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Alice Banks
Posted and archived Aug. 23, 2004
LINCOLN -- Glen Alice Banks, 91,
of Lincoln died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004, at 10:30 p.m. at
Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at noon
Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the
Rev. Peggy D. Senore and the Rev. Tiney Walker officiating.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Old Union
Cemetery.
Mrs. Banks was a registered nurse
for 13 years at St. Vincent Hospital in Taylorville.
She was born Oct. 7, 1918, at
Elkhart to Tom and Martha Bonaparte. She married Edward Banks.
He died June 29, 1988.
She is survived by four sons,
Napoleon Bonaparte of Lincoln, James Banks, Joe Banks of St.
Paul, Minn., and Gary Banks of Georgia; 20 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was also preceded in death by
two brothers, William and Joseph Bonaparte.
She
was a member of A.M.E. Allen Chapel.
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In loving memory of
Glen Alice Bonaparte Banks
Glen Alice Bonaparte was
born Oct. 7, 1918, to Tom and Martha Bonaparte in
Elkhart. She had two older brothers, William and Joseph,
and attended high school in Lincoln.
Alice married Edward Banks
and raised their family in Taylorville, enjoying the
great outdoors as an avid sportswoman, skilled in
hunting, fishing, camping and gardening.
Undeniably, Alice was a
woman of great accomplishments and talents in any arena
in which she decided she had an interest. Throughout the
years she showed great skills in ceramics, knitting,
crochet, carpentry, home renovation, painting
watercolors, and she was an outstanding cook.
At the age of 52, Alice
decided she wanted to become a nurse and embarked on her
new career with great vigor. After two years of study,
she became a nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in
Taylorville, and for 13 years straight she never missed
a day of work.
For most of her life,
Alice served in leadership roles in many organizations,
including as the president of the Women’s Missionary
Society, a position that required her to travel around
the country.
Travel was one of her
passions, and she visited Hawaii, California and the
Caribbean islands, as well as many other places closer
to home.
Church always played a
major role in Alice’s life. In Taylorville she was a
founding member of the A.M.E. Allen Chapel Church, and
once she moved back to Lincoln she was the mainstay of
the A.M.E. Allen Chapel Church in Lincoln.
Her husband, Ed Banks,
preceded her in death over a decade ago. She is survived
by her four sons, Napoleon Bonaparte and James, Joe and
Gary Banks; 20 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-grandchild.
Alice was a proud and
strong woman, much beloved by her extended family and
family of friends. She kept her good sense of humor and
sharp mind until the very end. When that day arrived,
she felt peaceful and satisfied that she had lived a
long and good life and that she had fulfilled her
purpose in life.
Her funeral will be at
noon Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004, at the Holland and Barry
Funeral Home, followed by the burial and then a repast
at the American Legion in Lincoln.
Alice was a wonderful
woman who will always be remembered and dearly missed. |
Marzella Jones
Posted Aug. 22, 2004
Archived Aug. 23, 2004
MASON CITY -- Marzella Alberta
Jones, 99, of Mason City died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004, at 8:30
a.m. at Mason City Area Nursing Home.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City, with the Rev.
Duane Turley and Nash Shawgo officiating. Visitation will be
from 1:30 to 2 p.m.
Burial will be in Mason City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones had worked as a clerk
and manager at the Gamble store in Mason City and later at The
White Barn.
She was born Nov. 30, 1904, at
Petersburg to Frank and Birdie Fruits Clary. She married
Alfred Miller in 1924 and he preceded her in death. She later
married Donald Jones; he also preceded her in death.
She is survived by one son, Leo
(and Betty L. "Penny") Miller of Virden, and one grandchild.
She was also preceded in death by
one sister, four brothers and a niece she raised, Bonnie
Greenfield.
She attended services at Bethel
Baptist Church, rural Chandlerville. She was a member of Royal
Neighbors and a former member of the Mason City Women's Club.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mason City Area Nursing
Home.
Mary Fink
Posted Aug. 22, 2004
Archived Aug. 23, 2004
LINCOLN -- Mary Lou Fink, 75, of
Lincoln died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004, at 3:10 a.m. at her
home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln, following a prayer service at 3:30.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln, with
Father Tony Lee officiating.
Burial will be in Hartsburg Union
Cemetery.
Mrs. Fink was a homemaker.
She was born May 28, 1929, in
Lincoln to Edwin C. and Esther Dehner Mills. She married Joe
Brown Proctor on Dec. 28, 1951, in Lincoln. She later married
Harold M. Fink, on Aug. 10, 1960, in Lincoln. Both husbands
preceded her in death.
She is survived by one daughter,
Marsha (and Bill) Langellier of Lincoln; two stepdaughters,
Vicki (and Jerry) Crane of Delavan and Valerie (and Tom)
Alberts of Emden; two grandchildren, Jennifer (and Brad) Shaw
of Lincoln and Kristofer Langellier of Lincoln; seven
stepgrandchildren; one great-grandson, Konnor Shaw of Lincoln;
and five step-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by
one brother, Edwin C. Mills II.
She was a member of Holy Family
Catholic Church in Lincoln, a charter member of the Lincoln
Emblem Club, a lifetime member of Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary and a nine-year member of the auxiliary's
governing board. She also belonged to the Red Hat Society.
She graduated from Lincoln
Community High School and Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.
Memorials may be made to the Wayne J. Schahl Hospice in
Lincoln.
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Fink.
Laura Hardwick
Posted Aug. 22, 2004
Archived Aug. 23, 2004
LINCOLN -- Laura Lou Hardwick,
58, of Lincoln died Friday, Aug. 20, 2004, at 11:05 a.m. at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
A graveside service will be at 10
a.m. Tuesday at New Union Cemetery with Gerald Pippenger
officiating. There is no visitation.
Arrangements were handled by
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mrs. Hardwick worked as a
homemaker for Community Action.
She was born March 26, 1946, in
Carrollton to Frank and Viola Janin Robinson. She married
Frank Hardwick on Sept. 26, 1965, in Carrollton.
She is survived by her husband,
of Lincoln; her mother, Viola (and Everett) Shaw of
Carrollton; one son, Michael Hardwick of Lincoln; one
daughter, Victoria (and Steven) George of Lincoln; three
grandchildren; two brothers, Chuck Robinson of Carrollton and
Leroy (and Marsha) Robinson of Eldridge; and one sister,
Loretta (and Tom) Vineyard of Carrollton.
She was preceded in death by her
father.
Memorials may be made to the Laura Hardwick fund.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Hardwick
family. |
