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Hanna Ahrens
Hanna H. Ahrens, 90, of
Hartsburg died Wednesday (July 2, 2003) at 7:55 p.m. at Maple Ridge
Care Centre in Lincoln.
Her funeral was Monday morning at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hartsburg, with the
Rev. David Russell officiating. Visitation preceded the service.
Burial is in Hartsburg
Union Cemetery.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln was in charge of arrangements.
Miss Ahrens had been custodian
at St. John's Lutheran Church before she retired.
She was born Jan. 28, 1913, at
Hartsburg to Melchert H. and Grace Arends Ahrens.
Survivors are two brothers,
John (and Louise) Ahrens of Hartsburg and George (and Marie) Ahrens
of Lincoln.
Her brothers Recus and William
preceded her in death.
She was a member of St. John's
Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid. She also taught Sunday school
for 54 years.
Memorials may be made to the church.
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John Edwards
A memorial service for John
Edwards, 42, of Lincoln will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday (July 7)
at Logan-Mason Rehabilitation Center, 760 S. Postville Drive in
Lincoln. Dr. Robert Kurka of Lincoln Christian College will
officiate.
Arrangements are by
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mr. Edwards died June 19, 2003,
at 7:15 a.m. at his home.
He worked at Logan-Mason
Rehabilitation Center and previously at Lincoln Christian College.
Born Oct. 11, 1959, in
Danville, he was the son of Virgil Edwards and Pauline Sigler-Watts.
Survivors are his mother,
Pauline Sigler-Watts; one brother, Thomas Edwards; two sisters, Lori
(and Tim) Yocius and Theresa (and John) O'Toole; a half brother,
Michael White; his foster mother, Nancy Brown; and his foster
brother, David Brown.
An avid fisherman and member of
the Sportsman Club, he participated in fishing tournaments and fish
fries. He also participated in Special Olympics for many years.
He had moved to Lincoln over 15
years ago.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
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Adam Markee
Adam Markee, 27, of Elkhart
died Saturday (July 5, 2003) at 12:10 a.m. at OSF St. Joseph's
Hospital in Bloomington as a result of a motorcycle accident.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8
p.m. Tuesday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Mason City Assembly of God.
Burial will be in Elkhart
Cemetery, Elkhart.
Mr. Markee was a carpenter.
He was born Aug. 8, 1975, in
Woodstock. He married Danielle Kelsey on Feb. 15, 2000, in Lincoln.
Surviving are his wife, of
Elkhart; one son, Riley Markee, of Elkhart; his father, Bill (and
Janice) Markee of McHenry; his mother, Christine (and Al) Bublitz of
Greenview; three brothers, Perry (and Carrie) Markee of Cary, Joe
(and Gay) Ganske of Crystal Lake and John (and Tracy) Ganske of
Mavarre, Fla.; one sister, Rachel Markee of Greenview; and many
aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
maternal and paternal grandparents.
He was a member of Midwest
Motocross Club of Chandlerville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Danielle and Riley Markee
Trust Fund, c/o Mason City National Bank, 104 W. Pine, Mason City,
IL 62664.
John
Crane
John W. Crane, 82, of
Lincoln died Wednesday (July 2, 2003) at 11:55 a.m. at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral will be
at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with the Rev. Julie
Azbell officiating.
Burial will be in
Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Mr. Crane retired
from farming in the Beason area.
He was born Jan. 19,
1921, at Mount Pulaski to John P. and Charlotte Suedmier Crane. He
married Vera Poynter on June 27, 1975, in Beason. She survives.
Other survivors are
one son, Jack (and Jan) Crane of Lincoln; four stepsons, Michael
(and Andrea) Hinton of Lincoln, Jim Hinton of Lincoln, Gary Hinton
of Lincoln and Bob (and Dawn) Hinton of Minnesota; one daughter,
Jill Boyd of Lincoln; two stepdaughters, Judy Hinton of Phoenix,
Ariz., and Joyce (and Steve) Walker of Wheeler, Texas; 17
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by two brothers, Donald and Kenneth "Jack," and one sister,
Louise. He was the last of his immediate family.
He was a member of
Beason United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made to his church or
St. Clara's Manor.
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Crane family.
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