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Raymond Merry

Raymond Merry, 86, of Lincoln died at 10:53 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at the Christian Village.

A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

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

Merry retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 33 years, including seven years as superintendent.

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

He was born Dec. 28, 1914, in Lincoln, to Harry F. and Martha Menzel Merry. He married Mildred A. Bear on Oct. 9, 1937, in Lincoln. She died April 12, 1982. He married Eugenia Juhl in Literberry on Dec. 28, 1982. She survives.

Also surviving are one son, Raymond W. Merry of Oakland Park, Fla.; one daughter, Marcia Kay (and husband Calvin) Forman of Jacksonville; one stepson, Gary (and Debra K.) Juhl of San Antonio, Texas; one stepdaughter, Joyce (and Mike) Dunham of Golf Shores, Ala.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Helen Bullington of Traverse City, Mich.

He was also preceded in death by one brother and one granddaughter.

He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church, the Men’s Club of the church, American Legion Post 263, the American Legion Band and Lincoln Kiwanis Club.

He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and Lincoln College.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Church or the Christian Village.

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Michelle Lamb

Michelle Lyn Lamb, 46, of Lincoln died in an auto accident at Buffalo on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001. Pronouncement of death was at 10:01 p.m.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Holy Resurrection Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. David Klug officiating.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mrs. Lamb was a registered nurse at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

She was born July 2, 1955, in Baton Rouge, La. She married Rickey L. Lamb on June 1, 1975, in Lincoln. He survives.

Also surviving are her father, E.E. Carrell of Overland Park, Kan.; her mother, Ann Maybin McGee of Panama City Beach, Fla.; her stepfather, Brad McGee of Kalamazoo, Mich.; two sons, Peter and Lucas Lamb, both of Lincoln; three daughters, Charissa Lamb, Kira Perez and Kelsey Lamb, all of Lincoln; one grandson, Mateo Perez; four brothers, Mike McGee of Dexter, Mich., Brian McGee of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Ray and John Carrell, both of Kansas City, Kan.; and one sister, Fran Thompson of Overland Park, Kan.

She was a member of Holy Resurrection Church in Lincoln.

She graduated from Lincoln Christian College, Lincoln College and St. John’s School of Nursing and received her bachelor of science degree in nursing.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

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Leona Turner

Leona Turner, 89, of Lincoln died at 6 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Turner was a homemaker.

She was born Jan. 12, 1912, in Lincoln to Richard and Bertha Buchholz Gandt. She married Edward M. Turner on Oct. 22, 1933, in Lincoln. He died April 24, 1992.

Surviving are one son, Raymond E. (and wife Carol) Turner of Lincoln; two daughters, Edna M. (and Wayne) Mara and Donna J. (and Randy) Buse, all of Lincoln; seven grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren and 11 step-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Florence Gandt of Lincoln.

Mrs. Turner was also preceded in death by one daughter, two sisters, one brother and two step-great-grandsons.

She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ and a charter member of the Eagles Auxiliary.

Memorials may be made to St. John United Church of Christ or St. Clara’s Manor, both in Lincoln.

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