Ina Grey
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Archived Oct. 25, 2004
LINCOLN -- Ina Mae Grey, 72,
of Lincoln died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at 12:02 p.m. at her
home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Lincoln, with the Rev.
Robert Henderson officiating.
Burial will be in Richmond
Grove Cemetery, New Holland.
Mrs. Grey retired from Ball-Incon,
where she worked as a lab technician.
She was born March 9, 1932, in
Franklin, Ky., to Everett and Lulu Eaton Mayhew. She married
David Rollie Grey in Springfield, and he preceded her in
death.
She is survived by one son,
Rollie Grey of Lincoln; her mother, of Franklin, Ky.; two
grandchildren; one brother, Jim Mayhew of Franklin, Ky., and
two sisters, Barbara Boykin of Indianapolis, Ind., and Wanda
Phelps of Morgantown, Ky.
She was also preceded in death
by her father, three brothers and one sister.
She was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Lincoln and the American Association of
Retired Persons.
Memorials may be made to the
building fund of the First Baptist Church.
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Grey family.
John Vanos
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Archived Oct. 25, 2004
LINCOLN -- John M. Vanos, 53,
of Lincoln died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at 9:14 a.m. at his
home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9
p.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home. Special prayer
will be offered at 7 p.m.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Holland and Barry, with Father Anthony Tziorzis
officiating.
Burial will be in New Union
Cemetery.
Mr. Vanos owned Daphne's
Restaurant in Lincoln.
He had served in the Greek
army.
He was born Aug. 12, 1951, in
Tripoli, Greece, to Michael and Georgia Kolaras Vanos. He
married Anastasia Demertzis on Oct. 4, 1974, in Des Plaines.
He is survived by his wife, of
Lincoln; his mother, in Greece; three sons, Michael J.,
Demetrios P. and George N. Vanos, all of Lincoln; one brother,
Nick Salvanos of Greece; and three sisters, Aleka Berbenioti,
Loula Arida and Maria Panggiotopoulou, all of Greece.
He was a member of St. Anthony
Greek Orthodox Church in Springfield.
Memorials may be made to the
donor's choice.
Virginia 'Tootie' Rohlfs
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Archived Oct. 25, 2004
HARTSBURG -- Virginia C. "Tootie"
Rohlfs, 80, of Hartsburg died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at 2:35
a.m. at her home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, following a
prayer service at 3:30 p.m.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family
Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Douglas Hennessy officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs. Rohlfs was a homemaker for her family.
She was born Dec. 15, 1923, at Lincoln to Frank and Pearl
Kible Pokorski. She married Alvin L. Rohlfs on June 28, 1947,
in Lincoln.
She is survived by her husband, of Hartsburg; one daughter,
Susan (and Fred) Finchum of Atlanta; four sons, Les (and
Kathy) Rohlfs of Emden, Thomas (and Debra) Rohlfs of
Petersburg, Bruce Rohlfs (and Lisa Degrace) of Portland, Ore.,
and Mike (and Kristan) Rohlfs of Hartsburg; 15 grandchildren,
Mark (and Julie) Finchum, Ron (and Julie) Finchum, Bryan (and
Amber) Finchum, Michelle Finchum, Nathan (and Cari) Rohlfs,
Kristin (and Chris) Colgren, Jason Rohlfs, Josh Rohlfs,
Saramanda Goodwin, Amber Goodwin, Jesse Rohlfs, Jacob Rohlfs,
Jacqlyn Rohlfs, Ryann Rohlfs and Madison Rohlfs; seven
great-grandchildren, Evan Rohlfs and Brayden, Brodee, Daulton,
Alexis, Brooke and Katelyn Finchum; and one brother, Richard
Pokorski of Lincoln.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters and
one great-grandson, Grant Finchum.
She was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the church or to Hartsburg Fire
and Rescue Squad.
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Rohlfs family.
Robert Hubbard
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Archived Oct. 25, 2004
MASON CITY -- Robert C.
Hubbard, 85, of Mason City died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at 9
a.m. at Memorial Hospital in Springfield.
His body was cremated. No visitation or service is
scheduled.
Burial is in Mason City Cemetery.
Hurley Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mr. Hubbard was a courier for Ford Motor Co. in Chicago.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
He was born Nov. 17, 1918, at Mason City to Frank and Anna
Zimmerman Hubbard.
He is survived by one brother, John Hubbard of Arizona.
His daughter, Loretta Ann Monroe, died in 1997.
He was a member of American Legion Post 496 in Mason City
and was also a Legion member in Marathon, Fla.
Virginia Danner
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Archived Oct. 22, 2004
LINCOLN -- Virginia Dare
Danner, 90, formerly of Lincoln, died Wednesday, Oct. 20,
2004, at 2:28 p.m. at Faith Care Center in Highland.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. Monday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Church, with Father James Cravens
officiating.
Burial will be in New Union
Cemetery.
Mrs. Danner had worked as an
obstetrics nurse at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
She was a captain in the Nurse
Corps during World War II.
She was born June 19, 1914, in
Petersburg, Va., to Norvell E. and Catherine Winfield Wicker.
She married Brayton Vincent Danner on April 22, 1946, in
Louisville, Ky. He died Sept. 28, 1999.
She is survived by two sons,
Stephen (and Bonnie) Danner of Highland and David (and Carol)
Danner of Springfield; seven grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death
by one brother, Norvell E. Wicker, and one sister, Alice K.
Hawkins.
She was a member of Trinity
Episcopal Church and the St. Agnes Guild, Altar Guild and ECW.
Memorials may be made to the
church.
Rev. Henry Cox
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Archived Oct. 21, 2004
EMDEN -- The Rev. Henry L. Cox, 80, of Emden died
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at 1:46 a.m. at St. Joseph Hospital
in Bloomington.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Middletown
United Methodist Church. The Rev. Glen Bocox, the Rev. Howard
Daughenbaugh, Allen Dean and David Pepperell will officiate.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Bethel Cemetery,
rural Emden.
The Rev. Cox served as minister at the Middletown United
Methodist Church for the last 15 years. He had retired in 1987
after serving United Methodist congregations in
Donovan-Beaver, Aroma Park, El Paso, Bushnell, Cambridge,
Hartsburg-Emden and Colfax.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He was born Jan. 26, 1924, at Pana to Luther D. and Anna
Peitzman Cox. He married Catherine Green on Dec. 23, 1944, and
she preceded him in death. He married Lois Hinman Markley on
July 31, 1966, in Bushnell.
He is survived by his wife, of Emden; four sons, David (and
Jacqueline) Cox of Kanab, Utah, Mark (and Angie) Cox of St.
Pete's Beach, Fla., Matthew (and Linda) Cox of Peoria and
Kevin (and Mary) Cox of Davenport, Iowa; two daughters, Lynn
Gregory of Moline and Donna (and Mike) Ewing of Macomb; two
stepsons, Dale Markley of Macomb and Jerry (and Vicki) Markley
of Table Grove; one stepdaughter, Patricia (and Stephen)
Sparks of Emden; 22 grandchildren and many
great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Laurie
Ann, and one granddaughter, Jolee Cox.
While serving as minister at Aroma Park, he was also
chaplain at the Kankakee State Hospital.
He volunteered with six fire departments, ESDA and the
Emden Police Department.
He led many church camps, led work missions, helped with
Boy Scouts, taught art and worked with stained glass. He also
helped with the adoption of many children.
He attended Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and
graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., and
Garrett Theological Seminary.
Memorials may be made to the Middletown United Methodist
Church, Middletown Rescue Squad or Emden Rescue Squad.
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