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Note of
thanks
From the family of
Florence Schroeder
"Thank You" to all of
our many friends, relatives, Pastors Carnahan and Adam for your kind
words and expressions of sympathy, the prayers, phone calls,
e-mails, cards, food, flowers and memorials. Your love and support
has meant so much to all of us. May God bless each of you.
The family of Florence
Schroeder
Kendall Wiggers
Kendall A. Wiggers, 72, of Beason died at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, May
23, 2002, at his home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 27, at Immanuel
Lutheran Church of Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with the
Rev. Dan Wissman officiating.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Keys Cemetery near Beason.
Holland and Barry Funeral Home of Lincoln is in charge of
arrangements.
Wiggers was a grain and livestock farmer.
He
was born Dec. 29, 1929, at Burton View to Frederick and Wilhelmina
Englehorn Wiggers. He married Darlene Aper on June 11, 1960, at St.
John’s Lutheran Church of Hartsburg.
Surviving Wiggers are his wife, of Beason; two sons, K. Alan (and
wife Christine) Wiggers of Nashville, Ill., and Kurt A. Wiggers of
Vaughan, Mont.; one daughter, Kimberly A. (and husband Bill) Beavers
of Lincoln; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Marvin (and wife Ruth)
Wiggers of Lincoln and Milton (and wife Pat) Wiggers of Springfield;
and two sisters, Katherina "Kak" (and husband John) Goldhammer of
Lincoln and Thelma (and husband John) Matson of Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by one brother, Frederick S. Wiggers, and two
sisters, Eileen Wiggers and Mildren Johnson.
He
was a member of VFW, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans,
National Atomic Radiation Survivors and National Association of
Atomic Veterans.
Memorials may be made
to Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln or the Visiting Nurses Assoc.
of Central Illinois, Hospice Care, at 720 N. Bond St., Springfield,
IL 62702.
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‘Peggy’ Hamblen
Mary Roberta "Peggy"
Hamblen, 83, of Atlanta died at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2002,
at Hopedale Hospital.
A graveside service
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Atlanta Cemetery, with the Rev.
David Venter officiating. Then the family will greet friends from 11
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Atlanta United Methodist Church.
Quiram Funeral Home
in Atlanta is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hamblen was a
cook and custodian at the Atlanta Grade School and High School for
several years. She was also involved with Community Action and
served Meals on Wheels for over 30 years.
She was born Jan. 20,
1919, in Lincoln to Leander and Mary Delia Mullins Reynolds. She
married Homer Lee Hamblen on May 17, 1938, in St. Charles, Mo. He
survives.
Also surviving are
three sons, Homer Lee (and Roslie) Hamblin Jr. of Atlanta, Gary
Allen Hamblen of Mattoon and Gordon Ray (and Connie) Hamblen of
Waynesville; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by one daughter and four sisters.
She was a member of
the Atlanta United Methodist Church, Atlanta Woman’s Club and Royal
Neighbors of America.
She enjoyed playing
in the Wednesday night Pinochle Club and was an avid fan of the
Chicago Cubs and Bulls.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Atlanta Rescue Squad.
Doris Petit
Doris J. Petit, 71,
died at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2002, at America House in Culpeper,
Va.
A graveside service
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at Mason City Cemetery. Father
David Taylor will officiate.
She was born Oct. 29,
1930, in Beatrice, Neb., to Martin and Emma Buss Frerichs.
Surviving are her
husband, Jack Petit; three sons, Theodore (and Julie) Schmidt of
Ypsilanti, Mich., Robert (and Evie) Schmidt of Los Angeles, Calif.,
and David (and Darcy) Schmidt of Hoffman Estates; two daughters,
Carol (and Donald) Brown of Lumberton, N.C., and Janet (and Jay)
Walton of Asheville, N.C.; 11 grandchildren; and one sister, Emma
Johnson of De Witt, Neb.
She was a member of
St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Culpeper, Va., and was pianist and
choir director at the church. She volunteered at Culpeper Regional
Hospital.
Memorials may be made to the hospital
or to her church.
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