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Helen McCreery          Send a link to a friend

MASON CITY -- Helen C. McCreery, 87, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, at 11:45 a.m. at Mason City Area Nursing Home.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Mason City Christian Church, with the Rev. Dustin Fulton and the Rev. Robert Paddack officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Hurley Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mrs. McCreery was a homemaker.

She was born July 20, 1918, at Mason City to Porter and Blanche Perkins Garrison. She married Walter McCreery on Dec. 24, 1935. He died in January of 2001.

She is survived by two sons, William (and Janet) McCreery of Mason City and Ronald (and Nancy) McCreery of Bolingbrook; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; two brothers, Porter Garrison Jr. of Mason City and Tommy Garrison of Lincoln; and one sister, Annis Tracy of Mason City.

She was also preceded in death by one sister.

She was a member of Mason City Christian Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was also a member of the Mason City Women's Club and the Happy Home Unit of the Home Bureau.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army or the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter.


Barbara Petri

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LINCOLN -- Barbara Petri, 66, of Lincoln died Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, at 8:50 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Her body was cremated and there will be no visitation or service.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln handled arrangements.

Mrs. Petri worked in maintenance at The Oasis senior citizen center.

She was born Feb. 25, 1939, in Lincoln to William Lee and Bernadine M. Maston Funk. She married Cyril D. "Shorty" Overbey Sr., who preceded her in death in 1983. She later married Arnold Petri, and he died in 1989.

She is survived by one son, Cyril Overbey Jr. of Lincoln; one daughter, Brenda McCluskey of Arizona; two stepsons, Harley Petri and Allen Petri, both of Elkhart; and seven grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents.

She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.

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Edwin Limback          Send a link to a friend

MASON CITY -- Edwin J. Limback, 88, of Mason City died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, at 5:10 p.m. at Mason District Hospital in Havana.

His funeral was at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Allens Grove, with the Rev. J. Derek Riddle officiating. Visitation preceded the service.

Burial is in Meadowlawn Cemetery, Manito.

Hurley Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Mr. Limback was a lifelong farmer.

He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1945.

He was born Dec. 8, 1916, in Mason County to Jess and Elizabeth Durdel Limback. He married Willie Mae Carroll on July 26, 1943.

He is survived by his wife, of Mason City; one son, David (and Nancy) Limback of St. Louis, Mo.; four daughters, June (and Charles) Huffer of Lincoln, Nancy (and Jake) Adams of Babbitt, Minn., Kathy (and Robert) Hellrigel of Delavan, and Linda (and Louis) Wagner of Easton; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lawrence (and Pauline) Limback of Mason City and Norman (and Isabel) Limback of Farmington, N.M.; and one sister, Ruth (and Bob) Goggins of Morton.

Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church and American Legion Post 496.

Memorials may be made to his church or to the Mason City Area Nursing Home.


Robert Hay

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ELKHART -- Robert Laverne Hay, 74, of Elkhart died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. at his home.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Parkview Cemetery, Peoria, with the Rev. Daniel Tuhy officiating.

There is no visitation.

Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln.

Mr. Hay owned and operated Lincoln News Agency and was a salesman for T.V. Guide.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He was born Dec. 23, 1930, in Galesburg to Frances Laverne and Lela Laverne Lang Hay. He married Betty Blair on March 7, 1963, in Quincy.

He is survived by his wife, of Elkhart; two sons, Robert A. (and Marianne) Hay of Lincoln and Bradley B. Hay of Broadwell; and one grandson, Bryan Hay.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, John K. Hay; and one sister, Betty O'Connor.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Hospice Care of Illinois or the Veterans Administration.

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Virgil E. Reed

Lincoln- Mr. Virgil E. Reed, 87, of Glendale Arizona formerly of Lincoln and Decatur passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at 6:57 a.m. at his home.

Funeral Services for Mr. Reed will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday , September 16, 2005 at the Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln with Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home prior to the funeral.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery in Lincoln with full military rites accorded. .

Mr. Reed is survived by his wife: Helen of Glendale, one son: David E. Reed of Phoenix. Az. One sister: Mrs. Janet (Tess) Singleton of Blaine, MN and one grandchild.

Mr. Reed was preceded in death by two brothers Clarence Reed and Charles Tillman , one sister – Velma Vicic.

Mr. Reed was born in Lincoln on December 18, 1917 the son of Charles and Bertha McClintock Reed. He married Helen R. Vicic on December 26, 1943 in Cleveland, OH.
She survives.

Mr. Reed served in the United States Navy during WW II. He retired from Caterpillar Tractor Company in 1974. He was as member of St. James Catholic Church in Decatur and is a Lifetime Member of the Knights of Columbus #577 of Decatur.

Memorials can be made to Disable American Veteran’s.


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