Clifford 'Digger' Cadwallader
Clifford E. "Digger" Cadwallader, 89, a
lifelong resident of Lincoln, died Monday (Aug. 16, 2004) at 12:52
a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.
He donated his body to science. There
will be no services.
Mr. Cadwallader worked for 40 years
tending bar and was head of the bartender local for many years.
He was born Feb. 10, 1915, in Lincoln
to John and Edith Etterline Cadwallader.
He is survived by one sister, Ruth
Trommer of Elgin, and several nieces and nephews.
Three brothers preceded him in death.
He was a member of Moose Lodge 1441.
He graduated from Lincoln Community
High School.
Memorials
may be made to Maple Ridge are Centre, Lincoln.
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Margaret Keys
Margaret H. Keys, 83, of Lincoln died
Sunday (Aug. 15, 2004) at 12:52 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday
at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. There will be no
visitation.
Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery,
Beason.
Mrs. Keys was a former employee of the
Illinois secretary of state's office.
She was born Jan. 30, 1921, in Cape
Girardeau, Mo., to Claude and Lorene Orrell Henson. She married Sam
Keys on April 26, 1947, in Streator. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sons, San Keys
Jr. of Lincoln and Henson Keys of Champaign, and one brother, Gerald
Henson of Arlington, Va.
She was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Lincoln.
Mrs. Keys volunteered for the Elks
Crippled Children's Hospital.
Memorials
may be made to St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.
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Louise R. McConnell
Louise R. McConnell, 69, of Lincoln
died Friday
(Aug. 13, 2004) at 9:23 p.m. in the emergency room at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Her body was to be cremated, and no
services have been scheduled at this time.
Holland and Barry Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mrs. McConnell was a homemaker.
She was born to Feb. 25, 1935, in
Chicago to Frederick B. and Margaret E. Wills Shumard.
She is survived by one daughter, Margaret L. O'Connell of Lincoln;
seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Martha
J. Berg of Round Lake Beach.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two sisters,
Marjorie D. Shumard and June Shirley Laskey.
She was of the Catholic faith. She
was past president of the Post 1170 American Legion Auxiliary in Round Lake.
Charles Carter
A memorial service for Dr. Charles C.
Carter will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Carol Andricks officiating.
Visitation will follow in the basement of the First United
Methodist Church in Mount Pulaski.
Burial will be in Mount Pulaski
Cemetery.
Dr. Carter, 85, of Saratoga, Calif.,
formerly of Mount Pulaski, died May 24, 2004, at his home in
California. He was a professor at San Jose State University for 23
years.
He was born Oct. 2, 1918, in Mount
Pulaski to Clair and Nettie Kusterer Carter.
He is survived by his wife, Corinn
Carter of Saratoga, Calif.; one brother, Wesley (and Dorothy) Carter
of Mount Pulaski; and three nephews, John Carter of Decatur, William
Dykstra of Florida and Jay Dykstra of Wisconsin.
He was of
the Methodist faith and was a member of Lincoln Elks Club 914.
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Carter
family.
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Mabel Amberg
Mabel Amberg, 97, of Lincoln died
Sunday (Aug. 15, 2004) at 4 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor.
A graveside service was on
Tuesday morning at New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, with Pastor Dan Wissmann
officiating.
Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln handled arrangements.
Miss Amberg retired in CIPS in
Springfield, where she was a secretary.
She was born July 19, 1907, in
Broadwell Township to William and Ida Leesman Amberg.
She is survived by three nieces, three
nephews and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by two
sisters, Mildred Olson and Florence Johnson.
She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Lincoln.
She was a graduate of Lincoln Community
High School and Brown's Business College in Springfield.
Memorials
may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln or to the donor's
choice.
Brian Jones
Brian Keith Jones,
38, of Lincoln died Saturday (Aug. 14, 2004) at 11:53 a.m. at
Peoria.
His body was cremated.
A memorial service will be at 5 p.m.
Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with
Chad Ragsdale officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the
service.
Mr. Jones was a construction foreman
for Lancom Communication and was currently a subcontractor for
Bottrell Construction.
He was born Dec. 17, 1965, in St.
Louis, Mo.
He is survived by his father and
stepmother, Larry and Sandy Jones of Pekin; his mother, Linda Jones
of Lincoln; three brothers, Dallas (and Deb) Jones of Lincoln, Larry
(and Susan) Jones of Hartsburg and Jeff Jones of Lincoln; one
sister, Becky (and David) Katz of Lincoln; several nieces and
nephews; and a special friend of 25 years, Beth Fulscher of Peoria.
He was preceded in death by his
maternal and paternal grandparents.
He was an avid reader of poetry and
Shakespeare, loved classical music, was a world traveler, and was a
black belt in martial arts.
Memorials
may be made to the family.
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Jones family.
Dirk
A. Noble
Dirk Allen Noble, 42, of Lincoln
died Friday (Aug. 13, 2004), at 11:16 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 5
to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery at a later date.
Mr. Noble was a certified welder for Archer Daniels Midland
in Decatur.
He was born Oct. 18, 1961, in
Lincoln to Harold and Eleanor M. Winkel Noble.
He is survived by his mother,
of Lincoln; one sister, Donna Covert of California;
two nieces; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his
father.
He was of the Lutheran faith.
Memorials
may be made to the Alzheimer's Unit at the Christian Village
in Lincoln.
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Noble
family.
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