Mildred Franz
Mildred E. Franz, 73,
of Lincoln died at 9:18 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at St. John’s
Hospital in Springfield.
There will be no
services.
Arrangements and
cremation are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Before she retired,
Mrs. Franz was a receptionist for the Dr. L.J. Miller veterinary
office in Lincoln.
She was born July 18,
1928, in Lincoln to Theodore and Wilhelmina Linkner Belcher. She
married Walter Franz on Aug. 31, 1947, in Lincoln. He preceded her
in death.
Surviving are her
mother, Wilhelmina Belcher of Lincoln; one son, Michael G. (and Sue)
Franz of New Holland; one daughter, Suzette Hilst of Forest City;
four grandchildren; one great-grandchild and one
step-great-grandchild; one brother, John Belcher of Mason City; and
one sister, Mary Louise Horath of Atlanta.
She was also preceded
in death by her father, one brother and one sister.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church
of Lincoln.
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Franz.
Hilma Schilling
Hilma Schilling, 84,
of Elkhart died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at her home.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Her funeral will be
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church of Elkhart.
Pastor Robert Hake will officiate.
Burial will be in
Elkhart Cemetery.
Mrs. Schilling was a
homemaker for her family.
She was the Elkhart
Township clerk for 35 years.
She was born May 18,
1918, in Elkhart to Howard and Lydia Hanner Lanterman. She married
Harold Schilling on May 18, 1941, in Elkhart. He survives.
Also surviving are
one son, Robert (and Linda) Schilling of Elkhart; one daughter,
Carolyn Brooks of Elkhart; five grandchildren, Becky Brooks of
Elkhart, Jennifer (and husband Darin) Stoll of Chestnut, Melissa
Brooks of Springfield, LeeAnn Brooks of Elkhart and Kevin Brooks of
Elkhart; a sister-in-law, Eleanor Lanterman of Elkhart; and three
nieces, Kathy Beaver of Lincoln, Gaye Brian of Springfield and
Mickey McAttee of Springfield.
She was preceded in
death by a brother, Howard Lanterman, and a sister, Julia McAttee.
She was a member of
the Elkhart United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.
She served as financial secretary for the church for 37 years. She
was also a member of Elkhart Post 616 of the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Memorials may be made to Elkhart United
Methodist Church and the Heart Association.
Wayne Klockenga
Wayne Klockenga, 65,
of Petersburg died at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2002, at Mayo Clinic
in Rochester, Minn.
Burial of cremains
will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery on Friday, July 19. The Rev. Mark Carnahan will officiate
at the 10 a.m. graveside service.
Holland and Barry
Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of arrangements.
Klockenga retired in
1998 as executive vice president of Mason City National Bank, where
he had worked since 1964. He had formerly been employed at State
Bank of Lincoln.
He served in the U.S.
Army.
He was born May 31,
1937, in Hartsburg to Henry B. and Kate Westen Klockenga.
Surviving are his
companion, Judy Stahl of Petersburg; one sister, Ruth (and Frank)
Krueger of Lincoln; two nieces, Cindy (and Jerry) Pagel of Lincoln
and Kaye (and Jim) Wessbecher of Lincoln; and one nephew, Roger (and
Sandy) Aughton of Brandon, Fla.
He was preceded in
death by one sister, Elizabeth Aughton.
He was a graduate of
Hartsburg High School.
He was of the
Lutheran faith.
Memorials may be made to the American
Lung Association or Mayo Clinic.
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Richard ‘Gene’ Singley
Richard "Gene" Eugene
Singley, 76, of Emden died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2002,
at St. John’s North in Springfield.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in
Mason City.
His funeral will be
at the same location at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Frank Pieper will
officiate.
Burial will be in
Mason City Cemetery.
Singley farmed for
several years and worked a variety of other jobs throughout his
life.
He was born Nov. 5,
1925, in Mason City to Clarence and Bertha Onken Singley. He married
Elaine Imig on March 3, 1946, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, rural
San Jose. She survives.
Also surviving is a
brother, E.J. "Toad" Singley of Mason City.
He was preceded in
death by four children and one brother.
He was an avid golfer
at Lakewood Golf Course in Bath.
He was a member of
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
church or to St. John’s North Hospice.
Melody Hufnagel
Melody Faith Hufnagel, 46, of Lincoln
died at 3:40 a.m. Monday, July 15, 2002, at her home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Prairieland Christian Church in Hartsburg. Chad Ragsdale
will officiate.
Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery,
San Jose.
She was a factory and office worker at
Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Decatur.
She was born Oct. 5, 1955, in Lincoln
to Herbert J. and Nelda May Harms Rogers. She married Jerry Hufnagel
on July 25, 1998, in Clarendon Hills.
Surviving are her husband, of Lincoln;
her parents, of Emden; two daughters, Tamara Letterle of Normal and
Brianne Letterle of Lincoln; two stepsons, Joseph Hufnagel and John
Hufnagel, both of Montrose, Mich.; and two brothers, Mark (and
Patty) Rogers of Emden and Matthew (and Kim) Rogers of Downers
Grove.
She was a member of Prairieland
Christian Church of Hartsburg.
Memorials
may be made to the building fund of the church.
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