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Luanne
Koester
Luanne
Carroll Koester, 57, of Lincoln, died at 5:28 p.m. Monday, Mar. 27,
2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 31, at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Lincoln with the Rev. Joseph Bleakley officiating.
Burial
will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland
Visitation
will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Holland & Barry Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
Mrs.
Koester was a homemaker and secretary.
She
was born Dec. 31, 1942, at Melrose Park. Her father was Charles
Lorentz. She married Ronald Koester Dec. 12, 1959, at Lincoln. He
survives.
Also
surviving are one son, Kent (and Jan) Koester of Lincoln; three
daughters, Terri (and Roger) Slayton of Lincoln, Stacey Koester of
Washington, D.C.; and Brita (and Chad) Chaudoin of Lincoln; five
grandchildren; and one brother, Merredith Lorentz of Atlanta, Ga.
She
was preceded in death by her parents.
She
was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln and of the
Lincoln Elks Lodge #914, B.P.O.E.
Memorials
may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the American
Cancer Society.
Lowell
Shirley
Lowell
A. Shirley, 49, of Tarpon 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,
where he operated a commercial fishing boat.
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
Tarpon 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.
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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.
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.
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