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Frances Roberts
Frances Mantle
Roberts, 95, of Sun City, Fla., a former Lincoln Community High
School teacher, died April 20, 2002, in Sun City.
She was born June 29,
1906.
A memorial picnic
will be Saturday, June 29, at Reliable Lake at McHenry. Nancy and Don Roberts
invite friends to participate in a celebration of the life of
their mother, who loved parties. The service begins at 1 p.m. by the
lake, near the entrance to Reliable Sand and Gravel. People
attending are asked to bring pictures, favorite stories and memories
of Frances to share with others.
After the service,
the celebration will move to the beach for a 2 p.m. picnic lunch
with family and friends. Swimming will also be available. The dress
for the day is casual.
For directions, friends
may contact Nancy at (815) 385-5020.
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From her daughter, Nancy Roberts
A Favorite Poem
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that
blow;
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn’s rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s
hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there.
I did not die.
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Julia Dirks
Julia D. Dirks, 88,
of Mason City died at 1:30 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2002, at the Mason
City Area Nursing Home.
Services will be at
11 a.m. Monday, July 1, at Greenview Cemetery, Greenview, with the
Rev. Robert Hanson officiating.
Hurley Funeral Home,
Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dirks was a
homemaker.
She was born June 28,
1914, in Petersburg to Walter and Alice Milstead Davis. She married
Louis Dirks on Sept. 1, 1936, in Petersburg. He died May 19, 1983.
Surviving are one
son, Harold (and Rosalind) Dirks of Greenview; one daughter, Marilyn
(and Melvin) Douglas of Puntagorda, Fla.; five grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and one brother, Robert Davis, of Taylorville.
She was also preceded
in death by one sister.
She was a member of
the Greenview United Church and its Women’s Fellowship.
Memorial contributions may be made to her
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