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John ‘Bud’ Fitzgibbon

John J. "Bud" Fitzgibbon, 72, of Elkhart, formerly of Broadwell, died at 8:35 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln. The rosary will be recited at 7:45 p.m.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick’s Church in Elkhart, with the Rev. Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.

Fitzgibbon was a lifelong farmer in the Broadwell area.

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

He as born Jan. 24, 1929, in Lincoln to John L. and Kathryn Van Meter Fitzgibbon. He married Esther Cronbaugh on Jan. 14, 1956, in Springfield. She died Nov. 23, 1992.

Surviving are one son, Gerald Fitzgibbon of Broadwell; two daughters, Andrea (and husband Jim) Monninger of Bloomington and Rhonda (and husband John) Young of Champaign; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; two sisters, Agnes (and husband Albert) Durcholz of Elkhart and Kathleen Williams of Elkhart; and special friend Nancy Wassell of Springfield.

He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church in Elkhart, a 46-year member of American Legion Post 616 in Elkhart, a former Broadwell Township official, and a member of the Lincoln Knights of Columbus, Logan County Farm Bureau, Antique Motorcycle Club and American Motorcycle Association.

Memorials may be made to St. Patrick’s Church, Elkhart.


Adrienne Nyberg

Adrienne N. Nyberg, 23, of Poplar, Wis., died Dec. 25, 2001, in Wisconsin.

Graveside services will be at noon Friday, Jan. 4, at Steenbergen Cemetery in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Paul Gilmore officiating.

Visitation will be at Veail Chapel, Steenbergen Cemetery, one hour before the services.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

She was born Jan. 10, 1978, in Springfield.

Surviving are her mother, Nedra Trago Amys (and Richard) of Poplar, Wis.; her father, James L. Makinen of Bovey, Minn.; two brothers, Cameron Trago of Poplar, Wis., and James R. Makinen of Superior, Wis.; two sisters, Jamie Makinen of Calumet, Minn., and Tabitha Thoennes of Bovey, Minn.; her maternal grandmother, Kathleen Trago of Calumet, Minn.; and her paternal grandfather, Jack Makinen of Grand Rapids, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Robert Trago; her paternal grandmother, Shirley Makinen; and Debbie Phelps.

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Lovetta ‘Betty’ Butler

Lovetta "Betty" Butler, 92, of Mount Pulaski died at 9:55 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at her daughter’s home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. This is the same time as visitation for her sister, Myrtle Boyd, who died Dec. 29.

Funeral services, officiated by Jon Rose, will be at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski on Thursday at 2 p.m., the same hour as services for her sister Myrtle Boyd.

Mrs. Butler was a homemaker.

She was born May 25, 1909, in Hull to Leslie and Teanie Judy Ridgeway. She married Gerald Butler in Buffalo on Feb. 23, 1932. He died Oct. 1, 1986.

Surviving are one daughter, Sandra (and husband Donald) McCain of Mount Pulaski; four grandchildren, Mark (and Christina) McCain of Mosinee, Wis., Jerry (and Lyn) McCain of Oosterberg, Wis., Susan (and Daryl) Clayton of Mount Pulaski and Steve (and Kim) McCain of Mount Pulaski; 16 great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles (and Ruth) Ridgeway of Broadwell; and two sisters, Wilma Brown and June Butler, both of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.

She was a member of Broadwell Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the church.

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Myrtle Boyd

Myrtle Irene Boyd, 81, of Mount Pulaski died at 11:21 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill Shanle officiating.

Burial will be in Kline Cemetery, rural Broadwell.

Mrs. Boyd was a homemaker. She was employed by Pillsbury and CIPS in Springfield.

She was born Sept. 26, 1920, in Spaulding to Leslie and Teanie Judy Ridgeway. She married Orville W. Cooley on June 13, 1952. He died in 1970. She married Dale Boyd on May 19, 1973, in Springfield. He survives, in Mount Pulaski.

Also surviving are two daughters, Nancy Cooley Vonnahmen of Springfield and Janice (and Jeffrey) Holzworth of Taylorville; one stepson, Danny (and Nancy) Boyd of Osage Beach, Mo.; two stepdaughters, Rita (and Leonard) Remmert of Henderson, Nev., and Lana (and Bart) Miller of Lincoln; two grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles (and Ruth) Ridgeway of Broadwell; and three sisters, Betty Butler of Mount Pulaski, Wilma Brown of Lincoln and June Butler of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.

Memorials may be made to Parkinson’s Foundation.

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