Rudolph Baumhardt
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MOUNT PULASKI -- Rudolph Baumhardt, 85, of Elkhart, formerly
of Mount Pulaski, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at 2:05 a.m.
at Vonderlieth Living Center.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Veail Chapel,
Steenbergen Cemetery. The Rev. Wallace Reifsteck will
officiate, and military rites will be conducted.
Mr. Baumhardt was a retired farmer.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
He was born July 15, 1920, in rural Lincoln to Hugo and
Bertha Arndt Baumhardt. He married Zelma Louise Wilham in
Bowling Green, Mo., on Dec. 20, 1941; she died March 20,
1987. He married Janet Weiser Welch in Rockville, Ind., on
April 28, 1988. She survives.
Other survivors are one daughter, Sandra Wilmert of
Lincoln; one son, Gary (and Jean) Baumhardt of Normal; one
foster daughter, Sharon (and Lynn) Neal of Springfield; two
stepdaughters, Kathy (and Steve) Schilling of Monticello and
Cheryl (and David) Culbertson of Geneseo; three stepsons,
Brad Welch of Scottsdale, Ariz., David (and Ayten) Welch of
Springfield and Mike (and Brenda) Welch of Deltona, Fla.;
one sister, Lorene Schrenk of Springfield; 21 grandchildren;
and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by one brother, three
sisters and one grandson.
He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ of
Lincoln and Mount Pulaski American Legion Post 447. He was a
50-year member and past commander of the American Legion and
a past board member of the Logan County Farm Service Agency.
Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski American Legion
Post 447 or the Alzheimer's Association.
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family.
 Frances Baker
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DECATUR -- Frances E. Baker, 86, of Decatur, formerly of
Lincoln, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at 4:10 p.m. at Decatur
Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the
Rev. Robert Henderson officiating. Visitation will be one
hour prior to the service.
Burial will be in Mountjoy Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker worked in the laundry department at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln and also worked at the
Wareco gas station in Mount Pulaski.
She was born April 29, 1919, in Lincoln to William and
Ethel Shaw Britsch. She married Harold D. Baker on May 27,
1940, in St. Charles, Mo. He died April 29, 1985.
She is survived by two sons, Danny (and Karen) Baker of
Decatur and Larry D. (and Daisy) Baker of Stanford; two
granddaughters, Glenda (and Rick) Hoffman of Maroa and Cindy
(and Jason) Manint of Maroa; three great-grandchildren,
Daniel Gene Hoffman,
Emma Sue Hoffman and Dakota Ann Manint; six
stepgrandchildren; 17 step-great-grandchildren; and 10
step-great-great-grandchildren.
One brother also preceded her in death.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes
Association or Alzheimer's disease research.
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Ralph Wubben
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MOUNT PULASKI -- Ralph E. Wubben, 84, of Mount Pulaski died
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at 5 a.m. at St. John's Hospice North
in Springfield.
His funeral was Tuesday morning at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill Shanle
officiating. Visitation preceded the service.
Burial is in Steenbergen Cemetery.
Mr. Wubben was retired from farming in the Mount Pulaski
and Latham area.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was on
the European front, landed at Normandy during D-Day and
fought at the Battle of the Bulge.
He was born Aug. 25, 1921, in rural Mount Pulaski to
William Albert and Libbie Sivilia Musick Wubben. He married
W. June Luckhart on May 22, 1946, in Hannibal, Mo. She died
Jan. 13, 1999.
He is survived by one son, Larry (and Judy) Wubben of
Williamsville; two sisters, Erma Huston of Mount Pulaski and
Agnes Redfairn of Lincoln; and several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers and three
sisters.
He was an avid fan of auto racing, the St. Louis
Cardinals and the Illini.
Memorials may be made to Latham Fire and Rescue or to the
donor's choice.
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Robert Duvall
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LINCOLN -- Robert C. Duvall, 71, of Lincoln died
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at 7 p.m. at St. John's Hospital in
Springfield.
A private memorial service was scheduled.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Duvall was a truck driver.
He was born in Chicago on April 16, 1934, to Clarence and
Daisy Nichols Duvall. He married Nancy Scamordella on June
20, 1960. She died Jan. 4, 2000.
Mr. Duvall is survived by his children, Robert A. (and
Vicki) Duvall of Lincoln, David E. (and Terry) Duvall of
Lincoln, Dolly (and Doug) Smith of Cary, N.C., and Clarence
Duvall of Lincoln; three grandsons, Justin D. Duvall of
Hartsburg, Brandon L. Duvall of Lincoln and Ricky J. McEvers
of Clinton; two great-grandsons, Aaron Duvall and Dylan
Duvall; four stepgrandchildren, Sarah Smith, Crystal Smith,
Angie Smith
and Michael Smith; and five step-great-grandchildren, Dariann Smith, Dawson Ferguson, Felicity Nichalos, Devon
Smith and Gavon Smith.
Two sisters preceded him in death.
Memorials may be made to the Lincoln House Activity Fund.
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