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Mary West          Send a link to a friend

Archived July 8, 2005

MATTOON -- Mary Allison West, 37, of Mattoon died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at 5:30 p.m. at her home.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, with Pastor Frank Pieper officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

She was born April 2, 1968, in Springfield to Lee and Anna Detmers West.

She is survived by her parents, of Champaign; two brothers, Kevin (and Jill) West of Loveland, Colo., and Keith (and Karen) West of Champaign; one sister, Leann West of St. Paul, Minn.; three nieces; and four nephews.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Mattoon.

She graduated from Mount Pulaski High School and Lincoln Land Community College.

Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church of Mount Pulaski.

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Mary Begolka

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Archived July 7, 2005

LINCOLN -- Mary Belle Begolka, 68, of Lincoln, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at 1:37 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Begolka was a homemaker. She had previously worked at Stetson China Factory

She was born Dec. 21, 1936, in Lincoln to Wilbur A. and Helen Webb Engelmann. She married Harold E. Begolka on Sept. 1, 1963, in Lincoln.

She is survived by her husband, of Lincoln; two sons, Eugene Begolka Jr. of Springfield and Larry (and Sheri) Begolka of West Des Moines, Iowa; one daughter, Laura Begolka of Springfield; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Patricia (and Carl) Foster of Waynesville and Lillyetta (and Arlie) Meyer of Verona, Mo.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Bertha Engelmann.

She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ.

Memorials may be made to the American Kidney Foundation or American Diabetes Association.

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Vincent 'Cap' Ey          Send a link to a friend

Archived July 1, 2005

LINCOLN -- Vincent "Cap" Ey, 91, of Lincoln died Sunday, June 26, 2005, at 10:30 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.

Mr. Ey retired from Logan County Bank in 1985 as vice president and board member. He had been an operational partner in Ey's Bakery from 1947 to 1968.

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

He was born Jan. 18, 1914, at Mount Pulaski to Charles A. and Louise M. VonDer Heide Ey. He and his wife, Mildred "Bugs," were married Aug. 10, 1947, in Mount Pulaski. She died Sept. 22, 2000.

He is survived by three grandchildren, Dr. Steven (and Dalia) Ey of Aliso Viejo, Calif.; Cynthia L. Ey of Geneseo and Kathryn Espirite of Munster, Ind.; one great-grandson, Omar Ey; one sister, Louise Ey of Mount Pulaski; two nephews, Dr. John Ey of Portland, Ore., and Gary Ey of Springfield; and one niece, June A. Reich of Western Springs.

He was also preceded in death by one son, Dr. Richard Ey; two brothers, Otto H. Ey and Carl W. Ey; and one sister, Lillian Hutchcraft.

He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ.

Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

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