Joseph Pushala
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LINCOLN -- Joseph M. Pushala, 91, of Lincoln died Monday,
Jan. 9, 2006, at 8:08 a.m. at St. John's Hospital in
Springfield.
In observance of his wishes, his body will be cremated.
There will be no services.
Bennett Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
He was born Jan. 14, 1914, in Lincoln.
Survivors include his wife, Lora, of Lincoln.
Mr. Pushala was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church
in Lincoln.
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Joseph Pushala.
 Joyce
Buss
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LINCOLN -- Joyce Marie Buss, 73, of Lincoln died
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at 4:06 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor in
Lincoln.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Her funeral
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with
Robert Twist officiating.
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.
Mrs. Buss was a secretary in labor relations at Lincoln
Developmental Center. She also worked at Stetson China
Factory; GTE and Burwell's Travel Plaza.
She was born Nov. 24, 1932, in East Peoria to Henry and
Jessie Davis Ball. She married John Robert Buss on June 27,
1976. He died Oct. 9, 1996. Prior marriages were to Richard
Ruggles and Wendell Dalbey.
She is survived by her mother, of Lincoln; one daughter,
Denise Matthews of Lincoln; three stepchildren; one sister,
Julia Delaney, Elkhart; one brother, Donald Ball of Falls
Church, Va.; a granddaughter, Sara Matthews of Lincoln,
presently studying in Madrid, Spain; eight stepgrandchildren;
several step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews
She was also preceded in death by her father, one sister,
two sons, a grandson and a nephew.
She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.
She enjoyed crocheting, collecting recipes and dancing.
Memorials may be made to the Logan County Paramedic
Association.
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Mary
Kramp
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LINCOLN -- Mary Rose Kramp, 88, of Lincoln, died
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at 2:05 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital at Lincoln.
A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy
Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee
officiating.
No visitation is scheduled.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kramp and her husband owned and operated a
photographic studio in Carlsbad, N.M., for 17 years. She
later worked for S.S. Kresge, Haag Drug, Key Pharmacy, Mr.
Donut and for Head Start as a foster grandparent.
She was born Aug. 6, 1917, in Lincoln to Joseph and Mabel
Reichle Warnisher. She married F.H. "Bud" Kramp on Aug. 19,
1941, at St. Patrick's Church in Lincoln. He died Aug. 9,
1978.
She is survived by her two children, Richard Kramp of
Lincoln and Marilyn (and Ray) Jordan of Boyd, Texas; two
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers and two
sisters.
She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in
Lincoln.
She attended Lincoln High School
Memorials may be made to the Lincoln Public Library or
The Raymond Jordan Boyd Public Library at Boyd, Texas.
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the Kramp family.
 Kathy Prather
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HARTSBURG -- Kathy J. Prather, 50, of Hartsburg died
Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, at 11:33 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital, Lincoln.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Praireland
Christian Church, with Vance Russell officiating.
Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.
Mrs. Prather was an adviser for the Logan Mason
Rehabilitation Center, a teacher's aide at Lincoln Community
High School for 13 years and a manager at the Lincoln
Salvation Army retail store for 4 1/2 years
She was born July 24, 1955, in Lincoln to Wilbert Edward
and Ann Simpson Humbert. She married Verl R. Prather on Oct.
30, 1982, in Lincoln.
She is survived by her husband; her mother, Ann McMullen
of Normal; one son, J.R. Eskew of Lincoln; one stepson, Verl
A. (and Penny) Prather of Lincoln; two stepdaughters, Lori
(and Joe) O'Connell of Springfield and Tammy (and John)
Scully of Springfield; three brothers, Mark Humbert, Robert
Humbert and Gary Humbert, all of Lincoln; a half sister,
Terry Wheeler of Lincoln; three half brothers, John Humbert
of Springfield, Randy Wheeler of Springfield and Donnie
Wheeler of Lincoln; and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association
or Logan Mason Rehabilitation Center.
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family.
Leslie 'Red' Braun
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MOUNT PULASKI -- Leslie H. "Red" Braun, 87, of Mount
Pulaski died Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, at 6:50 p.m. at
Vonderlieth Living Center.
His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with
the Rev. Tom Cruikshank officiating. Visitation will be from
1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Mount Pulaski
Cemetery.
Mr. Braun was a farmer and had been employed at
Pittsburgh Plate Glass in Lincoln.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was born Aug. 6, 1918, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Herman
and Augusta Schottschnieder Braun. He married Martha L.
Marques at Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski on Jan. 9,
1947. She died Sept. 22, 2005.
He is survived by one son, Leslie A (and Diane) Braun of
Upper Marlboro, Md.; one daughter, Vickie (and Dale) Crosier
of Maroa; and four grandchildren, Christopher Braun of
Denver, Colo., Brad (and Dawn) Braun of Annapolis, Md., Beth
(and Eric) Augenstein of High Ridge, Mo., and Sara Crosier
of St. Louis, Mo.
He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Arthur,
Lester, Elmer and Harvey; and two sisters, Ethel and Ruth.
He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of
Forsyth and the Mount Pulaski American Legion Post 447,
where he served as commander and adjutant.
Memorials may be made to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church,
Forsyth.
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Davy Creager
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MOUNT PULASKI -- Davy Lee Creager, 75, of Mount Pulaski died
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at 1:35 a.m. at Memorial Medical
Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. His
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home,
with Bill Shanle officiating.
Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery.
Mr. Creager was a millwright at MII Inc. in Lincoln
before he retired in 1995.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He was born May 22, 1930, in Mount Pulaski to Raymond S.
and Hazel Wilham Creager. He married Jacqueline Louise
Dennison in Springfield on Nov. 9, 1954.
He is survived by his wife, of Mount Pulaski; two
daughters, Paula Jean Creager of Springfield and Caryn
Martin of Athens; a half brother; and three half sisters.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three
sisters, Diane Creager, Jeanette Creager and Shirley Turner.
He was a member of Mount Pulaski Christian Church,
Springfield VFW Post 755 and Pekin Local 644 of the
Carpenters union.
Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski EMS or the
American Leukemia Foundation.
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Creager
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