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Lawrence
Kindred
Lawrence
E. Kindred, 80, of Florida died in the early morning on Sept. 9,
2001.
A
memorial service in Niceville, Fla., on Sept. 14 was followed by a
gathering at the Bluewater Bay Clubhouse to celebrate his life.
Burial,
with military honors, took place at the Barrancas National Cemetery
at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla.
Kindred
served in the U.S. Marine Corps from August of 1942 until 1962. Then
he was employed with Westinghouse Corporation until retiring to
Florida. He also worked at radio stations in Florida.
He
was born Nov. 7, 1920, in Atlanta, Ill.
Kindred
is survived by his wife, Jewel, in Florida; a daughter, Vicki
Campbell of Germantown, Md.; a son, Mark, of Raleigh, N.C.; two
stepsons, Don Foster of Brandon, Fla., and Doug Patrick of Atlanta,
Ga.; a stepdaughter, Susan Patrick of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a
son-in-law, Dan Campbell; a stepdaughter-in-law, LeeAnn Foster; two
granddaughters, Joy Campbell and Jennifer New; two stepgrandsons,
Donnie and Dylan Foster; a great-grandson, Daniel "DJ"
New; and nieces and nephews in Texas, Indianapolis and California.
Kindred
became a star athlete in high school and college. His abilities on
the baseball field and the basketball court became legendary at
Illinois State University, and in September 1973 he was inducted
into the ISU Athletic Hall of Fame.
In
his junior year of college, he was approached by the New York
Yankees and signed with them, receiving a $300 bonus. During his
senior year, World War II began, and he reported to the Yankees’
farm team, the Norfolk Tars to fulfill his obligation for one season
before entering the Marine Corps.
Following
military training, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and
was ordered overseas with the 1st Marine Division. He spent the war
years in the Pacific Theatre.
The
Yankees offered him a job on his return to the states, but he
elected to pursue a career in the Marines. During the Korean War, he
first assumed command of the Marine Corps detachment aboard the USS
Missouri. Later he rejoined the 1st Marine Division and served as
executive officer of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines.
After
retiring from military service, he was employed by Westinghouse as
chief of security-international and later, in the marketing
division, as manager of defense sales-USAF. He retired from
Westinghouse in 1982.
He
and his wife, Jewel, moved to the Gulf Coast of Florida for their
retirement. After six week he became a salesman for a local radio
station and in 1993 became a co-owner of a new radio station, WNCV
in Niceville, Fla. He retired again in 1994 and enjoyed golfing as
long as his health permitted.
The
family is mourning the loss of a husband, father, grandfather and
great-grandfather who was "friend and hero to all of us."
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Christine
Herhamer
Christine
Herhamer, 92, of Lincoln, formerly of Hartsburg, died at 2:35 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.
Her
funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in Hartsburg.
Burial
will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Holland & Barry
Funeral Home and at the church one hour before the service on
Monday.
Mrs.
Herhamer was a homemaker.
She
was born Sept. 27, 1908, in Hartsburg to Harm and Nettie Fortman
Aper. She married George Herhamer on Aug. 20, 1946, in Hartsburg. He
died Dec. 4, 1971.
She
is survived by one sister, Gertrude Schmitt of Lincoln, and by
nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She
was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Julius Aper,
and two sisters, Dorothy Hummels and Ann Hummels.
She
was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hartsburg, where she
taught Sunday School for 50 years and was a member of the Ladies Aid
and Mission Society. She also enjoyed quilting.
Memorials
may be made to the rescue squad and to her church in Hartsburg.
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