John
Gaspar
John
S. Gaspar, 80, of Lincoln died at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001,
at St. Clara’s Manor.
His
funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Peters officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery,
Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Gaspar
was a millwright for Carpenter’s Local 1693 in Chicago for 50
years.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He
was born Feb. 22, 1921, in Chicago to John and Elizabeth Gaspar
Gaspar. He married Doris Brown on June 2, 1945, in Chicago.
Surviving
are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, Martin Gaspar of Oak Park; one
daughter, Patricia (and husband Ronald) Hook of Dayton, Ohio; two
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Milan
Gaspar of Des Plaines.
He
was also preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
He
was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago.
Memorials
may be made to Hospice of Central Illinois or Community Action.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Gaspar family.
Ernest
Buss
Ernest
E. Buss, 80, of Springfield died at 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10,
2001, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
His
funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Holland
and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. James Sprinkle
officiating.
Burial
will be in Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday and one hour
before the service on Tuesday.
Buss
was retired.
He
was born Dec. 25, 1920, in Broadwell to Jacob and Vera Ritchart
Buss. He married Minnie Lolling in Hartsburg. She died Dec. 20,
1970. He married Blanche Hill on Nov. 11, 1989, in Mason City. She
survives, in Springfield.
Also
surviving are sons Delmar Buss and wife Dixie of Lawndale, Russell
Buss and wife Mary of Kalamazoo, Mich., Leroy Buss and wife Dawn of
Dyer, Ind., James Hill and wife Nancy of Springfield, and Rodger
Hill of Marquette, Mich.; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
and two sisters, Mildred Smith and Nelda Seefeldt, both of Lincoln.
He
was also preceded in death by two brothers, Marion and Walter Buss,
and one grandson.
He
was a member of Mason City Assembly of God Church.
Memorials
may be made to the church’s building fund or to the donor’s
choice.
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Lois
Stahl
Lois
Carol Stahl, 66, of Mount Pulaski died at 6:25 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
10, 2001, at her home.
Her
funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Mount
Pulaski Zion Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Paul Droegemueller
officiating.
Burial
will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Mount Pulaski.
She
was office manager at Stahl Furniture in Mount Pulaski before her
retirement.
She
was born Nov. 12, 1934, in Lincoln to Floyd and Helen Dammerman
Schaffenacker. She married Edwin L. Stahl in Mount Pulaski on Aug.
7, 1958. He died June 19, 2000.
Surviving
are two daughters, Cheryl (and husband Tom) Martin of Mount Pulaski
and Cathy (and Jim) Porter of Leawood, Kan.; one son, Doug Stahl of
Denver, Colo.; and four grandchildren.
She
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Mount Pulaski and was a
church organist for 53 years. She was treasurer of the Mount Pulaski
American Legion Auxiliary.
In
lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to her church or to
Zion Lutheran School in Mount Pulaski.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Stahl family.
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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here to send a note of condolence to the Lamb family.
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