Lois Steveson
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MASON CITY -- Lois I. Steveson, 70, of Mason City died
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at 11:28 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Mason City
Christian Church, with Dustin Fulton and Robert Paddack
officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the
church.
Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Mrs. Steveson was a homemaker.
She was born Jan. 25, 1935, at Sweetwater to John and
Georgia Thompson Gaddie. She married Leo Steveson on June
27, 1952, at Greenview. He died Dec. 12, 1999.
She is survived by two sons, Larry (and Angie) Steveson
of Mason City and Tom Steveson of Mason City; one daughter,
Linda S. (and Marty) Fisher of Greenview; five
grandchildren; and two sisters, Barb Renfro of Sherman and
Sue Kellams of Moselle, Miss.
She was a member of the Mason City Christian Church, and
memorials may be made to the church.
 Leola Eisiminger
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BROADWELL -- Leola H. Eisiminger, 85, of Broadwell died
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at 3:10 a.m. at the Christian
Village in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Ryan
Edgecomb officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the
service.
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.
She taught grade school in Logan County District 65 from
1941 to 1944, worked for U.S. Rubber in Chicago from 1945 to
1947 and then worked for Lehn and Fink in Lincoln until she
retired in 1981.
She was born Dec. 27, 1919, in Broadwell to Earl and
Nelle Tompkins Eisiminger.
She is survived by a niece, Linell (and Jeff) Pokorski of
Decatur; a nephew, Keith Hinman of Lincoln; a great-nephew,
Bret Pokorski of Decatur; and a great-niece, Kristin
Pokorski of Decatur
She was preceded in death by one sister, Gail Hinman, and
a great-nephew, Darin Hinman. She was the last of her
immediate family.
She was a lifetime member of Broadwell Christian Church
and was a member of the Broadwell Township board.
She graduated from Broadwell Grade School, Lincoln
Community High School and Lincoln College.
She traveled to all 50 states as well as several foreign
countries.
She loved Broadwell and the people who lived there. Her
hobbies were collecting Broadwell memorabilia,
roller-skating and flower gardening.
Memorials may be made to Broadwell Christian Church or
Lincoln Christian Village.
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Eisiminger family.
 Harmon
Dale Swinford
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LINCOLN --
Harmon Dale Swinford, 57, of Lincoln died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2005,
at 10:45 a.m. at home with his family.
His funeral was
at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bennett Funeral Home, with Pastor Clyde Shreve
officiating. Visitation was on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial is in Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Swinford was
retired from Jerry Davis Trucking in Elkhart after
many years of service.
He
was born July 16, 1948 in Gideon, Mo., to Harmon L. Swinford and Illa C.
Carter Swinford.
Survivors
include his mother, Illa C. Swinford of Malden,
Mo.; one son, Mikel Fulmer (and Tiffany) of
Clinton; two daughters, Dianna Bland (and Chad) of
Lincoln and Lacy (and William) Swinford
of Lincoln; two grandsons, Brayden Hunter of
Lincoln and Blake Collins of Clinton; two granddaughters, Emily Fulmer of
Lincoln and Destiny King of
Lincoln; five sisters, Carol Swinford of Campbell,
Mo., Judy Swinford of
Middletown, Hope Hatton of Campbell,
Mo., Sue Miller of Sikeston,
Mo., and Barb Redding of Brag City,
Mo; five brothers, Eugene Carter of Poplar
Bluff, Mo., Harold Swinford of
Hartsburg, Eddie Swinford of
Hartsburg, Rick Swinford of Malden,
Mo., and Mark Swinford of Licking,
Mo.; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends.
He was
preceded in death by his father; a sister, Sheila Swinford;
and a brother, Mike Swinford.
Memorial
donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or
Wayne J. Schall Hospice and will be accepted at the funeral
home.
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William O. Gilmer Jr.
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LINCOLN -- William O. Gilmer Jr., 39, died Sunday, Aug. 14,
2005, at
11:35 a.m. at Asta Care in Bloomington.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
A service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home,
with the Rev. Mike Oleniczak officiating.
Burial will be in Old Union Cemetery.
Mr. Gilmer was a line worker at Eaton Corporation in
Lincoln.
He was born Nov. 14, 1965, in Lincoln to William
O. and Betty Hopp Gilmer Sr.
He is survived by his mother; one son, William “Will” Gilmer
of Lincoln; one daughter, Emily P. Gilmer, of Lincoln; and four
sisters, Sarah Jones and Gloria J. Gilmer, both of Florida,
Debra S. Gilmer of Lincoln, and Ethel May Spivey of Washington
state.
He was preceded in death by his father and his paternal and
maternal grandparents.
He was a member of Lincoln Hill Free Methodist Church and
Eagles Lodge 2708.
Memorials may be made to the Gilmer family.
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family.
Wayne T. Marvel
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LINCOLN -- Wayne T. Marvel, 81, died at 8:15 a.m. on
Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at 8:15 a.m. at his home.
His funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Julie Azbell officiating.
Visitation and an Elks service were at the funeral home on
Tuesday.
Burial, with military rites, was in New Union Cemetery.
Mr. Marvel was retired from Caterpillar Tire and Tractor in
Decatur, where he worked as a forklift operator.
He was born on July 24, 1924, in Waynesville to Charles and Ida Gambrel
Marvel.
He married Betty J. Ingram on Dec. 28, 1985, in St. Louis,
Mo. She died Dec. 8, 1996.
He married Betty Wade on July 19, 1998, in Lincoln. She
survives.
He is also survived by one son, Terry Marvel of Blufton,
S.C.; one daughter, Ida (and Dennis) Dix of Collinsville; two
stepsons, Jess Wade of Lincoln and Tom (and Pat) Wade of Westerfield, Ohio; two stepdaughters, Diane (and Ron) Tucker
of Lincoln and
Linda (and Bill) Melton of Lincoln; three
grandchildren; 12 stepgrandchildren; one brother, William
(and Sue) Marvel of Waynesville; and four sisters, Leona Bicknell of
Atlanta, Emma Jean Graham of Saybrook, Ada Kindred of
Atlanta and Wanda Zurkamer of Lincoln.
He was also preceded in death by an infant son and
one sister.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church
and was past exalted ruler of Lincoln Elks Lodge 914 DeWitt
Masonic Lodge.
He was a tail gunner in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to
the Elks National Scholarship Fund in care of Lincoln Elks Lodge 914
or to the American Lung Association.
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family.
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