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Garry Coers
Garry R. Coers, 61, of New Holland died
Monday (Aug. 18, 2003) at 2 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at New Holland Methodist Church, with the Rev. Doug Rettig
officiating.
Burial will be in Richmond Grove
Cemetery, New Holland.
Mr. Coers was former owner and operator
of New Holland Feed and Fertilizer and worked for the Illinois
Lottery as a truck driver. He was also a volunteer for the New
Holland Fire Department.
He was born Sept. 21, 1941, in Lincoln
to Harry R. and Jannette M. Wibben Coers. He married Joann Judy on
April 8, 1961, in Lincoln.
Survivors are his wife, of New Holland;
his mother, of New Holland; one son, Kevin L. (and Mila) Coers of
Chestnut; one daughter, Melissa (and Todd) Davis of New Holland;
seven grandchildren, Kevin, Larry, Andrew and Abby Coers, all of
Chestnut, and Jonathan, Reiley and Nick Davis, all of New Holland;
and one brother, David L. (and Roseann) Coers of New Holland.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He was a member of New Holland United
Methodist Church, Gold Wing Riders Club and Land of Lincoln Antique
Tractor Club.
Memorials
may be made to New Holland Methodist Church or New Holland Fire
Department.
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Coers family.
M. Velma Everist
M. Velma Everist, 88,
of Lincoln, formerly of Easton, died Thursday (Aug. 14, 2003) at
1:10 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in
Mason City.
Her funeral will be
at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Chaplain Todd Phelps
officiating.
Burial will be in
Easton Cemetery.
Mrs. Everist had
owned and operated Everist TV in Easton.
She was born Oct. 31,
1914, in Easton to James and Clara Scott Hall. She married Otto
Everist in Kentucky in January of 1938. He died Nov. 3, 1985.
Survivors are one
son, Don Everist of Alexandria, Va.; one daughter, Norma Maslowski
of Haddenfield, N.J.; and three sisters, Hazel Marie Hansen of East
Moline, Dorothy Eileen Armstead of Boulder, Colo., and Betty Jean
White of Noblesville, Ind.
She was also preceded
in death by two brothers and one sister.
She was a member of
Easton Methodist Church and Menard Chapter of Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Christian Village in Lincoln.
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Mona Wolcott
Mona I. Wolcott, 92, of Mount Pulaski,
formerly of Lake City, Fla., died Sunday (Aug. 17, 2003) at 2:27
p.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday
at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill
Shanle officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Burial will be in Mount Pulaski
Cemetery.
Mrs. Wolcott was co-owner of Culligan
of Mount Pulaski and was a registered nurse for Dr. Cross and Dr.
Borgerson in Mount Pulaski.
She was born March
27, 1911, in Decatur to Samuel and Amy Mann Turpin. She married
George F. Wolcott in Webster Grove, Mo., on May 17, 1935. He died in
June of 1971.
Surviving are one
son, George F. (and Cynthia) Wolcott Jr. of Lake City, Fla.; four
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded
in death by two brothers.
She was a member of
St. John's Lutheran Church of Mount Pulaski, Lincoln Elks Club and
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Memorials
may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Wolcott family.
Betty
Elliott
Betty Marie Elliott,
80, of Lincoln, formerly of Richton Park, died Saturday (Aug. 16,
2003) at 4:39 p.m. at her home.
She was cremated, and
there will be no services.
Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln handled arrangements.
Mrs. Elliott retired
from Governor’s State University in University Park in 1989.
She was born March
21, 1923, in Carbondale to Richard Vanden and Ruby Strole Cherry.
She married Robert W. Elliott on Nov. 1, 1968, in Chicago. He died
Feb. 21, 1998.
Survivors are one
daughter, Barbara Raney Follis of Lincoln; one son, Gerald L. Cook
of Monee; two stepchildren, Cherelynn Elliott and R. John Elliott,
both of Palos Park; six grandchildren, Vincent Turner of Lyons,
Martha and Sarah Cook of Monee, Jeff Follis of Simi, Calif., and
Cody and Cegan Follis of Lincoln; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husband of 30 years, Robert Elliott, and by her oldest
daughter, Sally J. Turner, who died in 1974.
She was a member of the National Order of
Alley Cats, an auxiliary of the National Order of Trench Rats
(Disabled American Veterans Organization), and had served one term
as the Golden Cat of her local chapter. |
