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Paul Hoy

Paul Hoy, 62, of Lincoln died at 4:23 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in the intensive care unit at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.

Paul Hoy was owner of Hoy’s Welding, Truck Repair and Wrecker Service of Lincoln.

A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1958 through 1962.

He was born Dec. 18, 1939, in Lincoln to Ray P. and Gretchen Routson Hoy. He married Bonnie B. Beaver on Dec. 27, 1959, in Lincoln. She survives.

Also surviving are one brother, Ed Connolley of Brookings, Ore.; one sister, Charlene Simmons of Lincoln; and nieces, nephews and other relatives.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Phyllis Simmons.

Memorials may be made to St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.


Marie Renken

Marie Christina Renken, 97, of Mason City died at 1:13 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Hurley Funeral Home in San Jose.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, rural San Jose, with the Rev. Marvin Lorenz officiating.

Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, San Jose.

Mrs. Renken was a homemaker.

She was born Aug. 21, 1904, in Emden to Haink and Emma Mammen Miller. She married John C. Renken on Sept. 16, 1925. He died Aug. 29, 1996.

Surviving are five sons, Weldon (and wife Joann L.) Renken of San Jose, Robert (and Helen) Renken of St. Charles, Mo., Raymond (and Joann K.) Renken of Mason City, Herbert (and Joan) Renken of Normal and Gerald (and Barb) Renken of Springdale, Ark.; two daughters, Marilyn (and husband Edgar) Greve of Jefferson, Wis., and Emily (and Bill) Johnson of Spring Branch, Texas; 29 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Emmaline Smith of Gaylord, Mich.

She was also preceded in death by one son, Dale H. Renken, seven sisters and four brothers.

She was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of San Jose and the church’s Martha and Mary Ladies Aid. She was also a member of the San Jose Woman’s Club.

She attended Illinois State Normal teachers college for three years and taught from 1922 to 1926 at Fairview School, a country school south of San Jose.

Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, San Jose, or to Mason City Area Nursing Home.


Stephen Flater

Stephen Guy Flater, 46, of Galesburg died at 11:12 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, at OSF St. Mary’s Medical Center in Galesburg.

His funeral was Tuesday morning at the First United Methodist Church in Galesburg, with the Rev. Scott Grulke officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Hinchliff-Pearson-West of Galesburg was in charge of arrangements, and visitation was at their chapel on Monday evening.

Flater was police chief in Atlanta for three years. He also worked for the Galva police department for eight years and most recently as police chief in Freeburg for three years. He retired in 2000.

He served in the U.S. Army for three years.

He was born Aug. 2, 1955, in Galesburg to Guy N. and Mary Lou Walter Flater. He married Melinda R. Webber. He later married Tammy Sadler. She survives.

Also surviving are his mother, of Galesburg; one son, Mathew Maxwell of Freeburg; two daughters, Sally Lou Flater and Stephanie Ann Flater, both of Galesburg; one stepdaughter, Kristie Sadler of Freeburg; three brothers, Michael John (and wife Lynn) Flater of Kennesaw, Ga., James Howard (and Stephanie) Flater of Long Grove, Iowa, and Jeffrey Ray (and Jackie) Flater of Aledo; and one sister, Mrs. Dee (Jody) Morse of Lakewood, Colo.

He was a member of the Illinois Police Chiefs Association, the Masonic Lodge in Lincoln and the First United Methodist Church in Galesburg.

Memorials may be made to the family.

 

 

 

 

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Lester Starr

Lester John Starr, 85, of Mount Pulaski died at 12:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at his home.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Frank Pieper officiating.

Visitation will be two hours before the service at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Starr was a mail carrier.

He was born Dec. 5, 1916, at Mount Pulaski to Raymond McCann and Eva Starr. He married Naomi M. Wilham on Oct. 1, 1939, in Bowling Green, Mo.

Surviving are two daughters, Shirley (and husband Robert) Patterson of Mason City and Patsy (and Fred) Lipp of Mount Pulaski; one son, Lester Starr Jr. of Las Vegas, Nev.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski.

Memorials may be made to his church.

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Jeanette West

Jeanette West, 60, of Lincoln died at 5:55 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Holland and Barry, with the Rev. Ron Simmons officiating.

Mrs. West was a nurse and retired in 1991 after 20 years of service as a state employee.

She was born March 7, 1941, at Harrisburg to Arlie and Ressie Joiner. She married Jerrald R. West on Jan. 19, 1965.

Surviving are two sons, James R. West of Hartsburg and Jerrald R. West Jr. of Witt; six grandchildren; two sisters, Irene Whitlock of rural Lincoln and Lois Horchem of Mount Pulaski; and one brother, Arlie Joiner of Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Willard Parkinson, and by her daughter, Cheryl Lynn West.

She attended Lincoln Church of God and was a Sunday School teacher there.

She graduated with high honors from the Lincolnland School of Nursing in May of 197?.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Church of God or to the Church of God Orphanage.


Charles ‘Bob’ Cole

Charles R. "Bob" Cole, 62, of Lincoln died at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.

Cremation rites were accorded, and a memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, with Dr. Carroll Richards officiating.

Burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.

There is no visitation.

Cole was a marketing agent.

He was born June 2, 1939, in Moweaqua to Claude R. and Ruth I. Stickel Cole.

Surviving are his mother, of Lincoln; one brother, Dennis Cole of Lincoln; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father and by his brother Ronald S. Cole.

He was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lincoln.

He was educated in Lincoln and attended Pasadena City College in Pasadena, Calif.

He was very active in theater and entertainment and enjoyed a career in marketing.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.


Pauline Strampp

A memorial service for Pauline Strampp has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln. The Rev. Richard Reinwald will officate.

Miss Strampp, 89, of Lincoln died at 12:35 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, at St. Clara’s Manor.

Cremation rites were accorded and burial is in Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Holland and Barry Funeral Home of Lincoln handled local arrangements.

Miss Strampp devoted her life’s work to the Odd Fellows Children’s Home in Lincoln, where she was executive secretary. She worked there from 1938 until she retired in 1995.

She was born Oct. 6, 1912, in Mount Pulaski to George and Anna Turk Strampp.

She is survived by two nephews, Tim Strampp of Hickory Hills and Joseph Strampp of Wilmington, N.C.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Ed, Bill and Robert Strampp.

She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln.

She was a member of the Orphans Home Rebekah Lodge for over 50 years.

 

 

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