Gladys Caveny

Gladys M. Caveny, 85, of Lincoln, formerly of Fairfield, died at 2:03 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Fairfield.

Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield.

Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Local arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mrs. Caveny was an art teacher at Southern Illinois University and junior college in Fairfield.

She was born April 24, 1915, at Elgin to Henry and Hazel (Rahn) Ebel. She married Robert T. Caveny on July 19, 1941, at Algonquin. He died on March 29, 1985.

Surviving are one daughter, Pat Caveny of Lincoln; one granddaughter, Kathleen Kaiser of Belleville; two great-granddaughters, Kamarene Kaiser and Leighten Kaiser; and two brothers, Richard Ebel of Algonquin and Dr. Wesley James Ebel of Seattle, Wash.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two brothers.

She was a member of St. Edwards Catholic Church in Fairfield.

Memorials may be made to Special Olympics, Lincoln.

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Louis Lenz

Louis Lenz, 89, of Lincoln died at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Paul Gilmore officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.

Lenz was an optometrist in Lincoln from 1941 until his retirement Dec. 31, 1976.

He was born March 7, 1911, in Springfield to Oscar and Lydia (Yagow) Lenz. He married Farrell Jones on May 30, 1937. She died March 12, 1993.

Surviving are one daughter, Linda (Mrs. Todd) Allen of Burr Ridge; one granddaughter, Kimberly of Los Angeles, Calif.; and one grandson, Scott Reed Allen of Chicago.

Lenz was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln Elks Lodge, a past president of Lincoln Rotary Club and served four years on the Lincoln City Council.

He attended the University of Illinois and graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1932. He was associated with Dr. Charles Lenz in Springfield from 1932 to 1941, when he established his practice in Lincoln.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church.

 

 

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Tyler Matthews

Tyler David Matthews, 6, of Lincoln died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Tyler was a student at Jefferson School in Lincoln.

He was born June 28, 1994, in Lincoln to Larry L. and Denise R. (Dalbey) Matthews.

Surviving are his parents; one sister, Sara Marie Matthews of Lincoln; his maternal grandmother, Joyce Buss of Lincoln; his paternal grandmother, Audrey Matthews of Lincoln; and his maternal great-grandmother, Jessie Burge of Elkhart.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Wendell Dalbey; his maternal step-grandfather, Bob Buss; his paternal grandfather, Ira Matthews; his maternal great-grandfather, Simon Burge; and his paternal great-grandmother, Dora Smith.

Memorials may be made to the Tyler Matthews family.


Helen Moore

Helen Marie Moore, 85, of Lincoln died at 10:49 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, in the intensive care unit at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 2, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.

Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and worked as an accountant in the admitting office at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

She was born Dec. 11, 1915, in Lincoln to Oscar and Alma (Booker) Wilmert. She married Harold E. Moore in Clayton, Mo., on Feb. 23, 1938. He died in 1985.

Surviving are one daughter, Shirley Moore of Aurora, and one grandson.

She was preceded in death by a son, Robert W. Moore, and a brother, Wayne Wilmert.

She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln, Farm Bureau of Logan County, Beason Grain Association and Beason High School Alumni Association.

Memorials may be made to American Heart Association. In lieu of flowers, the family asks friends and family to write down a fond memory to share.

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