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Fred Singleton
Fred W. Singleton,
83, of Lincoln died at 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
His funeral will be
at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry, with Tom Gerdts
officiating.
Burial, with military
rites, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Camp Butler National Cemetery,
Springfield.
Singleton was a truck
driver before he retired in 1978.
He was a mechanic in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was born Jan. 25,
1919, in Ponca City, Okla., to Hugh and Mae Jonas Singleton. He
married Betty L. Finn on April 30, 1949, in Indiana. She survives.
Also surviving are
four children, Sandra Hurt of Farmington, Mo., Patricia Cross of Bethany,
Roger Miller of Lincoln and Mary Lou Guest of Litchfield; 14
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ivan Singleton
of Marion and Jeff Singleton of Lincoln; and one sister, Le Nora Leith of Lincoln.
He was preceded in
death by one son, Davin Miller; one daughter, Iris Chronister; one
brother, John Singleton; and one grandson, David Cross.
He was of the
Protestant faith.
He was a member of
Teamsters Local 276, American Legion Post 263 of Lincoln and a
lifetime member of Amvets.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s
choice.
Willis Roeder
Willis L. Roeder, 70,
died Monday, July 29, 2002, at his home in Lakeland, Fla.
Lanier Funeral Home
in Lakeland, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
Roeder was a
custodian at Lincoln Community High School before moving to Florida
in 1997.
He was born Sept. 2,
1931, in Cressona, Pa.
Survivors are his
wife, Shirley L. Roeder of Lakeland, Fla.; three sons, Willis Roeder
Jr. of Morton, Donald Roeder of Morton and Terry Roeder of Lincoln;
one daughter, Brenda Booth of Dana; five grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; and two sisters and one brother, all in
Pennsylvania.
He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran
Church, American Legion Post 235, Eagles Lodge 2808 and Moose Lodge
1441.
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Helen Brosamer
Helen D. Brosamer,
90, of Lincoln died at 4:25 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002, at St. John’s
Hospice North in Springfield.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home in
Lincoln. A rosary service will be at 5 p.m.
Her funeral Mass will
be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with
Monsignor E. Edward Higgins officiating.
Burial will be in St.
Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs. Brosamer retired
in 1975 after working 23 years at the Lincoln Garment Factory.
She was born Oct. 23,
1911, in Lincoln to John W. and Theresa Ohmes Pfeifer. She married
Raymond F. Brosamer on Aug. 19, 1933, in Peoria. He died May 13,
1950.
Survivors are Janet
(and Rex) Berger of Lincoln, Lowell (and Vivian) Brosamer of
Decatur, Patricia (and Thomas) Berger of Lincoln, Richard (and
Rosanne) Brosamer of Lincoln, Carol (and Sam) Yeazle of Lincoln and
Michael (and Janet) Brosamer of Lincoln; 28 grandchildren; 39
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded
in death by four sisters and two brothers.
She was a 1931
graduate of Lincoln College.
Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic
Grade School.
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