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Charles Ridgeway Jr.          Send a link to a friend

BROADWELL -- Charles E. Ridgeway Jr., 61, of Broadwell died Sunday, May 21, 2006, at 1:45 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Dan Wagner officiating.

Burial will be in Kline Cemetery.

Mr. Ridgeway was employed at Caterpillar Tractor in Decatur from June 1966 until January 2000.

He was born July 19, 1944, in Lincoln to Charles E. Sr. and Ruth Annette Langenbahn Ridgeway. He married Ruthann Cook on Oct. 10, 1964, in Broadwell.

He is survived by his wife, of Broadwell; his father, of Broadwell; two sons, Ed (and Kate) Ridgeway of Madison, Wis., and Lee (and Deb) Ridgeway of Beason; one brother, Ron (and Hazel) Ridgeway of Broadwell; one sister, Judy (and Simon) Aper of Broadwell; two granddaughters, Kayelee Ruth Ridgeway of Beason and Cecilia Rain Ridgeway of Madison, Wis.; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother and grandparents.

He was a member of Broadwell Christian Church. He served on the executive board for union Local 751 of Decatur from 1977 to 1989. He was trustee for the village board of Broadwell from 1972 to present. He was a charter member of the Logan County Solid Waste Committee.

He loved bowling and was a die-hard Cardinal fan. He also loved music. His two granddaughters were the light of his life.

Memorials may be made to Community Cancer Center of Bloomington or Scovill Zoo of Decatur.

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Ray Gross          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Ray Bill Gross, 55, of Lincoln died Sunday, May 21, 2006, at 8:20 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

There will be no visitation.

Relatives and friends can meet with the family from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday at Eagles Lodge 2708, 1621 N. Kickapoo St. The Fraternal Order of Eagles will have a memorial service at 4 p.m.

Burial will be in Lucas Chapel Cemetery, rural Lincoln.

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

Mr. Gross was a warehouse worker at Barrick Distributors and a handyman in the Lincoln area.

He was born Sept. 5, 1950, in Lincoln, to William Nelson and Wilma Leara Steinhour Gross.

He is survived by one brother, Robert Stanley (and Dawn) Gross of Lincoln; and two sisters, Catherine Florence (and Jerry) Norenberg of Newport, Wash., and Joyce Anne Lovelett of North Bend, Wash.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

He was a member of Eagles Lodge 2708.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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Rev. Hershel 'Lee' Beavers

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LINCOLN -- The Rev. Hershel "Lee" Beavers, 69, of Lincoln died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 1:08 p.m. at the VA Medical Center in Danville.

A celebration of life service will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Dan Wissmann officiating. Visitation will be immediately after the service.

Burial, with military rites, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Union Cemetery.

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

He was retired as a switchman for General Telephone Co. He also worked for Bruns Security for eight years and was a bus driver for First Student.

He was a P.E. instructor and infantry demolition expert in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. As a Baptist minister, he also conducted services during combat.

He was born Aug. 16, 1936, in Flippin, Ark., to Joe Edgar and Bertha Baker Beavers. He married Marilyn J. Boughan on Aug. 6, 1966, in Lincoln.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; two daughters, Cynthia (and Mike) Hayes of Lincoln and Joyce Elaine (and John) Butt of Normal; three brothers, Harold Beavers of Carter Lake, Iowa, Don (and Brenda) Beavers of Greenbrier, Ark., and Howard Beavers of Vry, Ala.; one sister, Betty Stone of Tacoma, Wash.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln, Eagles Lodge 2708, Lions Club, Civil War Teachers Unit 33 and Deer Creek Bowhunters.

Memorials may be made to the Sunday school at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

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William Weingarz Jr.          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Retired Lt. Col. William Ernest Weingarz Jr., 73, of Sherwood, Ore., brother of two Lincoln residents, died May 14, 2006.

A Mass of Christian burial was on Friday at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Newberg, Ore.

Weingarz served 23 years in the U.S. Air Force before retiring to Oregon, where he started his own business in hotel and motel real estate.

He was born June 17, 1932, in Garden City, Mich. He married Joanne Caputo on Feb. 9, 1963.

He is survived by his wife, of Sherwood, Ore.; two sons, Bill Weingarz of Tigard, Ore., and Rick Weingarz of Liberty Lake, Wash.; two daughters, Anne Hartman of Plover, Wis., and Jeanne Schwarm of Sherwood, Ore.; one sister, Phyllis Simpson of Lincoln; one brother, Joe Weingarz of Lincoln; and eight grandchildren.

His Air Force served took him to Madrid, Spain; Montgomery, Ala.; Bangkok, Thailand; Annandale, Va.; and Washington, D.C. He also served two tours in Vietnam, during which he received the Bronze Star for meritorious service as the wing combat information control officer of the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base. During his career he was also awarded the Air Medal and the Air Medal First Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight, the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

He was active in the Disabled American Veterans Association, Hotel and Motel Brokers Association, and was involved for 15 years with Boy Scouts of America when his boys were members and for several years thereafter.

He attended the University of Illinois and jointed the ROTC in 1954.

Memorials to the Sherwood Relay For Life, to benefit the American Cancer Society, may be made in care of Stehn Family Chapels Milwaukie Tribute Center, 2906 Southeast Harrison St., Milwaukie, OR 97222.

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