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Mary Rabish

Mary B. Rabish, 88, of Indianapolis, Ind., died Friday (April 16, 2004) at 4 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Ind.

Her funeral was Monday morning at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City, with the Rev. Robert Paddack officiating. Visitation preceded the service.

Burial is in Mason City Cemetery.

She was a homemaker.

She was born July 18, 1915, in Petersburg to Ira Lee and Pearl Kinner Showalter. She married Samuel Rankin.

She is survived by two sons, Gary Rankin, address unknown, and Ronald Rankin of Indianapolis, Ind.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Thelma Shawgo of Greenview and Ruth Sumney, also in Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her husband and two sisters.

Austin Bahn

Austin Verneil Bahn, 33, of Lincoln died Saturday (April 17, 2004) at 5:30 p.m. at his home.

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

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with the Rev. Mark Peters officiating.

Burial will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.

Mr. Bahn worked as a Lincoln fireman, with the Logan County Paramedic Association and for the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois.

He was born Oct. 7, 1970, in Lincoln to Verneil and Kathryn Bergman Bahn. He married Christine Gallagher on Sept. 25, 1999, in Springfield.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; two sons, Aaron Bahn and Austin Catey, both at home; one daughter, Ashley Catey, at home; his parents, of Chestnut; and one sister, Renae (and Rodney) Williams of Edinburg.

He was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Chestnut.

He was a volunteer for Camp CILCA at Cantrall.

Memorials may be made to an education fund for his children.

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