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Jack Wolf Sr.

Jack L. Wolf Sr., 73, of East Peoria died at 4:13 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, 2002, at his home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Remmert Funeral Home, 521 E. Washington St. in East Peoria.

A graveside service will be at noon on Saturday at Viola Cemetery in Viola.

Mr. Wolf was a truck driver for 32 years and retired from Preston Trucking in East Peoria. He also worked as a bartender at the Variety Club in East Peoria.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He was born July 16, 1929, in Alba to Joseph and Gertrude Davidson Wolf.

Surviving Mr. Wolf are one son, Jack Wolf Jr. of Wapella; four daughters, Vickie (and Jim) Schleder of Lincoln, Cheryl (and John) Harney of Clinton, Lori (and Larry) Rasor of Clinton and Tammy (and Jack) Musselman of Kenney; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, David (and Ursula) Wolf of Missouri; and two sisters, Charlotte Williams of Aledo and Judy Wolf of the Quad Cities.

He was preceded in death by one brother and one great-grandson, Bryson W. Boyer.

He was a member of VFW Post 1756 and American Legion Post 263, both in Lincoln.


Walter Musick

Walter S. Musick, 86, of Lincoln died at 2:05 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2002, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mr. Musick retired from Obear Nester Bottle Company in 1978. He then served as bailiff of the Logan County Circuit Court until 1984.

He was born May 16, 1916, in San Francisco, Calif., to Clifford and Bertha "Betty" Menzel Musick. He married Ruth Robertson Jones on Feb. 1, 1947, in Lincoln. She survives.

Other survivors are two sons, Ronald (and Sandra) Musick of Vernon, Conn., and Wayne Musick of Florence, S.C.; two daughters, Beverly Becker of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Ruth (and James) Knecht of Normal; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and one granddaughter.

He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church, the Jolly Seniors group of the church and the kitchen Sunday school class. He had also been a member of the Kiwanis Club and a board member of The Oasis senior center. He was formerly a member of the Linpro Square Dance Club.

He graduated from Lincoln Community High School in 1934 and worked for Spellman Lumber in Lincoln during his early years. He was employed by Obear Nester beginning in 1947 and served as president of Glass Bottle Blowers Union Local 71 for several years.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Church or to the Christian Village in Lincoln.

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Helen Yard

Helen Fay Yard, 89, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2002, at Villa East Nursing Home in Sherman.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Jon Rose will officiate.

Mrs. Yard had been a retail sales clerk at Myers Brothers.

She was born Feb. 28, 1913, in Raymond to Hardin and Jessie Neussman Billiter. She married Chancy Yard on Oct. 5, 1934, at Morrisonville. He survives.

Other survivors are two sons, Jack (and wife Carol) Yard of Franklin, N.C., and Gary (and wife Sandra) Yard of Sherman; four grandsons, Troy (and Tammy) Yard of Sherman, Monte (and Jolyn) Yard of Sherman, Tony Yard of Lakeland, Fla., and Terry (and Diane) Yard of Lakeland, Fla.; and six great-grandchildren, Miranda, Jacob, Alexandra and Rylie Yard of Sherman and Sydney and Faith Yard of Lakeland, Fla.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne and Harold Billiter.

Mrs. Yard was a member of the First Christian Church of Broadwell.

Memorials may be made to the church, American Heart Association or Alzheimer’s Association.

 

 

 

 

 

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