 Marvin Wiggers
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LINCOLN -- Marvin Eldon Wiggers, 77, of Lincoln, died
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at 6:37 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First
United Methodist Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Jame Hahs
officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln and from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of the service Tuesday at the church.
Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery, with military
rites performed at the grave site.
Mr. Wiggers was a lifelong farmer at Beason.
He proudly served his country in the Army during the
Korean War, acting as head scrub nurse of surgery.
He was born May 31, 1928, in Lincoln to Frederick Sr. and
Wilhelmina Englehorn Wiggers. He married Ruth Tunila Awe on
Sept. 21, 1968, in Lincoln.
He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth, of Lincoln; two
daughters, Amy Wiggers-Chen (and husband Nathan) of Peoria
and Karen Sandel (and husband John) of Lincoln; one son,
Kevin Wiggers (and wife Carrie) of Indianapolis, Ind.; one
stepson, Bobby Awe of Lincoln; two sisters, Katharina "Kak"
Goldhammer of Lincoln and Thelma Matson (and husband Jack)
of Lincoln; one brother, Milton Wiggers (and wife Pat) of
Springfield; nine grandchildren, Ashley, Gregory and Kinsley
Chen, all of Peoria, Shannon Doolin of Emden, Matthew Sandel
of McHenry, Israel and Christian Sandel, both of Lincoln,
Courtney Awe, serving her country in Hawaii, and Clint Awe
of Lincoln; two great-grandchildren, Grace Doolin of Emden
and Madison Sandel of McHenry; and several nieces, nephews,
great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters,
Eileen Wiggers and Mildred Wiggers-Johnson; and two
brothers, Frederick Wiggers Jr. and Kendall Wiggers.
Mr. Wiggers was a member of the First United Methodist
Church in Lincoln, American Legion Post 262 and VFW Post
1756.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital and will be accepted at the funeral home.
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family.
Harold 'Allen' Buehler
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LINCOLN -- Harold "Allen" Buehler, 68, of Lincoln, went home
to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, at 5:50 p.m.
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at Bennett
Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the
service.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Buehler was retired from the bottle factory in
Lincoln.
He was born Jan. 1, 1937, in Lincoln to Harold Louis and
Ruby Fern Greenslate Buehler.
He is survived by one son, Brian Diamond of Lincoln; one
daughter, Dana Diamond of East Moline; one sister, Jeanne
Helton of Lincoln; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
three nieces; and eight great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He had attended Lincoln Christian Church.
Memorial donations may be made to the family and will be
accepted at the funeral home.
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