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Hilda
Jurgens
Hilda Bernice Jurgens, 86, of
Middletown died Tuesday (July 29, 2003) at 8:45 a.m. at her home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday
at the Middletown United Methodist Church.
Burial will be in Irish Grove Cemetery,
Middletown.
Mrs. Jurgens worked at Stetson's China
Factory until it closed and then worked 18 years as a mental health
technician at Lincoln Developmental Center.
She was born Aug. 2, 1916, at
Middletown to William and Edith Sanders Wright. She married Herman
Jurgens Jr. on May 29, 1940, at Greenview. He died March 5, 1989.
Survivors are two sons, Bill Jurgens of
Ocala, Fla., and Gary Jurgens of Middletown; two daughters, Juanita
Carlin of Middletown and Violet Davis of Athens; 12 grandchildren;
and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by three
brothers, Harold, John and August Wright; four sisters, Opal Lane,
Bertha Clemens, Chattie Wright and Neil Hamil; one grandchild; and
one great-grandchild.
Ellis Smith
Ellis B. Smith, 77, of Mason City died
Sunday (July 27, 2003) at 10:40 a.m. at his home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.
The service at the funeral home will be
at 1 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Bruce Bolin-Ghitalla officiating.
Burial will be in Auburn Cemetery,
Auburn
Mr. Smith was most recently employed as
assistant superintendent for the Peoria Park District, until he
retired in 1986. He had previously worked in chicken and turkey
production in Iowa.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He was born Nov. 17, 1925, in Shell
Rock, Iowa, to Leslie L. and Mary F. Grim Smith. He married Earleen
Sells in 1944. He later married Lois Pilman, on April 9, 1985, in
Springfield. She survives.
Other survivors are five sons, David
(and Nancy) Smith of Auburn, Steve (and Ruth) Smith of Montgomery,
Kevin (and Cathy) Smith of Springfield, and stepsons Douglas (and
Tammy) Pilman of Peoria and Jerry (and Toni) Pilman of Brazil, Ind.;
four daughters, Maureen (and Paul) Jackson of Springfield, Teresa
(and Todd) Winings of Roseville, Calif., Cheryl (and Pete) Seiser of
Webster City, Iowa, and stepdaughter Lois (and Rick) Descamps of
Washington; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first
wife, who died Nov. 27, 1988; one daughter, Pam Kerr; one stepson,
Charles Pilman; two grandsons, Ricky Seiser and Gary Spoor; and one
brother.
He was a member of American Legion and
AMVETS and was past president of the Belmond, Iowa, Lions Club.
He worked in a chicken hatchery in
Shell Rock, Iowa, for four years and then did turkey service work as
a troubleshooter for Nutrena Feeds turkey producers. In 1954 he
began managing a turkey hatchery in New Haven, Iowa. In 1958 he
built his own hatchery and farm in Belmond, Iowa, where he raised
turkeys from the hatching stage to the dressing stage.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Mason City United Methodist Church or
Hospice
Care of Illinois.
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Sarah
'Suzie' Brown
Sarah "Suzie" Louise
Brown, 78, of Lincoln died Sunday (July 27, 2003) at 9:45 p.m. at
Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln. The service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home, with the Rev. Carroll Richards officiating.
Burial will be in
Harmony Cemetery, Beason.
Mrs. Brown was a
dietary worker at Lincoln Developmental Center before she retired.
She was born July 3,
1925, in Curby, Ind., to Clarence E. and Pearl Irene Webster
Landers.
She married Marvin F.
Brown on April 1, 1949, in Springfield, and he died July 3, 1984.
She had previously married Harold M. Reynolds, on Feb. 27, 1941, and
he preceded her in death.
Survivors are one
son, Gus (and Becky) Franklin Brown of Lincoln; one daughter, Lucky
Connie Lee Eichner of Lincoln; five grandsons, Gary Clayton Downey,
Evan Jay Downey, Jeremy Brown, Jason Brown and Jonathon Brown; one
granddaughter, Gina Marie Brown; two great-grandsons, Ethan James
Downey and Steven Brown; one great-granddaughter, Kendra Leigh
Downey; and one sister, Alice M. Thornton of Lincoln.
She was also preceded
in death by two brothers, Walter P. Landers and James L. Landers,
and one sister, Mary L. Jones.
She was a member of
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, Cumberland
Presbyterian Women, the Mary and Martha class, American Legion
Auxiliary 263 and the foster grandparent program.
Memorials may be made to First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church of Lincoln.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Brown family.
Verancia
'Nana' Denton
Verancia M. "Nana" Denton, 94, of San
Jose died Friday (July 25, 2003) at 11:20 p.m. at Pekin Hospital.
Her funeral was Tuesday
morning at Hurley Funeral Home in San Jose, with the Rev. Allen Payne
officiating. Visitation preceded the service.
Burial was in Kilbourne Cemetery.
Mrs. Denton was a homemaker for her family.
She was born May 22, 1909, at Oakford to John and Pearl Anderson
Oller. She married Charles Denton in St. Louis on April 3, 1943.
She is survived by her husband; one son, Richard (and wife Pat)
Goben of Lake Delton, Wis.; two daughters, Shirley (and husband Art)
Behrens of Mason City and Lavina Gay (and husband Clem) DeMattels of
Pekin; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and two
step-great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two daughters, five brothers and four
sisters.
She was a member of San Jose Christian
Church.
Memorials may be made to her church or
to Lincoln Christian Nursing Home.
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