Joseph
Morrow
Joseph
"Joe" Morrow, 77, of Lincoln died at 8:45 a.m. Monday,
Oct. 29, 2001, at his home.
His
funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at Holy Family
Church in Lincoln, with Monsignor Edward Higgins officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln. A prayer service will be at 4 p.m.
Morrow
owned and operated Joe’s Auto Air and Sound for 28 years.
He
served in the U.S. Army Airforce 475th Fighter Group.
He
was born Aug. 4, 1924, in Lincoln to Ernest and Lula Dugan Morrow.
He married Dorothy Przykopanski in June 1946 in Lincoln. She
survives.
Also
surviving are nephews David Morrow of Lincoln and Dennis Morrow of
Bloomington and niece Linda Gephart of Lincoln, who were raised by
Joe and Dorothy Morrow; many other nieces and nephews; and three
sisters, Eleanor Huffman and Shirley (and husband Stan) Bruketa of
Lincoln and Norma Monrose of Michigan.
He
was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
He
was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln, American Legion Post
263, VFW, DAV, 40 N 8, AMVETS, Knights of Columbus (fourth degree)
and Lincoln Elks Lodge.
Memorials
may be made to America Legion Building Association.
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Mary
Struening
Mary
Struening, 72, of Lincoln died at 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2001,
at her daughter's home in Marietta, Ohio.
Her
funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln. Tom Gerdts will officiate.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Struening was a retired realtor. She had worked for Doris &
Associates.
She
was born May 18, 1929, in Bloomington to George Lowell and Sylvia
Agnes Duncan Exton. She married Donald D. Struening on Sept. 4,
1970, in Lincoln. He died Aug. 9, 2000.
Surviving
are one son, David G. (and wife Patty) Struening of Loda; three
daughters, Sonya Gravatt of Peoria, Cheryl (and Mark) Mattes of
Marietta, Ohio, and Valerie (and Robert Jr.) Coombs of Lincoln; and
six grandchildren, Nathaniel Struening of Decatur, Jesse Gravatt of
Peoria, Brandon and Sean Mattes, both of Marietta, Ohio, and Tara
and Angela Coombs, both of Lincoln.
She
was also preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. She was
the last of her immediate family.
She
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.
Memorials
may be made to the donor ’s choice.
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Eleanore
Perry
Eleanore
McCarthy Perry, 82, of Lincoln died at 9:40 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29,
2001.
Her
funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Holy Family
Catholic Church in Lincoln.
Burial
will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral
Home in Lincoln. The rosary will be recited at 4 p.m.
She
was born Feb. 3, 1919, in Springfield to Dr. David H. and Ella
Giblin McCarthy Sr. She married Dr. Robert Brown Perry on Feb. 24,
1949, in Lincoln. He died April 8, 1998.
Surviving
Mrs. Perry are one brother, Dr. Edmund McCarthy (and Cele) of
Danville; one sister, Helene Harbaugh (John B.) of Kokomo, Ind.; and
a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
She
was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Frances Finnigan
McFall (J. Gregory Sr.) of Springfield and Margaret Anne Cook (Jack
D.) of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and three brothers, Cornelius J. and Jerome
T. McCarthy of Springfield and David H. McCarthy Jr. of Evanston.
A
graduate of Blessed Sacrament Grade School, Springfield High School
and Springfield College in Illinois, she worked for the Springfield
Housing Authority before her marriage.
Residing
in Lincoln after her marriage, she was active in local charities and
civic organizations, including Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Foundation, St. Clara’s Manor, Lincoln College and St. John’s
Hospital.
Mrs.
Perry was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, the Friday Book
Club and Elks Club, all of Lincoln. She was also a member of the
Sangamo Club, the Island Bay Yacht Club and a sustaining member of
the Junior League, all of Springfield.
Memorials
may be made to the Dr. Wayne J. Schall Hospice or the Perry Center
of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Robert
Lee Sr.
Robert
E. Lee Sr., 76, of Lincoln died at 9:36 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27,
2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
His
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.
Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Lee
retired in 1987 from Tom Ashley Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, where he had
worked as a mechanic.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He
was born Oct. 1, 1925, in Lincoln to William and Pansy Pearl McCray
Lee. He married Lucille Petro on Oct 2, 1980, in Lincoln. She
survives.
Also
surviving are four sons, Gary (and wife Kay) Constant of Lake Fork,
Rob (and Debby) Lee of Middletown, Rick (and Lisa) Lee of Lincoln
and Mike Lee of Lincoln; four daughters, Connie (and John) Buckner
of Lake Fork, Debby (and Scott) Gray of Lincoln, Kathy (and Larry)
Taylor of Dareville, Ky., and Ronele (and Lyle) Benedict of Lincoln;
one stepson, Gary Petro of Lincoln; four stepdaughters, Rose (and
Val) Moore, Nancy Lahr, Debby (and Glen) McKay, all of Lincoln, and
Michelle (and Byron) Welt of Springfield; 14 grandchildren and six
stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Walter Lee
of Lincoln; and four sisters, Hazel Hickey, Loretta Buchholz and
Leona Sherrer of Lincoln, and Marilyn Lolling of Hartsburg.
He
was also preceded in death by three brothers.
He
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln and the Lincoln VFW.
Memorials
may be made to his church.
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