OBITUARIES cliffe; and her sister, Arvetta Taylor. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home, Lincoln, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. A special thanks from the family to Joyce Pinney for her love and support the past several months. Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Church.
Ruth Lorraine Reiners EMDEN Ruth Lorraine Reiners, 77, of Emden died at 9:21 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 9, 2004) at St. John's Hospital, Springfield. Service: 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Emden, the Rev. David Hofer officiating. Burial: Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m.
today at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Emden. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials: Emden Fire and Rescue; Mason City Nursing Home; or the family. Survivors: husband, Cleo Reiner Reiners; four sons, Owen (Dawn) Reiners, Emden; Lee (Angela) Reiners, Emden; Carl (Lori) Reiners, Thorp, and Dick (Lorie) Reiners, Emden; four daughters, Diane Walsh, Thorp; Rebecca (Rick) Adams, Indianapolis, Betty Jo (Brad) Lessen, Emden; and Carrie (Nick) Nowatney, Mililani, Hawaii; 30 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Harold Teichman LINCOLN- -Harold Donald Teichman, 84, of Lincoln died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 7, 2004) at his residence. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Lincoln, the Rev.
Mark Carnahan officiating. He will be buried with full military rites at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Holland Barry Funeral Home, Lincoln. Memorials may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice Care.
He was born Oct. 18, 1920, at Lincoln to Oscar and Esther Fletcher Teichmann. He married Lucy Marie Summers on July 20, 1941, at Monroe, Mo. She died in August 1992. Survivors include one son, Nelson (Dietra) Teichmann, Peoria; two daughters, Myrna Gifford, Kansas City, and Carolyn Fults, Lincoln; siblings include, stepbrother August Teichmann, deceased; sister Kathleen Dailey, deceased; Edward Teichmann, Vista, Mildred Eileen Teichmann, deceased, died in infancy; Emma Gene Teichmann, deceased; Betty Jean Happ, deceased; Thelma Moehring, deceased; Frances Hoffman, Mason City; and Rose Mary Menzel, Beason; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and special friends of the family, Ruby Nimke, Ocala, and Beryl Sivell, Brisbane, Australia.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln. He was a U.S. Army World War II Sergeant Military Policeman and personal escort for General MacArthur and his family for three years in the South Pacific. He was a construction worker, an employee for Caterpillar, an employee for Cutler Hammer and a land developer. Patrice Voights STREATOR Patrice L.
Voights, 73, of 2317 Eastwood Streator, died at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 9, 2004) at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator. Service: 11 a.m.
Friday at Hagi Funeral Home, Streator, the Rev. Paul White officiating. Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Streator. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials: charity of the donor's choice. Survivors: husband, Russell Voights, Streator; son, Brinton (Kelly) Voights, Aurora; two granddaughters; and sister, Sally (Hal) Vincent, Cambridge. -NORMAL Ruth Gaines BLOOMINGTON Ruth L. Gaines, 84, of 1017 S. Mercer Bloomington, died at 8:10 a.m.
Sunday (Nov. 7, 2004) at her home. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Church, BloomRuth ington, the Rev. Monsignor Dou- Gaines glas Hennessy officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal. Visitation will be The Pantagraph Wednesday, November 10, 2004 B7 CENTRAL ILLINOIS Lester Bachman EUREKA Lester Bachman, 94, formerly of rural Eureka, died at 10:30 p.m. Monday (Nov. 8, 2004) at Snyder Village Health Care Center in Metamora, where he was a resident. His funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Argo-RuestmanHarris Funeral Home, Eureka. The Rev. Randy Bachman will Lester officiate. VisitaBachman tion will be from Lester 9:30 to 11 a.m. before the service Thursday.
Burial will be in Stewart Harmony Cemetery, rural Metamora. Memorials may be directed to Snyder Village Health Care Center or to a charity of the donor's choice. Lester was born on March 16, 1910, in Cazenovia to Jacob and Katherine Studer Bachman. He married Evaline Bailey on Feb. 2, 1935, in Peoria.
She died Sept. 2, 2004. Surviving are three sons, Vern (Linda) Bachman, Port St. Lucie, Garland (Claudia) Bachman, Oglesby; and Marvin (Yvonne) Bachman, Clearwater, four grandchildren, Julie (David) Philyaw, Chillicothe; (Michelle) Chillicothe; Melinda Bachman, Peoria; and Trent Bachman, Henry; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; several stepgrandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Lester was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, and five brothers.
Lester farmed in the Eureka area all of his life. He was a member the Eureka Church of Ronald Collings GIBSON CITY Ronald G. Collings, 67, of Gibson City died at 2:16 p.m. Monday (Nov. 8, 2004) at OSF St.
Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Service: 1 p.m. Thursday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Scott Henley officiating. Burial: Drummer Township Cemetery, with military rites accorded by the Lee Lowery American Legion Post 568.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home and for one hour before the service Thursday. Memorials: Midwest Kidney Center of Pontiac. Survivors: wife, Sharon Yates Collings, Gibson City; four children, Ronald G. Collings Jr.
of Indiana; Richard S. Collings of Utah; Rhonda (Randy) Long, Gibson City; and Denise (Scott) Pauli, Gibson City; four grandchildren; one granddaughter; two stepchildren, Patti Osborne and Scott (Becky) Yates, both of Indiana; five stepgrandchildren; one brother, Robert Collings of Big River, and five sisters, Carole (Sam) Netherton, Melvin; Bonita (Benny) Bachtold, Chino, Nancy (Harold) Jehle, Elmwood; Patricia Henson, Gibson City; and Peggy Mallard, Fullerton, Calif. Harold Crawford THAWVILLE Harold Crawford, 84, of Thawville died at 10:58 p.m. Monday (Nov. 8, 2004) at his daughter's home in Virden.
His funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Knapp Funeral Home, Onarga, Father John Balluff officiating. Burial will be in Ridgeland Township Cemetery, Thawville, with graveside military rites by Thawville American Legion. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. He was born Jan. 17, 1920, at Thawville, a son of Clyde and Ethel Diercoff Crawford. He married Marie LaMantia on Sept. 14, 1946, at Chicago.
She died Oct. 22, 2003. Surviving are two daughters, Kathy Kaeding, Port Washington, and Jean (Jim) Ritchey, Virden; one son, Harold (Corrine) Crawford, Thawville; one sister, Violetta Bennett, Thawville; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. His parents and one brother, Lyle Crawford, preceded him in death. He was a retired farmer and a Army veteran of World War II, earning a Bronze Star.
He served on the Thawville volunteer fire department for over 50 years, having served as chief and trustee. He was a member of Thawville American Legion since 1945, having served as commander and member of the firing squad. He helped with the community sale in Thawville for many years. Funerals today Dillingham, Barbara 11 a.m. at Calvert Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington.
Feller, Lucille 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Fairbury. Ferrara, Jo Anne, 10 a.m. at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington. Hamer, Anna Carlynn, 11 a.m.
at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden. Jarvis, Mary, 10:30 a.m. memorial service at Illinois Masonic Home Chapel, Sullivan. Kaufman, Cynthia "Cindy" Louise, 7 p.m.
at Calvert Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. Ralph, Emaline 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Pontiac. Smith, Robert 1:30 p.m.
memorial service at First Presbyterian Church, Normal. Tongate, Robert 10:30 a.m. at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Bellflower. Funerals pending Moore, Jessie 81, of Clinton, 8:22 a.m. Tuesday 2004) at Dr.
John Warner Hospital, Clinton. Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. Anna Carlynn Hamer EMDEN Anna Carlynn Hamer, 83, of Christian Village, formerly of Emden, died at 7:05 a.m. Monday (Nov. 8, 2004) at St.
John's Hospice, St. John's North, Springfield. Service: 11 a.m. today at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, the Rev.
David Hofer officiating. Burial: Bethel Anna Cemetery, rural Emden. Hamer Visitation: one hour before the service today at the church. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials: Bethel Church.
Survivors: three sons, Bill (Shirley) Hamer, Sheboygan Falls, Steve (Annetta) Hamer, Sherman; and Vic (Vicki) Hamer, Baldwin; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Harriet Spangler and Margot Cross, both living at Christian Village; and one brother-in-law, Floyd Nelle Mastalio TOLUCA Nelle Mastalio, 87, of 115 Toluca, died at Monday (Nov. 8, Mary's Hospital, Service: private family service. Cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no visitation. Calvert Froelich Memorial Home, Toluca, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Nelle Yvonne E. Second at 7:36 p.m. 2004) at St. Streator. Nelle Mastalio family requests no flowers or food; memorials to Toluca Ambulance or Pink Ladies Auxiliary at St.
Mary's Hospital, Streator. Survivors: her husband, Glenn; four sons, Kim Ian (Donna) Mastalio, Overland Park, Keith Edward Mastalio, Toluca; Curtis Oaks Mastalio, Trego, and Craig Alan (Flo) Mastalio, Iowa City, Iowa; four grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; one brother, Keith Timlin, Pasadena, and one sister, Phyllis Fisher, Hendersonville, N.C. O. Frances Metz LINCOLN- O. Frances Metz, 83, of rural Lincoln passed quietly from the Earth to be with her Heavenly Father at 9:55 p.m.
Sunday (Nov. 7, 2004) at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Mrs. Metz was a retired registered nurse employed by the former Deaconess Memorial Hospital and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, the Hopedale Hospital in Hopedale, and the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.
She also worked on the family farm north of Lincoln. She was a of the Lincoln Christian Church. Frances was born July 14, 1921, in Vandalia, the daughter of Clyde and Anice Manion Radcliffe. She married Robert E. Metz on Nov.
6, 1943. preceded her in death on May 10, 1999. Surviving are her four children, Carole Knipp of Bloomington; Robert S. Metz of Decatur; Gary W. Metz of Tucson, and Susan Coe of Austin, Texas; a brother, Leroy (Barb) Radcliffe of Lincoln; sister-inlaw Phyllis Radcliffe of Bloomington; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and lifelong friends of the family, Wayne and Francille Crosier of Mount Pulaski.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband; her brothers, Virgil and Paul Rad- from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to BroMenn Hospice; the American Heart Association; Central Catholic High School Building Fund; or a charity of the donor's choice. She was born Oct.
27, 1920, at El Paso; the daughter of James and Ella Kridner Delaney. She married Donald Gaines on Feb. 9, 1938, at Vincennes, Ind. He died Jan. 12, 1981.
Survivors include one son, Tom (Karen) Gaines, Heyworth; three daughters, Patricia (Leonard) Hursh, Heyworth; Judy (Jim) Tilton, Fargo, N.D.; and Sandy (Lonny) Snow, Wapella. She was the proud grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. One son, Donnie; three brothers; and two sisters preceded her in death. Ruth and her husband, Donald, farmed east of Downs until 1960. They then owned and operated The Park View Inn Restaurant from 1960 to 1965, and after that they owned and operated Gaines Grocery at Armington for seven and a half years.
After her retirement, Ruth was a member of the OSF St. Joseph's Auxiliary and did volunteer work for several organizations in the BloomingtonNormal area. "Mom collected angels and she was an angel to all of us. She loved her children, grandchildren and grandchildren 'very much' and everyone she knew will miss her." Donald Haywood BLOOMINGTON Donald S. Haywood, 66, of Bloomington died Saturday (Nov.
6, 2004) at Taylorville. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brummitt Funeral Home, McKenzie, Tenn. Burial will be in Caledonia Cemetery, McKenzie. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m.
today and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Surviving are two daughters, Darlene Olson and Renea Gagne, both of Taylorville; one son, Lowell Phillips, Central City, Ky; one sister, Anne Burns, Trezevant, two brothers, Stanley (Carol) Haywood, McKenzie, and James (Charlotte) Haywood, Milan, 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Cynthia Kaufman Cynthia ial Home, Kaufman Bloomington, the Rev.
Gary Hinegardner officiating. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hopewell Cemetery, Downs. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the memorial home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to a charity of the donor's choice. Calvert Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. She was born May 20, 1958, in Normal to Eugene and Norma Jean Clark Kaufman. She is survived by her father, Eugene (Marilyn) Kaufman, Bloomington; one half-sister, Diane (Jim) Hinegardner, Ellsworth; and two half-brothers, Randy Welch of Illinois and Tony Adkisson of Iowa. She was preceded in death by her mother.
Cindy was a 1976 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. She attended Illinois State University, Normal, and graduated from Queens University, Charlotte, N.C., with a bachelor's degree in business. She had been a bookkeeper for SHERPA LLC in Charlotte, N.C. She was a big NASCAR fan and traveled ex- BLOOMINGTON Cynthia "Cindy" Louise Kaufman, 46, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Bloomington, died at 9:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov.
4, 2004) at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C. She had been ill. Her funeral will be at 7 p.m. today at the Calvert and Metzler Memor- Cynthia Sylvia Raycraft BLOOMINGTON Raycraft, 89, of Lake ton, Hudson, died at Sunday (Nov. 7, 2004) Memorial Hospital, Decatur.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal, the Rev. Joseph Molloy and the Rev. Monsignor Eric Powell officiating. in St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St.
Augustine Manor, 1301 NE Glendale, Peoria, IL 61603. She was born Jan. 25, 1915, at Cropsey, the daughter of Louis and Clara Huppert Sheppelman. She married Edmund F. Raycraft on Sept.
21, 1953, at Bloomington. He died Dec. 9, 1988. Survivors include one daughter, Kathleen Zielinski, Peoria; one son, Dr. Edmund W.
(Donna) Raycraft, Decatur; one brother, Donald Sheppelman, hom*osassa, and three grandchildren, Julia Zielinski and Evan and Claire Raycraft. Her parents and stepmother, Barbara Roth Sheppelman, preceded her in death. Sylvia graduated from Cropsey High School and St. Joseph School of Nursing. She worked as a nurse in obstetrics.
She was a member of Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal; Hudson Home Extension; and the Lake Bloomington Water Lilies. She was an alumna of St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing. James Simpson BLOOMINGTON- James E. 76, of merly of Carlinville, 10:17 p.m.
Sunday (Nov. 7, 2004) at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. His funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home and 1:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Simpson, Streator, fordied at James Simpson Church, both in Bloomington, the Rev.
Vincent Peters officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington, with military rites accorded by American Legion Post 635, Normal. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to St.
Vincent de Paul Society of Holy Trinity Church or the charity of the donor's choice. He was born May 9, 1928, at Wenona, the son of Olof and Beulah Hilliard Simpson. He married Frances Schmultzler. Survivors include one daughter, Gayle (Dennis) Simpson Bowman, Maroa; two sons, Timothy (Patricia) Simpson, Sartell, and Randal (Patricia) Simpson, Farmington, N.M.; two sisters, Emma (Vernon) Duncan, Jacksonville, and Mary (Lewis) Fowler, Bloomington; one brother, Ira (Mary) Simpson, Decatur; one half sister, Norma Cisne, Geff; four grandchildren, Bradley and Bridget Bowman and Tyler and Cady Simpson; and special friend, Jack Murphy, Pontiac, who was with James when he was wounded in Korea and remained friends all these years. Two brothers and one half brother preceded him in death.
He graduated from Rutland High School and received his bachelor's degree from Millikin University, Decatur. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in the 25th Infantry Division from 1951-1952 and was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, two Purple Hearts and three Bronze Stars. He had been a teacher and a coach, a social worker and was a coal miner for 20 years at Monterey Coal Company, Carlinville. He was a member of the American Legion, Streator, and St.
Anthony's Catholic Church, Streator. He enjoyed his children, grandchildren, sports and traveling. He will be greatly missed by family and friends. Sarah Marie Snyder BLOOMINGTON Sarah Marie Snyder, 105, of 311 Mecherle Drive, Bloomington, died at 10:25 p.m. Monday (Nov.
8, 2004) at. ManorCare Health Services, Normal. No service will be scheduled. Private inurnment will be in Parkview Memorial Park, Peoria, at a later date. Calvert Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. She was born Sept. 14, 1899, at Kappa, a daughter of Alonzo and Alice R. Walker. She married John R.
Snyder at Peoria. He died in 1955. Surviving are a son, Richard M. (Carolyn) Snyder, Blooming. ton; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Snyder was affiliated with Eastview Christian Church, Bloomington. She was a member of the Leticia Green Stevenson Chapter of D.A.R. Mrs. Snyder had worked as a bank teller and beautician in Peoria prior to retirement.
Richard Thornton BLOOMINGTONRichard M. Thornton, 69, of Leesburg, formerly of Bloomington, died at 5:12 p.m. Nov. 3, 2004, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Fla. His funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, the Rev. Mike Baker officiating. Burial will be in McLean Cemetery, McLean, with military rites accorded. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Community Cancer Center or BroMenn Hospice. He was born Oct. 19, 1935, at Bloomington, the son of Elgin M. and Jessie M. Schindler Thornton.
'He married Joan Johnson on April 23, 1954, in Bloomington. She died Aug. 22, 2004. Survivors include two sons, Scott (Julie) Thornton, Minier, and Christopher (Katie) Thornton, Bloomington; eight grandchildren; one great and one sister, Judy Vance, Bloomington. One son, Mark Thornton, preceded him in death.
Mr. Thornton was a U.S. Marine veteran, serving in the Korean War. He served as a police officer for both the Bloomington and the Orlando, police departments. He also worked as a time study engineer for the Eureka-Williams Bloomington, for more than 22 years.
Anna Bernice VanHook Bernice BLOOMINGTON Bernice Virginia VanHook, 90, of 1214 S. Koch Bloomington, died at 2:26 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 7, 2004) at her residence. Her funeral will be a at 10 a.m.
Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Normal, Bishop Brian Braye presiding. Burial will Bernice be in Scogin Hill VanHook emetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvert Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, and 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Perpetual Education Fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was born July 14, 1914, at Bloomington, a daughter of Arthur A. and Helen Grasey Simmons. She married Arllie George VanHook on Dec. 23, 1931, at Bloomington.
He died July 2, 1987. Surviving are five children, Florence Schroeder, Bloomington; Joan (Hank) Ives of California; Sharon (Greg) Burger of Texas; Jack VanHook, Bloomington; and Lawrence VanHook of New York; three brothers, Frank (Alta) Simmons, Bloomington; Edward (Anita) Simmons of Oregon; and Jess (Edith) Simmons of Illinois; a sister, Louise (Edward) Koboski of Nevada; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Her parents, six brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Normal 1st. Ward.
Mrs. VanHook retired from ISU building services division. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. Bernice loved working in the church and car- Sylvia C. a.m.
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