Norma Ubbenga

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Archived April 19, 2005

LINCOLN -- Norma Jean Ubbenga, 75, of Lincoln, died Monday, April 18, 2005, at St. John's Hospice in Springfield.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln. Billy Joe Shanle will officiate. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the service time.

Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

She was born July 1, 1929, at Lake Fork to William "Bill" and Bessie Sherwood Koehler.

She married George M. Ubbenga on Oct. 24, 1970.

She is survived by her husband; three children, Jennifer A. Diers (and husband Jay) of Springfield, Connie Lee Buckles of Georgia and Steven O. Letterle (and wife Carrie) of North Carolina; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Betty Johnson, Della Mae Bradley and Shirley Linger; and three brothers, Arnold "Mike" Koehler, Dave Koehler and William "Pudge" G. Koehler.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Edward Koehler and Harold "Hap" Koehler; and one sister, Linda Gressel.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. John's Hospice in Springfield.

R. Joyce Bush

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Archived April 18, 2005

LINCOLN -- R. Joyce Bush, 69, of Lincoln, died Sunday, April 17, 2005, at 3:25 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lincoln Christian Church, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Bush was a homemaker and gave piano lessons in her home for 50 years.

She was born Jan. 9, 1936, in Louisville, Ky., to C. Russell and Opal Sims Bowers. She married John H. Bush on July 24, 1955, in Elletsville, Ind. He died June 14, 2001.

She is survived by four sons, John Mark (and Judy) Bush of Lima, Jerry (and Linda) Bush of Springfield, James Michael (and Vicki) Bush of Champaign and Jeffrey (and Jo Ellen) Bush of Mount Vernon, Ind.; two daughters, Jane (and Marcus) Work of Lincoln and Janice (and Perry) Fisher of Markle, Ind.; 20 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Bonnie (and Kent) Roberts of Hopkinsville, Ky.

She was also preceded in death by her parents.

She was a member of the Lincoln Christian Church and the Music Federation.

She attended Lincoln Christian College.

Memorials may be made to Restoration House Ministries of Manchester, N.H.

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Doreen Dorgan

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Archived April 18, 2005

MIDDLETOWN -- Doreen J. Dorgan, 78, of Springfield, formerly of Middletown, died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at 11:20 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln. There will be a prayer service at 6:30 p.m.

Her funeral Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Dorgan was a homemaker and farm wife.

She was born Dec. 11, 1926, in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada, to Charles V. and Catherine Cecilia Foley Anderson. She married Lawrence J. Dorgan on Aug. 1, 1949, in Lincoln. He preceded her in death on June 22, 1980, in Middletown.

Mrs. Dorgan is survived by one son, Jeff (and Cinda) Dorgan of Middletown; one daughter, Maureen (and Steven) Douglas of Middletown; one granddaughter and two grandsons; one brother, Thomas Anderson of Aurora; and three sisters, Isabelle Anderson of Springfield, Gladys Edwards of Lincoln and Eva Lorenzi of Springfield.

She was also preceded in death by three sisters.

She was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Church in Middletown.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice Care of Illinois, 720 N. Bond St., Springfield, IL 62702-9914.

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Teddy Sapp          Send a link to a friend

Archived April 18, 2005

LINCOLN -- Teddy Lewis Sapp, 78, of Lincoln died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at 9:15 a.m. at his home.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at New Union Cemetery, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating. 

There will be no visitation.

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

Mr. Sapp was a technician at Lincoln Developmental Center.

He was born Jan. 28, 1927, in Lincoln to John and Mamie Elizabeth Cassell Sapp Sr.

He is survived by a foster grandson, Richard Bowice of Lincoln, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and 12 brothers and sisters.

He was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln

Memorials may be made to the family, in care of Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home.

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Pauline Groth          Send a link to a friend

Archived April 18, 2005

LINCOLN -- Pauline Groth, 86, of Lincoln, died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at 5:10 a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

A graveside service was Tuesday morning in Old Union Cemetery, with the Rev. Jame Haas officiating.

There was no visitation.

Holland and Barry Funeral Home handled arrangements.

She cleaned homes.

She was born Aug. 4, 1918, at Midland to Wilhelm and Kathryn Jones Groth.

She is survived by one brother, Otto Groth of Gulfport, Fla., and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Robert Groth, and two sisters, Orvilla Finley and Marjorie Mareana.

She was of the Methodist faith.

Memorials may be made to Maple Ridge Care Centre in memory of Pauline Groth.

Doris Duncan          Send a link to a friend

Archived April 16, 2005

MOUNT PULASKI -- Doris Belle Duncan, 93, of Mount Pulaski, died Thursday, April 14, 2005, at 10:30 p.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Steve Ingram officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery.

Mrs. Duncan was a homemaker.

She was born Feb. 7, 1912, at Elkhart to William and Alta McMann Fuiten. She married J.C. Duncan in Logan County on Feb. 14, 1937. He preceded her in death.

She is survived by one daughter, Beverly (and Gene) Harrison of Forsyth; two grandchildren, Scott (and Laura) Harrison of Decatur and Susan (and Chris) Zeras of Maitland, Fla.; two great-grandchildren, Lindsey Harrison and Lillie Zeras; one brother, Charles Fuiten of Buffalo; and three sisters, Mabel Manley, Ethel McCain and Wilma Dickerson, all of Mount Pulaski.

She was also preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Peterson, and an infant son, James Clarence.

She was a member of Northwest Christian Church of Decatur.

Memorials may be designated for the Northwest Christian Church property.