Mabel Sillman

Mabel I. Sillman, 90, of Lincoln died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at Pekin Manor in Pekin.

A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

There will be no visitation.

Miss Sillman had worked for the Department of Public Health in Springfield.

She was born April 25, 1912, in Burr, Neb., to Mr. and Mrs. William Sillman.

Survivors are one niece, Lois (and Roy) McQuern of Springfield, and two nephews, Charles and Gary Flamini, both of Springfield.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of the Third Presbyterian Church in Springfield.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

Phyllis Noonan McShane, 75, of Lincoln died at 2:35 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at her home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Church in Lincoln. Father Thomas Taylor, Father Patrick De Meulemeester and Father Edward Higgins will officiate.

Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. McShane was a bookkeeper for Feldman’s Gift Shop, secretary for Buckles Realty and secretary for the foster grandparents program at Lincoln Developmental Center.

She was born Jan. 27, 1927, in Lincoln to Roger F. and Gertrude Feldman Noonan. She married Robert McShane on May 30, 1949, in Lincoln. He survives.

Family members are five sons, Mark (and Karen) McShane of Kalamazoo, Mich., Pat (and Annette) McShane of Batesville, Ark., Jim (and Gail) McShane of Lincoln, John (and Diane) McShane of South Bend, Ind., and Matt (and Susan) McShane of Batesville, Ark.; two daughters, Marta (and Roger) McCall of Memphis, Tenn., and Ann (and Jim) Olson of Broadwell; and 20 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Colleen Moran.

She was a member of Holy Family Church, Holy Family Society and Knights of Columbus Auxiliary.

Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln.

Helen I. Post, 92, of Lincoln died at 3:11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at her home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

She had been a telephone operator in New Holland, farm wife and homemaker for her family.

She was born May 24, 1910, at Middletown to Fred and Isabel (Boyer) Boyer. She married Henry F. Post Sr. on March 7, 1929, in Lincoln. He died March 12, 1946.

Surviving are two sons, Henry F. Post Jr. and William H. Post, both of Lincoln; one daughter, Helen Beccue of Sherman; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one sister, Mina Sampson of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Donna Roschnafsky; one stepson, Ernest W. Post; two brothers, Homer and Harold Boyer; and one sister, Rosa McGrew.

She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln and the Charity Guild of the church. She also taught Sunday School for many years and served her church as a choir member. She had sung at funerals from age 16 into her 70s. She was a former member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women.

She was a graduate of Middletown High School.

Memorials may be made to St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln.

Raymond Galbraith, 71, of Chestnut died at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, at his home.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Richard Stamm officiating.

There will be no visitation.

Burial will be at a later date.

Galbraith worked as a forklift operator at Wagner’s Casting in Decatur.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

He was born July 8, 1931, in Nokomis to Luther and Ruth Mansfield Galbraith. He married Marie Bennett in Taylorville on Feb. 6, 1954.

Family members are three daughters, Loretta Franceschini of Clinton, Vicky Moore of Clinton and Linda Bailey of Chestnut; one son, John Galbraith of Mount Pulaski; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Jerry Lesko of Pana and Leola Miller of California.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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June Naugle, 75, of Lawndale died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.

She was cremated.

There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln, with the Rev. Robert Henderson officiating.

Mrs. Naugle was an account technician at the state school in Lincoln before she retired in 1989.

She was born Feb. 26, 1927, in Memphis, Tenn., to Harold and Gladys Dickerson Cook. She married Lloyd Alexander in 1951. She later married Meryl "Oli" Olinger, in 1966, and he died in 1968. She then married Glen E. "Scoop" Naugle on March 17, 1971, in Lincoln. He died Aug. 5, 1992.

Survivors are one daughter, Cheryl Wagner of Graham, Wash.; five grandchildren, John Montgomery of Lincoln, Kelly Trengove of Marietta, Ga., Jason Clark and Tony Clark of Acworth, Ga., and Quinn Naugle of Springfield; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Cook of Lompoc, Calif.; and one sister, Shirley Tiffany of Winter Haven, Fla.

She was also preceded in death by one brother, William Cook, and one sister, Lela Wells.

She was of the Protestant faith.

She enjoyed raising parrots, throwing darts and playing video poker machines.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Illinois.

Henry "Hank" Aldag, 95, a Chatham resident since 1978, died at 2:25 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, at Lynncrest Manor in Auburn.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at Staab Polk Memorial Home, 201 S. Grand, Route 4, Chatham, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1225 N. Main, Chatham.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. at the church, with the Rev. Glenn Strohschein officiating.

Burial will be in Chatham Cemetery.

Aldag was a farmer in the New Holland area most of his life and raised Hereford cattle. He retired in 1979. He was also a self-employed carpenter.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He was born Nov. 27, 1906, in New Holland to John and Margaret Koester Aldag. He married Henrietta Sprinkel in 1978, and she survives.

Other survivors are two daughters, Barbara (and Donald) Semple of New Holland and Sharon McCullough of Lincoln; a stepdaughter, Bonnie (and Donald) Ladage of Chatham; a stepson, Conrad (and Joyce) Garlo of Ormond Beach, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Allison Aldag; one brother, John Aldag; and three sisters, Rebecca Aper, Elizabeth Ulferts and Margaret Klockenga.

He was in Algiers, Africa, for 34 of his 39 months of military service and advanced to the rank of tank sergeant. He also worked in Gen. Eisenhower’s office. He received a plaque for being a member of the "Best Signal Corps Company" in the U.S. Army and always went above and beyond the call of duty.

Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1225 N. Main, Chatham, IL 62629; New Holland United Methodist Church; Zion Lutheran Church in New Holland; or the Chatham EMS.

A memorial service for Willis L. Roeder will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at Lincoln Eagles Lodge 2708, 1621 N. Kickapoo St. in Lincoln. A luncheon at the lodge will immediately follow the service.

Roeder, 70, died July 29, 2002, at 5:30 p.m. at his home in Lakeland, Fla.

He was a custodian at Lincoln Community High School before he retired.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was awarded the Bronze Star.

He was born Sept. 2, 1931, in Cressona, Pa., to John and Mary Kramer Roeder. He married Shirley L. Brown on Dec. 11, 1954, in Mount Vernon.

Survivors are his wife, of Lakeland, Fla.; one daughter, Brenda Booth of Dana; three sons, Willis Roeder Jr. of Morton, Donald Roeder of Morton and Terry Roeder of Lincoln; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mary Fox of Summit Station, Pa., and Shirley Umbenhauer of Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; and one brother, John Roeder of Schuylkill Haven, Pa.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

He was a member of American Legion Post 263, Eagles Lodge 2708 and Moose Lodge 1441.

Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823-3229 or to the building fund for American Legion Post 263.

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