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Minnie Carpenter
Minnie J. Carpenter, 70, of Middletown died
Wednesday (May 28, 2003) at 10 a.m. at New Salem Campgrounds,
Petersburg.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at
Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at
Holland and Barry, with the Rev. Henry Cox officiating.
Burial will be in Irish Grove Cemetery,
Middletown.
Mrs. Carpenter was a retired beautician.
She was born Dec. 10, 1932, in Middletown to
George and Birdie Mae Giertz Boward. She married Eugene Carpenter.
He died in 1997.
Survivors are one daughter, Marsha Carpenter of
Greenview; one son, Kent Carpenter (and Kim) of Bloomington; four
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; five sisters, Ilda Heyen of
Greenview, Myna Dawbacher (and Glenn) of Middletown, Harriet
Richardson of Elkhart, Norma Duncan (and Ralph) of Springfield and
Ellen Mason (and Paul) of Middletown; and one brother, Ted Boward
(and Jan) of Kankakee.
She was a member of the Middletown Methodist
Church, the American Legion and Auxiliary of Middletown, and the
Greenview AMVETS Auxiliary.
Memorials
may be made to the Middletown American Legion Auxiliary.
Ruth Fitchhorn
Ruth I. Fitchhorn,
84, of McLean died Tuesday (May 27, 2003) at 11:59 a.m. at John
Warner Hospital in Clinton.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the McLean Christian Church.
Her funeral will be
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the McLean United Methodist Church.
Burial will be in
Funks Grove Cemetery, rural McLean.
Quiram Funeral Home,
Atlanta, is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Fitchhorn was a
homemaker and helped her husband farm many years in Funks Grove
Township.
She was born June 14,
1918, in DeWitt County to Earl S. and Alta Cunningham Crum. She
married Paul K. Fitchhorn on June 14, 1937, in Lincoln. He died
March 20, 1999.
Surviving are one
son, Ron (and Yvonne) Fitchhorn of McLean; one daughter, Carol Ann
(and Milton) Tarbox of Clinton; four grandsons; five
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lura Murphy of Wapella and Ella
Faye Studeman of Heyworth; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by three sisters.
She was a member of
the McLean United Methodist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Mount Hope-Funks Grove Library or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Carol Britsch
Carol A. Britsch, 64, of Lincoln died
Thursday (May 29, 2003) at 5:33 a.m. at her home.
Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday
at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan
officiating. There will be no visitation.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery,
Lincoln.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Britsch was a retired line worker
of 32 years at Lehn and Fink in Lincoln.
She was born April 7, 1939, in Logan
County to Paul and Florence Cronin Funk.
Surviving are her mother, of Lincoln;
two sons, James Britsch of Raleigh, N.C., and Trace (and Veronica)
Britsch of Linwood, N.J.; one daughter, Kathy (and Michael) Martinie
of Lincoln; four grandchildren, Mia Martinie of Lincoln, Taleah
Britsch of Linwood, N.J., Tim Lhota of Linwood, N.J., and Darren
Lhota of Yuma, Ariz.; two brothers, Edward Funk of Lincoln and
Joseph Funk of New Holland; and three sisters, Roberta Bradley,
Shirley Wolpert and Laura Skelton, all of Lincoln.
She was preceded in death by her father
and one daughter, Kelly.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran
Church in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the church or to
Hospice Care of Illinois.
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James Ginger
James Edward Ginger, 37, of Mount
Pulaski died Wednesday (May 28, 2003) at 1:31 a.m. at his home.
Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m.
Friday at the First Christian Church in Mount Pulaski. His funeral
will be at the church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Darrell Garrett and
Sister Geanene-Carol Inherst will officiate.
Burial, with military rites, will be in
Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Mount Pulaski is handling arrangements.
Mr. Ginger was a correctional officer
at Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln for 15 years.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to
1988.
He was born Sept. 25, 1965, in Decatur
to Nial and Karon Smith Ginger. He married Penny Moore in Mount
Pulaski on June 6, 1984.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, James
Edward Ginger Jr. and David Alan Ginger, both of Mount Pulaski; one
daughter, Ashley Noel Ginger of Mount Pulaski; his parents, Nial and
Karon Ginger of Warrensburg; two brothers, Nial (and Melinda) Ginger
Jr. of Decatur and Rodney (and Julie) Ginger of Mount Pulaski; one
sister, Melissa Ginger of Decatur; and his maternal grandmother,
Evelyn Smith of Decatur.
He was preceded in death by one
brother, Jeffrey Ginger; his paternal grandparents and maternal
grandfather; one niece; and one nephew.
He was a member of the Church of God in
Lincoln.
He had been president of AFSCME Local
2073 for five years.
Memorials
may be made to the Ginger family.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the
Ginger family.
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