Verna Gentry
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LINCOLN -- Verna V. Gentry, 85, of Lincoln died Tuesday,
Nov. 15, 2005, at 7 a.m. at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Peasley Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
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Gentry family.
Norman Hellman
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EMDEN -- Norman H. Hellman, 72, of Emden died Monday,
Nov. 14, 2005, at 6:15 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital, surrounded by his family.
His funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St.
Peter Lutheran Church in Emden, with the Rev. David L. Hofer
officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 4 to 7
p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to the service on
Thursday.
Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.
Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling
arrangements.
Mr. Hellman owned Fink Chevrolet in Emden.
He was born May 6, 1933, in Logan County to Harold A. and
Margaret Bruns Hellman. He married Loretta Fink on Oct. 24,
1950, in Keokuk, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife, of Emden; two sons, Dennis
(and Sharon) Hellman of Foristell, Mo., and Linn (and Lorita)
Hellman of Princeton; two daughters, Diane (and Bob) Meeker
of Emden and Lorenda Hellman of Lincoln; one brother, Donald
(and Donna) Hellman of Lincoln; eight grandchildren, Andrea
(and Andy) Danes of Pleasant Plains, Molly (and Andy) Hayes
of Emden, Heather (and Mark) Wilt of Shelbina, Mo., Michelle
Hellman of Columbia, Mo., Adam Hellman of Bloomington, Robby
Meeker of Emden, Meggy Meeker of Emden and Austin Hellman of
Princeton; and two great-grandchildren, Nathan and Auburn
Hedrick, both of Pleasant Plains.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers,
Melvin and Lloyd Hellman.
He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church.
Memorial donations may be made to his church or to the
Emden Rescue Squad.
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family.
 Harold Cates
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LINCOLN -- Harold Dean Cates, 73, of Lincoln died
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at 11:40 a.m. at Memorial Medical
Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Tim
Searby officiating.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Cates was a retired truck driver. He had been
employed by Barrick Transfer, Lincoln; Sturm Freightways,
Decatur; Hyman Freightways, Morton; Stetson China Factory,
Lincoln; and Firestone, Decatur.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
He was born Nov. 9, 1932, in Hopedale to Hubert F.
Cummings and Mary Louise Cates Cummings. He married Betty
Mae Depoister on Jan. 9, 1954, in Atlanta.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; one daughter,
Melissa (and George) White of Lincoln; one brother, Darrel
(and Sheila) Cummings of Lincoln; two sisters, Elaine (and
Michael) Fitzhenry of Lincoln and Linda (and Ernest) Frost
of Waynesville; four grandchildren, Matthew Graham of
Lincoln, Marissa White of Lincoln, Adam White of Lincoln and
Jennifer White of Springfield.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
He was of the Christian faith.
He was a member of Teamsters Local 916.
Memorials may be made to Logan County Paramedic
Association.
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