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George Lolling

George R. Lolling, 88, formerly of Hartsburg, died Saturday (July 10, 2004) at 7:20 p.m. at Vonderleith Living Center, Mount Pulaski.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hartsburg, with the Rev. David Russell officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church and one hour before the service on Wednesday.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mr. Lolling was a retired farmer and Hartsburg-Emden school bus driver.

He was born May 29, 1916, at Hartsburg to Simon and Katie Klockenga Lolling. He married Dorothy Martinie on May 3, 1941, in Bowling Green, Mo. She died Oct. 31, 1985. He married Florence Klokkenga on Aug. 8, 1987, in Hartsburg. She died in 2000.

He is survived by two daughters, Nancy (and Tim) Rohlfs of Mackinaw and Sandi Wilcox of Hartsburg; two sons, Rudy Klokkenga of Bloomington and Ron (and Vicky) Klokkenga of Lincoln; one brother, Rudy (and Esther) Lolling of Mount Pulaski; five grandchildren, Jon (and Janet) Wilcox of Marquette Heights, Marc Wilcox of Kent, Wash., Kimberly (and J.R.) Eskew of Hartsburg, Derek (and Rebecca) Rohlfs of Naperville and Craig Rohlfs of Peoria; and six great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one daughter.

He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Hartsburg.

Memorials may be made to the church or the donor's choice.

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Leota Stivers

Leota H. Stivers, 91, of Mount Pulaski died Sunday (July 11, 2004) at 3:30 a.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with John Robertson officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Hall Cemetery, rural Blue Mound.

Mrs. Stivers was a homemaker.

She was born Oct. 16, 1912, in Macon County to Albert and Grace Reazin Gemmer. She married Herbert F. Stivers in Champaign on Aug. 24, 1949. He died Jan. 28, 1994.

She is survived by one stepson, Richard (and Karen) Stivers of Bloomington; one stepdaughter, Linda (and Roger) Thomas of Fountain Valley, Calif.; one sister, Shirley Wehling of Pleasant Hills, Ohio; seven stepgrandchildren, Karen Thomas, Laura Thomas, John Thomas, Debra Kus, Nancy Lucero, Brad Stivers and Christopher Chester; six step-great-grandchildren, Mitzi Payton, Emily Brown, Natalie Mullins, John Brown II, Nikko Stivers and Spiro Stivers; and one step-great-great-grandchild, Michael Ray Stotts.

She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Helen Ryan, Irene Skaggs and Opal Brown.

She was a member of Mount Pulaski Christian Church, the Loyal Daughters of the church and the Mount Pulaski Woman's Club.

Memorials may be made to the Mount Pulaski Christian Church building fund or to Vonderlieth Living Center.

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