Leona
Donath
Leona
E. Donath, 82, of Lincoln died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2002,
at her home.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, at Holland and
Barry, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs.
Donath was a retired elementary teacher.
She
was born Aug. 19, 1919, in Lincoln to Allen and Lena May Beaver Eury.
She married John W. Donath on April 5, 1944, in Lincoln. He died
Oct. 10, 1995.
Surviving
are one daughter, Carla J. Ackerman of Lincoln; two granddaughters,
Miki (and husband Todd) Farwell of Brewton, Ala., and Franni (and
husband Tom) Vlahovich of Philo; and one great-granddaughter,
Delaney Farwell of Brewton, Ala.
She
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Retired Teachers
Association, DAR, Logan County Homemakers Extension and Logan County
Farm Bureau. She also taught crocheting at The Oasis senior center
in Lincoln.
She
was a graduate of Lincoln College.
Memorials
may be made to Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, hospice or First
United Methodist Church Heritage Ringer Bell Choir.
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Carl
Apel
Carl
A. Apel, 91, of Lincoln died at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2002, at
the Christian Village Nursing Home.
His
funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at St. John United
Church of Christ, Lincoln, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald
officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Apel
was retired from farming in Logan and Menard counties.
He
was born Dec. 5, 1910, in Broadwell Township to Charles G. and
Bertha C. Seefeldt Apel. He married Ruth Schrader in Lincoln on June
6, 1937. She survives.
He
was preceded in death by one sister, Leona E. Apel.
He
was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln, where
he was baptized Jan. 5, 1911, by Reinhold Niebuhr and confirmed
March 28, 1926, by A. Hoefer.
He
was a member of the Men’s Brotherhood of the church and served as
secretary-treasurer of the church council. He was also a member of
the Logan County Farm Bureau, was a community committeeman for 20
years and served as county committeeman of ASCS for nine years,
including three years as president.
Memorials
may be made to St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln.
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