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 Donnie Merreighn
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Archived March 14, 2005
LINCOLN -- Donnie Ray
Merreighn, 64, died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at 11:17 a.m.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln, with an Eagles service at 6:45.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home, with Pastor Darrell Garrett and
Pastor Jacob Skelton officiating.
Burial, with military rites,
will be in New Union Cemetery.
Mr. Merreighn was a
meteorologist at Fort Sill, Okla., for the U.S. Army. He later
taught meteorology at Fort Sill.
He was born Aug. 29, 1940, at
Lincoln to Wilford and Beulah Bradley Merreighn. He married
Phyllis Koch on Feb. 14, 1990, in Lawton, Okla.
He is survived by his wife, of
Atlanta; one daughter, Felicia Merreighn of Sanford, N.C.; two
stepdaughters, Lisa (and Steve) Bowns of Atlanta and Amy (and
Mark) Aughton of Lincoln; six grandchildren, Paige and Cody
Aughton of Lincoln, Ashley Collins of Atlanta, Courtney
Satterfield of Atlanta, and Steven and Colby Dugan of League
City, Texas; three sisters, Cheryl (and Chuck) Feese of
Springfield, Norma (and Bill) Langley of Decatur and Teresa
(and Rick) Caplinger of Lincoln; one brother, Bobby Merreighn
of Lincoln; and two stepsisters, Janie (and Larry) Voyles of
Lincoln and Donna (and Glen) McCrea of Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; one daughter, Karen; one brother, Billie
Merreighn; and one stepbrother, Butch Kinney Yeazle.
He was a member of Lincoln
Church of God, Lincoln Eagles Lodge 2708, American Legion Post
263 and Lincoln Sportsman Club.
He was a staff sergeant in the
U.S. Army with five years in Vietnam, where he received a
Bronze Star for meritorious service, and 15 years in Germany
and Korea. In addition, he received the National Defense
Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Good Conduct
Medal Third Award, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with
Palm, five Overseas Service Bars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Republic of Vietnam
Civil Actions Honor Medal Unit Citation, and the Vietnam
Service Medal with eight Service Stars.
Memorials may be made to
Lincoln Church of God.
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family.
John Montgomery
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Archived March 14, 2005
LINCOLN -- John M. Montgomery,
58, of Lincoln, died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at 10:20 a.m.
at St. John's Hospice in Springfield.
He donated his body to medical
science.
Burial will be at a later date
at Richmond Grove Cemetery, rural New Holland.
Arrangements are being handled
by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mr. Montgomery worked at Lehn
& Fink in Lincoln and at Burwell Car Wash as an attendant.
He served in the U.S. Navy
during the Vietnam War.
He was born Dec. 6, 1946, in
Lincoln to Robert and Margaret Engelbrecht Montgomery.
He is survived by his mother,
of Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by
his father.
He was a member of New Holland
United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 715 of New
Holland, Greenview Masonic Lodge and the National Rifle
Association.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society.
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Montgomery.
Carl Garlisch
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Archived March 14, 2005
MASON CITY -- Carl J. Garlisch,
89, of Mason City, died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at 5:20 a.m.
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. Monday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City.
His funeral will be at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Allens Grove, with
the Rev. Derek Riddle officiating.
Burial will be in Meadow Lawn
Cemetery, Manito.
Mr. Garlisch was a lifelong
farmer.
He was born July 9, 1915, in rural Forest City to Otto and
Augusta Proehl Garlisch. He married Anna K. Jacobs on Feb. 5,
1946, in Chapin.
He is survived by his wife; three sons, Eldon (and Cheryl)
Garlisch of Mason City, Roger Garlisch of Mason City and
Albert (and Brenda) Garlisch of Easton; two daughters, Janet
(and Donald) Whiteman of Pekin and Karlene (and Alan) Greick
of Bolingbrook; 13 grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren;
one great-grandchild and two step-great-grandchildren; and one
sister, Matilda (and Julius) Wiemer of Forest City.
He was preceded in death by
five brothers and a stepgrandson.
He was a member of St. Luke's
Lutheran Church and Mason County Farm Bureau.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Mason City Area Nursing Home or St. Luke's
Lutheran Church.
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