Mildred Turner          Send a link to a friend

Archived March 18, 2005

ATLANTA -- Mildred L. Turner, 85, of Atlanta, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 9:43 a.m. at the Christian Village in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Atlanta Christian Church, with Maurice Stribling officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and one hour prior to the service on Sunday.

Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

Quiram Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Turner was a homemaker for her family.

She was born July 25, 1919, in rural McLean to Charles W. and Venus McLellan Demling. She married William H. Turner on Aug. 7, 1937, at Covington, Ind. He died Feb. 12, 2004.

She is survived by five children, Beverly (and Tom) Johnson of Flint, Texas, Wayne (and Connie) Turner of Atlanta, Kent Turner of Bloomington, Jane (and Richard) Borowski of Delaware, Ohio, and Dana (and Lori) Turner of Richland, Mich.; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one sister.

She was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church, Eminence Ladies Aid, Atlanta Ladies Cemetery Association and the Mother of Twins Club. She was a past matron of the Order of Eastern Star and member of the Atlanta Woman’s Club. She also was a Key Lady for the Lincoln Christian Nursing Home for 25 years.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Atlanta Christian Church, Lincoln Christian Village or Visiting Nurse Association of Central Illinois, 720 N. Bond St., Springfield, IL 62702.

Beulah Reed

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Archived March 18, 2005

LINCOLN -- Beulah M. Reed, 82, formerly of Creve Coeur, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 7:15 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Blair Kasfeldt officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, at a later date.

She worked as a secretary at Caterpillar Tractor Company for 33 years.

She was born Feb. 9, 1923, at Havana, to Bert and Belva Sigley Travis.

She is survived by two brothers, Wilbur G. Travis of Belleville, Ohio, and Richard (and Connie) Travis of Chestnut, and by several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Delbert and Donald, and one sister, Carol Fischer.

She was of the Lutheran faith.

She was a member of the Caterpillar Retirees Club in Peoria.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Everett Crawford          Send a link to a friend

Archived March 17, 2005

MASON CITY -- Everett Lee Crawford, 70, formerly of Mason City, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 11:30 p.m. at VA Illiana Healthcare System in Danville.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City, with the Rev. Robert Paddack officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial, with military honors, will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Mr. Crawford was a barber.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

He was born Sept. 25, 1934, in Green Valley to Harlan E. and Zelma Griffin Crawford.

He is survived by three sons, Randall L. Crawford of Marrett Island, Fla., Steven Crawford of Decatur and David (and Manuella) Crawford of Germany; one daughter, Jody (and Dave) Fitzsimmons of Mattoon; two brothers, Gene (and Diane) Crawford of Eyota, Minn., and Joe David Crawford of Texas; and one sister, Wanda (and Donald) Beebe of Mason City.

One sister preceded him in death.

He was a member of the First Christian Church of Mason City and American Legion Jackson Keen Post 496.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion.

Pauline Aper          Send a link to a friend

Archived March 17, 2005

LINCOLN -- Pauline J. Aper, 84, of Lincoln, formerly of Atlanta, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 2:07 p.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hartsburg, with the Rev. David Russell officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.

Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Aper worked at the former Stetson China Factory in Lincoln for several years. She was later employed at Eureka-Williams in Bloomington and was also in real estate sales until her retirement.

She was born Oct. 20, 1920, at Belleville to Harvey and Katherine Goeckel McCain. She married Bernhard J. "Ben" Aper on March 3, 1940, at Lincoln. He died June 26, 1991.

She is survived by one daughter, Norma J. Finn of Kingwood, Texas; one son, Harvey H. Aper of Petersburg; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Gladys Boyd of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by one sister and three brothers.

She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Hartsburg.

Memorial contributions may be made to her church or a charity of the donor's choice.

Mary Werth          Send a link to a friend

Archived March 15, 2005

LINCOLN -- Mary A. Werth, 88, a resident of the Christian Village Nursing Home, died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at 11:40 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Faith Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Mark Peters officiating. There will be no visitation.

Committal of ashes at New Union Cemetery will be private, for family only.

Holland and Barry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Werth was a registered nurse.

She served as a U.S. Army nurse at Fort McClellan in Alabama.

She was born April 8, 1916, in Logan County to Herman and Georgia Shay Heinzel. She married Donald F. Werth on May 10, 1941, at Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. He died March 22, 1993.

She is survived by four sons, Thomas Werth of Yalaha, Fla., Fredric Werth of Mount Pulaski, Franklin Werth of Las Vegas, Nev., and Mark Werth of Lincoln; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Gretchen Neville of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by one sister, Ede Lodl.

She graduated from nursing school at Brokaw Hospital, Normal.

She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, to which memorials may be made.

Elizabeth Schaub

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Archived March 15, 2005

LINCOLN -- Elizabeth Schaub, 90, died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at 10:50 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Julie Azbell officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.

Mrs. Schaub worked at the Lincoln Garment Factory for 60 years.

She was born Oct. 16, 1914, at West Salem to William and Roxanne Walker Elkins. She married Fred Schaub on May 30, 1930. He preceded her in death.

She is survived by one daughter, Donna Holton of Lincoln; three grandchildren, Jim (and Cindy) Holton of New Holland, Kim (and Jay) Carlson of Lincoln and Tim Holton of Lincoln; one great-grandson, Jason; three brothers, Jim Elkins of Downey, Calif., Bailey (and Gladys) Elkins of Lawndale and Jack (and Ann) Elkins of Port St. Locie, Fla.; and two sisters, Bertha Kraus of Phoenix, Ariz., and Geri (and Wayne) Lowman of Cape Cora, Fla.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Delima; two great-grandsons, Jacob and Joshua Carlson; two brothers, Burl and Doc Elkins; three sisters, Beulah Sutherland, Dale Fields and Lucille Buesking; her parents and her stepmother, Catherine Elkins; and a son-in-law, James N. Holton Sr.

She was a 30-year member of Moose Lodge Auxiliary.

She loved to quilt and sew.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.