Walther Ebel
Walther L. Ebel, 79, of Lincoln died
Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 7:05 p.m. at the Christian Village.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m.
Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark
Carnahan and the Rev. Thomas Radtke officiating.
Burial, with military rites, will be in
New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Ebel was a retired real estate
broker and landowner.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to
1946.
He was born May 18, 1923, in Lincoln to
Rudolph and Nita Doehring Ebel. He married Delores Cattau on Nov.
30, 1947, in Columbus, Neb.
Surviving are his wife, of Lincoln; two
daughters, Sandra Ebel of Naperville and Lizabeth (and Jay) Anderson
of Naperville; one grandchild; one great-grandchild; and one sister,
Ruth Lawler.
He was preceded in death by one son,
John Dana Ebel.
He was a real estate broker with Julie
Davis and Associates and was district sales manager for DeKalb Ag
Research.
He was a member and former elder at
Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, a member of Kiwanis, a University
of Illinois Master Gardener, president of the Central Illinois Rose
Society and a member of the 7th Illinois Calvary.
He was an agriculture graduate of the
University of Florence, Italy.
Memorials
may be made to the building fund at Zion Lutheran Church or to
Master Gardeners.
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Elsie Wilham
Elsie Wilham, 85, of
Mount Pulaski died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 12:13 p.m. at her
home.
There will be no
visitation. Mrs. Wilham was cremated.
A graveside service
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pulaski Cemetery. Bill Shanle
will officiate.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Mount Pulaski is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Wilham was a
retired nurse's aide. She had worked at Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital as an LPN.
She was born June 26,
1917, at Mount Pulaski to Walter and Martha Jane Fuller Rowe. She
married Jess Lee Wilham in Bowling Green, Mo., on July 10, 1942. He
died April 8, 1968.
Surviving are one
stepson, Avest "Bud" (and Julia) Wilham of Mount Pulaski; six
stepgrandchildren; one sister, Iona Fulscher of Lincoln; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded
in death by three brothers, one sister and one stepson.
Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski
Emergency Medical Services.
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Charles F. Martinie
Charles F. Martinie, 87, of Lincoln
died Friday, March 14, 2003, at 12:30 p.m. at his home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery,
Lincoln.
Mr. Martinie farmed in the Beason area
until he retired and moved to Lincoln. After retiring from farming,
he worked as a spot welder and in janitorial service at Eaton
Corporation.
He was born Jan. 8, 1916, in Lincoln to
William and Albertha Musick Martinie. He married Madeline Reynolds
on May 26, 1938, in Lincoln. She died Aug. 18, 1999.
Surviving are two sons, William (and
Linda) Martinie of Lincoln and Ronald (and Kathy) Martinie of
Lincoln; two daughters, Carol Robb of Lincoln and Marilyn (and Fred)
Bell of Cantrall; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one
brother, Richard Martinie of Springfield; and one sister, Alta
Gupton of Springfield.
He was also preceded in death by an
infant son, four brothers and three sisters.
He was a member of Beason United
Methodist Church.
Memorials
may be made to his church or to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
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Albert Langenbahn
Albert E. Langenbahn,
90, of Mason City died Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 5:45 p.m. at
Mason City Area Nursing Home.
His funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Columba Catholic Church in Mason City, with
Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Visitation will be one
hour before the service.
Burial will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Langenbahn
retired from Caterpillar in East Peoria after 30 years. He also was
an inventor and received several patents over the years.
He was born Jan. 26,
1913, in New Holland to Peter and Mary Bender Langenbahn. He married
Luella Lohrenz on Feb. 10, 1939, in St. Louis, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are
two sons, Dale (and Carol) Langenbahn of Springfield and Harold (and
Linda) Langenbahn of Springfield; one daughter, Ruby (and Bruce)
Wagner of San Jose; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by three brothers, one sister and one great-grandchild.
He was a member of
St. Columba Catholic Church in Mason City, where he was a trustee
for over 40 years. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus
in Lincoln.
Memorial contributions may be made to St.
Columba Catholic Church or Mason City Emergency Medical Services.
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