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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 was on
Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral was
Thursday morning at New Holland Methodist Church, with the Rev. Doug Rettig
officiating.
Burial was 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.
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.
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Wilson
'Doo' Rademaker
Wilson "Doo"
Rademaker, 87, of Emden died Monday (Aug. 18, 2003) at 8:26 a.m. at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Visitation was on Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
A private graveside
service, with military rites, was scheduled for Thursday at Green Hill
Cemetery, rural San Jose, with the Rev. Doug Rettig officiating.
Mr. Rademaker retired
in 1980. He had worked with the construction of post offices in
various Illinois locations, was a field auditor for the state of
Illinois and had previously been a partner in Emden Hardware
Company.
During World War II,
he served 3½ years at New Caledonia, Guadacanal and Treasure Island
in the South Pacific.
He was born Nov. 3,
1915, in Emden to Tobias V. and Lydia Van Hilson Rademaker. He
married Jeanette Schroeder on March 31, 1945, at Zion Lutheran
Church in New Holland.
Surviving are his
wife, of Emden; two daughters, Meta (and Michael) Dalton of Evanston
and Billie (and John) Columbo of Vancouver, Wash.; three
grandchildren, Jordan and Jennifer Dalton of Chicago and Samantha
Spencer of Vancouver, Wash., and two stepgrandchildren, Jonquil
Martinez and Jessica Columbo, both of Vancouver, Wash.; and a
stepsister, Alice Rademaker of Washington, Iowa.
He was preceded in
death by one brother and one sister.
He was a member of
Zion United Methodist Church of Emden and a 50-year member of
American Legion Post 506.
He attended Emden
schools and Eureka College.
He was an avid sports
fan and supporter of Hartem teams.
Memorials may be made to Zion United
Methodist Church of Emden or Hartem Booster Club.
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