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Coletta Garber
Coletta M. Garber,
88, of Emden died at 6:32 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, in Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Kerrigan-Peasley
Funeral Home.
Thomas Berger
Dr. Thomas Lee
Berger, 67, of Lincoln, formerly of Fredericksburg, Va., died at
1:46 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, in his home.
His memorial Mass
will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, with
Father Thomas Taylor officiating. The family will greet friends at
the church from 8:45 until 9:15 a.m.
Inurnment will be in
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.
Kerrigan-Peasley
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Berger was a
retired research physicist. He had worked 33 years for the Naval
Surface Weapons Center in Dahlgren, Va.
He was born Aug. 23,
1935, in Burtonview to Walter William and Anna Rebecca Bartmann
Berger. He married Patricia Ann Brosamer on June 30, 1956, in St.
Mary’s Catholic Church, Lincoln. She survives.
Other survivors are
five daughters, Krystal (and Terry) Bourne, Joela Berger and Cynthia
Mason, all of Fredericksburg, Va., Teresa Edmonds of Midlothian,
Va., and Karen (and Sean) Power of Scottsdale, Ariz.; one son, Kurt
Berger of Raleigh, Va.; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
two brothers, Rex (and Jan) Berger of Lincoln and Dan Berger of
Lincoln; and one sister, Joann Edwards of Dittmer, Mo.
He was preceded in
death by his parents.
He was a member of
Holy Family Catholic Church and the Music Society in Lincoln. In
Fredericksburg, Va., he was a member of Knights of Columbus 4304 and
the church choir folk group performing at St. Mary’s and St.
Matthew’s Catholic churches.
He received his
bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois and
his doctorate from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests
memorials to be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2580
Federal Drive, Suite 403, Decatur, IL 62526; or to Visiting Nurse
Association, 720 N. Bond St., Springfield, IL 62702-9914.
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Gertrude Gates
Gertrude Gates, 79,
of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Lincoln, died at noon Wednesday, Sept.
25, 2002, at Odyssey Hospice in Tucson.
Her funeral service
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Robert Henderson officiating.
There is no visitation.
Burial will be in
Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs. Gates was a
retired cook.
She was born March 7,
1923, in Lincoln to Charles and Grace Jones Hoblit. She married
Burton M. Gates Sr. on June 29, 1940, in Chicago. He died April 28,
1995.
Surviving are one
daughter, Sandra Gates of Tucson, Ariz.; one son, Robert Gates of
Tucson, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded
in death by one son, Burton Gates Jr.
Mrs. Gates was a
loving wife, mother and grandmother and a wonderful homemaker. She
will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Memorials may be made to the American
Cancer Society.
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Mary Burge Adams
Mary Ella Burge
Adams, 58, of Lincoln died at 7:21 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at
Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in
Mason City.
Services will be at
11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Pastor Don Hoover
officiating.
Burial will be in
Walker’s Grove Cemetery, Easton.
She worked as a spot
welder for 37 years at Cutler Hammer in Lincoln.
She was born Nov. 23,
1943, to David and Ottie Calhoun King. She married Ronald Adams in
April 1988 in Lincoln.
Surviving are her
husband; three sons, Steve (and Doris) Burge of Lawndale, Michael W.
(and Crystal Ann) Burge of Lincoln and stepson Ronnie Lee Adams of
Lincoln; two daughters, Kathryn Wiser of Lincoln and stepdaughter
Kathy (and Jerome) Hawkins of Oregon; 11 grandchildren; three
brothers, Dale King of Decatur, Edward (and Wilma) King of Tamaroa
and Kenneth (and Vicki) King of Lincoln; and one sister, Fay (and
Jack) Thomas of Decatur.
Mrs. Adams was a
member of Lincoln Bible Church and volunteered for Logan County ESDA
and REACT.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Lincoln Bible Church or American Diabetes Association.
Brian
Bobb
Brian K. Bobb, 18, of
Lincoln was pronounced dead at 9:34 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, at
Kickapoo Creek Park, Lincoln.
Visitation will be
from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in
Lincoln.
A memorial service
will follow at 5 p.m. at the church.
He will be cremated
and there will be no interment.
He was born June 26,
1984, in Lincoln to Dave and Lisa Rousey Bobb.
Surviving are his
parents, of Lincoln; one brother, Michael Bobb of Lincoln; his
maternal grandmother, Sharon Kenshalo of Springfield; his maternal
grandfather, Stan Rousey of Lincoln; his paternal grandmother, Anita
Bobb of Sun City, Ariz.; and maternal great-grandmother Tressie
Kenshalo of Lincoln.
He was a member of
United Methodist Church in Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the United
Methodist Church Kids Club or the Tough Love Support Group of Logan
County.
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