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Robert
Merritt
Robert
A. Merritt, 41, of New Holland died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14,
2001, at his home.
Funeral
services will be Saturday, Feb. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Clyde Shreve officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery, Mount
Pulaski.
Merritt
worked for several years at the U.S. Post Office in Springfield as a
distribution clerk.
He
served in the U.S. Air Force from 1981 to 1990.
He
was born Dec. 20, 1959, in Elgin to Arthur and JoAnn (Weatherly)
Merritt.
Surviving
are his wife, Mary, of New Holland; his parents, of De Soto, Texas;
one brother, Arthur Paul Merritt Jr. of De Soto, Texas; two sisters,
Lisa Magnuson of Dallas, Texas, and Cheryl McCall of Manhattan,
Kan.; and his maternal grandmother, Pearl Weatherly of Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, maternal
grandfather, one brother and one sister.
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Harold
Thornton
Harold
L. Thornton, 90, of Fredricktown, Mo., formerly of Mount Pulaski,
died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at Stockhoff Nursing Home
in Fredricktown, Mo.
Funeral
services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill Shanle officiating.
Burial
will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Visitation
will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home in Mount
Pulaski.
Thornton
was a heavy machinery mechanic.
He
was born Jan. 14, 1911, at Oakville, Iowa, to Harry and Margaret
(Odell) Thornton. He married Frances B. Davenport in Owen County,
Ind., on Jan. 25, 1934. She died July 7, 1983.
Surviving
are one son, Frank R. (Patricia) Thornton of Springfield; three
daughters, Rosemary (William) Jackson of Springfield, Sue (John)
Young of Farmington, Mo., and Leslie (Donald) Goodman of Ironton,
Mo.; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers and one
sister.
He
was a member of Operating Engineers 965 of Springfield.
Memorials
may be made to Madison Memorial Center in Fredricktown, Mo., or to
Alzheimer Research Association.
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Fleeta
Landis
Fleeta
Landis, 92, of Mason City died at 3:24 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14,
2001, at Mason City Area Nursing Home, Mason City.
Funeral
services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Hurley Funeral Home
in Mason City, with the Rev. William Boyce officiating.
Burial
will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Landis worked in purchasing at the Lincoln Developmental Center in
Lincoln. She retired in 1975.
She
was born Dec. 23, 1908, in Mason City to Adren G. and Nora A. Flynt.
She married Hulan G. Landis on Feb. 19, 1931, in Pekin. He died July
11, 1962.
Surviving
are one son, Hubert Landis of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; four
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by two brothers, Vern W. Flynt and Emmet Flynt.
She
was a member of First Christian Church of Mason City.
Memorials
may be made to her church or to Mason City Area Nursing Home.
Mildred
Near
Mildred
E. Near, 57, of Lincoln died at 2:07 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001,
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Don Green officiating.
Burial
will be in Green Hill Cemetery, rural San Jose.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Near was a waitress for several years. She owned and operated Near’s
Corner Cafe in Emden for several years.
She
was born Oct. 20, 1943, in Lincoln to James and Dorothy (Reynolds)
McGrady. She married Duane Near on Oct. 20, 1962, in Emden.
Surviving
are her husband, of Lincoln; one son, Fred Near of Lincoln; one
daughter, Sharon A. (Roscoe) Dellinger of Hartsburg; one
granddaughter, Jeanette (Robert) Chapman of Mount Pulaski; one
great-granddaughter, Brittany Chapman of Mount Pulaski; four
brothers, James McGrady of Lincoln, Don (April) Martin of Lincoln,
Lloyd (Valerie) Martin of Waynesville and Brad (Ingrid) Martin of
San Jose; four sisters, Sandra (Jim) Beck of Pekin, Rebecca Lash of
Pekin, Vicki (Bill) Garner of Waynesville and Penney (James) Vannoy
of Lincoln; and several nieces and nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Alan
Dellinger.
She
was a member of Emden Christian Church.
Memorials
may be made to the family.
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