Lura Curry          Send a link to a friend

Archived Feb. 28, 2005

LINCOLN -- Lura Inez Curry, 81, formerly of Pekin, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, at 3:50 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin.

Mrs. Curry was a homemaker.

She was born Dec. 20, 1923, in Mississippi to Troy and Odella Laird Lowrance.  She married Edward Lee Simer, and he preceded her in death. She married Charles M. Curry in 1969, and he died in 1985.

She is survived by one son, Forrest E. Simer of Mason City; one daughter, Phyllis (and Jeff) Copeland of Greentown, Ind.; one grandchild; 12 great-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Luella Brown of Bolivar, Tenn., and Deborah Howell of Pocahontas, Tenn.

She was also preceded in death by one sister and one daughter, Eva (wife of Bill) Harrison.

She was a member of the General Baptist Church in South Pekin.

Memorial contributions may be made to Maple Ridge Retirement Center or American Diabetes Association.

Lorene Tackman          Send a link to a friend

Archived Feb. 28, 2005

MASON CITY -- Lorene Tackman, 84, of Mason City died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at 9:52 a.m. at her home.

A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mason City Cemetery, with Nash Shawgo officiating.

There will be no visitation.

Hurley Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Tackman was a nurse's aide in Lincoln, first at the state school and then at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 3, 1921, in rural Greenview to Herman Henry and Elizabeth Schaub Brinkmeyer. She married Carl Lewis Tackman on May 12, 1945, He died Sept. 27, 1972.

She is survived by two sons, Carl "Bud" Tackman and Ronald Tackman, both of Mason City; four daughters, Janet Simmons of Greenview, Bonnie Pierson of Mason City, and Linda Allen and Sharon Williams, both of Damascus, Ark.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Dorothy Wark of Middletown and Lucille Lee of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters.

Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice.

John White

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Archived Feb. 28, 2005

LINCOLN -- John L. White, 77, of Lincoln, formerly of New Holland, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at 8:23 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Richmond Grove Cemetery, rural New Holland, with the Rev. Julie Azbell officiating. Military rites will be accorded.

There will be no visitation.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling arrangements.

Mr. White was a lifelong farmer in the New Holland area.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was born Jan. 1, 1928, in Lincoln to George and Emily Laforge White. He married Muriel Barrett.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; three sons, Rodney J. (and Paula) White, James R. (and Jane) White and John T. (and Connie) White, all of New Holland; five grandchildren, Brittney, Lacey, John, Alycen and Connor White, all of New Holland; two great-grandchildren, Jacey and Jack White of New Holland; and one sister, Mary C. (and George) Fletcher of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two daughters, Margaret and Rebecca.

He was a member of New Holland United Methodist Church and Greenview Masonic Lodge.

Memorials may be made to the New Holland United Methodist Church or to the donor's choice.

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Robert Grimes          Send a link to a friend

Archived Feb. 28, 2005

LINCOLN -- Robert Corwin Grimes, 77, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at 2:45 a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.

His funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday at Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg, with the Rev. Julie Azbell officiating and military rites conducted by Emden American Legion Post 506.

There was no visitation.

Holland and Barry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Grimes was a teacher and coach at Hartsburg-Emden High School before he retired.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

He was born April 2, 1927, in Montpelier, Ohio, to Cecil D. and Grace A.  Nugent Grimes. He married Helen M. Burnett in Jacksonville in 1960. She survives.

Surviving sons and daughters are David (and wife Elizabeth) Asher of Clearwater, Fla., Jeff Grimes of Center Hill, Fla., Donald C. (and Alexis) Asher of Hartsburg, Katherine (and Tim) Rademaker of Ohio, Ill., Mary (and David) James of Arlington, Wash., and Todd (and Linda) Grimes of Azle, Texas. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Jane (and Robert) Storrer of Montpelier, Ohio; and one brother, Bill Grimes of Savannah, Tenn.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Michael; and one brother, Frank Grimes.

He was a member of the Hartsburg Methodist Church and a lifetime member and past commander of Emden American Legion Post 506.

He received his bachelor's degree from Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio.

Memorials may be made to Atlanta Fire and Rescue, American Legion Post 506 of Emden or Defiance College.