Alan Tapper          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Alan Ray Tapper, 55, of Lincoln died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 5:35 p.m. at home with his family.

A memorial gathering will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Bennett Funeral Home.

Private family services will be conducted earlier, with Tracy Thomas officiating.

For the past 15 years Mr. Tapper had been owner, vice president and general manager of Heritage Packaging Corporation. He worked for the Burlington Northern Railroad as a brakeman and conductor from May of 1970 until January of 1990. He also bred and raised American quarter horses from 1975 to the present.

He was born Oct. 16, 1950, in Galesburg to Raymond E. and Shirley Gladfelter Tapper. He married Marilyn Shipp in Galesburg on Aug. 28, 1976.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Tapper of Lincoln; one son, Matthew Tapper of Lincoln; his father, of Galesburg; and one sister, Jeanne Collier Lampson (and her husband, Mike) of Galesburg.

He was preceded in death by his mother and one son, Cash Raymond Tapper.

He was a member of Lincoln Elks Club 914 for 16 years and served as president in 1995. He was a member of the United Transportation Union, the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters and the American Quarter Horse Association.

He coached and assisted in coaching all of his sons' sporting activities, including soccer, baseball, basketball and ice hockey.

He graduated from Galesburg Senior High School in 1968 and attended Carl Sandburg College.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Lincoln Park District Tapper Memorial Fund at 1400 Primm Road, Lincoln, IL 62656, or will be accepted at the funeral home.

George Stedwell          Send a link to a friend

PAXTON -- George W. Stedwell, 82, of Paxton died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 1:09 p.m. at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City.

There will be a private family service in Atlanta Cemetery.

Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, handled arrangements.

Mr. Stedwell retired after 37 years of civil service: 17 years in aircraft maintenance and 20 years as an instructor supervisor and master instructor in jet engine technology at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul. He was a licensed A&P mechanic.

He was an Army Air Corps and U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and Korea.

He was born Jan. 5, 1924, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to George W. and Grace N. Havens Stedwell. He married Geneva L. McLean in May 1947 in Champaign.

He is survived by his wife; four children, George Lee Stedwell of Peru, Ind., Charles William Stedwell of Champaign, Janet S. Brown of Atlanta and Katherine M. Miller of Elmhurst; and eight grandchildren.

He was a lifetime member of Christ Episcopal Church, Glen Ridge, N.J. He was a charter member of the World War II Memorial Society, a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, AARP, National Railway Historical Association, National Rifle Association, Farm Bureau and Atlanta American Legion.

He graduated from Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey; Casey Jones School of Aeronautics, Newark, N.J.; Pratt and Whitney Service School, Hartford, Conn.; and Parks Air College, East St. Louis.

His hobbies were model railroading, hunting, fishing and gardening.

Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Philip Kohler

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LINCOLN -- Philip S. Kohler, 90, of Lincoln died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 11:24 a.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

A graveside service and military rites will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at New Union Cemetery.

There is no visitation.

Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mr. Kohler worked in maintenance at Cutler-Hammer for 17 years.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945.

He was born Dec. 31, 1915, in St. Joseph, Mo., to Philip and Agnes Marie Metcalf Kohler. He married Bernice Spurling in 1954 in St. Joseph, Mo. She died in 2000.

He was also preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Dorothy Krotz.

He is survived by a niece, Donna Wright of Lincoln.

He was a Catholic.

Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

Dorothy Warnisher          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Dorothy M. Warnisher, 87, of Lincoln died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 12:15 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Monday at Peasley Funeral Home.

Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Church, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.

Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Mrs. Warnisher was a telephone operator for 35 years. She retired in December of 1979.

She was born Aug. 23, 1918, in Lincoln to Fred and Anna Feldman Eimer. She married Vincent G. Warnisher on Oct. 14, 1944, in Lincoln. He died Dec. 28, 1996.

She is survived by two sons, Vincent E. "Gene" (and Linda) Warnisher of Springfield and Joseph F. (and Susanne) Warnisher of Moore, Okla.; five grandchildren, JoAnne (and Monty) Piper of Blanchard, Okla., Tamara Wallace of Oklahoma City, Okla., Chance (and Patsy) Warnisher of Rosamond, Cole (and Tonya) Warnisher of Lincoln and Clint (and Jennifer) Warnisher of Williamsville; 10 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Richard Eimer of Lincoln, Robert (and Patricia) Eimer of Belleville, Tom (and Margaret) Eimer of Lincoln; and one sister, Elizabeth "Betty" (and Kenneth) Kinney of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by an infant brother.

She was a member of Holy Family Church, Holy Family Society and Illinois Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School or the American Cancer Society.

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Lawrence Gleason

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ELKHART -- Lawrence P. Gleason, 86, of Elkhart died Friday, March 3, 2006, at 10:15 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

A prayer service and visitation were at at Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln on Sunday.

The funeral Mass for Mr. Gleason was Monday morning at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.

Burial, with military rites, was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mr. Gleason farmed at Elkhart.

He proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was born April 23, 1919, at Lincoln to Harry and Genevieve Rose Haller Gleason. He married Leona C. Martin on Dec. 14, 1940, in St. Louis, Mo. She died Jan. 10, 1991.

He is survived by one son, Lloyd (and Linda) Gleason of Broadwell; a daughter-in-law, Sandy Gleason of Lincoln; five grandchildren, Troy (and Sharon) Gleason of Lincoln, Tracey Gleason of Broadwell, Dana (and Kenton) Oliver of Springfield, David Gleason of Lincoln, Russell (and Dawn) Gleason of Lincoln; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one son, Lawrence K. Gleason.

He was a member of Holy Family Church and VFW Post 1756, both in Lincoln

Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln.

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Edna Luthe          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Edna Marie Luthe, 93, of Fenton, Mo., formerly of Lincoln, died Thursday, March 2, 2006, at 6:35 p.m. at Delmar Gardens Nursing Home in Fenton.

Her funeral was scheduled for Monday morning at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Peters officiating. Visitation preceded the service.

Burial is in Zion Cemetery.

Mrs. Luthe was a seamstress for McDonald Douglas Aircraft.

She was born Sept. 8, 1912, in Lincoln to August and Anna Krueger. She married Haldon Luthe in 1957 in Shelbyville.

She is survived by caregivers Sonny and Anna Marie Noonan of Fenton, Mo., and several nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Ronald; three brothers, Martin, Edwin and Oscar Krueger; and one sister, Jennie. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.

Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.