Jimmie
Bowns
Jimmie
Eugene Bowns, 68, of Lincoln died at 4:41 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9,
2001, at his home.
There
will be no services. His body was cremated.
Bowns
was a maintenance worker at Lincoln’s city garage.
He
served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He
was born Dec. 9, 1932, in Lincoln to William Franklin and Iva Myrtle
(Naugle) Bowns.
Surviving
are one brother, John (and Beverly) Bowns of Lincoln, and two
sisters, Millie Fox of Lincoln and Mary (and Francis) Howerton of
Mariposa, Calif.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
He
was a member of First Baptist Church of Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the property fund at his church.
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Ronald
Caplinger
Ronald
R. Caplinger, 59, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., formerly of Lincoln,
died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir,
N.C.
Funeral
services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Burial
will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Caplinger
was a retired postal worker and a U.S. Army veteran.
He
was born Dec. 22, 1941, in Lincoln to Bert R. and Genevieve (Pushala)
Caplinger. He married Carol Martin in 1967 in Lincoln. He married
Jennell Ifkovitz in 1981 in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. She preceded him
in death.
Surviving
are one daughter, Christy (and Daniel) Teague of Jacksonville, Fla.;
one brother, Richard E. (and Phyllis) Caplinger of Lincoln; one
sister, Diane (and Robert) Farmer of Lincoln; a friend and
caregiver, Michael Slayton; and his "adopted family,"
Robert and Brenda Ritch and family of Lenoir, N.C.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and wife Jennell.
He
was a member of Elks Club and BPOE 1557.
He
was of the Baptist faith.
Memorials
may be made to American Liver Foundation or the donor’s choice.
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Mary
Starchevich
Mary
Katherine Starchevich, 90, of Lincoln died at 4:50 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 6, 2001, in the intensive care unit at Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Holy Family
Church in Lincoln with Father Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial
will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
There
will be no visitation.
She
was a nurse anesthetist. She retired from Hopedale Medical Complex
in Hopedale.
She
was born Oct. 19, 1910, in Lincoln to Rudolph and Anna (Vlachovich)
Starchevich.
Surviving
are one nephew, Richard "Dick" Starchevich of Lima, Ohio;
one niece, Mrs. Robert (Linda) Sheley of Lincoln; three
great-nephews; and several great-great-nephews and great-nieces.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, George; and one
sister, Jennie Packard. She was the last of her immediate family.
As
a nurse anesthetist, she was very dedicated, took great care of her
patients and took pride in them.
She
enjoyed raising Westhighlander terriers for herself and for the
proper buyer whom she felt would provide the best home.
Memorials
may be made to Holy Family Church or the Alzheimer’s Unit at the
Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Holland
and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling arrangements.
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Joseph
Schroth
Joseph
A. Schroth, 83, of Mount Pulaski died at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, Jan.
10, 2001, at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Funeral
services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at St. Thomas
Aquinas Catholic Church in Mount Pulaski, with Father Patrick
DeMeulemeester officiating.
Burial
will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Mount Pulaski. A prayer service will be at 3:30 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Schroth
was a retired farmer, dairy operator and basketball coach for Mount
Pulaski Grade School and Chester-East Lincoln. He was a crop
insurance specialist, and he owned and operated Schroth and Buckles
Implement Sales in Mount Pulaski.
He
was born April 21, 1917, in rural Mount Pulaski to Albert D. and
Florence E. (Romer) Schroth. He married Vivian D. Buckles on Aug.
28, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa.
Surviving
are his wife, of Mount Pulaski; one son, Richard J. (and Robin)
Schroth of Derwood, Md.; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Anne Schroth
of Derwood, Md.; one grandson, Andrew Schroth of Derwood, Md.; and
one brother, Norman D. Schroth of Winter Park, Fla.
He
was preceded in death by his parents.
He
was a member of Lincoln Knights of Columbus Consul 1250, Lincoln
Elks Lodge 914 and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church of Mount
Pulaski.
Memorials
may be made to his church.
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Frederick
Heath
Frederick
E. Heath, 67, of Lincoln died at 10:31 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001,
at his home.
Cremation
rites were accorded. There will be no services.
Heath
had been a self-employed brick mason in Lafayette and Kokomo, Ind.,
for over 30 years and more recently the owner of Deer Creek Lakes.
He
was born March 7, 1933, at Lincoln to Harley and Iola Bernice
(Latham) Heath. He married Florence Flint on Aug. 13, 1952, in
Arkansas. She survives.
Also
surviving are two sons, Fred Heath Jr. of Flora, Ind., and Jerry
Heath of Frankfort, Ind.; four daughters, Jean Levesque of Limerick,
Maine, Diana Dicus of Jacksonville, Ind., Bobbie Jo Williams of
Cleveland, Ga., and Billie Rae Claar of Kokomo, Ind.; 26
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Heath of
Mount Pulaski and Harley Heath of Lincoln; and one sister, Florence
Rosco of Phoenix, Ariz.
He
was a Protestant.
Holland
and Barry Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Charles
Williamson
Charles
Glen Williamson, 82, of Kirbyville, Mo., formerly of Lincoln, died
on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, at Skaggs Community Health Center in
Branson, Mo.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Kirk Cunningham officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Williamson
retired in January 1982 as financial secretary of the Plumbers and
Steamfitters Local Union 137 in Springfield, where he worked for 15
years.
He
served with the U.S. Army in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre.
He
was born Aug. 10, 1918, in Fairfield to Charles Herman and Mabel
Glen Taylor Williamson. He married Florence E. Gratwohl on March 16,
1943, in St. Charles, Mo.
Surviving
are his wife, of Kirbyville, Mo.; one son, John (and Diane)
Williamson of Lincoln; one granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn Gibson of
Hudson; two great-grandchildren, Jared Austin and Rachel Jordan
Gibson; one brother, Russell Williamson of Lincoln; and one sister,
Doris Hoepfner of Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
He
was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Branson, Mo., where he was
an elder for six years.
Memorials
may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, Parnell Drive, Branson, MO
65616.
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