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Lloyd Hellman

Lloyd E. Hellman, 71, of Emden died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003 at 6:04 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Emden, with Pastor David J. Hofer and the Rev. Frank Pieper officiating.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln and at the church one hour before the service on Wednesday.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

Mr. Hellman farmed in the Atlanta, Beason, Hartsburg and Emden areas and was a member of the Logan County Board.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954.

He was born Oct. 16, 1931, in Lincoln to Harold and Margaret Bruns Hellman. He married Alberta Luken on June 29, 1952, in San Jose. She survives.

Also surviving are a son, Brent (and Bonnie) Hellman of Emden; a daughter, Ann Marie (and Brian) Hilgendorf of Emden; three grandsons, Blaine Hellman and Taylor and Timothy Hilgendorf; and two brothers, Norman (and Loretta) Hellman of Emden and Don (and Donna) Hellman of Lincoln.

He was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Melvin.

He was a member of the Logan County Farm Bureau board and Prairie Creek Drainage District. He had been a Hartsburg-Emden school board director, served 28 years as a Farm Credit director, was past commander of the Emden American Legion Post, and was a director of the Logan County Conservation Agency.

Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.


Edith Krohn

Edith Krohn, 92, formerly of San Jose, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at 11:30 a.m. at her home in Aurora.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Mason City, with the Rev. Bruce Bolin-Ghitalla officiating.

Burial will be in Green Valley Cemetery, Green Valley.

Mrs. Krohn was a homemaker.

She was born April 13, 1910, at Manito to George and Julia Rolfs Meeker. She married Walter Krohn in California in 1945. He died in 1963.

Surviving are two sons, Frank (and Barbara) Krohn of Aurora and Mark John (and Tammi) Krohn of Crystal Lake; one daughter, Julia Louise (and Jerry) Glattfelt of Landstul, Germany; and four grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.

She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Aurora.

Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice.

John Johnson

John O. Johnson, 91, of Lincoln died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at 5:35 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, rural New Holland.

Mr. Johnson retired in 1979 from farming in the New Holland area.

He was born Aug. 19, 1911, at Beason to William and Hilda Stoline Johnson. He married Norma J. Shoup in Lincoln on Feb. 16, 1935. She survives.

Also surviving are three sons, Loren (and Frances) Johnson of Morton, Lyle (and Cherilyn) Johnson of Lincoln and Raymond (and Jan) Johnson of Normal; one daughter, Joan Poole of Bloomington; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one sister, Marie Hubbard of Hudson.

He was preceded in death by five brothers, Frank, Carl, Ed, Elmer and Albert Johnson.

He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church and the Logan County Farm Bureau.

He enjoyed many years of fishing and bowling and was the horseshoe pitching champion at the 1955 Logan County Fair.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Church or American Heart Association.

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