Doris Curry       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 13, 2005

LINCOLN -- Doris Curry, 82, of Lincoln, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, at 3:25 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Jame Hahs officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Mrs. Curry retired from Lincoln Developmental Center, where she was a technician.

She was born Sept. 13, 1922, in Mackenzie, N.D., to John and Maud Ingersoll Williamson. She married Harold Curry in Missouri in 1941. He died in July of 1946.

She is survived by two sons, Bruce (and Nellie) Curry of Sullivan and Albert (and Dorothy) Curry of Akron, Ohio; two daughters, Shirley Curry of Lincoln and Alberta (and Paul) Gray of Lincoln; six grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Viola Penicook of Piper City.

She was also preceded in death by five sisters, one brother and a stillborn son.

She was of the Protestant faith.

She was a member of Lincoln Eagles Auxiliary and the Lincoln American Legion Auxiliary.

Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

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Helen Tendick       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 12, 2005

MOUNT PULASKI -- Helen F. Tendick, 83, of Mount Pulaski, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, at 8:25 a.m. at St. John's Hospice North in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Paul Droegemueller officiating.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Mrs. Tendick was a bookkeeper at Holmes Garage in Mount Pulaski for 25 years.

She was born Dec. 28, 1921, in Logan County to Louis J. and Hilma J. Hahn Gluick. She married John E. Tendick on July 27, 1946. He died Nov. 18, 1988.

She is survived by two daughters, Linda K. (and Larry) Collier of Mount Pulaski and Karen L. (and Robert) Wolpert of Mount Pulaski; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski and a member at large of Delta Omicron sorority.

Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski Zion Lutheran School.

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Shirley Walker       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 13, 2005

MASON CITY -- Shirley Jean Walker, 69, of Mason City, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, at 5:17 p.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dustin Fulton officiating.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Ms. Walker retired from state employment in 2003. She had worked at Lincoln Developmental Center.

She was born Dec. 24, 1935, in Luther Township, Mason City, to John and Jodie Hutchinson Davis.

She is survived by two sons, John Koehne (and caregiver Michael Harlow) of Springfield and Kenneth Koehne of Springfield; three daughters, Jodie (and Gene) Smith of Riverton, Linda McCray of Lincoln and Donna (and Bob) Bolyard of Elkhart; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Pat Davis of Mason City and Donald Davis of Utica; and one sister, Mary Gadberry of Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by her parents; twin sons Steven and William Walker in 1970; one grandson, Chip Smith, in 1999; three brothers; and one sister.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethesda group home in Mason City.

Laura Montgomery       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 12, 2005

SPRINGFIELD -- Laura Montgomery, 88, formerly of Lincoln, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, at 2:55 p.m. at Capitol Care Center.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the rosary recited at 6:45 p.m.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Montgomery was a counter clerk for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and performed secretarial duties for Scully Estates in Lincoln.

She was born March 23, 1916, in Lincoln to Dale and Emily Stringer Bruner. She married Donald R. Montgomery on Aug. 16, 1938, in Lincoln. He died July 24, 1987.

She is survived by two daughters, Ilene (and Warren) Davis of Lincoln and Rita (and Richard) Ferguson of Springfield; one grandson; and two great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one son and one brother, Clarence. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln and the Illinois Federal Association of Retired Employees.

Memorials may be made to Holy Family Church or the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

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Allen Opperman       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 13, 2005

KENNEY -- Allen Harold Opperman, 53, of Kenney, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, at 10:45 a.m. at his home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. His funeral will follow at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Mark Peters officiating.

Cremation will follow the service.

Mr. Opperman was a farmer.

He was born April 1, 1951, in Lincoln to Harold William and Helen Schaefer Opperman. He married Marla Wiley Elders in Chestnut on Nov. 28, 1975.

He is survived by his wife, of Kenney; three sons, Micky Elder of Kenney, Eric (and Dana) Opperman of Savannah, Ga., and Brad Opperman of Washington, D.C.; one daughter, Laura Opperman of Mount Pulaski; and one sister, Betty Goodman of Chestnut.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Chestnut, Sons of the American Legion Post 447, Chestnut Men's Club and Beason Men's Club. He was a board member and past president of Chestnut Grain.

At the University of Illinois he was a member of the Illi-Dell fraternity.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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Lois Buesking       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 11, 2005

NORMAL -- Lois Buesking, 86, formerly of Atlanta, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, at 4:45 p.m. at Heritage Manor.

Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with the Rev. Jame Hahs officiating. Visitation was on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Buesking was a homemaker for her family.

She was born Oct. 3, 1918, at Macon to Stuart and Maude Dunkel Unroe. She married Boyd O. Buesking on Jan. 22, 1939, at Macon. He died Sept. 27, 2000.

She is survived by three sons, Carl Frederick (and Melodie) Buesking of Cordova, Tenn., Boyd Leon "Buster" Buesking of Bloomington and Richard Lee (and Becky) Buesking of Effingham; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Ann McLaughlin and Leona Unroe, both of Decatur.

She was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.

Memorials may be made to BroMenn Hospice of Normal.

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Joseph Coleman       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 10, 2005

MIDLAND CITY -- Joseph D. Coleman, 44, of Midland City, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, at 10:06 a.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation was on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Burial will be in McClimans Cemetery, Hallsville.

Mr. Coleman was the lead carton scheduler for Saint-Gobain, the bottle factory in Lincoln.

He was born Jan. 25, 1960, in Lincoln to John F. and Joyce Hughes Coleman. He married Rita Huffman on Aug. 25, 1984, in Lincoln.

He is survived by his wife, of Midland City; three sons, Tristan Coleman, Jared Coleman and Gabe Coleman, all of Midland City; his parents, of Lincoln; one brother, Keith (and Ann) Coleman of Lincoln; and two sisters, Jean Coleman of Lincoln and Jamie (and Tim) Brennan of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Judy Schaub.

Memorials may be made to the Joseph Coleman Memorial Fund.