Alta Wonsavage

Alta May Wonsavage, 92, of Lincoln died at home at 3:01 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2003.

Graveside services in St. Mary's Cemetery, Lincoln, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. James Sprinkel will officiate.

Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home of Lincoln is in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation.

She was born Dec. 11, 1910, in Manchester, Kan., to Bert and Emma Harder House. She married Edward Wonsavage on Oct. 16, 1942, in Kansas. He died in November of 1986.

Surviving are three daughters, Doris Wonsavage of Lincoln, Bernice Fontaine of Nixon, Mo., and Clara (and Steve) Vaughan of Mount Pulaski; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Frieda Donaldson of Oakhill, Kan., and Dorothy Vaughn of Lebanon, Tenn.

Mrs. Wonsavage was a member of the Assembly of God in Mason City, and memorials may be made to the church building fund.

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Jerry Boward

Jerry J. Boward, 54, of Middletown died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at 7:58 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Middletown United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Henry Cox officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.

Mr. Boward retired from Caterpillar Tractor Co. in East Peoria after 30 years of employment.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

He was born June 22, 1948, in Lincoln to Raymond E. and Jane Bennett Boward. He married Debra Reynolds on July 17, 1971, in Lincoln.

Surviving are his wife, of Middletown; two sons, Brad Boward of Lincoln and Bret Boward (and fiancee Amber) of Lincoln; his parents, Kenneth and Jane Johnson of Lincoln; one brother, David (and Diane) Johnson of Middletown; and one sister, Linda (and Randy) Rodems of Oak Ridge, Tenn.

He was preceded in death by his father and his paternal and maternal grandparents.

He was a member of Middletown United Methodist Church, Greenview Masonic Lodge 653, Voiture 985 of 40 et 8, UAW Local 974, VFW1756 and AMVETS 179. He was also a member, past commander and current treasurer of American Legion Post 672 and current commander of Logan County Council of the American Legion.

Memorials may be made to Middletown United Methodist Church.

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Mae Powell

Mae E. Powell, 83, of Lincoln died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at 9:25 a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

Mrs. Powell will be cremated. There will be no services.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Powell had worked at Lincoln Developmental Center and formerly cooked at S.S. Kresge in Lincoln.

She was born Feb. 9, 1920, in Dawson to Lloyd and Nellie Abbott. She married Reuben Powell.

Surviving are one daughter, Vivian "Vicki" Patterson of Chatham; two grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, an infant daughter, three sisters and two brothers.

Kenneth Kafka

Kenneth J. Kafka, 53, of Springfield, formerly of Mount Pulaski, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at 8:13 a.m. at his home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader in Mount Pulaski. Bill Shanle and John Standard will officiate.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Mr. Kafka was a disc jockey and radio announcer in Havana, Jacksonville and Springfield. He also worked for the Illinois Department of Public Instruction.

He was born July 30, 1949, in Murray, Ky., to Joseph and Janie O'Bryan Kafka.

He is survived by his parents; one sister, Camille (and Robert) Chiles; one nephew, Michael Chiles; and one niece, Sheila Cantrall, all of Rochester. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive.

He graduated from Mount Pulaski High School and attended DeVry Institute and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Memorials may be made to Springfield Mental Health.

Harmon Buchholz

Harmon Edward Buchholz, 79, of Lincoln died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at 6:05 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, with Pastor Roger David officiating.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mr. Buchholz farmed in Sheridan Township for 43 years before he retired.

He was born Jan. 31, 1924, in New Holland to Ervin and Vesta Darnell Buchholz. He married Alma Aderman on Jan. 26, 1947, in Lincoln. She survives.

Also surviving are one son, Bruce (and Terrica) Buchholz of New Holland; two daughters, Joyce (and Thomas) Connor of Hillsboro and Lori Lynn Jackson of Dublin, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Jenny (and Jason) Eric of Dallas, Texas, Jeremy and Chase Connor of Hillsboro, Kelly Buchholz of Springfield, Tera and Blake Buchholz of New Holland, and Luke Jackson of Dublin, Calif.; and one sister, Lois (and Warren) Smith of Lincoln.

Mr. Buchholz was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Moose Lodge 1441, Lincoln Elks 914 and the National Foundation of Elks. He had served on the New Holland-Middletown school board for nine years.

He was a graduate of New Holland High School.

Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church or Lincoln Elks 914.

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