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Herman Conrady

Herman H. Conrady, 94, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Hartsburg, died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Mo.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hartsburg, with Jim Conrady and the Rev. David Russell officiating.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.

Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

Conrady was superintendent of public schools for Logan, McLean and Cook counties in Illinois. He wore all the hats of education during his 41 years in that field, including bus driver, coach, janitor, teacher, counselor and mentor.

He was born Nov. 14, 1907, in Hartsburg to Frank J. and Angeline Janssen Conrady. He married Marjorie Nall on Dec. 13, 1930, in Lincoln. She died Jan. 31, 1989.

Surviving are one son, James H. Conrady of St. Charles, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by two sons; four brothers, Frank, John, Ben and Frank J. Conrady; and five sisters, Tena Klockenga, Siede Rademacher, Tosie Brummer, Anna Grussing and Angeline Bolin. He was the last of 10 children.

He graduated from Musik School and Hartsburg Community High School. He received degrees from Illinois College and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Hartsburg and Pilgrim Faith United Church of Port Charlotte, Fla.

Memorials may be made to the H.H. Conrady Jr. High School Memorial Fund.


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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Louise Wilham

Louise Wilham, 85, of Mount Pulaski died at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

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

Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home in Mount Pulaski, with John Robertson and Bill Shanle officiating.

Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, rural Mount Pulaski.

Mrs. Wilham was a homemaker and farmer.

She was born Jan. 10, 1917, at Lake Fork to Charles Edward and Icy Oleta Bell Mason. She married Cecil L. Wilham in Springfield on July 18, 1936. He died Oct. 27, 1996.

Surviving are one son, Wayne (and wife Mabel) Wilham of Mount Pulaski; two daughters, Kay (and husband Richard) Durchholz of Mount Pulaski and Barbara (and Leroy) Radcliffe; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; three brothers, William (and Verna) Mason of Lincoln, Charles E. Mason of Taylorville and Glen (and Dorothy) Mason of Mount Pulaski; four sisters, Nola (and Ray) Peterson of Mount Pulaski, Grace Fout of Lincoln, Lilly Mae (and Gene Ray) Faith of Sullivan and Frances Mason of Lincoln; and a great-uncle, Virgil Bell of Prescott Valley, Ariz.

She was also preceded in death by one brother, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was a member of Copeland Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski Christian Church, Vonderlieth Activity Fund or Mount Pulaski Fire Department.

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