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James
Malerich
James
F. Malerich, 80, of Lincoln died at 2:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, 2001,
at Carle Hospital in Urbana.
His
funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Monsignor Edward Higgins officiating.
Burial
will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Malerich
was the retired owner and operator of Malerich and Sons Dry Cleaners
in Lincoln.
He
was a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II.
He
was born Jan. 5, 1921, in Lincoln to James Edward and Violet Martin
Malerich. He married Dorothy "Dottie" Nuckols on July 13,
1943, in Pensacola, Fla. She died Jan. 17, 1990.
Surviving
are three sons, Jim (and wife Karen) Malerich of Howe, Ind., Greg
Malerich of Bloomington and Rod Malerich of Lincoln; four
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Edward M.
Malerich of Lincoln; and one sister, Florence House of Dallas,
Texas.
He
was a member of Holy Family Church of Lincoln, Lincoln Elks and the
Knights of Columbus.
Memorials
may be made to Logan County Health Department.
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LeRoy
Allison
LeRoy
Allison of Lincoln passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 18,
2001, in Annapolis, Md., at the age of 89.
He
was born in Muskogee, Okla., on Jan. 12, 1912, to William F. and
Grace Jokisch Allison. His father was teaching at the reservation in
Muskogee and managing the reservation store. The family soon
returned to Illinois, and he spent most of his childhood in Mason
City, where he attended elementary and high school. He attended
Illinois Wesleyan University for two years, then the University of
Illinois where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance in
1935.
From
1937 until 1969, Mr. Allison was in the grain elevator business,
initially with his father and brother Paul, at some 10 locations in
central Illinois. In 1947, he purchased the elevator at Elkhart —
then a modest wooden structure — and expanded the handling and
storage capacities there to the point that, in the 1960s, the
Allison & Co. facility in Elkhart was one of the largest
privately owned grain elevators in Illinois.
In
1947, Mr. Allison also bought his first farm in Logan County —
west of Lincoln between the Lincoln Elks golf course and Salt Creek.
Part of this farm later became the Forest Hills development.
In
the 1950s, he was among the first to appreciate the large demand
that lay ahead for new housing in Lincoln and began development of
Mayfair, which, with its broad curving streets, was a bold concept
in Lincoln. Mayfair is today the largest and most successful housing
development in the city. In addition to Forest Hills and Mayfair,
Mr. Allison started several smaller developments in Lincoln,
including Westville.
In
1961, Mr. Allison was a co-founder of Logan County Bank, and served
a chairman and president of the bank from its inception into the
1970s.
In
the late 1960s, he began spending the winter months in Naples, Fla.,
and over the next 30 years had several real estate holdings and
projects in that city.
Throughout
his adult life, Mr. Allison was an active member of the Lincoln
Elks, serving as both Exalted Ruler of the Lodge and trustee of the
Elks Crippled Children’s Trust. He was among the group who planned
and carried out the purchase of the swimming pool, the construction
of the addition to that facility that now serves as the clubhouse,
and the expansion of the golf course to its present 18-hole size. In
connection with the golf course expansion, he donated to the lodge
the land for two of the new holes.
He
was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln.
He
married Constance Filbey in 1937, and they had three children before
the marriage ended in divorce in 1949. She lives in Laguna Hills,
Calif. He married Alice Hammond in 1972; she preceded him in death.
Two
brothers — William of St. Louis, Mo., and Paul of Bloomington —
also preceded him in death. His sister-in-law, Catherine Allison of
Bloomington, survives.
Mr.
Allison is survived by three children — Theodore, who with his
wife, Mary Lou (Doyle), lives in Annapolis, Md.; Stephen, who with
his wife, Kathleen (Nash), lives in Newport Beach, Calif.; and Gayle
Shaw, of Encinitas, Calif.; nine grandchildren — Kelly Allison
Whitten, who with her husband, Dr. Brian Whitten, lives in Portland,
Ore.; Christopher Shaw of San Diego, Calif.; Michael Allison, who
with his wife, Cheryl, lives in Downers Grove; Douglas Allison, who
with his wife, Kristin (Burns), lives in Laguna Beach, Calif.;
Stephanie Shaw of San Diego, Calif.; Timothy Allison, who with his
wife, Heather, lives in Chatham, N.J.; Jeffrey Shaw, who with his
wife, Michelle, lives in Petaluma, Calif.; Caroline Allison
Albrecht, who with her husband, Thomas Albrecht, lives in Seattle,
Wash.; and Megan Allison of Portland, Ore.; four great-grandchildren —
Kharissa Shaw of El Cajon, Calif.; Allison Albrecht and Andrew
Albrecht of Seattle, Wash.; and Claire Allison
of Downers Grove; three stepchildren — Richard Hammond of Oak
Ridge, Tenn., Jack Hammond of San Diego, Calif., and Jill Hammond
Smith of Columbia, Mo.; and seven stepgrandchildren.
A
visitation is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. at
Holland and Barry Funeral Home.
There
will be a memorial service on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 11 a.m. at First
United Methodist Church in Lincoln, followed by lunch at the church.
A
private burial service at Union Cemetery will take place following
lunch.
In
lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made in
Mr. Allison’s memory to the Lincoln Elks Crippled Children’s
Trust. Those may be mailed to Lincoln Elks Lodge 914, 1020 1525 St.,
Lincoln, IL 62656.
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Victor
Knight
Victor
L. Knight, 60, of Lincoln died at 7:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, 2001,
at his home.
His
funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Jefferson
Street Christian Church in Lincoln, with Craig Smith officiating.
Burial
will be in Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Knight
was a barber in Lincoln for 34 years.
He
served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1962.
He
was born Oct. 25, 1940, in Shelbyville to Herman and Ruth Bullard
Knight. He married Sue Bast in Marine, Ill., on Sept. 4, 1965.
Surviving
Knight are his wife, of Lincoln; two children, Jeremy Knight of
Springfield and Jennifer Knight of Lincoln; one grandchild, Cheyenne
Knight; one brother, Gary Knight of Chatham; and one sister, Linda
Thomas of Newburgh, Ind.
He
was a member of Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln. He had
taught Sunday School in the past.
He
graduated from Flora Township High School in 1959. He was also a
graduate of Belleville Barber College.
Memorials
may be made to Jefferson Street Christian Church.
Warren
Budds
Warren
F. Budds, 78, of San Jose died at 12:35 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001,
at his home.
His
funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Hurley
Funeral Home in San Jose, with Father Gerald Virdun and Jon Hamilton
officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the funeral home.
Budds
retired from Caterpillar in Mossville in 1979. He was a design
engineer in his last position there.
He
was a first lieutenant and flight engineer in the Air Force during
World War II.
He
was born Nov. 20, 1922, in Pana to Warren and Carmen Posteur Budds.
He married Thelma Reardon. She died Dec. 10, 1970. He married Bertie
Simer on Feb. 26, 1972, at St. Charles Catholic Church in Pekin. She
survives.
Also
surviving are four sons, James Cooper of Pekin, James (and wife Kay)
Budds of Pekin, Cleatus (and Patricia K.) Cooper of Jackson, Tenn.,
and Danny R. Cooper of San Jose; four daughters, Carmen E. Volsen of
Missouri, Diane Sparks of Mason City, Teresa A. Loeffelmann of
Forest City and Annette (and Jim) Frye of Pekin; 20 grandchildren;
24 great-grandchildren; one brother, Bill Budds of Pana; and one
sister, Maxine (and Harry) Beeson of Pana.
He
was also preceded in death by one sister.
He
was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Delavan.
Memorial
contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.
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.
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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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