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Donald Greenslate

Donald G. Greenslate, 83, of Lincoln died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at 7:16 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center.

His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with visitation starting at 12:30 p.m.

Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetary with full military rites.

Mr. Greenslate was the chief of security at Lincoln Developmental Center before he retired.

He was born May 8, 1919, in Kenney, Ill., to Owen and Imogene (Altman) Greenslate. He married Maxine L. Smith on Dec. 24, 1943, in Waynesville, Mo.

He is survived by three sons, Jeffrey (Cathy) Greenslate of Coquille, Ore., David Greenslate of Lincoln, Roger (Betty) Greenslate of Sarasota, Fla., one sister, Mildred Garr of Coal Springs, Minn., 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, three brothers and five sisters.

He was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Lincoln.

He was a WWII Army veteran with a Purple Heart.

Memorials may be made to the Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill.

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Fay Dunn

Fay E. Dunn, 94, of Lincoln died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at 10:35 p.m. at the Christian Village Nursing Home.

She was cremated, and a graveside committal of ashes will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at Harmony Cemetery, Beason, with the Rev. Jame Haas officiating.

There is no visitation.

Mrs. Dunn was a homemaker for her family.

She was born Jan. 28, 1908, in Effingham County to Jesse and Calla Dinwiddie Tichenor. She married Harold W. Dunn in Chicago on Aug. 7, 1927. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are one daughter, Barbara Raycraft of Lincoln; two sons, James E. Dunn of Redding, Calif., and Robert Dunn of Jacksonville, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln.

 

Carl Heinzel

Carl Heinzel, 89, of Lincoln died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at 8:25 a.m. at Maple Ridge Health Care Centre.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with the Rev. Thomas Bryant officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mr. Heinzel was a former partner in Sieb's Hatchery. He was also a custodian and bus driver at Chester-East Lincoln School before he retired.

He was born April 19, 1913, in Lincoln to William and Hannah L. Hoffert Heinzel. He married Geraldine Hopp on Jan. 13, 1939, in Lincoln. She survives.

Other survivors are one son, Donald C. (and Mary) Heinzel of Peoria; two daughters, Sandra Crews (and Mark Swisher) of Phoenix, Ore., and Shirlee (and Gordon) Johnson of Lincoln; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Heinzel of Eureka, Mo.; and one sister, Mildred Donath of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by three brothers.

He was a member of Lincoln Hill Free Methodist Church.

He was an avid fisherman, hunter and trapper.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or Hospice Care of Illinois.

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LaVene Montgomery

LaVene Montgomery, 92, of Lincoln died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at 11 p.m. at the Christian Village.

She was cremated, and there will be no visitation.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mrs. Montgomery was a teacher in Illinois schools before she retired in 1959.

She was born Feb. 11, 1910, near Atlanta in Logan County to Clarence and Rose Conover Leach. She married Avery Lee Montgomery on July 10, 1944, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He died June 15, 1966.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, Lincoln Woman's Club, Eastern Star, Christian Village Auxiliary and a life member of the National Education Association.

Memorials may be made to the Christian Village.

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