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Dr. Earl Swan          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Dr. Earl M. Swan, 92, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 10:50 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

A graveside service and Masonic rites will be conducted at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at Millcreek Baptist Church Cemetery, Radcliff, Ky.

Holland and Barry Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Dr. Swan was a chiropractor, taught at Lincoln Chiropractic College in Indianapolis, Ind., and taught 11 years at Lincoln Junior High.

He was born May 11, 1913, in Huntingburg, Ind., to Thomas W. and Amy Marshall Swan. He married Marjorie Rogers in Jan. 16, 1937, in Louisville, Ky. She died Nov. 23, 2004, in Lincoln.

He is survived by two sons, Terry Swan of Williamsville and Thomas (and wife Raquel) Swan of Springfield; two brothers, Edgar T. Swan of Princeton, Ind., and Loren Swan of Medford, Ore.; one grandson, Rick Swan; and two great-grandchildren, Alecia and Richard Swan.

He was a member of First Baptist Church in Lincoln, a past member of the Toastmaster's Club and past member of the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce. He was president of the Lincoln Rotary Club from 1967 to 1968, a past master of the Masonic Order Lodge 603 of Vine Grove, Ky., and past president of Central Illinois Chiropractic Society.

He authored three books, "Swan's Poetic Gems," "Book of Wisdom" and "The Secret Diary of Sancho Panza," exposing the true story of Don Quixote.

He was a graduate of Mount Carmel High School and Army Medical School in Washington, D.C. He earned a pre-med bachelor's degree at the University of Louisville, received his master's degree in education from Illinois State University and graduated from Lincoln Chiropractic College in Indianapolis, Ind.

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Harold Gockel

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LINCOLN -- Harold William Gockel, 83, of Lincoln died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 7:15 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield after a two-year battle with multiple myeloma.

Visitation was on Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

His funeral was Monday morning at St. John United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.

Burial is in Old Union Cemetery.

Mr. Gockel farmed in the Elkhart-Mount Pulaski area he retired in 1987 and moved to Lincoln.

He was born March 31, 1922, in Lincoln to William and Anna Gimbel Gockel. He married Gene Seaton on Dec. 8, 1945, in Pontiac, and they had 60 years together.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; two daughters, Twila (and William) Muhlach of Murphysboro and Terri (and Glenn) Shanle of Lincoln; two sons, George (and Barbara) Emmons of Athens, Ala., and Galen (and Teresa) Emmons of Harlingen, Texas; 14 grandchildren, Rebecca, Harold, David, Bradley and Shirley, all of Alabama, Regina, Achelle, Athena and Michelle, all of Missouri, Andrew and Isabel of Texas, Brandon and Jacob of Illinois, and Josh of Tennessee; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Two infant grandsons and a granddaughter preceded him in death.

He was a baptized and confirmed member of St. John United Church of Christ and had served on the church board.

He volunteered for CROP for many years while farming near Elkhart. After he retired he delivered Meals on Wheels for over 17 years until he was unable to do it.

Memorials may be made to St. John United Church of Christ.

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