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Delora Mast
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 LINCOLN -- Delora Maude Mast, 86, of Lincoln died
peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at the Christian
Village.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bennett
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Phillip Blackburn
officiating. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time
at the funeral home.
Burial will be Oct. 10 in Crystal, Mich.
Mrs. Mast taught at Hartsburg-Emden and retired in 1978.
She was born Dec. 20, 1918, at Crystal in Montcalm
County, Mich., to Ernest and Maude McClelland Burk. She was
married to Floyd H. Mast for over 50 years.
She is survived by two daughters, Karel Thompson of
Oswego and Charlotte "Tillie" Griffin of Lincoln; one
sister, Arlene Turner (and Paul) of Crystal, Mich; four
grandchildren, Mark Thompson, Greg Griffin, Janis Labroo and
Christine Wallace; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one
brother, and one sister.
She served two terms as president of the League of Women
Voters, her antique club -- Lintiquers, and the Hartsburg-Emden
Teaching Association.
She attended a one-room school and graduated from high
school at age 15. After working for several years, she
entered Huntington College in Indiana in 1937, majoring in
music. She entered Illinois State University in 1961 and
graduated with a degree in social studies.
She especially enjoyed growing flowers and traveling in
the U.S. and Europe.
Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian
Church, Hospice, or the Christian Village and will be
accepted at the funeral home.
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Patricia Black
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 LINCOLN -- Patricia A. Black, 80, of Lincoln died
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at 3:30 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor,
where she had resided since 1983.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Her funeral
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the
Rev. Wallace Reifsteck officiating.
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.
Mrs. Black had been a technician at Lincoln Developmental
Center.
She was born May 20, 1925, at Lincoln to Raymond and
Helen Scheid Walker. She married Lee O. Black in Lincoln on
Aug. 30, 1953. He died Aug. 19, 1963.
She is survived by two daughters, Julie (and Roger)
Matson of Lincoln and Dana (and Doug) Mahler of Lincoln; one
son, Michael L. (and Sonia) Black of Apex, N.C.; one sister,
Alma Jane Giles Thomas of Tampa, Fla.; and three
grandchildren, Abby Matson of Lincoln, Hayden Matson of
Lincoln and Brianna Black of Apex, N.C.
She was also preceded in death by one brother, Robert L.
Walker.
She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ.
Memorials may be made to her church or to St. Clara's
Manor.
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Alvin 'Bud' Dierker
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CHESTNUT -- Alvin "Bud" Dierker, 94, of Chestnut died
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at 11:10 a.m. at Vonderlieth Living
Center in Mount Pulaski.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran
Church in Chestnut, with the Rev. Joel Dietrich officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Mr. Dierker was a retired farmer and drove the school buses
in Chestnut for 17 years.
He was born Dec. 31, 1910, in rural Chestnut to Henry and
Hilma Schaffenacker Dierker. He married Carmen Callison in
Chestnut on Jan. 28, 1937. She died July 13, 1999.
He is survived by three sons, Edward (and Cookie) Dierker of
Argenta, Vernon (and Linda) Dierker of Mount Pulaski and
Ronnie (and Vicky) Dierker of Mackinaw; one daughter, Marian
Rodgers of Savoy; one brother, Kenneth Dierker of Chestnut;
two sisters, Dorothy (and Neil) Schaffer of Marshall, Mich.,
and Eileen (and Al) Huelskoetter of Bloomington; eight
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, one
brother and one sister.
He was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut
and was a member of the Lake Fork Drainage District.
Memorials may be made to his church or to Vonderlieth Living
Center.
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