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Grace
Hamm
Grace A. Hamm, 88, of Mount Pulaski died Saturday
(June 7, 2003) at 1:10 a.m. at St. John's Hospital North in
Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday and
her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, both at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Bill Shanle
and John Robertson will officiate at the service.
Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Mrs. Hamm was a farm owner and manager and an
elementary and secondary school teacher in Mount Pulaski.
She was
born Sept. 3, 1914, in Mount Pulaski to John and Clara
Mitchell Rothwell. She married Dr. Robert N. Hamm in
Mount Pulaski on July 5, 1941.
He preceded her in death.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. Robert Hamm of Washington, D.C., and
John (and Racquel) Hamm of Rochester; three daughters, Mary Kathleen
(and Paul) Ridings of Huntsville, Texas, Linda Lee (and Dick) Kenyon
of Chicago and Diane Lynn (and Ron) Cohen of Jacksonville, Fla.;
seven grandchildren, Michael Joseph Helow, Mary Grace Lynch, Karen
Ann Kenyon, Jennifer Heather Kenyon, Christopher Robert Kenyon,
Andrew Lee Hamm and Nathan Joseph Ridings; and one great-grandchild.
She was
also preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
She was
a member of the First Christian Church of Mount Pulaski, PTA president, den
leader for Cub Scouts and a member of Daughters of the American
Revolution.
She was
a student pilot, golfer and tennis player. She was the first teacher
in Mount Pulaski to wear bobby socks. Her
humor was evident in her impersonations and readings. The entire
community enjoyed her beautiful gardens.
Memorials
may be made to St. John's Hospital North in Springfield.
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Hamm family.
John Meese
John C. Meese Jr.,
76, of Lincoln died Friday (June 6, 2003) at 5:30 a.m. at the
Veterans Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind.
Inurnment of ashes
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln, at a later date.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Meese was a
retiree from Laborer's Union Local 703.
He was a U.S. Air
Force veteran of World War II.
He was born Nov. 19,
1926, in Tamaroa to John C. and Mary D. Davis Meese Sr. He married
Delphine L. Marshalek on May 30, 1964, in Benton. She died Dec. 28,
1998.
Survivors are two
daughters, Phyllis (and Ted) Lamers of Olathe, Kan., and Patricia
(and Jerry) Lover of Adrian, Mich.; three grandchildren and two
stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy
Cummins of Paducah, Ky.
He was also preceded
in death by four brothers and three sisters.
Memorials may be made to Danville
Veterans Hospital or the Indianapolis, Ind., Veterans Hospital.
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Walter Behrends
Walter Harold
Behrends, 89, of Easton, died Saturday (June 7, 2003) at 7:30 p.m.
at Mason City Area Nursing Home.
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 10 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Lutheran Church in Mason City, with
the Rev. Harold Woodworth officiating.
Burial will be in
Mason City Cemetery.
Mr. Behrends was a
farmer.
He was born June 26,
1913, at Havana to Henry and Anna Glick Behrends. He married
Florence C. Behrends on Jan. 13, 1935, at St. Luke's Lutheran
Church, Allens Grove. She died May 31, 2003.
Survivors are three
sons, Darwyn (and Roselyn) Behrends of Mason City, Darrel (and Anna
Marie) Behrends of Mason City and Joe Behrends of Champaign; six
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Wayne
Behrends of Mason City.
He was also preceded
in death by one sister, Nelda Graff.
He was a member of
Christ Lutheran Church in Mason City, Mason County Farm Bureau, soil
conservation board, Polled Hereford Breeders and a former member of
the Golden Valley School board.
Memorial contributions may be made for
handicapped renovations at Christ Lutheran Church in Mason City.
Ansel Bristow
Ansel H. Bristow, 87, of rural McLean
died Friday (June 6, 2003) at 11:30 p.m. at the DeWitt County
Nursing Home, rural Clinton.
A graveside service will be at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville. The Rev. Rick
Bell will officiate. There will be no visitation.
Quiram Funeral Home of Atlanta is
handling arrangements.
Mr. Bristow worked at Sampsons in
Waynesville several years and farmed in the McLean-Waynesville area.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War
II.
He was born Aug. 4, 1915, at
Waynesville to Dallas and Ada Wilson Bristow. He married Biddy Sue
Rich on Dec. 27, 1947, at Kenney. She died Dec. 26, 1991.
Survivors are two sons, Gary (and
Linda) Bristow of McLean and Ron (and Linda) Bristow of Bloomington;
one daughter, Patty (and Phil) Miller of Waynesville; six
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Reba Holmes
of Mount Pulaski, Virginia Bannister of Lincoln and Lois Miller of
Witt; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by four
brothers and one sister.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the DeWitt County Nursing Home.
Ruth Conger
Ruth E. Conger, 89, formerly of Mason
City, died Thursday (June 5, 2003) at 1:05 p.m. at Villa Health Care
East in Sherman.
Cremation rites have been accorded, and
burial of ashes will be in Mason City Cemetery. The Rev. Randall
Paine will officiate at the graveside service at 1 p.m. Monday.
There is no visitation.
Mrs. Conger was a homemaker.
She was born April 23, 1914, in
Jacksonville. She married Maxwell Conger, and he preceded her in
death.
Survivors are one son, Joseph (and
Rose) Smith of Virginia; two daughters, Mary (and William)
DiPasquale of Mason City and a stepdaughter, Rochelle (and Bill)
Hoelcher of Chatsworth; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren;
and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was of the Presbyterian faith.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Alzheimer's disease research.
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