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Raymond Begolka
Raymond G. Begolka, 93, of
Lincoln died Thursday (Jan. 22, 2004) at 6:57 p.m. at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln, with
the Rev. Richard Reinwald and the Rev. Wallace Reifsteck
officiating.
Burial will be in New Union
Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Begolka farmed in Eminence
Township for 75 years.
He was born April 11, 1910, in
Saybrook to Max R. and Louisa Haas Begolka. He married Evelyn
Coleman on Dec. 4, 1955, in Tampa, Fla.
Survivors are his wife, of
Lincoln; one son, Donald Begolka of Lincoln; and one daughter,
Darlene Begolka of Lincoln.
He was the last of his
immediate family and was preceded in death by three brothers,
Arthur, Walter and Harry Begolka; and five sisters, Rose (infant),
Lillie Begolka, Emma Opperman, Dorothy Robinson and Annie Loercher.
He was a member of St. John
United Church of Christ and the Brotherhood of the church. He was
also a member of Logan Railsplitting Association and Logan County
Farm Bureau.
Memorials may be made to his church or to the donor's choice.
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Mary Manus
Mary Margaret Manus, 72, of San Jose
died Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2004) at 3:32 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at San Jose United Methodist Church. Her funeral will be at 3
p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Larry Maffett
officiating.
Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery,
rural San Jose.
Mrs. Manus was a homemaker.
She was born Aug. 11, 1931, at Green
Valley to Ray C. and Zelma DePue Worstall. She married Carlyle C.
Manus on May 6, 1950, in San Jose.
Survivors are her husband; one son,
Gregory (and Rhonda) Manus of San Jose; three daughters, Carla (and
Rick) Sellers of San Jose, Vicki (and Bruce) Kammeyer of Clinton and
Carol (and Russell) Hancock of San Jose; eight grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents.
She was a member of San Jose United
Methodist Church, San Jose Home Extension and the Lions Club.
Memorial
contributions may be made to San Jose United Methodist Church.
Donald 'Jake' Wehner
Donald E. "Jake" Wehner, 77, of
Atlanta died Monday (Jan. 19, 2004) at 8:45 p.m. at OSF St. Joseph
Medical Center in Bloomington.
His funeral was Friday morning
at Quiram
Funeral Home in Atlanta, with Andy Glass officiating. Visitation was
on Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial was in Atlanta
Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the Atlanta
American Legion Gresham-Crutchley Post 341.
Mr. Wehner retired in 1982 from
Caterpillar Tractor Company, East Peoria.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II.
He was born Nov. 2, 1926, at
Lincoln to William and Clara Dunn Wehner. He married Donna E. Punke
on Nov. 17, 1973, in Bloomington. She survives.
Other survivors are three
daughters, Rosie Price of Lincoln, Ruth Daily of Mount Pulaski and
Susie (and Scott) Reinhart of Atlanta; two stepsons, Darrell Wills
of El Paso and Gary Wills of Secor; eight grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Ella Fuller of Broadwell,
Rose Ferguson of Lincoln and Betty Bauer of Nokomis.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and two sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad.
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Wesley Zimmerman
Wesley Martin Zimmerman, 79, of Mason
City, died Thursday (Jan. 22, 2004) at 1:50 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday
at Mason City Cemetery, with Nash Shawgo officiating. Military rites
will be at the close of the graveside service.
There is no visitation.
Hurley Funeral Home of Mason City is
handling arrangements.
Mr. Zimmerman worked for 30 years as a
clerk for the Salvation Army in Springfield before retiring at age
65.
He served with the U.S. Army in Italy
during World War
II and received a Purple Heart.
He was born Jan. 13, 1925, in Mason
City to Peter and Ruth Thomas Zimmerman.
He graduated from Mason City High
School and attended Indiana State University.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Mason City Area Nursing Home.
Kenneth Booth
Kenneth W. Booth, 95, of Minier died
Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2004) at 12:50 p.m. at the Apostolic Christian
Home of Eureka.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at the Armington Christian Church. His funeral will be at 11
a.m. Saturday at the church, with Ed Loyd and Harold Williamson
officiating.
Burial will be in Minier Cemetery.
Quiram Funeral Home of Atlanta is
handling arrangements.
Mr. Booth was a lifetime farmer. He
retired in 1992.
He was born July 9, 1908, near Minier
in Little Mackinaw Township, Tazewell County, to Harrison and Myrtle
Gainer Booth. He marred Jessie Irene Orr on June 24, 1933, at rural
Armington. She died Sept. 11, 2003.
Survivors are two daughters, Kathryn
(and Kenneth) Frus of Washington and Martha (and Larry) Paustian of
East Peoria; and three granddaughters, Carolyn Frus, Janet Frus and
Ashley Paustian.
He was a former board member of the
Hittle Township High School and the Armington Christian Church,
where he also served as a deacon.
Memorials
may be made to the Armington Christian Church or the Apostolic
Christian Home of Eureka.
Helen
Williams
Helen I. Williams, 80, of Mason City
died Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2004) at 7:15 a.m. at Mason City Area
Nursing Home.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City, with Pastor Curt McCallister
officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.
Burial will be in Kilbourne Cemetery.
She retired in 1985 from Caterpillar in
East Peoria after 17 years with the company.
She was born July 3, 1923, at Kilbourne
to Albert and Velma Madison Sears.
Survivors are two sons, Gary (and Kay)
Zimmerman of Mason City and Roger (and Barb) Zimmerman of Mason
City; two daughters, Sheila (and Curt) McCallister of Mason City and
Karen (and Bruce) Hollibaugh of Decatur; four grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Memorial
contributions may be made to
Hospice
Care of Illinois.
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