Martha Braun          Send a link to a friend

MOUNT PULASKI -- Martha L. Braun, 80, of Mount Pulaski died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at 12:19 p.m. at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Tom Cruikshank officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Mrs. Braun was a homemaker.

She was born June 4, 1925, in Decatur to Russell and Hazel Garver Marques. She married Leslie H. "Red" Braun at Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski on Jan. 9, 1947.

She is survived by her husband, of Mount Pulaski; one son, Leslie A. (and Diane) Braun of Upper Marlboro, Md.; one daughter, Vickie (and Dale) Crosier of Maroa; three brothers, Jack (and Delores) Marques of Oreana, Ron (and Joyce) Marques of Decatur and Jerry (and Gloria) Marques of Decatur; two sisters, Rosemary Anderson of Decatur and Karen (and Eugene) Boliard of Staunton; and four grandchildren, Chris Braun of Denver, Colo., Brad (and Dawn) Braun of Annapolis, Md., Beth (and Eric) Augenstein of St. Louis, Mo., and Sara Crosier of St. Louis, Mo.

She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Forsyth, and memorials may be made to the church.

Clara 'Darlene' Proefrock

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LINCOLN -- Clara "Darlene" Proefrock, 76, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at 7:40 a.m. at the Christian Village.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and one hour before the service on Monday. There will also be a prayer service at 5 p.m. Sunday.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mrs. Proefrock retired from the Woods and Bates law office, where she worked as a receptionist and bookkeeper.

She was born Oct. 1, 1928, at Altamont to Benjamin and Abby Crowe Reiss. She married Loren W. Proefrock on Feb. 12, 1949, in Altamont.

She is survived by her husband, of Lincoln; four sons, Dr. David (and Vicki) Proefrock of Martinez, Ga., Dean Proefrock of Litchfield, John (and Kay) Proefrock of Hartsburg and Jim (and Marlo) Proefrock of Champaign; one brother, Thomas Reiss of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sisters, Helen Johanns of Farmer City and Ruth Ann Stapp of Winnsboro, Texas; eight grandchildren, Amy Wallace, Sarah (and Jason) Lorek, Jessica (and Brandon) Payne, Benjamin Proefrock, Monica Proefrock, Ann Proefrock, Edie Welshons and Eleanor Welshons; and two great-grandsons, Brandon Wallace and Kyle Wallace.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.

She was a member of Holy Family Church, American Legion Auxiliary Post 263 and the Lincoln Woman's Club. She was clerk of the horse races for the Logan County Fair Association and secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Big 10 Colt Stakes Association

Memorials may be made to the Christian Village in Lincoln.