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            Helen Awe 
            
            Helen D. Awe, 84, of Lincoln 
            died Tuesday (Aug. 26, 2003) at 1:20 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center 
            in Springfield. 
            
            Her funeral was Friday morning at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the 
            Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating. Visitation preceded the service. 
            
            Burial is in Union 
            Cemetery. 
            
            Mrs. Awe retired from Lincoln 
            Developmental Center. She had worked as supervisor in the kitchen 
            for 35 years. 
            
            She was born Dec. 9, 1918, in 
            Bernie, Mo., to William and Frances Wyatt Dority. She married 
            Darrell Awe on June 30, 1941, and he died in 1965. She married 
            George Awe on Sept. 24, 1966, and he died Oct. 29, 1990. 
            
            Survivors are one son, Richard 
            D. (and Kathleen) Awe of Melbourne Beach, Fla.; two stepsons, Greg 
            (and Amber) Awe of Fort Pearce, Fla., and Kenneth Awe of Missouri; 
            one daughter, Karen F. (and Roy "Tal") Boyer of Lakeland, Fla.; two 
            stepdaughters, Linda Cramer of Georgia and Susan (and Cortney) 
            Johnson of Fort Pearce, Fla.; five grandchildren; four 
            great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; and several 
            nieces and nephews. 
            
            She was also preceded in death 
            by three brothers, five sisters and one grandson. She was the last 
            of her immediate family. 
            
            She was a member of St. John 
            United Church of Christ, VFW Auxiliary, AARP, Ladies of the Moose 
            and a 50-year member of the Rebekah Lodge. 
            
            Memorials may be made to St. John United Church of Christ in 
            Lincoln. 
            
            
            
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            Wilfred Leinweber 
            Wilfred Ernest "Woodie" 
            Leinweber, 91, of San Jose, died Tuesday (Aug. 26, 2003) at 3:35 
            p.m. at Mason City Area Nursing Home. 
            Visitation was on 
            Thursday evening at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City. 
            His funeral was Friday 
            morning at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, rural Manito, with 
            the Rev. Don Hinkel officiating. 
            Burial is in 
            Green Hill Cemetery, rural San Jose. 
            Mr. Leinweber was a 
            farmer who raised registered polled Herefords. 
            He was a U.S. Army 
            veteran of World War II. 
            He was born Oct. 20, 
            1911, at San Jose to Phillip and Maggie Classen Leinweber. 
            Survivors are one 
            nephew, Dick (and Linda) Garlisch of Forest City, and three nieces, 
            Janet (and John) Cunningham of Mason City, Marilyn (and Mike) 
            Sebring of Sherman and Dolores (and Jim) Curry of Mason City. 
            He was preceded in 
            death by two sisters, Florence Garlisch and Ruby Robinson, and two 
            brothers, Clarence Leinweber and George Leinweber. 
            He was a member of 
            St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Manito, the Mason County Farm Bureau 
            and the Registered Polled Hereford Association. 
            Memorial contributions may be made to St. 
            Paul's Lutheran Church or to Mason City Area Nursing Home. 
            
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