Esther Schmidt
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KANKAKEE -- Esther Irene Schmidt, 88,
formerly of Springfield, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at
12:07 a.m. at Riverside Medical Center.
Her funeral was Wednesday morning at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with
the Rev. Kevin Treptow officiating. Visitation preceded the
service.
Burial is in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Mrs. Schmidt had been an Extension adviser
for the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
of Sangamon County.
She was born April 19, 1918, in Ames, Iowa,
to Ryman and Meriam Baur Smith. She married Wilbur Schmidt
in Winterset, Iowa, on Sept. 7, 1946. He died Oct. 19, 1980.
She is survived by two daughters, Vicki (and
John) Dekker of Kankakee and Sue (and Randy) Krnac of
Plainfield; one son, Carl (and Theresa) Schmidt of
Carbondale; one sister, Frances Ohrvall of Independence,
Mo.; seven grandchildren, Staci Krnac of Plainfield, Julie
(and Aaron) Jones of Carleton, Mich., Chad (and Heather)
Krnac of Plainfield, A.J. Dekker of Champaign, Lea Dekker of
Kankakee, Ry Schmidt of Carbondale and Carson Schmidt of
Carbondale; and four great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one
sister, Phyllis Veline, and one grandson, Patrick Dekker.
She was a member of Woodside Methodist
Church of Springfield
She was a volunteer at Sangamon State
University and at the state Capitol building in Springfield.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society or American Lung Association.
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Madeline Tabor
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ATLANTA -- Madeline A. Tabor, 91, of rural
Atlanta, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at 9:37 a.m. at
BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.
Her funeral was Wednesday morning at Atlanta
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Steve
Anderson officiating. Visitation was on Tuesday at the
church.
Burial is in Funks Grove Cemetery,
rural McLean.
Quiram Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mrs. Tabor was a homemaker.
She was born March 4, 1915, at rural McLean,
to Albert B. and Mary B. Kindred Atchison. She married
Edward Tabor on Feb. 28, 1934, at Lewistown. He died July
23, 1983.
She is survived by her children, Eugene
Tabor of Armington, Kenneth (and Mary) Tabor of Dwight,
Duane (and Sandy) Tabor of Atlanta, James (and Brenda) Tabor
of Creve Coeur, Karen (and Bill) Horn of Atlanta, Lyle (and
Ruth) Tabor of Congerville, Judith Ann (and Russell) Cook of
Beason and Mary Ellen (and Rick) Stevenson of Atlanta; nine
grandsons; nine granddaughters; 31 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great grandchildren.
She was a member of the Atlanta United
Methodist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to her
church or to the Atlanta Public Library.
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