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Marvin
Charles Ackerman
Marvin
Charles Ackerman, 77, of Lincoln died at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21,
2002, at his home.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
His
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the
Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Ackerman
was a farmer in Broadwell Township.
He
was born June 2, 1924, in Logan County to William F. and Opal Bates
Ackerman. He married Ruth Ramlow in Emden on March 22, 1944.
Surviving
are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, Marvin Eugene (and wife Carla)
Ackerman of Lincoln; two daughters, Phyllis (and Tom) Cosby of
Kenansville, Fla., and Wilma (and Gary) Donath of Elkhart; seven
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Eleanor
Ramlow of Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by two brothers, one sister and one
granddaughter.
He
was a member of Logan County Farm Bureau and Logan County 4-H
Foundation, was past president of Logan County Angus Association,
served on the Logan County calf scramble committee and the USDA
committee, and was a 4-H club leader for 25 years.
He
was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the church or to Hospice of Central Illinois.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Ackerman family.
Pauline
Strampp
Pauline
Strampp, 89, of Lincoln died at 12:35 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, at
St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.
She
was cremated, and memorial services are planned for a later date.
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 a nephew, Tim Strampp of Hickory Hills.
Two
brothers, Ed and Bill Strampp, preceded her in death.
She
was a member of St. John United Church or Christ in Lincoln.
For
over 50 years she was a member of the Orphans Home Rebekah Lodge.
Eugenia
Wilson
Eugenia
G. Wilson, 89, of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Lincoln, died at
3:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at Kearney Mesa Convalescent Home
in San Diego.
Visitation
will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Holy Family Church
in Lincoln.
A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at at the church at 11
a.m. on Saturday. The Rev. Thomas Taylor will officiate.
Burial
will be in St. Mary ’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Kerrigan
Funeral Home in Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Wilson was a homemaker.
She
was born Jan. 2, 1913, in Sainte Marie to Ephraim and Monica Rohr
Ochs. She married Robert T. Wilson on Feb. 8, 1930, in Springfield.
He died Dec. 11, 1975.
Surviving
are one son, Robert E. Wilson of Lincoln; one daughter, JoAnn
Ferguson of San Diego, Calif.; five grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; one brother, Wilbert Ochs of Claremont; and
three sisters, Dolores Tomazic, Evelyn Stillwagon and Marie Snow,
all of Springfield.
She
was also preceded in death by one daughter.
She
was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln.
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Martha
Hunter
Martha
Hunter, 84, of Chestnut died at 1:25 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at
Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Her
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holland and Barry, with
the Rev. Carol Andricks officiating.
Burial
will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.
Mrs.
Hunter worked at Joe’s Market in Chestnut. She also farmed with
her husband in the Atlanta and Beason areas.
She
was born Oct. 13, 1917, at Chestnut to Clark and Rose Baker
Fletcher. She married Joses H. Hunter in Chestnut on Dec. 24, 1934.
He died in July 1979.
Surviving
are one daughter, Charlotte Poe of Springfield; 12 grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren; and two
sisters, Thelma Bahn of Lincoln and Mae Whiteside of Mount Ayr,
Iowa.
She
was also preceded in death by two children, Robert Hunter and Dixie
Ingram; one sister, Eleanor; and four brothers, Raymond, Merle,
Casey and Roscoe Fletcher.
She
was a member of the Chestnut Methodist Church and the Methodist
Women’s Club at the church. She had formerly been a member of the
Home Bureau.
Memorials
may be made to Chestnut Methodist Church or to Alzheimer’s
research.
Mary
Kuny
Mary
Safford Kuny, 102, of Lincoln died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20,
2002, at Vonderlieth Living Center.
Local
visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
Another
visitation will be on Friday at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth
from 1:15 p.m. until the funeral, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Stafford
Weeks will officiate at the service.
Burial
will be in Monmouth Cemetery, Monmouth.
Mrs.
Kuny was a homemaker and taught school in Tuscola; Honolulu, Hawaii;
and Kansas City, Mo.
She
was born Nov. 1, 1899, in Oquawka to Henry B. and Anna Watson
Safford. She married C. Sheller Peacock in 1927 in Monmouth. He died
in 1943. She married Earl Bruington in 1947 and he died in 1948. She
married Donald K. Kissinger in 1950. He died in 1961. In 1964 she
married O.F. Kuny. He died in 1984.
Surviving
are two sons, H. Safford (and wife Betty) Peacock of Lincoln and
Christopher Sheller (and wife Betsy) Peacock of St. Helena, Calif.;
five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three
stepchildren, Edwin F. Kuny, Carolyn Kuny Little and Cissie Kuny O’Brien.
She
was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ of
Decatur.
Memorials
may be made to her church or to Millikin University in Decatur.
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here to send a note of condolence to the family of Mary Safford Kuny.
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