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William
'Bud' Sparling
William "Bud"
Sparling, 79, of Lincoln died Thursday (Sept. 25, 2003) at 8:30 a.m.
at his home.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln. The rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.
His funeral will be
at 1 p.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church, with Father
Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial, with military
rites, will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Sparling retired
in 1988 after 34 years as advertising manager for the Lincoln
Courier.
He served in the U.S.
Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1946.
He was born Sept. 9,
1924, at Olney. He married Betty Pokorski on June 2, 1958, in
Lincoln.
Survivors are his
wife; two daughters, Sherry (and Richard) Wright of Monticello and
Nancy (and Raul) Rodriquez of Palatine; three grandchildren; three
sisters, Dorothea Schmidt of Lincoln, Rosalyn Widner of Rantoul and
Janice Sparling of Watseka; and four brothers, Wilmer R. Birk of
Lincoln, Bernard Birk of Houston, Texas, Donald Sparling of Watseka
and Martin Sparling of Arkansas.
He was preceded in
death by his father, Charles Sparling; his mother, Jessie Dufrain
Sparling Birk; and his stepfather, Wilmer L. Birk.
He was a member of
Holy Family Church of Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to Wayne J. Schall
Hospice or Carroll Catholic School.
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Sparling family.
Orville Baker
Orville August Baker, 86, of
Morton, formerly of Lincoln, died Monday (Sept. 22, 2003) at 8:50
p.m. at his home.
Visitation was on Thursday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral was Friday morning
at St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln, with the Rev.
Richard Reinwald and the Rev. Wallace Reifsteck officiating.
Burial is in New Union
Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Baker was a lifelong farmer
of the family farm in Logan County.
He was born July 20, 1917, in
Lincoln to Frank L. and Rena Coorts Baker. He married Frances
Buchholz on Feb. 10, 1940, in Lincoln.
Survivors are his wife, of
Morton; one son, Dr. Donald (and wife Mari Jo) Baker of Morton; one
daughter, Reanne (and David) Shive of Rockford; eight grandchildren,
Kara Baker (and Brad) Johnson, Valerie Baker (and Marc) Squillante,
Mark Baker, Dr. Mari Baker and Chris Baker, all of Morton, and
Matthew (and Susie) Shive, Reannon Shive and Janna Shive, all of
Rockford; and one great-granddaughter, Hannah Johnson.
He was a member of St. John
United Church of Christ in Lincoln, where he served on the church
council for several terms, was secretary-treasurer of the
Brotherhood and a member of Pairs and Spares. He was also a member
of the Logan County Farm Bureau.
Memorials may be made to his church.
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Janice Altman
Janice L. Altman, 75, of Lawndale died
Friday (Sept. 26, 2003) at 4:07 a.m. at Hopedale Hospital.
Mrs. Altman was cremated. There will be
no visitation or services.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln handled arrangements.
Mrs. Altman was a retired beautician.
She was born Feb. 17, 1928, in Lawndale
to Raymond and Lillian Naugle Kendrick. She married William Altman.
Survivors are her husband, of Lawndale;
one daughter, Terry Altman of Lawndale; and one brother, Wayne
Kendrick of Lawndale.
She was preceded in death by her
parents.
She was a
member of Eminence Christian Church and a 35-year member of American
Legion Auxiliary Post 263.
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Altman family.
Charles Denton
Charles R. Denton, 87, of San Jose died
Tuesday (Sept. 23, 2003) at 6:35 p.m. at his home.
His funeral was Friday morning
at Hurley Funeral Home in San Jose, with the Rev. Allen Payne
officiating. Visitation preceded the service.
Burial is in Kilbourne Cemetery,
Kilbourne.
Mr. Denton was a pipefitter in Chicago
and worked on building the Sears Tower.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the
Korean War.
He was born Jan. 8, 1916, in Petersburg
to Fred and Mary Denton. He married Verancia Oller on April 3, 1943,
in St. Louis, Mo. She died July 25, 2003.
Survivors are one stepson, Richard (and
Pat) Goben of Lake Delton, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Shirley (and
Art) Behrends of Mason City and Lavina Gay (and Clem) DeMatteis of
Pekin; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; six
great-great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Fred Denton of
Petersburg, Russell Denton of Petersburg and Carl Denton of Chicago.
He was also preceded in death by three
sisters and five brothers.
He was a member of Pipefitters Welfare
Fund Local 597.
Memorial
contributions may be made to San Jose Christian Church.
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