Erwin Shawgo

Erwin Leroy Shawgo, 71, of Lincoln died at 6:27 a.m. Saturday, July 8, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Lincoln Christian Church, with Tom Gerdts officiating. A eulogy will be given by Gerald Carter.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Shawgo was an underground telephone contractor for Continental Telephone. He was also a licensed plumber and electrician.

He was born Jan. 28, 1929, at Mason City, a son of Bert and Minta (Becker) Shawgo. He married Diane Louise Wright Aug. 28, 1946, at Lincoln. She survives.

Also surviving are three sons, Robin (and Vicki) Shawgo of Alva, Fla., David (and Nancy) Shawgo of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Ronald (and Cody) Shawgo of Lincoln; three daughters, Cathie (and David) Armstrong of Chenoa, Barbara (and Roger) Zimmerman of Mason City, and Lisa (and Daniel) Schmidt of Wichita, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; one brother, Wayne Shawgo of Mason City; and two sisters, Glenna Griffin and Erma Schussele (Erwin’s twin), both of Mason City.

He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters.

He worked with VBS mission teams through Lincoln Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln-Logan Food Pantry or Midwest Heart Care at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria.

 

 

(To top of second column)

Dorothy Roberts

Dorothy L. Roberts, 90, of Lincoln, died at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, 2000, at the Christian Village in Lincoln.

Private services will be at a later date, with Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, in charge of arrangements. New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, is the place of burial.

There is no visitation.

Mrs. Roberts was a retired buyer for Landauer’s department store.

She was born Jan. 15, 1910, at Atlanta, a daughter of Jacob and Emma (Liesman) Kurtz. She married Walter A. Roberts on Feb. 14, 1937, in Havana. He died in 1957. She married Lorenzo D. Roberts on Aug. 8, 1959, in Fargo, N.D. He died in 1970.

Surviving are several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, three brothers and three sisters. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the Christian Village.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back to top

 


 

Top Stories | Sports News | Sports Talk | Area Athletes in Action | Out and About | TechLine | Weather

A Day in the Life | Milestones | Obituaries | Diaspora

Business & Ag | Organizations | Events | Good Neighbors | Honors & Awards | Ombudsman | Law & Courts

Crosswords | Games

The Arts | Home and Family | Spiritual Life | Health & Fitness | Teaching & Learning | Book Look | Movies & Videos

the em space | Where They Stand | How We Stack Up | By the Numbers

Letters to Editor | About LDN | Corrections | Happy Ads | Classified Ads | Quick Coupon Clip-Outs