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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.


Mona Haggerty

A graveside service for Mona Fae Haggerty will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mason City Cemetery. The Rev. Bruce Bolin-Ghitalla will officiate.

There is no visitation.

Mrs. Haggerty, 88, formerly of Mason City, died March 19, 2003, in Winter Haven, Fla., and was cremated.

Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City is in charge of local arrangements.

Mrs. Haggerty worked in the portrait studio at Bergner's in Peoria for 30 years.

She was born Jan. 25, 1915, in Bureau County to Jasper and Ellen Lough Imig. She married Lewis Haggerty in Canton in 1942. He has died.

Several nieces and nephews survive: Marilyn (and Bill) Buse of Mason City, Lyle (and Donna) Imig of Winter Haven, Fla., Robert Imig of Mason City and Joan Schoonover of Redding, Calif.

She was also preceded in death by one sister, Blanche Walters, who lived in Teheran; two brothers, John and Lorin Imig; and a stillborn child.

Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church in Mason City.

 

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.

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