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Frances Mathis

Frances Mathis, 80, of Lincoln died at 10:02 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, at St. Clara's Manor.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

In the afternoon, family and friends will meet at Forest Lawn Memorial Garden Cemetery, Macomb, for the burial at 2:30.

Mrs. Mathis was a waitress for 33 years at the Tropics restaurant in Lincoln.

She was born Jan. 11, 1921, in Macomb to Ralph T. and Irene Johnson Bagley.

Surviving are one daughter, Nancy J. Krusz of Lincoln; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lew Johnson of Lincoln and Don Johnson of Dunedin, Fla.; and one sister, Christine McGee of Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by one son, Randall K. Mathis; one brother, Lenard Johnson; and one sister, Hazel Dye.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, ABWA and Home Extension.

She graduated from high school in Macomb.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln or to Hospice Care of Illinois.


Rebecca Bruner

Rebecca "Becky" A. Bruner, 39, of McLean died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the McLean Christian Church, with Howard Bowlin officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Interment of cremains will be in McLean Cemetery.

Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Bruner was director of sales for CD Management Company in Bloomington-Normal and was previously director of sales and marketing for Holiday Inn of Normal.

She was born May 18, 1963, in Normal to Robert Dean and Joanna Cavenee Pitts. She married William Ray Bruner on Aug. 29, 1987, in Bloomington. He survives.

Other survivors are one daughter, Natasha Anne, and twin sons, Austin Ray and Tyler Joseph, all at home; one stepson, Brayden (and Donna) Bruner of Atlanta; one stepgranddaughter, Natalie; her father, of McLean; two brothers, Robert Dean II (and Sharon) Pitts of Armington and Scott Thomas Pitts of McLean; and a niece, Michelle (and Todd) Reaska of Naperville.

She was preceded in death by her mother and two brothers, John Joseph Pitts and Richard Cavenee Pitts.

She was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Bloomington.

She was co-president of the McLean-Waynesville PTO and a former leader for the McLean-Heyworth Girl Scouts.

She graduated in 1985 from Southern Illinois University, where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She was recognized for leadership in student activities by the Sphinx Club and for Women's Greek Honorary by the Order of Isis.

She was a very active participant in outdoor activities. She loved to sail and had her own sailboat at Hess Lake in Michigan.

Throughout her illness, Becky remained a very positive and loving person with a big heart. She participated in several walks for breast cancer research. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bruner children.

 

Roland Sandel

Roland D. Sandel, 80, of Lincoln died at 5:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, at his home.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln and at Faith Lutheran Church of Lincoln during the hour before the 10:30 a.m. funeral on Monday. The Rev. Mark Peters will officiate at the service.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Sandel was retired from grain and beef farming in East Lincoln Township.

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

He was born Aug. 15, 1922, in Lincoln to William and Dora Strampp Sandel. He married Angelina Brummer on June 20, 1948, in Lincoln. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Mary Kathleen Flanagan of Greeley, Colo.; two sons, David (and Margaret) Sandel of Urbana and John (and Karen) Sandel of Lincoln; nine grandchildren; one brother, Merlin (and Gloria) Sandel of Knightsdale, N.C.; and two sisters, Vera (and Donald) Brown of Peoria and Eugenia (and Bob) Hilton of Seattle, Wash.

He was a charter member of Faith Lutheran Church, where he served as president, treasurer and elder. He also served as treasurer of AAL Branch 7554 and was involved in Kogudus activities. He was a member of Logan County Farm Bureau, Christian Farmers, the Gideons and LinPro Square Dancers.

He was a graduate of Beason High School, Lincoln College and the University of Illinois.

He enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served as a cryptographer in the Signal Corps with MacArthur's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan during the war. He was honorably discharged in January 1946.

He was an auditor for the Illinois Agricultural Association and assistant manager of Rich Law Service Co. in Lawrence County until he began dairy farming, in which he was engaged from 1951 to 1966. He also prepared income tax returns for 20 years.

Memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, Kogudus Retreat Center or Hospice Care of Illinois.

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Raymond Park

Raymond E. Park, 84, of Atlanta died at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.

His funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the Atlanta Christian Church, with David Harmon officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Park was a lifelong farmer in the Funks Grove and Atlanta area.

He was born Aug. 31, 1918, in Mattoon to Everett and Leva Naugle Park. He married Ivol Irene Young in Atlanta on Oct. 12, 1940. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Janella Park of Atlanta, and one brother, Robert Park of Bloomington.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Hilma Yates.

He was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church.

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