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Bernard
Wilson
Bernard
W. Wilson, 81, of Lincoln died at 7:47 p.m. on Thursday, July 26,
2001, at Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton.
His
funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Edward Higgins officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Keys Cemetery, Beason.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Wilson
was a police officer in Montana. He also worked for Builders Supply
Co. in Lincoln and the Burns Detective Agency of Bloomington.
He
served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945.
He
was born May 17, 1920, in Sudoros to William and Alta Wilson. He
married Martha Birkoski in Glasgow, Mont., on March 1, 1947.
Surviving
Wilson are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, Bud Wilson of Lincoln;
three daughters, Mary Higdon (and Terry Sablotny) of Lincoln, Sharon
Reed (and Frank) of Bloomington and Kathy Cantrell (and Ron) of
Mobile, Ala.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, a half brother and a
half sister.
He
was a member of American Legion Post 263 in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Wilson family.
Frances
Fait
Frances
E. Fait, 95, of Lincoln died at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2001,
at the Christian Village.
Her
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 30, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Paul Gilmore officiating.
Burial
will be in Riverside Cemetery, Illiopolis.
Visitation
will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Lincoln.
Eastern Star services will be at 5 p.m.
Mrs.
Fait was a retired bookkeeper for Archie Fair Refrigeration and a
former schoolteacher.
She
was born Jan. 13, 1906, in Lanesville to James and Cora Veatch
Kinahan. She married Archibald "Archie" Fait on Nov. 30,
1929, in Danville. He died May 23, 2000.
Surviving
are two nephews, Kinahan Rule of Illiopolis and Scott (and Linda)
Fait of Eagle Point, Ore., and three nieces, Jean (and John) Belt of
Naples, Fla., Pam (and Dick) Navarre of Grayslake and Jean Pearson
of Barrington.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother and one
sister. She was the last of her immediate family.
She
was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, a 75-year
member of Eastern Star, Grand Lecturer of Order of the Eastern Star
Emeritus, a member of Chester Women’s Club, Daughters of the Nile
of Springfield and Daughters of the American Revolution.
She
attended Illinois State University.
Memorials
may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln.
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here to send a note of condolence to the family of Frances Fait.
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Halcyone
Eimer
Halcyone
Eimer, 81, of Lincoln died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2001, at
her home.
Her
funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 30, at Holy Family
Church, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial
will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Kerrigan Funeral Home in Lincoln,
with the rosary and wake service at 5 p.m.
Mrs.
Eimer was a homemaker.
She
was born June 17, 1920, in Lincoln to Adam and Ella Hartley
Anderson. She married Richard Eimer on Oct. 24, 1943, in Lincoln. He
survives.
Also
surviving are three sons, David Eimer (and Roseann) of Bel Air, Md.,
Daniel Eimer of East Peoria and Dennis Eimer (and Marian) of
Lincoln; three daughters, Dixie Ross (and Pete) of Lincoln, Dana
Gosack (and Robert) of East Peoria and Denise Williams (and John) of
Elkhart; 12 grandchildren; and five great-granddaughters.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters.
She
was a member of Holy Family Church and a former member of Carroll
Catholic School Club. She was also a member of the VFW Dance Club in
Lincoln and the former Emden Dance Club.
Memorials
may be made to American Cancer Society or Visiting Nurses
Association of Central Illinois Hospice.
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