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Marguerite Noe

Marguerite E. Noe, 84, of Chestnut died at 8:35 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.

Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Cleveland Bradfield will officiate. Visitation will be two hours before the service.

Burial will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.

Mrs. Noe retired from the Illinois Department of Public Aid, where she was a clerical worker.

She was born May 8, 1918, in Lexington, Ky., to William M. and Elizabeth Reynolds Stilwell. She married Clarence Noe in Lexington, Ky., on May 11, 1959. He died Jan. 5, 1994.

Surviving are one son, Larry W. (and Patricia) Noe of Decatur; two granddaughters, Vikki (and Kurt) Eltvedt of Cary and Cindi (and Jason) Mackling of Decatur; and four great-grandchildren, Zoey Mackling, Kaelyn Mackling and Ashlyn Mackling, all of Decatur, and Tyler Eltvedt of Cary.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

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Francis Bateman

Francis Luke Bateman, 91, of Lincoln died at 3:55 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Bill Shanle will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Bateman was a farmer in Logan County and retired from the Logan County Farm Service.

He was born Jan. 9, 1911, at Bible Grove to Pearl and Eva Vickery Bateman. He married Evelyn Donnan in Lincoln on June 8, 1933.

Bateman is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; two sons, Leland Bateman of Springfield and Garland Bateman of Whiteville, N.C.; one daughter, Phyllis Blaum of Mount Pulaski; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and three sisters, Lucille (and Arnold) Heins, Thelma Gilbert and Juanita Farmer, all of Florida.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.

He was a member of Mount Pulaski United Methodist Church and a past member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Lincoln and the Lincoln Civil Air Patrol.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or St. Clara’s Manor.

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Marguarite F. Berger
Marguarite F. Berger, 93, passed away at 5:15 a.m., Saturday, October 05, 2002. She resided at the Christian Village Nursing Home, Lincoln.

Ms. Berger was born to August A. and Louise K. (Eberle) Berger on October 23, 1908 in Logan County. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Paul A. Berger. She is survived by two cousins, George Eberle and Shirley Edwards of Lincoln.

She worked as a secretary for the State of Illinois Agriculture Department. She was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ and the Order of the Eastern Star. She graduated Lincoln Community High School and attended Lincoln College.

Visitation is at Holland and Barry Funeral Home, Lincoln, Tuesday from 6 – 7 p.m.
Reverend Richard Reinwald will conduct a graveside service 9 a.m., Wednesday at Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to St. John’s United Church of Christ.
 

Claude Blankenship

Claude Blankenship, 85, of Atlanta died at 4:35 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the rosary at 4:30 p.m.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with Father Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lincoln.

Blankenship retired from Caterpillar Tractor Co.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served in the European Theatre from 1941 to 1946.

He was born Dec. 18, 1916, in Gradyville, Ky., to Preston and Nora Tarter Blankenship. He married Alta Schlifflet in 1940, and she died in 1961. He married Dorothy Knecht on July 30, 1966, at St. Mary’s Church in Lincoln. She survives.

Other survivors are two brothers, Lindsey (and Mary) Blankenship of Atlanta and Omar (and Juanita) Blankenship of Marshall, and several nieces and nephews.

He was also preceded in death by one brother, one sister, a nephew and a niece.

He was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln, a third-degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council 1250, a 56-year member of the Atlanta American Legion Gresham-Crutchley Post 341, a charter member of the National World War II Memorial and a member of United Auto Workers Local 974.

He was an avid fan of the "wait until next year" Cubs team.

Memorials may be made to Holy Family Church or to the donor’s choice.

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Jeffrey Lipp

Jeffrey Starr Lipp, 30, of Mount Pulaski died at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at Culbertson Hospital in Rushville.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Ken Berryman officiating.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

He was born Sept. 9, 1972, in Lincoln to Frederick A. and Patsy Starr Lipp Jr.

Surviving are his parents, of Mount Pulaski; one brother, Fred A. (and Pam) Lipp III of Riverton; one niece; and one nephew.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.

He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Mount Pulaski, the National Rifle Association and the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association.

Memorials may be made to the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association or Lutheran Social Service of Illinois – Washington Place.

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