Nita Marty

Nita C. Marty, 85, of Lincoln died at 8 a.m. June 2, 2001, at her home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the church, with the Rev. Thomas Delk officiating.

Graveside services, conducted by the Rev. Craig Swenson, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, at Wenona Cemetery, Wenona.

Mrs. Marty assisted her husband at Marty Drugs in Wenona for 17 years. She also worked for Ford Hopkins Drug Stores and Sears Roebuck. In Lincoln she worked at the Lincoln Developmental Center Annex, Logan Correctional Center, Lincoln Correctional Center and for the Logan County Sheriff’s Office.

She was born Oct. 27, 1915, in Wenona to Otto and Agnes (Carlson) Peterson. She married Hugh S. Marty on Jan. 29, 1939. He died Dec. 15, 1973.

Surviving are one daughter, Susan (Dale) Bassi of Lincoln, and two stepgrandchildren, Bailey and Bret Bassi of Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three sisters and one brother.

She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, a board member at the Oasis Senior Citizens Center, representative to the Area Agency on Aging, an officer in Emblem Club and an election judge in Logan County. She was named the American Business Women’s Association’s Woman of the Year in 1980.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oasis Senior Citizens Center or Hospice of Central Illinois.

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Albert Sielaff

Albert Sielaff, 79, of Lincoln died at 7 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.

Burial, with military services, will be at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Sielaff had been power plant engineer at Lincoln Developmental Center.

He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was a prisoner of war for 1½ years.

He was born Aug. 2, 1921, in Lincoln to Albert and Martha (Borchardt) Sielaff. He married Mary Schofield on Dec. 27, 1953, in Missouri. She survives, in Lincoln.

Also surviving are two sons, Dave (Sara) Sielaff of Lincoln and Don (Janice) Sielaff of Lincoln, and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one brother.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln and American Legion Post 263 in Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln.

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Vernon Johnson

Vernon "Smiley" Johnson, 92, of Mason City died at 12:20 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2001, at Mason City Area Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 4, at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City, with the Rev. William Boyce and the Rev. Robert Paddack officiating.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at the funeral home.

Johnson retired from Caterpillar in East Peoria after 34 years.

He was born Sept. 16, 1908, in Greenview to John Henry and Martha (Stone) Johnson. He married Phyllis Hyde on Nov. 2, 1935, in Mason City. She died Aug. 14, 1979.

Surviving are one son, James (Virgie) Johnson of Mason City; five daughters, Vernalee (Don) Windsor of Mason City, Patricia (Robert) Thorpe of Tucson, Ariz., Agnes Allison of Lincoln, Judith (Don) Douglas of Mason City and Jane (Kenneth) Danner of Mason City; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to Mason City Area Nursing Home or Mason City Christian Church.

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Barbara ‘Bobbie’ Floyd

Barbara L. "Bobbie" Floyd, 50, of Atlanta died at 7:44 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001, at her home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the Atlanta-Eminence Memorial Home, 106 S.W. Sixth St. in Atlanta.

There will be no memorial service.

Mrs. Floyd will be cremated. Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, is in charge of arrangements.

She was born Nov. 17, 1950, at Lincoln, the daughter of Russell and Betty (Cheek) Horn. She married Dennis A. Floyd on June 29, 1973, at the Chapel of the Trees, Funks Grove. He survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Rana of Atlanta; two granddaughters, Emily and Anna of Atlanta; one brother, Bruce Horn of Bloomington; one sister, Karen Cook of Bloomington; and her mother, Betty Horn of Atlanta.

She was a graduate of Atlanta High School and attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Memorial contributions may be made to BroMenn Hospice in Bloomington or to the Atlanta Public Library.


Clifford Deuterman

Clifford Deuterman, 95, of Lincoln died at 7:50 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Eagles services will also be conducted then.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Deuterman was retired from Lincoln Sand and Gravel.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He was born March 16, 1906, in Atlanta to William and Ferne (Robertson) Deuterman. He married Irene Prewitt in Logan County in 1932. She died Dec. 9, 1999.

Surviving are two daughters, Betty Logan and Mary Wright, both of Lincoln; one son, Bill (Judy) Deuterman of Escondido, Calif.; seven grandchildren and one stepgrandchild; and four great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife and parents. He was the last of his immediate family.

He was a member of Eminence Christian Church, rural Atlanta, and of Eagles Lodge 2708 of Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

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James Boward

James L. Boward, 74, of Lincoln died at 7:30 a.m. Friday, June 1, 2001, at his home.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the United Methodist Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.

Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland where military rites will be accorded by the Middletown American Legion Post 672.

Boward was cremated. There is no visitation. Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Boward worked by the Western Union Telegraph Co. for 32 years as a cableman, covering the entire state of Illinois. He then worked in maintenance as custodian for the Logan County Safety Complex until he retired in 1990.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific. He was in the U.S. Amy from 1944 to 1946.

He was born Aug. 12, 1926, in Middletown to James D. and Alvina (Habeck) Boward. He married Pauline Wright on Jan. 1, 1950, in Middletown. She survives, in Lincoln.

Also surviving are two daughters, Connie (Roger) Boss of Lincoln and Carol (Rick) Charron of Lincoln; seven grandchildren, Bradley (Erica) Boss of Fort Campbell, Ky., Erica, Austin and Kyle Charron and Brock, Brayton and Brennan Boss, all of Lincoln; two great-grandchildren, Katie and Zac Boss of Fort Campbell, Ky.; and one brother, C. William "Bill" Boward of Middletown.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, American Legion Post 672 of Middletown and a Gold Card member of Musicians Protective Union Local 301. He was an avid fiddle player. In the mid-’50s he played on WPRC radio. In the late ’60s and in the 70s he was a member of the Illinois Country Opry Band near New Salem. He had been a member of several small bands in the area for the past 50 years.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln or to the Hospice of Central Illinois.

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