Raymond Zurkammer       Send a link to a friend

Archived Oct. 13, 2004

LINCOLN -- Raymond Zurkammer, 88, of Lincoln died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, at 5:10 p.m. at the Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln.

Arrangements are pending at the Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln. 

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Harry Hopp       Send a link to a friend

Archived Oct. 13, 2004

LINCOLN -- Harry Hopp, 61, of Lincoln died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, at 7:33 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, followed by a Fraternal Order of Eagles service at 7 p.m.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with the Rev. Jacob Skelton officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Lucas Chapel Cemetery, Middletown.

Mr. Hopp was a forklift operator for 36 years at Saint Gobain Containers.

He was in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1973 and served in Vietnam.

He was born Jan. 15, 1943, to Arthur and Margaret Abel Hopp. He married Cherokee Skelton on July 24, 2004, in Lincoln.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; six daughters, Cindy Settle of Delavan, Waynett Hopp of Lincoln, Indian Hopp of Lincoln, Laura Skelton of Lincoln, Dianna Lemsden of Springfield and Teresa Villaran of Lexington, Ky.; one son, Jamaal Skelton of Lincoln; nine grandchildren; one sister, Betty Gilmer of Lincoln; and one brother, Don Hopp of Las Vegas, Nev.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles 2708.

Memorials may be made to the Harry Hopp Memorial Fund.

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'Bud' Wilham       Send a link to a friend

Archived Oct. 12, 2004

MOUNT PULASKI -- Avest "Bud" Wilham, 76, of Mount Pulaski died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at 12:25 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

His funeral was Wednesday morning at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill Shanle officiating. Visitation preceded the service.

Burial is in Steenbergen Cemetery.

Mr. Wilham retired from construction work, and he retired from school bus driving for Mount Pulaski Unit 23.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines.

He was born Jan. 29, 1928, at Mount Pulaski to Jess Lee and Alice Cooley Wilham. He married Julie Brooks in Lincoln on April 14, 1978.

He is survived by his wife, of Mount Pulaski; one daughter, Rose Marie Matheny of Neoga; one son, Donald “Buster” (and Glenna) Wilham; one stepson, Richard L. (and Kim) Ball of Jerseyville; one stepdaughter, Cathy (and Michael) McCubbin of Mount Pulaski; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Frank Wilham; and his stepmother, Elsie Wilham. 

He was a member of Mount Pulaski Christian Church, and memorials may be made to the church's building fund.

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Rev. Mark Kim       Send a link to a friend

Archived Oct. 13, 2004

MASON CITY -- Mark S. Kim, 73, of Mason City died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, at 5:50 p.m. at Mason City Area Nursing Home.

Visitation will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at the United Presbyterian Church of Mason City. A service will follow at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Randy Paine officiating.

Burial of cremains will be private.

The Rev. Kim was a Presbyterian minister. He served the First Federated Church of Clayton from 1963 to 1968 and the United Presbyterian Church of Mason City from 1968 to 1993. He was interim pastor for churches in Carthage, Farmington and Washington from 1993 to 1999. He became pastor emeritus in 2001.

In the Korean War he was a translator for the 8th Army.

He was born Dec. 12, 1927, in Manchuria, China. He married Helen Kim Lee on Sept. 8, 1961, at the Riverside Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Memorial contributions may be made to the United Presbyterian Church.

Patricia Hanslow       Send a link to a friend

Archived Oct. 13, 2004

SPRINGFIELD -- Patricia D. Hanslow, 79, of Springfield died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004, at 5:40 p.m. at St. John's Hospital.

A family service was at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski on Tuesday. The Rev. Jame Hahs officiated. There was no visitation.

Burial was in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Mrs. Hanslow had been a buyer and manager for the Myers Brothers clothing store in Lincoln and also worked at Landauer's in Lincoln.

She was born Jan. 18, 1925, in Clinton to Fred I. and Lela M. Merrell Bishop. She married Raymond F. Hanslow in Oxnard, Calif., on Jan. 26, 1944.

She is survived by her husband, of Springfield; one son, Raymond (and Shirley) Hanslow Jr. of Brookston, Ind.; one daughter, Pamela (and David) Davis of Lincoln; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one sister, Donna Hanslow of Sherman.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Sarah and Dorothy.

She was of the Methodist faith and was a past member of the American Business Women's Association.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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