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  Larry Hunt          Send a link to a friend

MIDDLETOWN -- Larry Lewis Hunt, 52, of Middletown died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, at 7:43 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. A service conducted by Lincoln Lodge 210 AF & AM will follow at 7 p.m.

Mr. Hunt was an independent catastrophic insurance adjuster and owned and operated Austin's Dog House Inc. in Middletown.

He was born Oct. 2, 1953, in Stoutsville, Mo., to Carl and Thelma Pollard Hunt. He married Ruth Robbins on Feb. 6, 1997, in Las Vegas, Nev.

He is survived by his wife of Middletown; his mother, of Paris, Mo.; two sons, Carl Lewis Hunt of Pensacola, Fla., and Stephen Wayne (and Tammy) Hunt of Hannibal, Mo.; one stepdaughter, Rachel Sisk of Lincoln; two stepsons, Ronald Sisk of Lincoln and Ryan (and Sara) Sisk of Lincoln; two sisters, Marilyn (and Ronald) Davis of Columbia, Mo., and Charlotte (and Tom) Webb of Jefferson City, Mo.; and eight grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father.

He was a member of Paris Baptist Church in Paris, Mo., J.L. Anderson Lodge 318 AF & AM in Augusta, Eagles Lodge 2708, Lincoln Salt Creek ABATE and was a trustee of Lincoln Sportsmen's Club.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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John Altman          Send a link to a friend

PHOENIX, Ore. -- John "Jack" Altman, 72, formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, at 3:08 p.m. at his home in Phoenix, Ore.

His body was cremated and no services are scheduled.

Mr. Altman was retired from the U.S. Navy and had served in the Korean War.

He was born June 2, 1933, in Lincoln to Frank and Sene Morse Altman.

He is survived by his wife, Faye Altman, of Phoenix, Ore.; one daughter, Pam Altman of Medford, Ore.; four brothers, Arch Altman of Slatingtown, Pa., Frank Altman of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Darnell Altman of Manteno and William Altman of Lincoln; one sister, Eilene Simons of Flippin, Ark.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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

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Mary Detjen          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Mary Jean Detjen, 72, of Lincoln died Friday, Oct. 14, 2005, at 11:19 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

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

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, with Pastor Blair Kasfeldt officiating.

Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Detjen was a retired realtor. She had worked at Wayne Wallace Realty and Hazel Alberts Realty in Lincoln.

She was born Nov. 2, 1932, at Emden to William and Mildred Ridings Reiners. She married John F. "Jack" Detjen on Feb. 10, 1952, in Emden. He died July 22, 2002.

She is survived by three daughters, Diane Detjen, Denise (and Vic) Martinek and Deborah Galligos, all of Lincoln; one sister, Marlene Bailey of Hoopeston; and four grandsons, Jeremy Galligos White of Chestnut, and John Martinek, Andrew Galligos and Tommy Martinek, all of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Herman Galligos.

She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

She was named Realtor of the Year in 1981.

Memorials may be made to the benevolent fund of her church, Lincoln Public Library or the donor's choice.

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Eleanor Huffman          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Eleanor A. Huffman, 76, of Lincoln died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, at 11:24 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation was on Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Bethel Cemetery, rural Emden, with Tim Searby officiating.

Mrs. Huffman was former owner and operator of The Mill Restaurant in Lincoln.

She was born Aug. 13, 1929, in Lincoln to Ernest and Lula Dugan Morrow. She married George E. Huffman on Feb. 3, 1948, in Henderson, Ky. He died Feb. 6, 1989.

She is survived by one son, Randy (and Virginia) Huffman of Lincoln; one daughter, Cindy (and Joe) Raggi of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Shirley (and Stan) Bruketa of Lincoln and Norma Montrose of Detroit, Mich.; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, one sister and two brothers.

She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 263.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Tabitha-Wynne Newton Hardy

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LINCOLN -- Tabitha-Wynne Newton Hardy was stillborn at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria on Oct. 7, 2005 at 2:52 p.m.

A private graveside service will be on Monday at New Union Cemetery in Lincoln, with Pastor Henry M. Johnson officiating.

No visitation is scheduled.

Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Tabitha-Wynne is survived by her mother, Andrea Renee Newton of Lincoln; her father, Jesse Eugene Hardy of Wyoming, Ill.; one sister, Bronwyn-Eileen Jorai Newton of Lincoln; maternal grandmother Georgia Kay Newton of Lincoln; paternal grandparents Helen and George Tiemann of Wyoming, Ill.; maternal great-grandmother Irma Newton of Lincoln; and paternal great-grandmother Mae Byrd of Tennessee.

She was preceded in death by paternal grandfather Jesse Eugene Hardy and maternal great-grandfather George Lincoln Newton.

Memorials may be made to OSF St. Francis Medical Center Children's Hospital in Peoria.

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