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William
'Bud' Sparling
William "Bud"
Sparling, 79, of Lincoln died Thursday (Sept. 25, 2003) at 8:30 a.m.
at his home.
Visitation and
recitation of the rosary were at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln on Friday.
His funeral will be
at 1 p.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church, with Father
Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial, with military
rites, will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Sparling retired
in 1988 after 34 years as advertising manager for the Lincoln
Courier.
He served in the U.S.
Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1946.
He was born Sept. 9,
1924, at Olney. He married Betty Pokorski on June 2, 1958, in
Lincoln.
Survivors are his
wife; two daughters, Sherry (and Richard) Wright of Monticello and
Nancy (and Raul) Rodriquez of Palatine; three grandchildren; three
sisters, Dorothea Schmidt of Lincoln, Rosalyn Widner of Rantoul and
Janice Sparling of Watseka; and four brothers, Wilmer R. Birk of
Lincoln, Bernard Birk of Houston, Texas, Donald Sparling of Watseka
and Martin Sparling of Arkansas.
He was preceded in
death by his father, Charles Sparling; his mother, Jessie Dufrain
Sparling Birk; and his stepfather, Wilmer L. Birk.
He was a member of
Holy Family Church of Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to Wayne J. Schall
Hospice or Carroll Catholic School.
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Sparling family.
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Janice Altman
Janice L. Altman, 75, of Lawndale died
Friday (Sept. 26, 2003) at 4:07 a.m. at Hopedale Hospital.
Mrs. Altman was cremated. There will be
no visitation or services.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln handled arrangements.
Mrs. Altman was a retired beautician.
She was born Feb. 17, 1928, in Lawndale
to Raymond and Lillian Naugle Kendrick. She married William Altman.
Survivors are her husband, of Lawndale;
one daughter, Terry Altman of Lawndale; and one brother, Wayne
Kendrick of Lawndale.
She was preceded in death by her
parents.
She was a
member of Eminence Christian Church and a 35-year member of American
Legion Auxiliary Post 263.
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Altman family.
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