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Ruth Lenardt

Ruth Loraine Lenardt, 70, of Lincoln died Sunday (Sept. 14, 2003) at 2:45 p.m. at Maple Ridge Health Care Centre.

Miss Lenardt was cremated.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln. The Rev. Richard Reinwald will officiate.

There will be no visitation.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.

Miss Lenardt was a resident of Lincoln Developmental Center for 56 years.

She was born April 15, 1933, in Decatur to Adam W. and Elfrieda Niehaus Lenardt.

Survivors are one brother, Fred Lenardt of Lincoln; one sister, Anita Johnson of Lincoln; four nieces; and two nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Illinois.

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Nelda Presswood

Nelda Mae Presswood, 61, of Lincoln died Friday (Sept. 12, 2003) at 7:15 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan and David Pendley, director of Christian education, officiating.

Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, Beason.

Mrs. Presswood retired in 2001 from St. Gobain Containers, where she worked in quality control.

She was born Aug. 4, 1942, at Goodwater, Mo., to Homer M. and Lola Crocker. She married Robert J. Presswood on Aug. 20, 1988, at Clinton.

Survivors are her husband, of Lincoln; four sons, James (and Carol) Canady of Wilson, N.C., Danny Canady of Broadwell, Tim (and Libby) Canady of Lincoln and Matthew J. (and Jenny) Presswood of Atlanta; one daughter, Julie Ann (and Dan) Benedict of Crestview, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and three sisters, Lois Pinkley of St. Louis, Mo., Nellie Longgrear of Caledonia, Mo., and Betty Parton of Arcadia, Mo.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Glass Bottle Blowers Local 117 and the International Glass Bottle Blowers Association.

Memorials may be made to youth ministry at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

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Mabel Hassebrock

Mabel Hassebrock, 88, of Lincoln died Monday (Sept. 15, 2003) at 10:30 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Hassebrock was a homemaker.

She was born Nov. 9, 1914, at Strasburg to Charles F. and Esther Doehring Ruwe. She married John W. Hassebrock Jr. on Jan. 25, 1942, in Lincoln.

Survivors are her husband; four sons, Eugene (and Marsha) Hassebrock of Lincoln, Alfred (and Doretta) Hassebrock of Kenney, Edward (and Wanda) Hassebrock of Lincoln and Edwin (and Nancy) Hassebrock of Armington; one daughter, Lorraine (and Ken) Wilmert of Bloomington; 11 grandchildren and seven stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 21 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Bernice Maxheimer, and was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln and the Railsplitter Antique Car Club.

Memorials may be made to her church or to Zion Lutheran School.

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