Lowell Shirley

Lowell A. Shirley, 49, of Bonita Springs, Fla., died at 8:16 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2000, at his residence in Florida.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 30, 2000, at Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be at Green Hill Cemetery, San Jose.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Holland & Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Shirley farmed with his grandfather for 15 years before moving to Florida.

He was a U.S. Army veteran and had received two purple hearts while serving as a helicopter crew member in Vietnam.

He was born July 11, 1950, at Peoria, a son of Dean A. and Luella A. (Mammen) Shirley. He married Carol S. McMonigle in Florida. She survives, in Tarpin Springs, Fla.

Also surviving are one daughter, Brandy Shirley of Mason City; his parents, Dean and Luella Shirley of Lincoln; his maternal grandfather, Leo K. Mammen of Emden; two sisters, Kathy (and Mike) Andrews of Springfield and Mona Schleder of Lincoln; and two brothers, David (and Ronda) Shirley of Lincoln and Leon Shirley of New Holland.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Lowell and Mathilda (Behrends) Shirley, and his maternal grandmother, Jewell (Whittaker) Mammen.

He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church, V.F.W. and American Legion. He was also a member of the Kenny Schraeder Fan Club.

Memorials may be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars or the American Heart Association.

 


Mazel Boyd

Mazel Lee Boyd, 78, of Lincoln died at 3:13 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln with the Rev. Joseph Hedges and Pastor David Mitchell officiating.

Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Boyd was a mental health supervisor at Lincoln Developmental Center and an inserter at The Courier.

She was born Feb. 1, 1922, in Lake County, Tenn., a daughter of Homer B. and Alsia Belle (Johnson) Sadler. She married Earl Richardson Feb. 25, 1939. He preceded her in death. She married John W. Boyd July 18, 1975, in Lincoln. He survives.

Also surviving are five sons, Leonard (and Dot) Richardson of Cuba, Mo., Bobby (and Margaret) Richardson of Pekin, Jerry (and Cork) Richardson of Delavan, Johnny (and Sue) Richardson of Kansas City, Kan., Arthur (and Gloria) Hofer of Decatur and Alan Boyd of Hartsburg; two daughters, Carolyn (and Don) Goforth of Lincoln and Joann (and Bucky Washam of Lincoln; 20 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one brother, Bill (and Mary) Sadler of Lakeland, Fla.; and a twin sister, Hazel (and Woodrow) Long of Union City, Tenn.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband; one son, Dallas Richardson; one sister; and two brothers.

She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church and a volunteer at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Memorials may be made to her church or the donor’s choice.

Mary Jane O’Donnell

Mary Jane O’Donnell, 64, of 213 S. Moore St., McLean, died at 12:48 a.m. Sunday, March 26, 2000, at her residence. She had multiple myeloma for 13 years.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, at St. Mary’s Church in Atlanta with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in McLean Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m Tuesday at the Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta. There will be a rosary service at 5 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. O’Donnell was director of nursing at St. Clara’s Manor until recently.

She was born Feb. 24, 1936, at Broadwell, a daughter of John and Helen (Hanahan) Dee. She married John Patrick O’Donnell May 23, 1959, at Elkhart. He died Aug. 25, 1993.

Surviving are her parents, of Elkhart; two daughters, Kathleen (and Mark) Nicholas of McLean and Maureen (and Steve) Minder of Springfield; four sons, Patrick O’Donnell of Atlanta, Ga., Michael (and Robin) O’Donnell of Bloomington; John (and Amy) O’Donnell of Blomington and Timothy (and Laura) O’Donnell of Atlanta; 10 grandchildren, Joshua Boudeman, Justin Boudeman, Jessica Nicholas, Jared Nicholas, Dane Minder, Trevor Minder, Leif Gustuvson, Amanda Givens, Lauren O’Donnell and Kevin O’Donnell; two brothers, John (and Mary) Dee of Springfield and James (and Carolyn) O’Donnell of Hazlemere Bucks, England.

She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, James Boudeman; and one grandson, Jacob Nicholas.

Mrs. O’Donnell was a 1954 graduate of Elkhart High School and a 1957 graduate of St. John’s School of Nursing in Springfield. When St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln opened in 1972, she was employed there as a staff nurse. She became director of nursing in 1986.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Church in Atlanta and of the church’s Altar and Rosary Society.

She was a loving, giving person and will be dearly missed by all.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Clara’s Manor, Lincoln, or to the O’Donnell Memorial Fund.

 


John Cadwallader

John P. Cadwallader, 80, of Decatur died at 2:40 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2000, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.

Funeral services will be Monday, March 27, at 11 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln with Glenn Buelter officiating.

Burial will be at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Cadwallader retired from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. in Mount Zion.

He served in the U.S. Army-Air Force from 1941 to 1945 as a military policeman.

He was born Jan. 9, 1920, at Lincoln, a son of John Penrose and Edith Rachel (Ederline) Cadwallader Sr. He married Mary L. Boyd Nov. 21, 1948. She survives, in Decatur.

Also surviving are two daughters, Beverly Helm of Decatur and Janice (and Fred) Enstrom of Escondido, Calif.; one son, Gary Lynn Cadwallader of Libby, Mont.; seven grandchildren; one brother, Clifford Cadwallader of Lincoln; and one sister, Ruth Trummer of Naples, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

He was a member of Jefferson Street Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

 

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