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Roland L.
Howe, 78, of Lincoln died Monday (Dec. 1, 2003) at 8:55
a.m. at his home.
Cremation rites were accorded, and
there was no visitation.
A graveside service was Thursday
morning at Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, with the Rev.
James Cravens officiating.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of
Lincoln handled arrangements.
Mr. Howe was a driver's education
teacher and coach at Jacksonville High School. He owned and operated
Fogarty Grain in Lincoln.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War
II.
He was
born May 3, 1925, in Jacksonville to Trussler and Winifred Coultas
Howe. He married Eleanore L. "Dixie" Arnold on Feb. 2, 1949, in
Acapulco, Mexico.
Survivors are one son, Richard (and Kim) Howe of Mount Pulaski; one
daughter, Deborah S. (and Larry) Ploog of Charlotte, Iowa; four
grandchildren, Justin, Adam and Ashley Ploog of Charlotte, Iowa, and
Aimee Howe of Mount Pulaski; and one brother, Trussler Howe Jr. of
Jacksonville.
He was
preceded in death by his parents and his wife.
He was a member of Trinity Episcopal
Church in Lincoln and Lincoln Elks Lodge 914.
He played semi-pro football in Mexico
City.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
given to Elks Crippled Children Fund or the dialysis center of
Lincoln.
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Howe family.
Doris Jessie
Baker, 88, formerly of Lincoln died Nov.
23, 2003, at 9:20 a.m. at Tandem Health Care Center, Vero Beach,
Fla.
Her funeral will be
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 6) at St. John United Church of Christ
in Lincoln, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.
Visitation will be at
the church one hour before the service.
Burial will be in
Lucas Chapel Cemetery, Lincoln.
Arrangements are
being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
Mrs. Baker was a
homemaker.
She was born Dec. 19,
1914, in Nevada, Iowa, to Newton Franklin and Mabel Minor Pifer. She
married Merle Whitney Baker on March 7, 1936, in Ames, Iowa.
Survivors are one
daughter, Martha Mabel Baker (and Arland) Phelps of Vero Beach,
Fla.; two sons, David Merle (and Carol) Baker of Madison, Wis., and
Jonathan Read (and Cathy) Baker of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; 10
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister, Bernice
Hazel John of State College, Pa.
She was preceded in
death by her husband and three sisters, Lois Pifer, Elda Stowe and
Shirley Kildow.
She was a member of
St. John United Church of Christ.
Memorials may be made to her church.
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E. Earl Smith,
83, of Hemet, Calif., formerly of Decatur, died Nov. 27, 2003, at
8:15 p.m. at his home. In California he had also lived at Pasadena,
Whittier and LaMirada.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday (Dec. 5) at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski.
A graveside service and military rites
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pulaski Cemetery. The Rev. Frank
Pieper will officiate.
Mr. Smith was general sales manager at
A.W. Cash Co. in Decatur before he retired.
During World War II he served in the
U.S. Army with "B" Company of the 9th Armored Engineers .
He was born March 25, 1920, in Decatur
to Roy and Faye Moore Smith. He married Margaret Pease Moore in
1966. She survives.
Other survivors are one son, David (and
Sue) Smith of Olathe, Kan., and Louisville, Ky.; two daughters,
Diane Musselman of Palm Springs, Calif., and Sharon (and David)
Dahler of Denton, Texas; seven grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; one sister, Thelma Tippitt of Pasadena, Calif.;
and two nephews.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hemet, Calif., and the Hemet Elks Lodge 1740.
In Decatur he was instrumental in
forming Faries Parkway Nazarene Church, aka Parkway Church of the
Nazarene.
Memorials
may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Smith family.
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