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  Grace Miller

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Archived July 27, 2005

LINCOLN -- Grace L. Miller, 90, of Lincoln died Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 11:50 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

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

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Lincoln Free Hill Methodist Church, with the Rev. Bill Dolan and the Rev. Kurt Smith co-officiating.

Burial will be in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.

Mrs. Miller retired from housekeeping at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 30, 1915, in Lincoln to John and Mary Alice Kelso Harness. She married Orville Miller Sr. on April 21, 1934, in Lincoln. He died Feb. 3, 1999.

She is survived by one son, Orville (and Barb) Miller Jr. of Lincoln; four daughters, Barbara A. Pfeifer of Lincoln, Marjorie M. (and David) Yeates of Greenview, Kay L. Hill of Clarksville, Tenn., and Shirley (and Derell) Barthel of McLean; 17 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Brockhouse of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by two sons, Richard and David Miller; two grandchildren; two sisters, Kathryn Krotz and Betty Miller; and three brothers, Charles, Wendell and Harold Harness.

She was a member of Lincoln Hill Free Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to her church or to the American Heart Association.

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Robert Cunningham          Send a link to a friend

Archived July 27, 2005

MASON CITY -- Robert J. Cunningham, 79, died Monday, July 25, 2005, at 8:30 p.m. at the Mason City Area Nursing Home.

His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Hurley Funeral Home, with Nash Shawgo officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Mr. Cunningham established Robert Cunningham Insurance and Real Estate in 1958 and worked there as a real estate agent until he retired in 2001. Previously he farmed for 10 years.

He served with the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Pacific from 1943 to 1946, during World War II.

He was born Sept. 7, 1925, at Easton to Robert Cecil and Clara Auxier Cunningham. He married Faye Ingersoll on April 22, 1947, in San Jose.

He is survived by his wife; one son, Ken (and Sandi) Cunningham of Mason City; two daughters, Kathy (and Dick) McLaughlin of Mason City and Sue (and Ron) Sanert of Petersburg; eight grandchildren, Tyler Robert Cunningham, Bryce Alan Cunningham, Spencer Price Cunningham, Darren Richard McLaughlin, Dakin Corey Sanert, Seth Evan Sanert, Chase Niile Sanert and Armorelle Marie Cook; two great-grandchildren, Connor Alan Cook and Rowan Robert Cook; two brothers, John (and Janet) Cunningham of Mason City and James (and Dorothy) Cunningham of Mason City; and one sister, Betty (and Fritz) Onken of Mason City.

One brother, Stan, preceded him in death.

He was a member of the Mason City United Methodist Church, American Legion and Greenview AMVETS.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mason City Area Nursing Home, Mason City United Methodist Church or the food pantry.


Steven Arnold          Send a link to a friend

Archived July 27, 2005

MASON CITY-- Steven A. Arnold, 58, of Mason City died Monday, July 25, 2005, at 6:35 p.m. in Ogle County.

His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hurley Funeral Home, with Nash Shawgo officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Mr. Arnold worked for Texaco Company and National By-Products. He owned and operated a truck that was leased to Hallway S & H Trucking in Greenview for 25 years.

He served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1967 to 1969.

He was born March 7, 1947, in Lincoln to Kenneth and Waunetta Stumier Arnold. He married Patricia "Patty" Boston on Nov. 2, 1969, in Mason City. She survives.

Other survivors are his mother, of Mason City; one son, Todd (and Shelly) Arnold of Mason City; one daughter, Heather (and Robert) Herndon of Normal; and four grandchildren, Brooke and Bailey Arnold of Mason City and Raeanne and Jaycen Herndon of Normal.

He was preceded in death by his father, one brother and one sister.

He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Mason City, Greenview AMVETS and the Mason City American Legion.

He was a member of the Mason City Fire Department for 28 years and at one time served as the assistant chief.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mason City Fire Department.


Lois Smith          Send a link to a friend

Archived July 25, 2005

LINCOLN -- Lois W. Smith, 79, of Lincoln died Monday, July 25, 2005, at 2:35 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Pastor Rob Hake officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, rural Beason.

She was born May 11, 1926, in Lincoln to Lewis Orville and Nellie Lucille Grauer Menzel. She married Billie L. Smith on April 1, 1945, at the United Methodist Church in Beason.

Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband of 60 years, Billie L. Smith of Lincoln; two daughters, Jan R. (and Steven) Montgomery of Lincoln and Mary J. (and Robert) Humbert of Lincoln; four grandchildren, Justin Montgomery Tomika Humbert, Adam Humbert and Dusty Montgomery; two great-grandchildren, Abigail Montgomery and Breydon Humbert; and one brother, William H. (and Rosie) Menzel of Beason.

She was a member of the Beason United Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to the Elks Crippled Children Charitable Trust.

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Pamela Best

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Archived July 25, 2005

LINCOLN -- Pamela Best, 47, of Lincoln died Sunday, July 24, 2005, at 9:35 p.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Rob Hake officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart.

Mrs. Best was a homemaker.

She was born Aug. 16, 1957, in Lincoln to Luke and Carol Leftwich Koster. She married William H. Best II on Sept. 5, 1998, at Elkhart.

She is survived by her husband, of Lincoln; her mother, Carol Fulk of Elkhart; one daughter, Kimberly (and Chris) White of Lincoln; two grandchildren, Wesley and Jacob White of Lincoln; and one brother, Mark (and Dawn) Koster of Springfield.

She was preceded in death by her father and grandparents.

She was of the Christian faith and was a member of ABATE.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

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Duane Shanle

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Archived July 25, 2005

DAWSON -- Duane E. Shanle, 77, of Dawson, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at 11:07 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

His funeral was Wednesday morning at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Larry Hanson and Bill Shanle officiating. Visitation was on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Burial, with military rites, was in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.

Mr. Shanle retired from Growmark Inc. in Bloomington.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1947.

He was born March 6, 1928, at Mount Pulaski to Robert E. and Alma V. Erlenbush Shanle. He married Charlene Bruce in St. Louis, Mo., on July 3, 1959.

He is survived by his wife, of Dawson; three sons, Greg (and Marla) Shanle of Lincoln, Bruce (and Barbara) Shanle of Oakford, Brian (and Cindy) Shanle of Kissimmee, Fla.; two daughters, Rhonda (and Keith) Kurz of West Ogden, Utah, and Beth (and Mike) Brunson of Dawson; 12 grandchildren; three brothers, Robert Shanle of Lincoln, Bill (and Nancy) Shanle of Mount Pulaski and Larry Shanle of Mexico, Mo.; and three sisters, Wanda (and Doug) Peterson of Stromsburg, Neb., Linda K. (and Richard) Snyder of Lincoln and Connie (and Jeff) Laatsch of Cornland.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

He was a member of Grace Community Fellowship and Mount Pulaski American Legion Post 447.

He graduated from Mount Pulaski High School in 1945 and attended Lincoln Bible Institute.

Memorials may be made to Decatur Memorial Heart-Lung Institute or Give Kids the World.

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