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  H. Edward Morris          Send a link to a friend

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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John Borowicz          Send a link to a friend

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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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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