Antionette
DiRocco
Antionette
DiRocco, 91, of Lincoln, died at 3:55 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2000, at
the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2000, at Holy Family
Church in Lincoln with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial
will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
was 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln.
Mrs.
DiRocco was a homemaker.
She
was born Jan. 17, 1909, at Colledimacine Abruzzi, Italy, a daughter
of Michael and Lucille (Rossi) Dippolito. She married Joseph DiRocco
Nov. 20, 1932, in New York City, N.Y. He died Oct. 31, 1993.
Surviving
are one daughter, Norma Knollenberg of New Holland; one son, Joseph
DiRocco Jr. of Springfield; four grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Angelina Pohle of Margate, Fla.,
and Francis Montaturo of New York City, N.Y.; two brothers, Louis
Dippolito of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Achille Dippolito of
Margate, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs.
DiRocco was a member of Holy Family Church, the Daughters of
Isabella and the Lincoln Woman’s Club.
Memorials
may be made to the Christian Nursing Home Activity Department or
Holy Family Church.
Emmanuel
Hunter
Emmanuel
R. Hunter, 85, of Chestnut died at 10:55 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2000,
at Vonderlieth Living Center of Mount Pulaski.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2000, at Holland
& Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Beebe
officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Hunter
was a grain and livestock farmer in the Logan County area.
He
was born Jan. 27, 1915, at Cornland, a son of Edward and Mary
(Smith) Hunter. He married Nellie G. Whitehouse Oct. 2, 1935, at
Lincoln. She survives.
Also
surviving are four grandchildren, Brenda (and Mike) Fink of Beason,
Kenny (and Viki) Hunter of Lincoln, Shanon (and Mike) Bauer of
Tulsa, Okla., and Claude (and Raetta) Hunter of Bloomington; eight
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and two sisters,
Mabel Jarrell of Las Vegas, Nev., and Eloise Wilson of Springfield.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Kenneth Hunter Sr.;
Lonnie Hunter; Katherine Samford; Clonda Hunter; Goldie Kennett;
Gwendola Bohn; Edward Hunter; Josheph Hunter; Cleo Craig; Louise
Zeitler; and four infant brothers and sisters.
He
was of the Methodist faith and a member of the Chestnut/Beason
Sportman’s Club.
Memorials
may be made to Chestnut Rescue Squad or the Beason United Methodist
Church.
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Wayne
Mayer
Wayne
Lee Mayer, 61, of New Holland died at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, May 20,
2000, at his home.
Funeral
services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2000, at Holland &
Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln with the Rev. Douglas Rettig
officiating.
Burial
will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.
Visitation
was 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Mayer
was a parts salesman at C.C. Hawes Implement Co. of New Holland.
He
was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
He
was born Jan. 1, 1939, in Logan County, a son of Harold and Louise
(Bell) Mayer.
He
is survived by his mother, who lives in Scottsdale, Ariz.; a
companion, Sandra Buffington of New Holland; three sons, Randy L.
Mayer of Lincoln, Steven W. Mayer of Zion, and Terry L. Mayer of
Bedford, Texas; two stepdaughters, Tina R. Mayer of New Holland and
Monica M. Mayer of Lincoln; seven grandchildren; and one brother,
Charles Mayer of Phoenix, Ariz.
He
was preceded in death by his father, Harold Mayer, and one brother,
David Mayer.
He
was a volunteer fireman and the town clerk of New Holland. He was of
the Protestant faith.
Memorials
may be made to the American Cancer Society or Memorial Home Care
Hospice.
Frank
Klockenga
Frank
L. Klockenga, 86, of Lincoln, died at 5:10 a.m. Saturday, May 20,
2000, at the Christian Village, Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Zion Lutheran Church
in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.
Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
Klockenga
was a retired farmer.
He
was born Dec. 4, 1913, at Hartsburg, a son of Nanke and Tena (Conrady)
Klockenga. He married Maxine Slayton May 3, 1936, at Hartsburg.
Surviving
are his wife, in Lincoln; four sons, Darrell (and Shirley) Klockenga
of Crown Point, Ind., Alvin (and Teresa) Klockenga of Lincoln; Frank
(and Kara) Klockenga of McLean; and Vernon (and Janet) Klockenga of
Lincoln; one daughter, Linda (and David R.) Aper of Lincoln; 16
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two brothers, George F.
Klockenga and Nanke Klockenga, both of Lincoln; and one sister,
Martha (and Stephen) Sloan of Hartsburg.
He
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln and the Logan County
Farm Bureau. He had been president of the Lawndale School Board.
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Zion Lutheran Church or School or to the
American Cancer Society.
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