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Barbara Petri

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LINCOLN -- Barbara Petri, 66, of Lincoln died Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, at 8:50 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Her body was cremated and there will be no visitation or service.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln handled arrangements.

Mrs. Petri worked in maintenance at The Oasis senior citizen center.

She was born Feb. 25, 1939, in Lincoln to William Lee and Bernadine M. Maston Funk. She married Cyril D. "Shorty" Overbey Sr., who preceded her in death in 1983. She later married Arnold Petri, and he died in 1989.

She is survived by one son, Cyril Overbey Jr. of Lincoln; one daughter, Brenda McCluskey of Arizona; two stepsons, Harley Petri and Allen Petri, both of Elkhart; and seven grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents.

She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.

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Edwin Limback          Send a link to a friend

MASON CITY -- Edwin J. Limback, 88, of Mason City died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, at 5:10 p.m. at Mason District Hospital in Havana.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Allens Grove, with the Rev. J. Derek Riddle officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church.

Burial will be in Meadowlawn Cemetery, Manito.

Mr. Limback was a lifelong farmer.

He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1945.

He was born Dec. 8, 1916, in Mason County to Jess and Elizabeth Durdel Limback. He married Willie Mae Carroll on July 26, 1943.

He is survived by his wife, of Mason City; one son, David (and Nancy) Limback of St. Louis, Mo.; four daughters, June (and Charles) Huffer of Lincoln, Nancy (and Jake) Adams of Babbitt, Minn., Kathy (and Robert) Hellrigel of Delavan, and Linda (and Louis) Wagner of Easton; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lawrence (and Pauline) Limback of Mason City and Norman (and Isabel) Limback of Farmington, N.M.; and one sister, Ruth (and Bob) Goggins of Morton.

Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church and American Legion Post 496.

Memorials may be made to his church or to the Mason City Area Nursing Home.


Robert Hay

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ELKHART -- Robert Laverne Hay, 74, of Elkhart died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. at his home.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Parkview Cemetery, Peoria, with the Rev. Daniel Tuhy officiating.

There is no visitation.

Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln.

Mr. Hay owned and operated Lincoln News Agency and was a salesman for T.V. Guide.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He was born Dec. 23, 1930, in Galesburg to Frances Laverne and Lela Laverne Lang Hay. He married Betty Blair on March 7, 1963, in Quincy.

He is survived by his wife, of Elkhart; two sons, Robert A. (and Marianne) Hay of Lincoln and Bradley B. Hay of Broadwell; and one grandson, Bryan Hay.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, John K. Hay; and one sister, Betty O'Connor.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Hospice Care of Illinois or the Veterans Administration.

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