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Violet Brownfield,
85, Mason City
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Lester Meyer, 80, Lincoln, formerly of Piqua,
Ohio
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Mabel 'Mimi' Minick,
100, Lincoln
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Gwendolyn Morris, 91,
Mount Pulaski, formerly of Elkhart
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Ruth Nimke, 82, Lincoln
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Keith Yeazle, 39,
Bloomington
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Betty Zimmerman, 84,
Lincoln, formerly of San Jose
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Lester Meyer
Lester R. Meyer, 80,
of Lincoln, formerly of Ohio, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at
11:10 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.
His funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Melcher Sowers Funeral Home in Piqua, Ohio.
Visitation will be at the funeral home in Piqua from 6 to 8 Monday
evening.
Burial will be in
Pearl Cemetery, Anna, Ohio.
Local arrangements
are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home.
Mr. Meyer managed a
processing and marketing farm cooperative for 28 years in Wooster,
Ohio. After returning to western Ohio in 1984, he worked in real
estate and owned and operated the Les Meyer Realty and Brokerage
office in Piqua.
He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II and served from 1942 to 1946.
He was born May 6,
1922, in Yorkshire, Ohio. He married Betty Jane Shaffer on June 31,
1943, and she died in November 1998.
Surviving are one
son, Scott Meyer of Lincoln; one daughter, Marcia Sprecher of
Hilliard, Ohio; four granddaughters, Jennifer Sprecher of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Carey Sprecher of Hilliard, Ohio, and Britne and
Kristin Meyer, both of Lincoln; and one great-grandchild.
In Ohio he was a
member of Ebenezer Masonic Lodge 33 in Wooster, Al Koran Shrine in
Cleveland, the Elks Lodge of Piqua and the Ohio Board of Realtors.
He graduated from
Versailles High School in Ohio 1939.
Memorials may be made to the American
Heart Foundation, American Diabetes Association or Maple Ridge Care
Centre.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Meyer family.
Gwendolyn Morris
Gwendolyn Morris, 91,
formerly of Elkhart, died at Vonderlieth Living Center, Mount
Pulaski, at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002.
Her funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church of Elkhart, with
Pastor Rob Hake officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the
service.
Burial will be in
Elkhart Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements
for Mrs. Morris are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader in
Mount Pulaski.
She was born Feb. 23,
1911, in Elkhart to Everett and Perle Taylor Sherbondy. She married
Arthur Lee Myers in Sherman, Texas, in 1931, and he died in 1973.
She married Cecil LeRoy Morris in Sherman, Ill., in 1981. He died in
1992.
Surviving are two
daughters, Marilyn (and Edward) Cahill of Westminster, Colo., and Jo
(and Ray) Richner of Chestnut; six grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Morris was a
member of the Elkhart United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made to the church,
Vonderlieth Living Center or the donor's choice.
Click here to send a note of condolence to family of Gwendolyn
Morris.
Keith Yeazle
Keith Allen Yeazle,
39, of Bloomington died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at 10:41 a.m. at
St. Joseph Hospital in Bloomington.
He was cremated, and
a graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at New Union Cemetery,
Lincoln. Tom Gerdts will officiate.
Visitation will be
from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home,
Lincoln.
Mr. Yeazle was a
maintenance man for an apartment complex in Bloomington.
He was born Aug. 15,
1963, in Lincoln to Kenneth Ray and Sharon Kay Badman Yeazle. He
married Lisa Robbins, and they were divorced.
Surviving are one
son, Cory Yeazle of Lincoln; one daughter, Alyssa Yeazle of Lincoln;
one sister, Juliene McFarland of Lincoln; three nieces; two nephews;
one great-nephew; and other relatives.
He was a member of
the Christian Church.
He enjoyed music and
writing songs.
Memorials may be made to the family of
Keith Yeazle for funeral expenses.
Violet Brownfield
Violet "Vi"
Brownfield, 85, of Mason City died at 7:55 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11,
2002, at her home.
Visitation will be
from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in
Mason City.
Her funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hurley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dustin
Fulton officiating.
Burial will be in
Mason City Cemetery.
Mrs. Brownfield
worked as a nurse's aide at the Mason City Area Nursing Home.
She was born April
20, 1917, in Lincoln to Jacob and Lucy Robbins Whiteman. She married
Bruce Harrison on Jan. 31, 1936, and he died in 1952. She married
Howard Brownfield on Oct. 9, 1960, and he died in 1981.
Surviving are two
sons, William Harrison of Mason City and Bob (and Barb) Harrison of
Mason City; five daughters, Jean Lumpkin of Pekin, Carol (and
Richard) Lowman of Theodosia, Mo., Jenny (and Kenneth) Garriott of
Lincoln, Theresa Allen of Petersburg and Diane (and David) Cross of
Mason City; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded
in death by three sisters and two brothers.
She was of the
Protestant faith.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
donor's choice.
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Mabel 'Mimi' Minick
Mabel J. "Mimi"
Minick, 100, of Lincoln died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at 11:50 p.m.
at Heritage Manor in Chillicothe.
Her funeral will be
at 2 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln,
with Tom Gerdts officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the
service.
Burial will be in
Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs. Minick worked 42
years at Lincoln Developmental Center.
She was born July 8,
1902, in Elizabethtown to James Walter and Lillian Hardin Hale. She
married Clarence "Mike" Minick on Sept. 16, 1921, in Lincoln. He
died June 7, 1974.
Surviving are one
son, William Hutton Minick (and wife Eleanor) of Cocoa, Fla.; one
granddaughter, Barbara Schacht of Peoria; and two nephews, James
Knecht of Normal and Richard Sielaff of Lincoln.
She was also preceded
in death by one brother, two sisters and one son, Jack Minick.
She was a member of
Lincoln Christian Church.
Memorials may be made to the church or to
Lincoln Public Library.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Minick family.
Betty Zimmerman
 Betty
J. Zimmerman, 84, of Lincoln died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at 12:20
a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Her funeral will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Lincoln,
with the Rev. Ray Hudson officiating.
Burial will be in
Green Hill Cemetery, rural San Jose.
Mrs. Zimmerman was a
homemaker, farm business partner, volunteer and former high school
teacher. She and her husband resided at rural San Jose until
retirement and moved to Lincoln in 1976.
She was born Oct. 17,
1918, in Lincoln to Carey and Rose Allen Behrends. She married
Dwight F. Zimmerman on Aug. 30, 1941, in Mason City. He died May 27,
1994.
Surviving are two
daughters, Janis J. (and Will) Watson of Wheeling and Arlene C. (and
Bill) Bruhn of Lafayette, Colo., and three grandchildren, Dr. Will
Allen Watson of Streamwood and Allyson and Ashley Bruhn.
A son, Arlis D.
Zimmerman, died June 19, 1994.
Betty was an only
child.
She graduated with a
bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and first taught
at Crescent City.
After transferring
from the San Jose United Methodist Church, she was a member of the
First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, where she served on the
stewardship and finance committee and was a trustee on the church
board.
She was a member and
served on boards of American Association of University Women,
University of Illinois President's Council 1999, League of Women
Voters, University of Illinois Mothers Association, VFU
International Student Exchange, San Jose Woman's Club, ALMH
Auxiliary, Region 3A Council on Volunteers of Illinois Hospital
Association, St. Clara's Manor Nursing Home and Citizen Advisory
Committee of Lincoln High School
She served on the
ALMH board of trustees and the ALMH Foundation board, was chairman
of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Healthcare System, and was
co-founder of the Dr. Wayne J. Schall Hospice of ALMH.
She was named a
Courier Citizen of the Month in 1983 and volunteer of the month at
Maple Ridge Care Centre in December 1998.
Mrs. Zimmerman played
the piano at The Oasis and at area nursing homes in Decatur, Mount
Pulaski, Lincoln and Mason City. Her goal was to help the elderly
enjoy music they may have heard previously, even many years ago, to
stimulate thinking.
With her faith in God
and his love and friendship, her purpose in life was to help provide
service, happiness and Christian love to other through whatever
abilities God provided for her.
Memorials may be made to the Dwight F.
Zimmerman Scholarship Health Careers Fund at ALMH, San Jose United
Methodist Church, First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, Wayne J.
Schall Hospice at ALMH or the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Foundation.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Zimmerman family.
Ruth
Nimke
Ruth E. Nimke, 82, of
Lincoln died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, at 1:05 a.m. at Memorial
Medical Center in Springfield.
She was cremated.
A memorial service
will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, at Zion Lutheran Church of
Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan and the Rev. William Adam
officiating.
Mrs. Nimke was a
former sales clerk at Woolworth's, Kmart and Wal-Mart stores in
Lincoln.
She was born Jan. 30,
1920, in Beason to Oliver C. and Veretta Hanger Kuntzi. She married
Frederic E. Nimke on Aug. 30, 1940, in Wenona. He died Oct. 17,
2001.
Surviving are two
sons, Alan Nimke of Ocala, Fla., and James (and Connie) Nimke of
Chatham; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by two brothers and one sister and was the last of her
immediate family.
She was a member of
Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Nimke family.
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