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Harold Meserole

[May 29, 2007]  ATLANTA -- Harold R. Meserole, 63, of Atlanta died Monday, May 28, 2007, at 6:36 a.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Visitation will be 4-7 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 Maurice Stribling officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

Mr. Meserole was retired from Ball-Incon in Lincoln, where he repaired machines.

He served in the U.S. Army from April 19, 1965, to April 17, 1971, as a Specialist 5 in the 4th Armor Division, where he received the Commendation Medal.

He was born Aug. 12, 1943, at Warrensburg to Theodore and Elva Cravens Meserole. He married Janet Steinhauer on Aug. 12, 1968, and she preceded him in death in 1991. He married Donna Woodard on May 2, 2005. She survives.

He is also survived by two daughters, Cindy (and Bob) Dunovsky of Lincoln and Kimberly (and Brian) O'Donohue of Lincoln; two sons, Travis (and Patty) Meserole of Normal and Kevin Meserole of Orlando, Fla.; three stepsons, Eric (and Tammy) Curry of Lincoln, Craig (and Shelly) Shawgo of Lincoln and Dean (Jennifer) Stewart of Pawnee; three brothers, Theodore (and Donna) Meserole Jr. of Bath, Roy (and Winnie) Meserole of Clinton and Sandy (and Pam) Meserole of Pekin; one sister, Shirley Meserole of Atlanta; seven grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Arland Meserole.

He was of the Christian faith.

He loved fishing the Illinois River and at Patterson Bay, where he had a second home. He was also a great woods craftsman and enjoyed spending time with his family.

Memorials may be made to Atlanta Fire and Rescue.

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