Viola Richert
Viola Richert, 81, of Beason died Tuesday, April
15, 2003, at 10:05 p.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan
officiating.
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs. Richert worked as a legal secretary for
Robert Humphrey, as a bookkeeper for Richert Electric and helped her
husband with farming.
She was born Feb. 4, 1922, in Beason to Gustuv C.
and Christine L. Budde Haseley. She married John H. Richert on April
11, 1948, in Lincoln. He survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Les (and Theresa)
Richert of Lincoln and Ken (and Karen) Richert of Beason; two
grandchildren; Jennifer (and Scott) Shaffer of Lincoln and Kathie
Huskins of Lincoln; two stepgrandchildren, Cathy (and Todd)
O'Donoghue of Lincoln and David Vale of Bloomington; two
great-grandchildren, Alexis and Kaycee Huskins, both of Lincoln;
five step-great-grandchildren, Ashley Bonaparte, Shaylyn and Nathan
O'Donoghue, all of Lincoln, and Lacy and Jordan Vale of Bloomington;
and one sister, Eileen Riggs of Lincoln.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Emory
"Herb" Haseley.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in
Lincoln and the Logan County Genealogical Society.
Memorials
may be made to Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln, the radio ministry
of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln or to a charity of the donor's
choice.
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Thomas Lowman
Thomas J. Lowman, 61, of Greenview died Sunday, April 13, 2003, at
10:10 a.m. at St. John's Hospice in Springfield.
His funeral was Wednesday morning at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City. Nash Shawgo officiated. Visitation
preceded the service.
Burial is in Mason City Cemetery.
Mr. Lowman was a truck driver.
He
was born April 29, 1941, in Lincoln to Leland and Marie Cronin
Lowman.
Surviving are two brothers, Charles Lowman of Mason City and Richard
Lowman of Theodosia, Mo., and one sister, Rita Vaughan of Mason
City.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, one niece and one cousin.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Dorothy LaDew
Dorothy LaDew, 74, of Waynesville died
Saturday, April 12, 2003, at 6:30 p.m. at Crestview Healthcare
Center, Clinton.
Mrs. LaDew was cremated.
Services will be on Wednesday at Quiram
Funeral Home, Atlanta. Visitation will be during the hour before the
1:30 p.m. service.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery,
Waynesville.
Mrs. LaDew owned and operated the
Waynesville Cafe for several years. She then worked for the DeWitt
County Highway Department until she retired.
She was born Oct. 2, 1928, at Clinton
to Wilhelm and Mamie Kirby Shipley. She married Andrew LaDew on May
26, 1951, in Atlanta. He died Dec. 29, 1995.
Survivors are two sons, Bill (and
Kathy) LaDew of Wapella and Greg (and Teri) LaDew of Champaign; one
granddaughter; two stepgranddaughters; two stepgrandsons; and one
step-great-granddaughter.
She was a member of the Waynesville
United Methodist Church and the Waynesville American Legion Women's
Auxiliary.
She will be greatly missed by all.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Waynesville United Methodist Church or the Waynesville Fire and
Rescue Squad.
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