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Josephine Andrews          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Josephine C. Andrews, 79, of Lincoln died Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at 3:55 a.m. at the Christian Village.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at Peasley Funeral Home. Prior to visitation, there will be a prayer service at 4:45.

Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Thursday at Holy Family Church, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery at a later date.

Mrs. Andrews and her husband owned and operated the Gem Restaurant in Lincoln for 39 years.

She was born on Jan. 27, 1927, in Lincoln to Julius and Gisela Baldin Danosky. She married Peter C. Andrews in Lincoln on Oct. 12, 1946. He died in Lincoln on March 28, 2003.

Mrs. Andrews is survived by four children, George (and Sandra) Andrews of Peoria, Michael (and Kathy) Andrews of Springfield, Kathleen (and Earl) Kirshner of Chicago and John (and Debbie) Andrews of Lincoln; one brother, Tony (and JoAnn) Danosky of Winfield; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Danosky of Lincoln; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers.

She was a member of Holy Family Church, Holy Family Society, Daughters of Isabella, Zonta Club, AMVETS, VFW Auxiliary and Emblem Club 433.

Memorials may be made for Masses for family members and deceased family members or to the American Legion Building Fund.

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Rose Guzzardo

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LINCOLN -- Rose Guzzardo, 91, of Lincoln died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Lincoln Christian Church. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church, with Tim Searby officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mrs. Guzzardo was former owner and operator of Guzzardo's Italian Villa.

She was born Jan. 17, 1915, in Coal City to John and Josephine Saso Gervase. She married Dominic "Doc" Guzzardo on Aug. 9, 1941, at La Grange. He died Feb. 27, 1992.

She is survived by one son, John (and Frankie) Guzzardo of Lincoln; one sister, Josephine Lobdell of Mesa, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter and son-in-law, Grace and Bob Ware; five brothers; and three sisters.

She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the building fund at Lincoln Christian Church or to the food pantry.

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Blanche Madigan

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LINCOLN -- Blanche M. Madigan, 89, of Lincoln died Monday, March 6, 2006, at 3:27 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. James Cravens officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.

Mrs. Madigan was a food supervisor for state of Illinois mental health and co-owner of the Ten Pin Bowling Alley in Lincoln

She was born Oct. 22, 1916, in Lincoln to Grover and Eva Lowman Field. She married Harold L. Madigan on June 29, 1941, in Lincoln. He died Sept. 28, 1999.

She is survived by four sons, Michael (and Jan) Madigan of Chestnut, Paul Timothy (and Linda) Madigan of Quincy, Matthew (and Joyce) Madigan of Charleston and Harold J. Madigan of Lincoln; one brother, Robert (and Betty) Field of Lincoln; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Loeber, and two brothers, Thomas and Harry J. Field.

She was a member of the Moose Lodge of Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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Melvin Buchholz          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Melvin H. Buchholz, 52, of Lincoln died Monday, March 6, 2006, at 2:23 p.m. on Truman Road, Springfield.

Mr. Buchholz was an operating engineer for Merrill Contractors, Springfield. He retired from the Lincoln Developmental Center power plant in 2002.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Tracy Thomas officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.

He was born April 27, 1953, in Lincoln to Melvin Henry and Nancy Lee Buchholz. He was raised by JoAnn and Russell Awe of Lincoln, his aunt and uncle. He married Jill Bevard on Aug. 30, 1975, in Lincoln.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; one daughter, Rachel Lee Buchholz of Lincoln; one sister, Marsha (and Carl) Hurley and family of Lincoln; his extended family, Nancy Awe and Donna Wyles, Jan and Jerry Pickett and family, Joy and Mark Coyne and family, Chuck and Karen Merrill, Tom Bevard, and many nieces and nephews

He was preceded in death by his parents and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church and Operating Engineers Local 965.

He loved the outdoors, going to the World of Outlaws races and loved life to the fullest.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Church.

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Kenneth Turner          Send a link to a friend

DECATUR -- Kenneth D. Turner, 65, formerly of Lincoln, died Monday, March 6, 2006, at 9:12 a.m. at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Patrick O'Neal officiating.

Burial will be in Mountjoy Cemetery, rural Atlanta.

He was born Feb. 19, 1941, at Lincoln to Albert and Frances Mitchell Turner.

He is survived by two sisters, LaDonna Weindorf of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Abby (and Charles) Bode of Warrensburg; two nieces; and two nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Special Olympics, Illinois Central Area 10.


Alan Tapper          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Alan Ray Tapper, 55, of Lincoln died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 5:35 p.m. at home with his family.

A memorial gathering will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Bennett Funeral Home.

Private family services will be conducted earlier, with Tracy Thomas officiating.

For the past 15 years Mr. Tapper had been owner, vice president and general manager of Heritage Packaging Corporation. He worked for the Burlington Northern Railroad as a brakeman and conductor from May of 1970 until January of 1990. He also bred and raised American quarter horses from 1975 to the present.

He was born Oct. 16, 1950, in Galesburg to Raymond E. and Shirley Gladfelter Tapper. He married Marilyn Shipp in Galesburg on Aug. 28, 1976.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Tapper of Lincoln; one son, Matthew Tapper of Lincoln; his father, of Galesburg; and one sister, Jeanne Collier Lampson (and her husband, Mike) of Galesburg.

He was preceded in death by his mother and one son, Cash Raymond Tapper.

He was a member of Lincoln Elks Club 914 for 16 years and served as president in 1995. He was a member of the United Transportation Union, the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters and the American Quarter Horse Association.

He coached and assisted in coaching all of his sons' sporting activities, including soccer, baseball, basketball and ice hockey.

He graduated from Galesburg Senior High School in 1968 and attended Carl Sandburg College.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Lincoln Park District Tapper Memorial Fund at 1400 Primm Road, Lincoln, IL 62656, or will be accepted at the funeral home.

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George Stedwell          Send a link to a friend

PAXTON -- George W. Stedwell, 82, of Paxton died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 1:09 p.m. at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City.

There will be a private family service in Atlanta Cemetery.

Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, handled arrangements.

Mr. Stedwell retired after 37 years of civil service: 17 years in aircraft maintenance and 20 years as an instructor supervisor and master instructor in jet engine technology at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul. He was a licensed A&P mechanic.

He was an Army Air Corps and U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and Korea.

He was born Jan. 5, 1924, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to George W. and Grace N. Havens Stedwell. He married Geneva L. McLean in May 1947 in Champaign.

He is survived by his wife; four children, George Lee Stedwell of Peru, Ind., Charles William Stedwell of Champaign, Janet S. Brown of Atlanta and Katherine M. Miller of Elmhurst; and eight grandchildren.

He was a lifetime member of Christ Episcopal Church, Glen Ridge, N.J. He was a charter member of the World War II Memorial Society, a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, AARP, National Railway Historical Association, National Rifle Association, Farm Bureau and Atlanta American Legion.

He graduated from Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey; Casey Jones School of Aeronautics, Newark, N.J.; Pratt and Whitney Service School, Hartford, Conn.; and Parks Air College, East St. Louis.

His hobbies were model railroading, hunting, fishing and gardening.

Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.


Philip Kohler

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LINCOLN -- Philip S. Kohler, 90, of Lincoln died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 11:24 a.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

A graveside service and military rites will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at New Union Cemetery.

There is no visitation.

Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mr. Kohler worked in maintenance at Cutler-Hammer for 17 years.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945.

He was born Dec. 31, 1915, in St. Joseph, Mo., to Philip and Agnes Marie Metcalf Kohler. He married Bernice Spurling in 1954 in St. Joseph, Mo. She died in 2000.

He was also preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Dorothy Krotz.

He is survived by a niece, Donna Wright of Lincoln.

He was a Catholic.

Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

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Dorothy Warnisher          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Dorothy M. Warnisher, 87, of Lincoln died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 12:15 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

Visitation was on Monday at Peasley Funeral Home.

Her funeral Mass was Tuesday morning at Holy Family Church, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.

Burial is in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Mrs. Warnisher was a telephone operator for 35 years. She retired in December of 1979.

She was born Aug. 23, 1918, in Lincoln to Fred and Anna Feldman Eimer. She married Vincent G. Warnisher on Oct. 14, 1944, in Lincoln. He died Dec. 28, 1996.

She is survived by two sons, Vincent E. "Gene" (and Linda) Warnisher of Springfield and Joseph F. (and Susanne) Warnisher of Moore, Okla.; five grandchildren, JoAnne (and Monty) Piper of Blanchard, Okla., Tamara Wallace of Oklahoma City, Okla., Chance (and Patsy) Warnisher of Rosamond, Cole (and Tonya) Warnisher of Lincoln and Clint (and Jennifer) Warnisher of Williamsville; 10 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Richard Eimer of Lincoln, Robert (and Patricia) Eimer of Belleville, Tom (and Margaret) Eimer of Lincoln; and one sister, Elizabeth "Betty" (and Kenneth) Kinney of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by an infant brother.

She was a member of Holy Family Church, Holy Family Society and Illinois Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School or the American Cancer Society.

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