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MaryEllen Schreiber
MaryEllen Schreiber, 76, of Lincoln
died Monday (Sept. 22, 2003) at 1:03 p.m. at her home.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with
the Rev. Brian Leesman officiating. Visitation will be one hour
before the service.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m.
Thursday at Chandlerville Cemetery, Chandlerville.
Mrs. Schreiber was the first secretary
for Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln.
She was born Feb. 20,
1927, at Decatur to Homer and Rose Myrtle Aumiller Eaton. She
married James E. Schreiber on Aug. 28, 1954, in Decatur. He preceded
her in death.
Survivors are two
sons, John E. (and Kelly) Schreiber of Lincoln and David (and Nykol)
Schreiber of Lincoln, and four grandchildren.
She was also preceded
in death by her parents and one brother.
She was a member of
St. John's Lutheran Church of Chandlerville and the Missionary
Society of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the donor's choice.
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Mildred Baker
Mildred N. Baker, 93, of Mason City
died Sunday (Sept. 21, 2003) at 12:18 a.m. at Mason City Area
Nursing Home.
Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City. Visitation will be
one hour before the service.
Burial will be in Irish Grove Cemetery,
Sweetwater.
Mrs. Baker was a teacher.
She was born July 8, 1910, at
Middletown to Charles and Lillian May Mowry Newtson. She married
Glenn S. Baker on Aug. 31, 1936. He died Dec. 24, 2001.
Survivors are one granddaughter, Aisha
Post of Bristow, Va.; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by one
son, Samuel Baker; one daughter, Sandra Miller; one brother, Raymond
Newtson; a half brother, Henry Newtson; and two half sisters, Leota
Graff and Gladys Steinhour.
She was a member of Irish Grove
Presbyterian Church, Sweetwater.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Kemmener Village in Assumption.
Ola Thompson
Ola Evelyn Isbell Thompson, 99, of
Lincoln has died. She was a resident of the Christian Village
Nursing Home since 1984.
Her funeral was Tuesday
morning at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tim Searby
officiating. Visitation preceded the service.
Burial is in Zion Cemetery,
Lincoln.
Mrs. Thompson had been a cafeteria
manager. She was selected to open and manage the first snack bar at
the Lincoln Memorial Hospital, where she also managed the volunteer
staff. When Lincoln High School opened in 1958, she organized, hired
and managed the staff that served over 1,600,000 meals, not
including banquets, until she retired in 1969. During the summer she
managed the Lincoln Recreation Center's snack bar. Previously she
had worked in the cafeteria at Lincoln Bible College.
She was born on July 26, 1904, in
Sullivan, Ind., to Irene Mae Smith and Oag Isbell. Her family moved
to Lincoln, where she met her husband, Harry Thompson. They were
married in Lincoln on Nov. 1, 1924. He died July 17, 1973.
Survivors are two daughters, Ruby Paice
(and husband Les) of Las Vegas, Nev., and Viola McNally (and husband
Tom) of Sacramento, Calif.; a son, Kenneth Thompson (married to
Nancy Tesh) of Indianapolis, Ind.; a daughter-in-law, Darlene
Claybourne of Lincoln; 16 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by two
sons, Robert Wayne Thompson, who was born Jan. 12, 1925, and died
March 23, 1981, and Paul Edward Thompson, who was born Oct. 16,
1929, and died Nov. 20, 1973; a daughter-in-law, Robert's wife,
Doris G. (Goode), who died in November of 1999; and a son, Carrie
Wayne Thompson, who died in February of 1972.
Mrs. Thompson was active in several
community organizations and was a member of the YADNUS class at
Lincoln Christian Church. She served as president of the Monroe
Grade School PTA and was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
She was an avid doll collector, loved
crocheting and camping, and bowled for the Logan Lassies in the
'80s.
Memorials
may be made to the Christian Village Nursing Home of Lincoln.
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Allice Booth
Allice L. Booth, 80, of Mason City died
Monday (Sept. 22, 2003) at 9:44 a.m. at her home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at Hurley Funeral Home, with Nash Shawgo officiating.
Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Mrs. Booth worked at the Boss Glove
Factory in Mason City and at Stetson China Factory in Lincoln.
She was born Dec. 15, 1922, in Mason
City to Virtus and Gertrude Spencer Parr. She married Johnnie Booth
in 1946 in Havana. He died in 1992.
Survivors are one brother, Dr. Daniel
Parr of Pekin, and two sisters, Winifred Fredericks of East Peoria
and Lucille DuPage of Pekin.
She was a member of the Mason City
Assembly of God.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Pekin Hospital or Mason City Assembly
of God.
Jane
Stahlhut
Jane H. Stahlhut, 83,
of Lincoln died Saturday (Sept. 20, 2003) at Memorial Medical Center
in Springfield.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Her funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John United Church of Christ.
Mrs. Stahlhut was a
homemaker, and after raising her own daughters, she was a foster
parent to more than 200 foster children over 19 years. Additionally,
she and her husband were master foster parents for many years and
taught foster parent classes throughout central Illinois for DCFS.
She was born Feb. 25,
1920, in Chicago, to Paul and Augusta Going Sherman. She married
Emil O. Stahlhut on Feb. 14, 1941, in Oak Park, and they were
married for over 62 years. He survives.
Other survivors are
four daughters, Carolyn (and Jerry) Frank of Springfield, Barbara
(and Mel) Thake of Bloomington, Peggy (and Mike) Webster of Urbana
and Mary (and Bob) Shattuck of Lincoln; a foster daughter, Debbie
Goacher of Centerville, Ind.; and six grandchildren, Mary Beth Thake,
Bill Thake, Nathan Frank, Craig Shattuck, Emily Shattuck and Maggie
Shattuck.
She was preceded in
death by an infant granddaughter, Margorie Thake.
She was a member of
St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln. She also was a member
of the League of Women Voters and was an active volunteer for Girl
Scouts for many years.
She took great pride
in her children and grandchildren and always encouraged them. She
was a parent to the stranger and to all who passed through her door.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made
to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital or St. John United Church of
Christ.
Alena
Newell
Alena Maxine Newell, 91, of Mason City,
died Friday (Sept. 19, 2003) at 12:05 p.m. at Mason City Area
Nursing Home.
Her funeral was Tuesday
morning at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City, with the Rev. Curt McCallister
officiating. Visitation preceded the service.
Burial is in Mason City Cemetery.
Mrs. Newell was a homemaker and a
minister's wife.
She was born July 9, 1912, at Littleton
to Clyde and Pearl Wells Runkle. She married the Rev. Lyle Newell on
July 5, 1931. He died Oct. 28, 1988.
Survivors are two sons, Roger (and
Vicky) Newell of Quincy and Rob (and Vicki) Newell of Naples, Fla.;
one daughter, Rose (and Larry) Deener of Mason City; seven
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Gene (and Ruth)
Runkle of Littleton; and one sister, Doris Hillyer of Macomb.
She was also preceded in death by one
brother and two great-grandchildren.
She was a member of First Baptist
Church of Mason City.
Memorials
may be made to her church or to Mason City Area Nursing Home.
Phillip
Arnold
Phillip R. Arnold,
53, of Kingwood, Texas, formerly of Mason City, died Friday (Sept.
19, 2003) at 10 a.m. at his home.
His funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Lutheran Church in Mason City, with
the Rev. Harold Woodworth officiating. Visitation will be one hour
before the service.
Burial will be in
Mason City Cemetery.
Mr. Arnold was a
salesman for Sears.
He was a U.S. Army
veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was born Oct. 7,
1949, in Lincoln to Kenneth and Waunetta Stumeier Arnold.
Survivors are his
mother, of Mason City; two nieces; two nephews; and one brother,
Steven (and Patty) Arnold of Mason City.
He was preceded in
death by his father.
He was a member of
Christ Lutheran Church of Mason City.
Memorials may be made to the church.
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