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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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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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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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