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Leonard
Karbowski
Leonard
R. Karbowski, 58, of Middletown died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
13, 2000, at his residence.
Cremation
rites were accorded. Services will be at a later date in Chicago.
Karbowski
had been a maintenance man for Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles. He
had a teaching degree in heating and air conditioning.
He
was born Feb. 17, 1942, in Chicago to Walter and Elizabeth Karbowski.
Surviving
are one daughter, Amanda Karbowski of Middletown; three
grandchildren, Alex, Sammy and Zacharie; two brothers, David
Karbowski of Park Ridge and Robert Karbowski of Lake Zurich; and one
sister, Millie Knecht of Texas.
He
was of the Catholic faith.
Ronald
McCray
Ronald
D. McCray, 69, of Lincoln died at 5:25 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, 2000,
at his residence.
Funeral
services will be Friday, Dec. 15, at 10:30 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tracy Thomas officiating.
Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
McCray
retired in 1984 from Ball-Incon, where he had worked in maintenance
and machine repairs. He was self-employed in his own auto salvage
parts business for 25 years.
He
was born Sept. 3, 1931, in Lincoln to Walter and Stella Flossie
(Russell) McCray. He married Norma C. Karrick on Nov. 17, 1950, in
Atlanta. She died Aug. 7, 1997.
Surviving
are one son, Rod (and Debra) McCray of Atlanta; three daughters,
Karen "Kay" Wolpert, Shirley (and Tim) O’Donoghue and
Linda McCray, all of Lincoln; 13 grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Norma Anderson of Lincoln and
Betty Heckler of Riverton; and four brothers, Paul McCray of
Lincoln, Kenneth McCray of Lincoln, LeRoy McCray of Lincoln and
Harold McCray of Canyon Lake, Texas.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, wife and one great-grandson.
He
was a member of Waynesville Christian Church in Waynesville.
Memorials
may be made to Hospice of Central Illinois.
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Frank
Unger
Frank
Unger, 78, of Waukegan died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000, at St. Luke’s
Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wis.
The
burial is private.
Unger
served with the U.S. Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the
Vietnam War. He retired from the Navy in 1966 and made his home in
Waukegan. He also worked for 10 years for the North Shore Sanitary
District.
He
was born Dec. 26, 1921, in Lincoln to Mike and Wilma Unger.
Surviving
are his wife, Trudy; two daughters, Shirlee (and Richard) Alvarez of
Beach Park and Rosalie (and Gary) Duffy of Elgin; four
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one nephew, Gary (and
Christina) Guile of Pekin.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, brother Paul and sister Helen.
He
was a patriotic man and was devoted to his country. He loved to
speak of his 20˝ years of Navy service. He was a member of the
American Legion.
Marsh
Funeral Home in Waukegan is handling arrangements.
Memorials
may be made to Waukegan's animal shelter.
Pansy
Pirtle Parrish Holmes
Pansy
Pirtle Parrish Holmes, 80, of Lincoln, formerly of Mounds, died at
5:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital.
Graveside
services will be Friday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m. at Spencer Heights
Cemetery, Mounds, with the Rev. Jerry Herring officiating.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Barkett
Funeral Home in Mounds.
She
owned and operated a beauty shop in Mounds for many years before she
moved to Lincoln. She retired after being a beautician at Lincoln
Developmental Center for many years.
She
was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Bernie, Mo., to Theodore and Helen
(Allen) Rice. She married Vance Pirtle. He died in 1957. She later
married Lloyd Parrish. He died in 1981. She married Cleo Holmes in
Jonesboro, Ark., on Aug. 7, 1995. He survives, in Lincoln.
Also
surviving are one son, William (and Susan) Pirtle of Lincoln; two
grandchildren, Leigh Pirtle of Chicago and Jason Pirtle of Lincoln;
and one niece, Janice Bingham Crane.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands and one sister,
Margie Bingham.
She
was a member of the Eastern Star.
Memorials
may be made to Yanks Who Gave or to the donor’s choice.
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here to send a note of condolence to the family of Pansy Pirtle
Parrish Holmes.
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