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Edward Morris
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CHESTNUT -- H. Edward Morris, 76, of Chestnut died Thursday,
Oct. 27, 2005, at 10:38 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital, Lincoln.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. His
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with
Bill Shanle officiating.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Laenna Cemetery.
Mr. Morris worked at Caterpillar's gauge lab in Decatur.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He was born June 12, 1929, in Decatur to Howard and
Estella Miller Morris. He married Doris Fulscher in
Middletown on Nov. 11, 1955.
He is survived by his wife, of Chestnut; one daughter,
Debbi Karrick of Lincoln (and husband Dennis of Chestnut);
one sister, Edith (and Jim) Geary of Lincoln; and one
grandson, Dale Karrick (and Melissa Sutton) of Bloomington.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers
and one sister.
He was a member of the Chestnut Methodist Church, Mount
Pulaski American Legion 447, Mount Pulaski Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the Chestnut-Beason Men's Clubs. He was a
member of the Chestnut Volunteer Fire Department for 47
years.
He was an avid sports fan and kept the clock for the
Mount Pulaski volleyball team and Mount Pulaski Grade School
basketball.
Memorials may be made to the Mount Pulaski High School
Athletic Association, American Cancer Society, American
Heart Association or Chestnut Volunteer Fire Department.
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family.
John Borowicz
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MOUNT PULASKI -- John Borowicz, 85, of Mount Pulaski died
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, at 5:15 a.m. at Vonderlieth Living
Center.
A memorial service will be scheduled later.
Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
Mr. Borowicz was a laborer at Mount Pulaski Products.
He was born April 5, 1920.
He is survived by special friends Jim Boy and Judy Coogan of
Mount Pulaski, Dave Collins of Lincoln, Eugene Collins of
Mount Pulaski, Jeannie Morrow of Holly Pond, Ark., and staff
and residents at Vonderlieth Living Center.
He was of the Catholic faith.
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on the death of John Borowicz.
 Ethel Buehler
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CHESTNUT -- Ethel Alberta Buehler, 80, of Chestnut died
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at St. John's Hospice in Springfield
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Bennett
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First
United Methodist Church of Mount Pulaski, with the Rev.
Kevin Treptow officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Mrs. Buehler owned and operated the Chestnut Cafe for
many years.
She was born Sept. 30, 1925, in Chatham to Albert Louis
and Kathleen Dodd Black. She married Rex Daniel Buehler Sr.
on Jan. 6, 1956, in Springfield. He died May 20, 2003.
She is survived by two daughters, Peggy Kovach (and
husband Mike) of Decatur and Becky Volle (and husband Louie)
of Mount Pulaski; two sons, R. Michael Buehler (and wife
Melody) of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Rex Buehler Jr. of
Clinton; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and
one sister, Irene Teyshak of Springfield.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Rexanna.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in
Chestnut.
She enjoyed oil painting, and her work won awards at
several contests and fairs.
Memorial donations may be made to the First United
Methodist Church of Chestnut or Mount Pulaski or to Growing
Strong Sexual Assault Center, 270 West Prairie, Decatur, IL
62523.
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