Margaret Kurtz
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Archived Oct. 6, 2004
LINCOLN -- Margaret M. Kurtz, 78, of Lincoln died Monday,
Oct. 4, 2004, at 9:05 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Peasley
Funeral Home in Lincoln, following a prayer service at 5 p.m.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family
Church, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Krutz had been employed as a licensed practical nurse
at St. Clara's Hospital, Deaconess Nursing Home and Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital. She retired in February of 1988.
She was born Feb. 15, 1926, at Streator, to George and Mary
Urdzik Yusko. She married John H. Kurtz on Sept. 2, 1952, in
Lincoln. He died Sept. 22, 1982.
She is survived by one son, Larry R. Kurtz of Lincoln; two
grandchildren, Matthew L. Kurtz and Christopher M. Kurtz, both
of Lincoln; two sisters, Louise (and Leon) Hinkelman of Ottawa
and Mary Lou Yusko of Streator; two brothers, James (and
Beverly) Yusko of Streator and Larry (and Irngard) Yusko of
Clearwater, Fla.; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces
and great-nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and seven
brothers.
She was a member of Holy Family Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or the
American Diabetes Association.
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Charles 'Onie' O'Neill
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Archived Oct. 5, 2004
LINCOLN -- Charles Leo "Onie"
O'Neill, 83, of Lincoln died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at 8:50
p.m. at Proctor Hospital in Peoria.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8
p.m. Wednesday at Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln, following a
prayer service at 4 p.m.
His funeral will be at 9 a.m.
Thursday at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. R.
Anthony Lee officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Cross
Cemetery. American Legion Logan Post 263 will conduct military
rites.
Mr. O'Neill had been employed
at Ball-Incon Bottle Factory in Lincoln for 32 years when he
retired in 1987.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II and a recipient of a Bronze Star and Purple
Heart. He served with the 48th Engineers Combat Battalion.
He was born Feb. 13, 1921, at
Lincoln to Charles and Nellie Ryan O'Neill. He married Viola
Mae Biggs in September 1954 in Lincoln. She died Sept. 2,
1968.
He is survived by two sons,
Pat (and Juanita) O'Neill of Lincoln and Mike (and Patty)
O'Neill of Lincoln; three grandchildren; four
stepgrandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren.
He was a member of Holy Family
Church, a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and a
member of American Legion Logan Post 263.
He was a member of the Glass
Bottle Blowers Association for 30 years and past union
president of both locals of the Lincoln plant.
He was association secretary
for the Lincoln Bowling Association for 30 years and ran the
Young American Bowling Alliance for 27 years. He was inducted
into the Lincoln Bowling Association Hall of Fall in 2000.
He was also a well-known fast
pitch softball pitcher.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Carroll Catholic School or Lincoln Young American
Bowling Alliance.
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O'Neill family.
Mildred Sullivan
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Archived Oct. 5, 2004
LINCOLN -- Mildred F.
Sullivan, 82, of Lincoln died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at 8:15
p.m. at St. Clara's Manor.
A graveside service will be at
1 p.m. Wednesday at New Union Cemetery, with the Rev. S.M.
Davis officiating.
There is no visitation.
Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mrs. Sullivan retired in 1984
from Lincoln Developmental Center, where she was a switchboard
operator.
She was born March 18, 1922,
in Jacksonville to George and Eva Jeffers Baker. She married
Marion R. "Sully" Sullivan on April 21, 1944, in Lincoln.
She is survived by one
daughter, Patricia (Roger) Bay of Lincoln; two stepsons,
Marion R. "Marty" (and Peg) Sullivan Jr. of Shreveport, La.,
and Glen Dean "Scotty" (and Gaye) Sullivan of Morton; three
grandchildren, Nick Bay of Jacksonville, Brian Culnan of
Laramie, Wyo., and Karen Flagg of Greeley, Colo.; four
great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald Baker of Phoenix,
Ariz.; and one sister, Laveta Zurkammer of Lincoln.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, husband, two brothers and three sisters.
Memorials may be made to the
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation.
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family.
James Hallett
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Archived Oct. 5, 2004
LINCOLN -- James R.
Hallett, 89, of Lincoln died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at 2:50
p.m. at home with his family.
His funeral service was
scheduled for noon Wednesday at
Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts of Lincoln Christian Church
officiating. An hour for visitation preceded the service.
Burial is in Zion
Cemetery.
He was born July 4,
1915, in Charleston, W.Va. He married Elva Elrod on April 30,
1944, in Orgas, W.Va.
He is survived by his
wife, of Lincoln; three daughters, Frances (and husband John)
Guzzardo of Lincoln, Nancy (and Kenny) Sherren of Naples,
Fla., and Dottie (and Terry) Janitz of Bonita Springs, Fla.;
six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers,
Albert Luoni and Frank Luoni; and two sisters, Dorothy Ald and
Irene Stone.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, James and Blanch (Gerald); two brothers,
Bill Luoni and Joe Luoni; and two sisters, Marie Graley and
Louise Hallett.
He was a devoted
member of Lincoln Christian Church, to which memorial
donations may be made.
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Hallett family.
David Drake
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Archived Oct. 4, 2004
BEASON -- David L. Drake, 83, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004,
at 7:30 p.m. at his home near Beason.
Visitation at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
His funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Beason United
Methodist Church. Visitation at the church will begin at 2
p.m.
Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery.
Mr. Drake was a retired farmer.
He served with the 253rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
in Europe during World War II.
He was born May 19, 1921, at Cornland to Martin Bogarte and
Clara Belle Robinson Drake. He married Merida Bivin of
Mechanicsburg on Nov. 6, 1943.
He is survived by his wife; four children, Warren (and
Geraldine) Drake of Mahomet, Harold (and Nancy) Drake of
Beason, Martha (and John) Bunzey of Taylorville and Laura (and
Marc) Enger of Farmer City; nine grandchildren, Sheryl, Robert
and Doug Drake, Kevin and Erin Klee, Michael (and Diane), Sig
and Melanie Enger, and Liz (and Tom) Pratt; four brothers,
Robert E. (and Mary E.) Drake of Beason, Richard K. (and Joy)
Drake of Farmer City, George E. (and Elinor) Drake of El Paso
and Andrew V. (and Eileen) Drake of Morton; and a
sister-in-law, Mary Drake.
Two grandchildren, Belle Marie Drake and Curtis A. Drake,
and two brothers, Michael Warren Drake and Donald Louis Drake,
preceded him in death.
He was a member of Beason United Methodist Church, where he
had served as Sunday school teacher and on the board of
trustees. He was also a member of American Legion Post 848,
DeWitt Masonic Lodge 84 in Clinton, Farm Bureau and a life
member of the National Rifle Association.
He had been a leader for the Deer Creek Ag 4-H Club and a Boy
Scout troop committee member.
For many years he was a Logan County Housing Authority
commissioner.
He attended school in Cornland and then graduated from
Lincoln High School in 1939. He attended the University of
Illinois before being drafted into the U.S. Army and graduated
from the U of I College of Agriculture after the war.
He began farming near Beason in 1946. He and his brother
Robert were named Conservation Farmers of the Year in 1973.
Memorials may be made to the Beason United Methodist Church
or Hospice Care of Illinois.
James Conner
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Archived Oct. 5, 2004
LINCOLN -- James Dylan "Jimmy"
Conner, 2, of Lincoln died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, at 5:35
p.m. at Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton.
Arrangements are pending at
Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Jimmy was born July 9, 2002,
in Alton to Brandon and Deborah Maloney Conner.
He is survived by his parents,
brother Brandon Conner Jr. and sister Samantha Conner,
all of Lincoln; paternal grandparents Gerald and Teresa Conner
of Wood River; maternal grandparents Jimmy and Loma Maloney of
Lincoln; paternal great-grandparents Phyllis Morris of East
Alton and Arthur and Betty McIntosh of Marion; and several
aunts, uncles and cousins.
He attended Lincoln Christian
Church.
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