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Timothy Wilham

Timothy C. Wilham, 44, of Mount Pulaski died Tuesday (Oct. 7, 2003), at 11:30 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader in Mount Pulaski, with John Robertson and Bill Shanle officiating.

Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery.

Mr. Wilham was a maintenance man.

He was born Oct. 19, 1958, in Lincoln to C. Wayne and Mabel Holmes Wilham. He married Charity F. McDonough on March 9, 1998, in Lincoln.

Survivors are his wife, Charity Wilham, of Mount Pulaski; one son, Matthew C. (and Mamie) Wilham of Lincoln; one daughter, Andrea L. Hanna of Mount Pulaski; two grandchildren, Darian and Mathew Dawson, both of Lincoln; his parents, of Mount Pulaski; and one sister, Diana (and Jerry) Stoll of Chestnut.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Cecil and Louise Wilham and Earl and Helen Holmes.

He was a member of Mount Pulaski Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the Timothy Wilham Fund.

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Robert Simpson

Robert W. Simpson, 80, of Lincoln died Thursday (Oct. 2, 2003) at 4:25 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

He was cremated, and there was no visitation.

A graveside service and military rites were on Thursday morning at Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown. Father Edward Higgins officiated.

Mr. Simpson had worked at Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. in Lincoln.

He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to 1943.

He was born Aug. 30, 1923, in Covenington, Ky., to James and Katy Mae Hooker Simpson. He married Oca Lorene Sparks on Sept. 9, 1952, in Jacksonville. She died March 21, 1987.

He was also preceded in death by two sons, one daughter and his brothers and sisters. He was the last of his immediate family.

He is survived by caretakers Judy Crosier and Shirley Skelton and by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Fenton Breene

Fenton J. Breene, 84, of Middletown died Tuesday (Oct. 7, 2003) at 1:57 p.m. in the emergency room at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

A prayer service at 5 p.m. Thursday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home will be followed by visitation until 8 p.m.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holland and Barry, with Monsignor Edward Higgins officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.

Mr. Breene worked as an inspector at Caterpillar in East Peoria.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He was born March 7, 1919, in Adams, Wis., to John E. and Freida (Hoeft) Breene. He married Barbara Agnew on May 21, 1946, in Adams, Wis. She survives.

Other survivors are three daughters, Debora Myrick (and Dennis) of Scottsdale, Ariz., Ramona Schickling (and William) of Williamsville, N.Y., and Melissa Trafton (and Michael) of Joliet; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and three brothers, John Breene of Adams, Wis., William Breene of Wisconsin and James Breene of Wisconsin.

He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Middletown for most of his life and then attended St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Elkhart.

He was also a member of the Middletown American Legion and the Knapp-Chesnut-Becker Historical Society. He was bicentennial commissioner and tree commissioner of Middletown and served as village clerk for many years.

Memorials may be made to Middletown Rescue Squad, the Knapp Library or the Middletown Stage Coach Inn.

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