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Joan
"Josie" Ritchhart
Joan
C. "Josie" Ritchhart, 66, of Lincoln and Lake of the
Ozarks, Osage Beach, Mo., died at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 15,
2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at the First
Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Paul Gilmore
officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Holland & Barry Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
She
was a retired elementary vocal music teacher. She had taught in the
Lincoln, Atlanta, Elkhart, Chestnut and Mount Pulaski school
districts.
She
was born Feb. 27, 1934, in Lincoln, a daughter of Erwin C. and Ella
E. (Gluick) Gehlbach. She married Ronald R. Ritchhart June 1, 1958,
in Lincoln. He survives.
Other
survivors include sisters-in-law, Norma Jean Berglin, Nancy (and
Dick) Treatch, Pat Shay, Janet "Pete" (and John) Smiley,
all of Lincoln; and Norma Jean "Mackie" Ritchhart of
Springfield; and a brother-in-law, Jack (and Shirley) Ritchhart of
Lincoln.
Also
surviving are her godmother/aunt, Esther Wilham of Peoria; 22 nieces
and nephews, 38 great-nieces and nephews; and an extended family,
Rhoda and Martha Holland of Lincoln.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Fredericka
Gehlbach; and two brothers, Marlin and Elwin Gehlbach.
She
graduated from Lincoln Community High School in 1952 and from
Millikin University with a bachelor of science degree in music
education in 1956. She did post-graduate work at the University of
Illinois in Champaign, and at the University of Northern Colorado in
Greeley, Colo.
She
was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln; a member and
past president of the Lincoln Zonta Club; a member of the Daughters
of the Nile, Abeba Temple #42, Springfield; Lincoln Chapter #351
Order of the Eastern Star; the Lincoln American Legion Post #263
Auxiliary; the Lincoln V.F.W. Post #1756 Auxiliary; the
Lincoln/Logan County Cancer Support Group; the Lincoln/Logan County
Reach for Recovery; the American Quilters Society; the Susan Komen
Breast Cancer Membership Foundation; and the Lincoln Community
Concert Association.
Memorials
may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln.
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Alastair
Nonn
Alastair
Owein Nonn, 9, of Lincoln, died at 8:04 a.m. Wednesday, March 15,
2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Cremation
rites were accorded, and a family committal of ashes will be at 1
p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Jacksonville Memorial Cemetery in
Jacksonville.
He
was born April 9, 1990 at San Antonio, Texas, a son of Richard and
Lynne (Shaw) Nonn.
He
is survived by his parents, Richard and Lynne Nonn of Lincoln; one
sister, Carla Jane Kennedy of Las Vegas, Nev.; his paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Nonn of Waverly; his maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Joan Shaw of Minehead, England; and six aunts (12 in the U.S.
and four in England).
He
was preceded in death by two brothers, Stuart Thomas Nonn and Samuel
Jacob Nonn.
Memorials
may be made to the family of Alastair O. Nonn.
Hildegard
Detjen
Hildegard
W. Detjen, 94, of Emden, died at 8:19 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2000,
at Hopedale Medical Center in Hopedale.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 17, at St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church in Emden with the Rev. Darby Lawrence officiating.
Burial
will be at Hartsburg Union Cemetery in Hartsburg.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
in Emden and one hour before the service at the church on Friday.
Mrs.
Detjen and her husband served Lutheran congregations in Courtland,
Minn., and Chicago, as well as in Emden.
She
was born March 30, 1905, at Shakopee, Minn., a daughter of William
and Elizabeth (Cords) Lange. She married the Rev. John Detjen Aug.
30, 1922, at Shakopee, Minn. He died Feb. 20, 1962.
Surviving
are two sons, Detlef Detjen (and wife, Georgia) of Orland Hills and
John Detjen (and wife, Mary) of Lincoln; one daughter, Dolores
Chapman (and husband, Gene) of Emden; 14 grandchildren; 36
great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. John Detjen; one
daughter, Hildegarde Meeker; one grandson, Steven Meeker; and her
brother, the Rev. Fred Lange.
She
was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Emden and of the
church’s Ladies Aid Society. She was also a member of the Oasis
Senior Center in Lincoln.
Her
family indicates that she was a wonderful wife, mother and
grandmother. Her faith was an inspiration to all of her family. She
was very much loved and will be greatly missed by all.
Memorials
may be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden, Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church in Lincoln, or the Oasis Senior Center.
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