Eleanor Ruth Hudson,
85, of Mason City died at 7:16 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at Mason
City Area Nursing Home.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut
in Mason City.
Her funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church in Mason City,
with the Rev. William Boyce officiating.
Burial will be in
Elkhart Cemetery.
Mrs. Hudson was a
homemaker.
She was born March
12, 1917, in Chicago to Alfred and Frances Phillips Curtis. She
married John Hudson in Chicago on Aug. 29, 1936. He died Feb. 24,
1981.
Surviving are two
sons, John P. (and Teddie) Hudson Jr. of Antioch and Curtis (and
Dana) Hudson of Elkhart; one daughter, Sue (and Bill) Zimmerman of
Mason City; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded
in death by one brother.
Ellie was a devoted
member of the First Christian Church of Mason City and a gifted
artist. She touched the lives of hundreds during the years by
lifting their joys and sorrows up to the Lord through her card
ministry, composted of her original sketches and carefully chosen
Scripture verses.
Memorial contributions may be made to her
church or to the Mason City Area Nursing Home.
Florene Richner
Florene M. Richner,
85, of Latham died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at 6:30 a.m. at
Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski is handling
arrangements and will announce services later.
Mrs. Richner worked
as a tool and die operator.
She was born July 2,
1917, in Logan County to James and Mary Centers. She married Wilhelm
Richner in 1936, and he preceded her in death.
Surviving are one
son, Robert (and Nancy) Richner of Latham; two grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers,
Kie Carter and Gary Carter, both of Atlanta, Ga.; and one sister,
also in Georgia.
Memorials may be made to Logan County
Humane Society or the Logan County Animal Shelter.
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Walter Martin
Walter R. Martin, 89,
of Lincoln died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at 9:35 p.m. at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Martin was
cremated, and services will be announced later.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Martin was a
retired residential painter.
He was born Feb. 19,
1913, in Forest City. He married Frances A. Greenslate on April 26,
1942, in Lincoln. She survives.
Also surviving are
one son, Rodney Martin of Lincoln; one daughter, Tawnya (and
Leonard) Janet of Lincoln; two granddaughters, Mandy Janet of
Baltimore and Amy Janet of Normal; one sister, Frances Penprase of
Piasa; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, Eugene Carlos Martin and Stella Lux Martin
Groves, and by five brothers and three sisters.
He was a member of
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Lincoln Bible Church.
Memorials may be made to Lincoln Bible
Church or St. Clara's Manor.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the
Martin family.
