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Mildred
Copeland
Mildred
E. Copeland, 79, of Lincoln died at 2:10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18,
2001, at her home.
Her
funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at First
Baptist Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Robert Henderson
officiating.
Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mildred
Copeland worked at Lincoln Developmental Center as a child care aid
and a mental health technician.
She
was born July 6, 1922, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Everett and Zella
Allen Talbott.
Surviving
are one daughter, Pat (and husband Dean) Huskins of Washington; nine
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Juanita
Macomson of Toccoa, Ga.; and three brothers, David (and Judy)
Copeland of Austin, Texas, Larry (and Kathy) Copeland of Decatur and
Rick (and Cathy) Copeland of The Colony, Texas.
She
was preceded in death by one sister, Norma Spangler.
She
was a member of First Baptist Church of Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Memorials
may be made to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Copeland family.
Fredric
Nimke
Fredric
E. Nimke, 87, of Lincoln died at 9:43 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001,
at St. Clara’s Manor.
A
memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at Zion Lutheran
Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. William Adam and the Rev. Mark
Carnahan officiating.
There
will be no visitation.
Arrangements
are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Nimke
was a bridge builder and road supervisor for Cullinan for 23 years.
He
was born May 16, 1914, in Varna to Fred and Emma Bade Nimke. He
married Ruth Kuntzi on Aug. 30, 1940, in Wenona.
Surviving
Nimke are his wife, of Lincoln; two sons, James (and wife Connie)
Nimke of Chatham and Alan Nimke of Ocala, Fla.; four grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
He
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln and Carpenters Union
Local 644.
Memorials
may be made to his church.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Nimke family.
Sara
Sparks
A
graveside service for Sara C. Sparks will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
23, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln. The Rev. Thomas Taylor will
officiate.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Sparks died at age 95 on Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at St. Clara's Manor
in Lincoln.
She
was a housewife.
She
was born Dec. 15, 1905, in Lincoln to Joseph and Sarah McGarity
Quinn. She married Wilbur C. "Pete" Sparks on Nov. 16,
1929, in Auburn. He died July 2, 1959.
Surviving
are two daughters, Sarah A. "Sally" (and husband Benjamin)
Velasco of San Diego, Calif., and Linda (and Jack) Barrick of
Lincoln; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She
was also preceded in death by one son, two brothers and three
sisters.
She
was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln and St. Catherine
LaBourne in San Diego, Calif.
Mrs.
Sparks was an accomplished pianist and accompanied the Harry Ryan
Orchestra for the first broadcast of WBBM radio, on Feb. 6, 1924, at
the Atlas family home in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to St. Clara's Manor or Community Action.
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Dorothy
Stoll
Dorothy
J. Stoll, 82, of Mount Pulaski died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Her
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church, Mount Pulaski, with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester
officiating.
Burial
will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. There will be a prayer service at 4
p.m. before the visitation begins.
Mrs.
Stoll was a homemaker.
She
was born Oct. 25, 1918, in Lincoln to Joseph and Elizabeth Kaericher
Wurth. She married Eugene "Pint" Stoll on Aug. 24, 1940,
in Lincoln. He died Feb. 27, 1995.
Surviving
are one daughter, Connie (and husband Randall) Walcott of Dixon; one
son, Jerry (and Diana) Stoll of Chestnut; five grandchildren,
Danielle (and Lindy) Pope of Kincaid, Derek Stoll of Edinburg,
Melissa (and Derrick) Mitchell of River Forest, Tracy (and Mark) Van
Weelden of Crystal Lake and Amanda Walcott of Swampscott, Mass.; and
four great-grandchildren.
She
was also preceded in death by one brother.
She
was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church of Mount Pulaski,
the Lioness Club and Vonderlieth Auxiliary.
Memorials
may be made to Vonderlieth Living Center or American Diabetes
Association.
Click
here to send a note of condolence to the Stoll family.
Irene
Broughton
Irene
F. "Granny" Broughton, 98, died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
16, 2001, at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.
Her
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial
will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Broughton and her husband owned and operated Harold’s Furniture
and Linoleum in Lincoln for 30 years.
She
was born April 3, 1903, in Logan County to Asa J. and Lillian Carson
French. She married Harold V. Broughton on Aug. 9, 1922, in Mount
Pulaski. He died June 13, 1987.
Surviving
are one son, Richard "Dick" W. (and wife Ginny) Broughton
of Lincoln; one daughter, Gladys Bailey of Heath, Ohio; 10
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Helen
Martin and Anna Hessner, both of Lincoln, and Alice McKenzie of
Decatur.
She
was also preceded in death by one son, Robert H. Broughton; one
daughter, Julia M. Broughton; one granddaughter, Jill M. Broughton;
one great-granddaughter, Kara Broughton; and one grandson, Harold
"Butch" Blacet.
She
was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln and Willing
Workers of the church. She was a charter member of Zonta Club and
the Emblem Club.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Broughton family.
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