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Amelia Casstevens
Amelia M. "Millie" Casstevens, 85, of
Lincoln died at 12:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery,
Lincoln.
Mrs. Casstevens retired from Stetson
China Company.
She was born Feb. 16, 1917, in Lincoln
to Valentine and Marie Krotz Kapik. She married Leo Rohlfs in 1936,
and he died in 1952. She married Ralph Casstevens in Lincoln on
April 23, 1955. He survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Gary
Rohlfs of Lincoln and Lee Rohlfs of Anthem, Ariz.; one stepson,
Robert Casstevens of Mendota; two stepdaughters, Paula Charlton of
Fredrickstown, Mo., and Johanna Henson of Oakboro, N.C.; four
grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Albert
(and Ruth) Kapik of Lincoln and John Kapik of Lincoln.
She was also preceded in death by one
sister and one stepson.
She was a member of North American
Benefit Association and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
She volunteered at the Pink Shutter and Christian Nursing Home.
Memorials
may be made to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital or St. Clara’s
Manor Nursing Home.
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Casstevens.
Gertrude Starr
Gertrude L. Starr, 86, of Mason City
died at 12:58 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2002, at Mason City Area Nursing
Home.
Cremation rites have been accorded, and
there will be no services locally.
Hurley Funeral Home of Mason City is in
charge of arrangements.
She worked as a registered nurse at the
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, Hollywood, Calif., and also in
Riverside, Calif.
She was born March 16, 1916, in San
Jose to William F. and Hattie Smith.
Ms. Starr was divorced.
Surviving are one son, Kim (and
Shannon) Starr of Temecula, Calif., and one grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two
brothers.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Mason City Area Nursing Home.
Dorothy Morrow
Dorothy M. Morrow, 83, of Lincoln died
at 10:25 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, in her home.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m.
Sunday at Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln. The rosary will
be recited at 5 p.m.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at
10 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln, with
Father Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery,
Lincoln.
Mrs. Morrow was a teacher in the
Lincoln area for many years.
She was born Dec. 4, 1918, in Lincoln
to Frank and Margaret Gabbett Peifer. She married Harold H. Morrow
on Aug. 4, 1949, in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lincoln. He
died Sept. 19, 1996.
Surviving are two daughters, Margaret
(and Robert) Knol of Princeton and Jane (and Skip) Junkerman of
Olmsted; two sons, Joe (and Lois) Morrow of Normal and Greg (and
Peggy) Morrow of Lincoln; nine grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and one sister, Katherine Peifer of Lincoln.
She was also preceded in death by three
brothers, one sister and one grandson.
She was a member of Holy Family
Catholic Church and the Holy Family Society.
Memorials
may be made to Holy Family Society, Carroll Catholic School or the
VNA Hospice of Springfield.
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family.
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Eva Harrison
Eva Inez Harrison, 59, of Mason City
died at 8:35 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2002, at Pekin Hospital in Pekin.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday
at Hurley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dustin Fulton officiating.
Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Mrs. Harrison worked at Lincoln
Developmental Center for 24 years as a mental health technician.
She was born Jan. 31, 1943, in
Middleton, Tenn. Her first marriage was to Jackie Leroy Owens Sr.,
and he died May 19, 1969. She married William Harrison at Springbay
on Nov. 14, 1969. He survives.
Also surviving are her mother, Luri
Lowrance of Mason City; five sons, William (and Patricia) Harrison
of San Jose, Gregory Harrison of Canton, and Tom (and Jennifer)
Harrison, Jackie (and Judy) Owens Jr. and Randall Patrick Owens, all
of Mason City; one daughter, Mendy (and Loren) Payne of Mapleton; 13
grandchildren; one brother, Forest Simer of Mason City; and one
sister, Phyllis (and Jeff) Copeland of Logansport, Ind.
She was also preceded in death by her
father, Edward Simer, and her stepfather, Charles Monroe Curry.
She was a member of the First Christian
Church of Mason City.
She supported and participated in the
Walk for Cancer for two years.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Clara Kurtz
Clara E. Kurtz, 96, died at 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at Vonderlieth Living Center, Mount
Pulaski.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m.
Monday at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln. Tom Gerdts will officiate.
There is no visitation. Arrangements
are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Mrs. Kurtz was a homemaker.
She was born June 3, 1906, in DeWitt
County to Thomas T. and Clara Rode Furman. She married Merle W.
"Bud" Kurtz on Dec. 19, 1925, in Clinton. He died April 18, 1994.
Surviving are one son, William F. (and
Alice) Kurtz of Lincoln; two daughters, Clara "Kay" (and Norman
"Andy") Anderson of Lake Havasu, Ariz., and Elnore Kurtz of Lake
Havasu, Ariz.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Kurtz was the last of her
immediate family. She was preceded in death by three brothers and
four sisters.
She was a member of Lincoln Christian
Church.
Memorials
may be made to Vonderlieth Living Center.
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Amanda Bree
Amanda Bree, 85, formerly of Lincoln,
died at 7:27 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at Hacienda de Monterey in
Palm Desert, Calif.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday
at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader.
Burial will be in Richmond Grove
Cemetery, New Holland.
Mrs. Bree was formerly the owner of the
Arcade Coffee Shop in Lincoln.
She was born Jan. 7, 1917, in Elkhart
to John and Stella Coffey Shockey. She married Arthur William Bree
on Oct. 5, 1945, in Lincoln. He died Aug. 7, 1990.
Survivors are three daughters, Donna
(and Richard) Jacobs of Lincoln, Judy Morley (and Bob Williams) of
Chicago, and Jan (and David) Kress of Phoenix, Ariz.; one
granddaughter, Shannon Jacobs of Lincoln; and one brother, Col.
Cyrus Reyon Shockey of Iowa City, Iowa.
She was also preceded in death by one
brother and two sisters.
She was a member of First United
Methodist Church of Lincoln, VFW Auxiliary, American Contract Bridge
League and Indian Wells Country Club of Indian Wells, Calif.
Memorials
may be made to Little City, 861 S. Algonquin Road, Palatine; or Elks
Crippled Children, c/o Bob Cortelloni, 711 N. Union St., Lincoln.
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