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Rosa Wise

Rosa V. Wise, 77, of Minier, formerly of Hartsburg, died at 12:55 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta. Norvin Condy will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Wise worked several years at the Stetson China Company in Lincoln and later at the Lincoln Bottle Factory.

She was born Sept. 15, 1925, at Cora, Mo., to James W. and Minnie B. Dell Seaman. She married John E. Wise on July 15, 1943, at Waynesville. He died June 14, 1995.

Surviving are four daughters, Ellen (and Jack) Steffens of Lincoln, Joan (and Lloyd) Mollett of Weldon, Janet (and Mike) Cox of Lincoln and Kathy (and Lee) Sheley of Lincoln; two sons, Steve Wise of Minier and Scott (and Kay) Wise of Minier; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Glen Seaman of Terre Haute, Ind.

She was also preceded in death by one sister and two brothers.

She was a member of the Hartsburg Christian Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.


Evalena Hand

Evalena Hand, 87, of Illiopolis died at 6:36 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Dawson and Wikoff Funeral Home, 515 W. Wood St. in Decatur.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lake Bank Cemetery, Latham.

Mrs. Hand was a homemaker.

She was born Sept. 23, 1914, in DeWitt to Carl and Martha Elmore Wilson. She married Floyd Meister, and he preceded her in death. She later married Kenneth Hand, and he also preceded her in death.

Surviving are her children, Alice (and husband Les) Blakeman of Illiopolis, Edward (and wife Norma) Meister of The Villages, Fla., Wanda (and husband Harold) Tendick of Mount Pulaski, Carol (and husband Richard) Brock of Canadian, Texas, James (and wife Becky) Meister of Bellevue, Neb., and Mary (and husband Ron) Roher of Lexington; 20 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers.

She was a member of Illiopolis Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the church.

 

Earl ‘Jug’ Swingle

Earl W. "Jug" Swingle, 69, of Lincoln died at 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and also from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

The funeral will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader. Tony Shuff will officiate.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mr. Swingle retired from Cutler-Hammer Eaton Corporation after 35 years in quality control.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and received the Purple Heart and other medals.

He was born Nov. 30, 1932, in Lincoln to Clyde and Alma Westerman Swingle. He married Shelia Battin on Oct. 13, 1956, in Lincoln. She survives.

Other survivors are one son, Randy Swingle of Lincoln; one daughter, Frances (and Todd) Lindsey of Lincoln; two granddaughters, Jodi Swingle and Kellie Lindsey, both of Lincoln; three brothers, Vernon, Charles and Roy Swingle, all of Lincoln; and one sister, Dorothy Bartels of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by six brothers and one sister.

He was an avid fisherman.

He was a member of New Wine Fellowship, Christian Broadcasting Network and American Legion Post 263.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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