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Kiya Hassebrock          Send a link to a friend

HARTSBURG -- Kiya Renee Hassebrock, 5, of Hartsburg died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, at 9:10 a.m. at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Kiya attended an early childhood program at Jefferson School in Lincoln.

She was born Sept. 22, 2000, in Lincoln to Michael and Andrea Smith Hassebrock.

She is survived by her father, of Lincoln; her mother, of Hartsburg; one sister, Nicole Fenner of Hartsburg; one brother, Jaxon Hassebrock of Hartsburg; maternal grandparents Patsy Sheese of New Boston and Kenny and Pat Smith of Lampe, Mo.; paternal grandparents Edward and Wanda Hassebrock of Lincoln; maternal great-grandmother Donna Lakin of Brownstown; and paternal great-grandfather John Hassebrock of Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by maternal great-grandparents Ben and Zelma Smith, Mary "Doodle" and James Anderson, Ben and Zelma Smith, and Curt Lakin; and by paternal great-grandparents Mabel Hassebrock and Frank and Betty Short.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to the Children's Miracle Network or Ronald McDonald House in Springfield.

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Donald Meredith

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LINCOLN -- Donald Eugene Meredith, 72, of Lincoln died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, at 2:30 a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

His funeral was Saturday morning at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Julie Azbell officiating. Visitation preceded the service.

Burial was in New Union Cemetery, with military rites.

Mr. Meredith was a salesman for Root Candle Co., Lubbock, Texas.

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

He was born Nov. 26, 1933, in Lincoln to Gordon Harrison and Norma Louise Donnan Meredith

He is survived by one daughter, Ann Meredith of Lincoln, and three grandchildren, Bryant Watkins, Heather McCarty and Faith McCarty.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln and American Legion Post 263.

Memorials may be made to American Legion Post 263 or the American Stroke Association.

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Neil Pope          Send a link to a friend

MOUNT PULASKI -- Neil Pope, 53, of Madison, Wis., formerly of Mount Pulaski, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, at his home.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Latham United Methodist Church, Latham.

There will be no visitation.

He was born March 12, 1952, to Frank and Lucille Wachter Pope.

He is survived by his father and his stepmother, Mary Pope, of Mount Pulaski; one brother, Nolan Pope of Madison, Wis.; one stepbrother, Jack Gasaway of Mount Pulaski; and two stepsisters, Mary Ann Radtke and Jean Davis, both of Mount Pulaski.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Memorials may be made to the Latham United Methodist Church.

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Juanita Farmer          Send a link to a friend

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Juanita B. Farmer, 88, of Port Charlotte died on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at HQM Nursing Home.

There will be a memorial service in Lincoln at a later date.

Mrs. Farmer was a homemaker.

She was born Feb. 27, 1917, in Logan County to Otto P. and Eva Vickery Bateman. She married Paul Paulsen on Oct. 16, 1935; he died in 1939. She married Russell G. Farmer on May 12, 1942; he died May 12, 1967.

She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Buckles of Port Charlotte and Darla Cheatham of Punta Gorda, Fla.; two sons, Robert Farmer and Larry Farmer, both of Middletown, Ill.; two sisters, Helen Heins and Thelma Gilbert, both of Port Charlotte; 19 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Besides her husbands, she was preceded in death by a son from her first marriage, Kenneth Paulsen; a stepson she considered a son, Russell Farmer; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

She was a member of the Lucas Chapel Club, the Home Bureau of Lincoln and the Truth Seekers Sunday school class of the First Christian Church of Port Charlotte.

Memorials may be made to TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.

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