Eleanor Wertin       Send a link to a friend

Archived Dec. 31, 2004

LINCOLN -- Eleanor Wertin, 86, of Lincoln, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at 11:20 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

Her body was cremated.

A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at New Union Cemetery, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.

There will be no visitation.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln handled arrangements.

Mrs. Wertin was a retired bookkeeper.

She was born Oct. 29, 1918, in Springfield to Oscar and Lydia Yagow Lenz. She married Matthew Wertin on Jan. 4, 1942, in Lincoln.

She is survived by her husband, of Lincoln, and one daughter, Jan (and Roby) Parks of Springfield.

A son preceded her in death.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln and the Lincoln Woman's Club.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Raymond Obzut       Send a link to a friend

Archived Dec. 29, 2004

CHESTNUT -- Raymond Lee Obzut, 64, of Chestnut, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at 8:44 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. His funeral will follow at 4 p.m. at the funeral home, with John Robertson officiating.

Burial will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut, at a later date.

Mr. Obzut retired from Chestnut Farmer's Grain.

He was born May 17, 1940, in Baltimore, Md., to Rudy and May Duffy Obzut. He married Glenda Hoback in Baltimore on Dec. 24, 1958.

He is survived by his wife, of Chestnut; one son, Raymond (and Melissa) Obzut Jr. of Mount Pulaski; one daughter, Mary (and Keith) Manner of Berlin, Md., three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one sister, Shirley M. Obzut of Baltimore, Md.

A granddaughter preceded him in death.

He was of the Christian faith and was a member of the Chestnut Men's Club.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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