Elsie
Lakin
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Archived Oct. 8, 2004
MOUNT
PULASKI -- Elsie I. Lakin, 98, of Mount Pulaski died Friday,
Oct. 8, 2004, at 3:45 a.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center.
Cremation
rites will be accorded.
A memorial
service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Donald Kirchner
officiating.
Burial will
be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery at a later date.
Mrs. Lakin
was a teacher in the Logan County area for many years.
She was born
March 8, 1906, in Logan County to George and Ellen Hagenbach
Stoll. She married Raymond A. Lakin in Chicago on Jan. 1,
1950. He died Feb. 5. 1998.
She is
survived by one stepson, Kenneth (and Darline) Lakin of Sun
City, Ariz.; two stepdaughters, Linda (and Bill) Martinie of
Lincoln and Shirley (and Ralph) Helton of Lincoln; 10
grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
She was also
preceded in death by one sister and two brothers.
She was a
member of Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut.
She
graduated from Mount Pulaski High School and Illinois State
Normal University in Bloomington.
Memorials
may be made to Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut or Lifeline of
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
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Mary McDowell
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Archived Oct. 8, 2004
LINCOLN -- Mary Catherine
McDowell, 83, formerly of Lincoln, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004,
at 1:15 p.m. at her home in Chatham, N.J.
Visitation will be from 9 to
10:30 a.m. Monday at the Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln.
A funeral Mass will be at
10:45 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church in
Lincoln, with Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.
Burial will be in St. Mary's
Cemetery.
She was born March 16, 1921,
in Lincoln to Louis and Marie Hegele Ryan. She married Joseph
R. McDowell in California in January 1943. He died May 9,
2001.
Mrs. McDowell is survived by
one son, Jerrold McDowell of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.; two
daughters, Patricia Minor of Lexington, S.C., and Marta
McDowell Bent of Chatham, N.J.; five grandchildren; two
sisters, Evelyn (and Greg) Fitzpatrick of Lincoln and La Donna
Mahler of Lincoln; and one uncle, Ralph Hegele of Lincoln.
She was also preceded in death
by one sister, Lucille Young, and one brother, Robert Ryan.
She attended St. Mary's
School, graduated from Lincoln High School in 1939 and from
Lincoln College in 1941. Then she taught school in Morton.
From 1942 until 1960 she lived in San Francisco, Calif. She
had lived in Chatham, N.J., since 1960.
She was a member of St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Lincoln and later at St. Patrick's Church
in Chatham, N.J.
Memorials may be made to
Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln or St. Patrick's School
Endowment, 45 Chatham St., Chatham, NJ 07928
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McDowell family.
Margaret Kurtz
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Archived Oct. 6, 2004
LINCOLN -- Margaret M. Kurtz, 78, of Lincoln died Monday,
Oct. 4, 2004, at 9:05 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Peasley
Funeral Home in Lincoln, following a prayer service at 5 p.m.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family
Church, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Krutz had been employed as a licensed practical nurse
at St. Clara's Hospital, Deaconess Nursing Home and Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital. She retired in February of 1988.
She was born Feb. 15, 1926, at Streator, to George and Mary
Urdzik Yusko. She married John H. Kurtz on Sept. 2, 1952, in
Lincoln. He died Sept. 22, 1982.
She is survived by one son, Larry R. Kurtz of Lincoln; two
grandchildren, Matthew L. Kurtz and Christopher M. Kurtz, both
of Lincoln; two sisters, Louise (and Leon) Hinkelman of Ottawa
and Mary Lou Yusko of Streator; two brothers, James (and
Beverly) Yusko of Streator and Larry (and Irngard) Yusko of
Clearwater, Fla.; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces
and great-nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and seven
brothers.
She was a member of Holy Family Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or the
American Diabetes Association.
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Kurtz family.
James Conner
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Updated and archived Oct. 8, 2004
LINCOLN -- James Dylan "Jimmy"
Conner, 2, of Lincoln died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, at 5:35
p.m. at Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton.
His funeral will be at 1 p.m.
Friday, with visitation preceding the service. Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln
is handling arrangements.
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.
Jimmy was born July 9, 2002,
in Alton to Brandon and Deborah Maloney Conner.
He is survived by his parents,
brother Brandon Conner Jr. and sister Samantha Conner,
all of Lincoln; paternal grandparents Gerald and Teresa Conner
of Wood River; maternal grandparents Jimmy and Loma Maloney of
Lincoln; paternal great-grandparents Phyllis Morris of East
Alton and Arthur and Betty McIntosh of Marion; and several
aunts, uncles and cousins.
He attended Lincoln Christian
Church.
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