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Amanda
Eickhoff
Amanda
Christine Eickhoff, 96, of Mount Pulaski, formerly of Springfield,
died at 5:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at Vonderleith Living
Center in Mount Pulaski.
Funeral
services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Connie Rieger
officiating.
Burial
will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Mount
Pulaski.
Mrs.
Eickhoff was a housewife.
She
was born Nov. 29, 1904, in McKittrick, Mo., to Wilhelm and Christine
(Fahrmeier) Lenger. She married Herman Eickhoff on June 12, 1928, in
Herman, Mo.
Surviving
are one son, Donald H. (Margaret) Eickhoff of Fenton, Mo.; one
daughter, Dorothy (Kenneth) Brooker of Mount Pulaski; six
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter, seven
brothers and five sisters. She was the last of her immediate family.
She
was a member of Westminster Presbysterian Church of Springfield and
of the choir and a church circle. She was a 50-year member and past
matron of the Flower City Chapter Order of Eastern Star and past
queen of Aeba Temple 42, Daughters of the Nile.
Memorials
may be made to Vonderleith Living Center of Shriners’ Hospital for
Crippled Children.
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George
Opperman Jr.
George
Victor Opperman Jr., 74, of Lincoln died at 8:20 p.m. Friday, Feb.
2, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Zion Lutheran
Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
Opperman
was a grain and livestock farmer for 46 years in Aetna Township.
He
was a first lieutenant in the Army stationed in Germany during the
Korean War.
He
was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Lincoln to George and Emma (Begolka)
Opperman. He married Ruth Marian Finke in Mount Pulaski on Feb. 21,
1954.
Surviving
are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, David (Stephanie) Opperman of
Lincoln; one daughter, Janet (Keith) Dullard of Morton; eight
grandchildren, Jenna, Kathryn, Samuel and Megan Opperman and
Christian, Corey, Haley and Nicole Dullard; and three sisters,
Donnabelle Pech of Lincoln, Emma Lou Lemon of Kankakee and Jewell
Zook of Jacksonville.
He
was preceded in death by his parents.
He
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln, where he was past
chairman of the Christian Education Committee, served on the Board
of Elders and was past superintendent of the Sunday School. He was
also a member of American Legion Post 263 and a member and past
president of Logan County Farm Bureau. He was junior livestock
superintendent at the Logan County Fair for 45 years. He also served
on the Logan County Extension Council and the Farm Service board of
directors.
Memorials
may be made to Zion Lutheran Church or Zion Lincoln School in
Lincoln.
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Marie
Allen
Marie
M. Allen, 80, of Lincoln, formerly of Carmi, died at 11:28 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at her daughter’s home in Lincoln.
Private
graveside services will be at noon Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Middle Creek
Cemetery, Dahlgren. Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of
arrangements.
There
is no visitation.
Mrs.
Allen was a homemaker.
She
was born Aug. 2, 1920, in Benton to Evan and Pearl (Fiveash)
Williams. She married Ernest E. Allen on Jan. 30, 1960, in Benton.
He died July 19, 1997.
Surviving
are one daughter, Judie Scanlon of Lincoln; three grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Paulavish of Belleville.
She
was preceded in death by one brother, one sister and one son-in-law.
Memorials
may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association.
Brenda
Leggans
Brenda
R. Leggans, 19, of Mason City died at 2:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3,
2001, in an automobile accident in rural Mason County
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at Hurley Funeral
Home in Mason City.
Cremation
rites will follow the visitation.
She
was employed at APAC in Lincoln.
She
was born Feb. 3, 1982, in Canton to Gerald and Dena (Owens) Leggans.
Surviving
are her father, in Mason City; one son, Seth Allen Leggans, Mason
City; and one brother, David Leggans of Clayton, Mo.
She
was preceded in death by her mother, Dena Leggans.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Seth Allen Leggans in case of Mason
City National Bank.
Mae
Zimmerman
Mae
Irene (Markkanen) Zimmerman, 96, of Mountain Home, Ark., died
Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, in Mountain Home. Her husband was from San
Jose.
Burial
of ashes at Green Hill Cemetery, San Jose, will be at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 6, with the Rev. Cindy Rettig officiating. Hurley
Funeral Home in Mason City is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Zimmerman was a devoted wife and homemaker.
She
was born April 7, 1904, in Floodwood, Minn. She married Calvin
William Zimmerman. He preceded her in death.
Surviving
are two sons, Fred Zimmerman and Roger Zimmerman; one daughter, Yana
Zimmerman; and two grandchildren.
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