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Howard
Leonard
Howard
Leonard, 79, of Lincoln died at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at
St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church
in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in New Union Cemetery.
Leonard
was employed in the sales department of Ball Foster Glass for 37
years and owned Leonard’s Cafe for 22 years. He retired in 1987.
He
was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He
was born April 18, 1923, in Cornell to Lloyd and Claire Dickerson
Leonard. He married Marjorie "Marge" Ketterer on Aug. 31,
1947, in Cornell. She survives.
Also
surviving are two children, Ron Leonard of Sherman and Trudy Sampson
of Bolyston, Mass.; four grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and
one sister, Marjorie Logue of Streator.
He
was a member of First Methodist Church and the church board. He was
also a member of the Masons, the Scottish Rite Valley and Ansar
Temple Shrine of Springfield, Constantine Commandery of 51, Logan
County Shrine Club, a life member of the Lincoln Elks, life member
of the American Legion Post 263, and a member of the VFW and
40&8. He served on the Lincoln High School board, Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce board and United Way board. He was with Easter
Seals for 29 years, president of the Midstate Society for 15 years,
president of Logan County Shrine Club in 1974, Chef de Gare of
40&8 in 1957 and was named a Lincoln Courier Citizen of the
Month in the 1980s.
He
was a graduate of Cornell High School in Cornell and attended
Illinois State University in Normal.
Memorials
may be made to First United Methodist Church of Lincoln or to
Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.
Marilyn
Durchholz
Marilyn
M. Durchholz, 79, of Mount Pulaski died at 5:43 a.m. Monday, May 13,
2002, at her home.
Private
visitation for the family will be at Veail Chapel, with Fricke-Calvert
Schrader Funeral Home of Mount Pulaski in charge of arrangements.
Burial
will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Private
services for the family will be at a future date. Bill Shanle will
officiate.
Mrs.
Durchholz was a homemaker for her family.
She
was born Dec. 3, 1922, in Mount Pulaski. She married Elmer
"Butch" Durchholz on Dec. 29, 1942, in Bowling Green, Mo.
Surviving
are two sons, Richard Wayne (and Kay) Durchholz of Mount Pulaski and
Dale Leroy (and Dawn) Durchholz of Bloomington; three grandchildren;
one great-grandchild; and two brothers, Leroy Keith "L.K."
(and Dolly) Buckles Jr. of Mount Pulaski and Henry Frank (and Irma
Jean) Buckles of Mount Pulaski.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy Keith Buckles Sr. and
Helen F. Copeland.
She
was a member of Buffalo Christian Church, Mount Pulaski Christian
Church, Christian Church Loyal Daughters, American Legion Auxiliary
and Junior Woman’s Club. She was a longtime 4-H leader in the
community and worked at the Logan County clerk’s office for a
number of years.
Memorials
may be made to American Legion Auxiliary for VA hospital work.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Durchholz family.
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Harry
Menzel
Harry
W. Menzel, 85, of Lincoln died at 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church
of Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Menzel
was a petroleum salesman for Logan Farm Service for 28 years.
He
was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
He
was born April 2, 1917, in Lincoln to Julius and Carolina Jaggi
Menzel. He married Dorothy Earle in Malden, Mo., in 1943.
Surviving
Menzel are his wife, of Lincoln; four sons, Harry Earl (and Jean)
Menzel of Kankakee, David (and Pat) Menzel of Springfield, Michael
(and Marsha) Menzel of Williamsville and Scott (and Wendy) Menzel of
Louisville, Ky.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one
sister, Maxine Menzel of Lincoln; and one brother, Julian (and
Elsie) Menzel of Lincoln.
He
was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln and the
church’s Volunteers in Mission and was a driver for the food
pantry. He was also a member of American Legion Post 263.
Memorials
may be made to American Diabetes Association or Logan County Food
Pantry.
Click
here to send a note of condolence to the Menzel family.
Dixie
Charron
Dixie
L. Charron, 59, of Waynesville died at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, May 14,
2002, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Quiram Funeral Home,
Atlanta.
The
funeral service, also at Quiram, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Dan
Sherstad will officiate.
Burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville.
Mrs. Charron was
employed at Country Companies in Bloomington for over 20 years. She
worked in the Country Life General Accounting Department.
She was born Aug. 24,
1942, at Waynesville to Howard E. and Betty E. Garr Sympson. She
married Wayne A. Charron on Nov. 24, 1965, at Kankakee. He died Aug.
15, 1999.
Surviving are one
daughter, Brenda L. Messamore of Normal; one son, Brian K. Charron
of Waynesville; two stepdaughters, Jeanette Clenin of Jonesboro,
Ark., and Rhonda Lucas of Florida; one stepson, Kevin Charron of
Jonesboro, Ark.; four grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren and
step-great-grandchildren; three brothers, Dale (and Donna) Sympson
of Clinton, Ed (and Sandy) Sympson of Atlanta and Gary (and Gale)
Sympson of Waynesville; one sister, Sherri (and Steve) Welch of
Waynesville; several nieces and nephews; her stepfather, Richard W.
Webb of Clinton; and her stepgrandmother, Vera Webb of Clinton.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Memorials
may be made to the Waynesville Rescue Squad.
Willard
Grubbs
Willard
Dale Grubbs, 52, of Leslie, Ark., died at 11:20 a.m. Sunday, May 12,
2002, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
His
funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will be one hour before the
service.
Burial
will be in Funks Grove Cemetery, Macon County.
Grubbs
was retired from maintenance work for the Logan County Housing
Authority in Lincoln.
He
was born Jan. 10, 1950, in Woolum, Ark. He married Debbie Morris
Laskin in Decatur in November 1979.
Surviving
Grubbs are his mother, Daisy E. Ray of Lincoln; his stepfather, Jack
L. Duncan of Decatur; one son, B.J. Grubbs of Decatur; one sister,
Jane Fairbanks of Lincoln; cousin William Ray of Leslie, Ark., who
was raised with Willard like a brother; and a nephew, J.R. Maple of
Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by his father, John L. Grubbs.
He
was of the Protestant faith and was a member of the National Rifle
Association.
Memorials
may be made to the family.
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