duty nurse.

She was born Feb. 5, 1906, in Lincoln to Diedrich and Dora Obcamp. She married William H. Bushell on May 5, 1930, in Lincoln. He died June 13, 1961.

Surviving are one son, William A. (and Flo) Bushell of Lincoln; one granddaughter, Kelly (and Luis) Ferreira of Lincoln; and four great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

She graduated from Lincoln High School and then graduated from St. John’s School of Nursing in 1927.

Mrs. Bushell was a member of Holy Family Church.

Memorials may be made to the church or to Carroll Catholic School.

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Erma Folkman

Erma L. Folkman, 102, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at 7:39 p.m. at Mason City Area Nursing Home.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City, with the Rev. Randall Paine officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Cremation will follow the funeral, and family graveside services will be at a later date.

Mrs. Folkman was a homemaker.

She was born March 26, 1900, at Mason City to William and Louisa Thee Hildebrand. She married Howard W. Folkman on Dec. 22, 1926, in Lincoln. He died April 30, 1995.

Surviving are one daughter, Shirley (and Kenneth) Hanover of Mason City; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Edna Baker of Trenton, Mo., and Marie Parks of Lincoln.

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

She was a member of Mason City Women’s Club and the United Presbyterian Church of Mason City.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church or to Mason City Area Nursing Home.


Lester Meyer

Lester R. Meyer, 80, of Lincoln, formerly of Ohio, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at 11:10 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Melcher Sowers Funeral Home in Piqua, Ohio. Visitation will be at the funeral home in Piqua from 6 to 8 Monday evening.

Burial will be in Pearl Cemetery, Anna, Ohio.

Local arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home.

Mr. Meyer managed a processing and marketing farm cooperative for 28 years in Wooster, Ohio. After returning to western Ohio in 1984, he worked in real estate and owned and operated the Les Meyer Realty and Brokerage office in Piqua.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served from 1942 to 1946.

He was born May 6, 1922, in Yorkshire, Ohio. He married Betty Jane Shaffer on June 31, 1943, and she died in November 1998.

Surviving are one son, Scott Meyer of Lincoln; one daughter, Marcia Sprecher of Hilliard, Ohio; four granddaughters, Jennifer Sprecher of Cincinnati, Ohio, Carey Sprecher of Hilliard, Ohio, and Britne and Kristin Meyer, both of Lincoln; and one great-grandchild.

In Ohio he was a member of Ebenezer Masonic Lodge 33 in Wooster, Al Koran Shrine in Cleveland, the Elks Lodge of Piqua and the Ohio Board of Realtors.

He graduated from Versailles High School in Ohio 1939.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Foundation, American Diabetes Association or Maple Ridge Care Centre.

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Sibyl Elmore

Sibyl H. Elmore, 84, of Mason City died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, at 8:10 a.m. at her home.

Visitation will be at noon Wednesday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.

A graveside service, with Nash Shawgo officiating, will follow at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mason City Cemetery.

Mrs. Elmore was a housewife and mother.

She was born Nov. 24, 1918, in Green County, Ky., to John and Myrtle Patterson Bagby. She married Sam Elmore on Nov. 13, 1946. He died Nov. 12, 1995.

Surviving are one son, Sam (and Jeanie) Elmore of Haughton, La.; two brothers, Norman Bagby of Williamsville and Howard Bagby of Mason City; and four sisters, Montie Stufflebeam of Easton, Betty Sparks of Mason City, Dixie Bergman of Lincoln and Pat Steveson of Mason City.

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


David White

David M. White, 21, of Clinton died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at 11:40 p.m. at 600th Street, Mount Pulaski.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with the Rev. Dennis Blankenship officiating.

Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.

He was a student.

He was born July 2, 1981, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Mike White and Colleen Anne Maier.

Surviving are his father, Mike White of Clinton; his mother, Colleen (and Scott) McKinney of Mount Pulaski; three brothers, John R. White of Mount Pulaski, William White of Tulsa, Okla., and Chad White of Taylorville; one sister, Lori Webb of Mansfield, Texas; maternal grandparents John Edward (and June) Maier of Peshitigo, Wis.; and paternal grandparents Fred and Colleen Burrows of Hillsboro.

He was preceded in death by maternal grandmother Anna Maier.

He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church of Decatur.

Memorials may be made to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

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