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Christine
Seaman
Christine
Debelak Seaman, 94, of Lincoln died at 12:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14,
2002, at St. Clara’s Manor.
Visitation
will be from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Kerrigan
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Church in
Lincoln, with Monsignor Edward Higgins officiating.
Burial
will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs.
Seaman had worked at Lincoln Developmental Center.
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information to be posted]
Memorials
may be made to St. Clara’s Manor Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Norma
Quisenberry
Norma
Quisenberry, 97, of rural Atlanta died at 8:05 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14,
2002, at her home.
Her
funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Atlanta
Methodist Church. The Rev. David Venter will officiate.
Burial
will be in Union Station Cemetery, rural Emden.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the church.
Quiram
Funeral Home in Atlanta is handling arrangements.
Mrs.
Quisenberry was employed at Landauer’s Clothing Store in Lincoln
for many years until her retirement.
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information to be posted]
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Atlanta United Methodist Church or
the American Heart Association.
John
Mowder
John
K. "Jack" Mowder, 72, of Lincoln, formerly of Havana, died
at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2001, at Lincoln Christian Nursing
Home in Lincoln.
His
funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Hurley Funeral Home
in Havana.
Visitation
will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mowder
retired from Caterpillar Inc. in 1982 after working 36 years at the
Caterpillar Tech Center.
He
was born March 16, 1929, at Havana to Charles Raymond and Dorothy P.
Bowman Mowder. He married Juanita "Sue" Turner on Sept.
15, 1952, at Havana. She survives.
Also
surviving are one daughter, Marty (and husband Grant) Fredericksen
of Peoria; one brother, Charles R. "Bud" (and wife
Kathleen) Mowder of Havana; one sister, Virginia (and husband
Robert) Long of Springfield; 13 nephews; nine nieces; six
great-nephews; and 10 great-nieces.
He
was of the Catholic faith.
Memorials
may be made to Visiting Nurses Assoc. of Central Illinois-Memorial
Health System Hospice Care, 720 N. Bond, Springfield, IL 62702.
Thomas
Murray
Thomas
J. Murray, 78, of Lincoln died at 10:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2002,
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at Kerrigan Funeral Home
in Lincoln. The rosary will be recited at 4 p.m., and the wake
service will be at 6:45 p.m. Monday.
The
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Church in
Lincoln, with Monsignor Edward Higgins and the Rev. Thomas Taylor
officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Murray
was a Lincoln rural mail carrier for 30 years. He retired in 1979.
He was an independent accountant and a former West Lincoln Township
assessor.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, in which he served in the
China-Burma Theater. He also served in the Korean War.
Murray
was born Jan. 6, 1924, in Lincoln to Frank and Rose Weber Murray. He
married Velda Treece on May 21, 1949, in Lincoln. She died May 3,
1985.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mary Margaret (and Rod) Quisenberry of Stoughton,
Wis., and Jo (and Roger) Bunten of Morton; five grandchildren; and
two sisters, Mary Kay Shipp of Lincoln and Patricia (and Lowell)
Aper of Lincoln.
He
was also preceded in death by two brothers, one sister and one
grandson.
He
was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln, where he served as
usher and was a trustee. He was a former member of the board of
Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln and on the board of Catholic
Social Services in Peoria.
A
3rd and 4th degree member of the Lincoln
Knights of Columbus, he was a past grand knight and faithful
navigator, and also kitchen manager. He was a former K of C district
deputy. He was awarded the Knight of Knights for the Peoria Diocese.
In 1997 the Thomas J. Murray Scholarship Fund was established in his
honor at the Lincoln Knights of Columbus Lodge.
He
was past commander of American Legion Post 263 in Lincoln and
commander for the firing squad.
He
was a member of Lincoln Elks Lodge, an avid golfer and a member of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Memorials
may be made to the Thomas J. Murray Scholarship Fund, the rebuilding
fund for American Legion Post 263 in Lincoln or St. Jude Hospital
Midwest Affiliate.
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Jess
Sampson
Jess
V. Sampson, 99, of Lincoln died at 2:18 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2002
at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His
funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Lincoln Hill Free
Methodist Church, with Pastor William Dolan officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Sampson
worked at the Stetson China Factory for over 30 years. He had
previously worked at the Illiopolis Ammunition Plant. He also was
employed at an upholstery shop for 15 years.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I.
[More
information to be posted]
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Hill Free Methodist Church.
A.
Marie Detmers
A.
Marie Detmers, 91, of Emden died at 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at St. Peter’s Lutheran
Church in Emden.
Her
funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with
the Rev. Frank Peiper officiating.
Burial
will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.
She
was born Dec. 12, 1910, in Delavan to Friedrich and Lena Rademaker
Trepel. She married Harm Detmers on June 22, 1929, in Emden. He died
Jan. 12, 1977.
Surviving
are three daughters, Alice Lessen of Emden, Anna (and Lee) West of
Champaign and Mary (and Frank) Pope of Mount Pulaski; three sons,
Fred (and Dolores) Detmers of New Holland, Robert Detmers of
Hartsburg and William (and Diane) Detmers of Normal; 26
grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Edith Wibben of Hartsburg;
and one son-in-law, Kenneth Kaesebier of Mount Pulaski.
She
was also preceded in death by one daughter, Janette; one sister,
Frances Aper; one brother, Herman Trepel; one grandchild; and two
great-grandchildren.
She
was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden and the
Ladies Aid of the church.
Memorials
may be made to her church.
Click
here to send a note of condolence to the Detmers family.
Duane
‘Bud’ Near
Duane
"Bud" Kay Near, 64, of Lincoln, formerly of Emden, died at
3:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his home.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
His
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with
Don Green officiating.
Burial
will be in Green Hill Cemetery, rural San Jose.
Near
was a retired painter.
He
was born Oct. 9, 1937, in Amboy to Kenneth and Rachel Near. He was
married to Joanne Jacobs. He later married Mildred E. McGrady, on
Oct. 20, 1962. She died Feb. 14, 2001.
Surviving
are his mother, Rachel Near of Franklin Grove; one son, Fred Near of
Lincoln; four daughters, Cindy (and Rodrigo) Gomez of Mendota, Kathy
(and Kim) Humphrey of Quincy, Brenda (and Ben) Eyster of Morton and
Sharon (and Roscoe) Dellinger of Lincoln; six grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; two sisters, Beverly (and John) Bach of Fox River
Grove and Carol (and Coy) Burgess of Dixon; and three brothers,
Douglas (and Mary) Near of Dixon and William and Robert Near of
Franklin Grove.
He
was also preceded in death by his father and one grandson, Allen
Dellinger.
He
was a member of Emden Christian Church.
Memorials
may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Click
here to send a note of condolence to the Near family.
John
Hawkins
John
R. Hawkins, 83, of Atlanta died at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12,
2002, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.
A
memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the
Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta, with Tony Billingsley officiating.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Hawkins
was a self-employed mechanic. He owned and operated John’s Place
in Atlanta for 18 years. He was also a part-time policeman for the
city of Atlanta for 10 years.
He
was born Nov. 29, 1918, at rural Waynesville to Horace and Ruth Pray
Hawkins.
Surviving
are four daughters, Carole Terrell of Heyworth, Margaret Ann Wigzig
of Tremont, Ruth Hawkins Hall of Atlanta and Dianne Hawkins of
Lincoln; two sons, Jake Hawkins of Bloomington and John R. Hawkins
III of Fort Knox, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandson; one sister, Shirley Schaefer of
Bloomington; one brother, Gene Hawkins of McLean; and several nieces
and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by one brother and one nephew.
He
had many interests and hobbies. He particularly enjoyed aviation and
was a private pilot.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad.
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