Willis Cremeenes
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LINCOLN -- Willis Cremeenes, 80, of Lincoln died Dec. 23,
2005, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will be at the funeral
home one hour prior to the service.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Cremeenes was a plumber-steamfitter with union Local
137 in Springfield for over 50 years. He was also employed
at the Clinton Power Plant for several years.
He served his country in the Army during World War II.
He was born May 12, 1925, in Delavan to Carson and Rispah
Peddicore Cremeenes. He married Ruth Cochran on Sept. 8,
1946, in McLean County. She died May 22, 2000.
He is survived by three daughters, Sandra Brown, Patricia
Mann and Ruth McCain, all of Lincoln; six grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers.
He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's
Witnesses in Lincoln.
For his military service he was awarded the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Battle Stars,
a Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, two Overseas
Service Bars, a Good Conduct Medal and the Meritorious Unit
Award.
Memorial donations may be made to an organization of
donor's choice.
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Clayton Seelye
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PEKIN -- Clayton E. Seelye, 79, of Pekin died Dec. 22, 2005,
at 10 p.m. at Hallmark House Nursing Center.
A memorial service was on Wednesday morning at St. Paul United Church of Christ, with
the Rev. Jan Johnson officiating. The family received
friends for an hour prior to the service.
Arrangements were handled by Noel-Henderson Funeral
Home.
Mr. Seelye taught art at East Richland School District in
Olney for one year and at Pekin Public School District 108
for 35 years before he retired.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He served
aboard the USS LST 948, USS Nyrmidon and USS LCS in the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater and attained the rank of ship's cook
3rd class.
He was born March 9, 1926, at Green Valley, to Ralph and
Nettie Carpenter Seelye. He married Bonnie Lee Dye on Nov.
27, 1952, in Pekin.
He is survived by his wife, of Pekin; one daughter,
Angela (and Jeffery) Arnold of Pekin; one brother, Harold
(and Joyce) Seelye of Lincoln; two sisters, Naomi (and John)
Zuklic and Marion Drake, both of Pekin; and two grandsons.
He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ,
Illinois Education Association, National Education
Association, National Art Teachers Association, Tazewell
County Retired Teachers Association and Illinois Retired
Teachers Association.
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Evan Wilham
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NEW HOLLAND -- Evan Jay Wilham, infant son of Jason
Wilham and Tara Bree, died Dec. 22, 2005, at 11:50 a.m. at
St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
A private graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday
at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln. Tony Shuff will officiate.
Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling arrangements.
Evan is survived by his parents; three brothers, Keaton
Letterle, Dustin Wilham and Myles Letterle; maternal
great-grandparents John Overby of Lincoln and Doris White of
Lincoln; paternal great-grandparents Alice Petro of Lincoln
and Norm Wilham Sr. of Mount Pulaski; maternal grandparents
Shirley (and Roger) Alberts of Lincoln and Ronald Bree of
Lincoln; and paternal grandparents Joyce Wilham of
Middletown and Norm (and Lori) Wilham of Lincoln.
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the family of Evan Wilham.
 Helmuth 'Smiley' Kiliman
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LINCOLN -- Helmuth G. "Smiley" Kiliman, 82, of Lincoln
died Dec. 22, 2005, at 6:30 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at New
Union Cemetery.
Holland and Barry Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mr. Kiliman worked at Pillsbury in Springfield for 43
years as a computer operator and farmed in Beason for over
30 years.
He proudly served his country in the Army from December
1948 to February 1953.
He was born May 3, 1923, in East Prussia, Germany, to
John and Martha Bieber Kiliman.
He is survived by his wife, Deanna "Dee Dee" Kiliman of
Lincoln, and five stepchildren, Jesse Henson of Phoenix,
Ariz., Danny Henson of Baltimore, Md., Michael Wheelock of
Lincoln, Nahani Skelton of Lincoln and Merickia Wheelock of
Springfield.
One stepson, Charlie Henson, preceded him in death.
He was of the Protestant faith.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the
American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, VA
22038.
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