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Orville Baker
Orville August Baker, 86, of
Morton, formerly of Lincoln, died Monday (Sept. 22, 2003) at 8:50
p.m. at his home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 10:30
a.m. Friday at St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln, with the
Rev. Richard Reinwald and the Rev. Wallace Reifsteck officiating.
Burial will be in New Union
Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Baker was a lifelong farmer
of the family farm in Logan County.
He was born July 20, 1917, in
Lincoln to Frank L. and Rena Coorts Baker. He married Frances
Buchholz on Feb. 10, 1940, in Lincoln.
Survivors are his wife, of
Morton; one son, Dr. Donald (and wife Mari Jo) Baker of Morton; one
daughter, Reanne (and David) Shive of Rockford; eight grandchildren,
Kara Baker (and Brad) Johnson, Valerie Baker (and Marc) Squillante,
Mark Baker, Dr. Mari Baker and Chris Baker, all of Morton, and
Matthew (and Susie) Shive, Reannon Shive and Janna Shive, all of
Rockford; and one great-granddaughter, Hannah Johnson.
He was a member of St. John
United Church of Christ in Lincoln, where he served on the church
council for several terms, was secretary-treasurer of the
Brotherhood and a member of Pairs and Spares. He was also a member
of the Logan County Farm Bureau.
Memorials may be made to his church.
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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.
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 was Wednesday
morning at Christ Lutheran Church in Mason City, with
the Rev. Harold Woodworth officiating. Visitation preceded the service.
Burial is 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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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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Schreiber family.
Allice Booth
Allice L. Booth, 80, of Mason City died
Monday (Sept. 22, 2003) at 9:44 a.m. at her home.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City, with Nash Shawgo officiating. Visitation was
on Tuesday at the funeral home.
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.
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