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Vada
Thornton
Vada
M. Thornton, 100, of Lincoln, died at 5:45 p.m. Monday, March 13,
2000, at her home.
Funeral
services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at Holy Family
Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Edward Higgins officiating.
Burial
will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Kerrigan Funeral Home,
Lincoln. The rosary will be at 4 p.m. and the wake service at 6 p.m.
Mrs.
Thornton and her husband owned and operated Thornton Appliance and
Gift Store in Lincoln for many years. She retired in 1965.
She
was born Nov. 28, 1899, in Corydon, Ind., a daughter of Henry
Lincoln and Nancy (Carroll) Hunter. She married Thomas Leo Thornton
May 5, 1920, in Elkhart. He died Nov. 24, 1959.
Surviving
are one son, Gerald Thornton of Springfield; four grandsons; and 12
great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by one son and 12 brothers and sisters.
She
was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln and of the former
Daughters of Isabella of her church.
Memorials
may be made to Carroll Catholic School or Holy Family Church, both
in Lincoln.
Dan
LaValle
Dan
J. LaValle, 90, of Lincoln, died at 5:40 a.m. Saturday, March 11,
2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Holy Family
Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Kenneth Hummel officiating.
Burial
will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Kerrigan Funeral Home,
Lincoln, with the rosary and wake service at 4:45 p.m.
LaValle
was a cashier at Caterpillar Tractor Co in Peoria for 30 years. He
retired in 1972.
He
was born Oct. 12, 1909, in Chicago, a son of Michael and Antoinette
(Clampetro) LaValle. He married Margaret Eckert Aug. 23, 1934, in
Lincoln. She died April 11, 1975.
Surviving
are two sons, Daniel LaValle of Franklin Park and Bernard LaValle of
Lincoln; one sister, Lucille Casells of Berwyn; two grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, two brothers and one sister.
He
was a member of Holy Family Church, Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge,
Odd Fellows and the Sons and Daughters of Odd Fellows Orphans Home,
all in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
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Wilfred
Stoltzenburg
Wilfred
Stoltzenburg, 68, of Lincoln, died at 4:06 p.m. Sunday, March 12,
2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital I.C.U.
Funeral
services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Roger David officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Holland & Barry Funeral Home
in Lincoln and one hour before the service time at the church.
Stoltzenburg
had worked as a foreman at Ball In-Con in Lincoln. He retired in
1987.
He
served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
He
was born Sept. 30, 1931, at Lincoln, a son of Armin and Nelva (Goldhammer)
Stoltzenburg.
He
is survived by five sons, Michael Stoltzenburg of Beason, Carl
Stoltzenburg of Mount Pulaski, David Stoltzenburg of Lincoln, Andy
Sager of Lincoln and Geoff Sager of Hammond, Ind.; 11 grandchildren;
one brother, William Stoltzenburg of Oreana; and one sister, Wanda
Lolling of Hartsburg.
He
was preceded in death by one sister, Louiella Soltzenburg.
He
was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the church.
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