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            Robert Fitzsimmons 
            Robert James Fitzsimmons, 81, of 
            Lincoln died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at 6:30 a.m. at the Illinois 
            Veterans Home in Quincy. 
            Visitation was from 8:30 until 9:30 
            a.m. Saturday at Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln, followed 
            by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with 
            Monsignor Richard Fitzsimmons officiating. 
            Burial is in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
            Lincoln. 
            Mr. Fitzsimmons worked as an accountant 
            for the state of Illinois before he retired. 
            He was a veteran of World War II. 
            He was born Aug. 20, 1921, in Lincoln 
            to Joseph and Marie Fahay Fitzsimmons. 
            Surviving are two brothers, Monsignor 
            Richard Fitzsimmons of Batavia and Thomas Fitzsimmons of 
            Springfield, and several nieces and nephews. 
            He was preceded in death by three 
            brothers. 
            He was a member of Holy Family Church. 
            Memorials may be made to Carroll 
            Catholic School in Lincoln. 
            
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            Edith Riddell Edith M. Riddell, 91, 
            of McLean died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at 1:30 a.m. at Maple Ridge 
            Care Centre in Lincoln. Her funeral will be 
            at 2 p.m. Monday at the McLean Christian Church, with Tony 
            Billingsley officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the 
            service. Burial will be in 
            McLean Cemetery. Quiram Funeral Home 
            in Atlanta is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Riddell was 
            employed as a bookkeeper at her husband's business, Riddell's Corn 
            Shelling and Trucking in McLean. She was born Jan. 12, 
            1911, at Pittsburg, Kan., to Alfred and Pearl Ward Heising. She 
            married Hugh Riddell on Aug. 5, 1936, in Bloomington. He died in 
            1985. Surviving are one 
            sister, Katherine Adair of Reeds Spring, Mo., and three 
            stepgrandchildren, Linda Trent, Connie Gunn and William Rhea, all of 
            Tucson, Ariz. She was also preceded 
            in death by two brothers. She was a member of 
            the McLean Christian Church. Memorials may be made to the church. 
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