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Ethel Coady

Ethel Maria Coady, 94, of Middletown died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at 8 p.m. at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Springfield.

Her funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Elkhart, with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating.

Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Friday at Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln and at the church one hour before the service on Saturday. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday, following visitation.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.

Miss Coady was employed by Union Carbide and later by the federal government, dealing with real estate purchases.

She was born April 4, 1908, in Middletown to James and Anna Gleason Coady.

Survivors include nieces and nephews Joyce Kunken-Wheeler (and Orville) of Girard, James Lee Kunken (and Joyce) of Greenview, Helen Kunken-Talkington (and Earl) of Girard, Ruby Coady Blaker (and Gene) of Mesa, Ariz., Robert F. Coady (and Leah) of Sommerset, Mass., and Dorothy Coady Mines (and Larry) of Urbana, and many great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and five sisters and was the last of her immediate family.

She graduated from Elkhart High School in 1926 and went on to Brown's Business College in Springfield. In 2000 she attended her 74th class reunion.

Memorials may be made to the Middletown Rescue Squad.

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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 was Wednesday evening at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City.

Her funeral was scheduled for Thursday morning at the United Methodist Church in Mason City, with the Rev. Bruce Bolin-Ghitalla officiating.

Burial is 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.

Louise Schmidt

Louise A. Schmidt, 94, of Lincoln died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at 5:13 a.m. at Mason City Nursing Home.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Dan Wissmann officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Schmidt was a retired secretary to Irma Potter of the blood bank.

She was born March 14, 1908, in Lincoln to August and Matilda Moldenhauer Ramlow. She married Alvin C. Schmidt in Attica, Ind., on Feb. 2, 1935. He died Sept. 22, 2001.

Surviving are one son, Thomas Schmidt of Hartsburg; one daughter, Joyce (and husband Gene) Conrady of Mason City; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one son, four brothers and one sister.

She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln, where she was a member of the church choir for 40 years and had also been a Sunday school teacher.

Memorials may be made to the church.

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