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                   Lucille 
                  Wise 
                  
                  
                   
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                  Archived May 18, 2005 
                  LINCOLN -- Lucille F. Wise, 
                  88, formerly of Lawndale, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at 
                  12:05 a.m. at the Christian Nursing Home. 
                  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 
                  p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in 
                  Lincoln. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the 
                  funeral home, with Tom Gerdts officiating. 
                  Burial will be in New Union 
                  Cemetery. 
                  Mrs. Wise was a file clerk for 
                  15 years at Country Companies in Bloomington. 
                  She was born 
                  Oct. 29, 1916, at Havana to Lyman and Minnie Pearl Bullock 
                  Botkin. She married Orville H. Wise on May 17, 1936, in 
                  Lincoln. He died June 6, 1991. 
                  She is 
                  survived by one son, Lyman Wise of Lawndale; one daughter, 
                  Sharon (and Larry) Krueger of Lincoln; four grandchildren and 
                  two stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren and three 
                  step-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Elizabeth Turner of 
                  Lincoln. 
                  She was also preceded in death 
                  by one daughter, Marjorie Lowman.                            
                   
                  She was a member of Lincoln 
                  Christian Church. 
                  Memorials may be made to the 
                  Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation or to Lou Gehrig's disease 
                  research. 
                  
                  
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                  Elizabeth Kiliman         
                   
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                  Archived May 18, 2005 
                  CHESTNUT -- Elizabeth A. 
                  Kiliman, 94, of Chestnut, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at 10:25 
                  p.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski. 
                  Her funeral will be at 2 
                  p.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount 
                  Pulaski, with the 
                  Rev. David Bueltmann and the Rev. Donald Kirchner officiating. 
                  Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral 
                  home. 
                  Burial will be in Mount 
                  Pulaski Cemetery. 
                  Fricke-Calvert-Schrader 
                  Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski is in charge of arrangements. 
                  Mrs. Kiliman farmed with her 
                  husband at Chestnut. 
                  She was born May 1, 1911, at 
                  Cantrall to Wilhelm and Augusta Wapneski Fedora. She married 
                  Emil Kiliman on Sept. 19, 1942. He died April 28, 1971. 
                  She is survived by one son, 
                  David (and Susan) Kiliman of Springfield; two grandsons, 
                  Bryant and Daymon Kiliman of Springfield; and one sister, 
                  Margaret McCormick of LaJolla, Calif. 
                  She was also preceded in death 
                  by two sisters and an infant son. 
                  She was a member of Zion 
                  Lutheran Church in Chestnut and the Home Bureau. 
                  Memorials may be made to her 
                  church or to Chestnut Ambulance. 
                  
                  
                  
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                  Rick 
                  Bridges         
                   
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                  Archived May 17, 2005 
                  LINCOLN -- Rick D. Bridges, 53, of Lincoln, died Monday, 
                  May 16, 2005, at 9:50 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor. 
                  A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at 
                  Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. 
                  Robert Henderson officiating. Visitation will be one hour 
                  prior to the service. 
                  Mr. Bridges owned Sundance Metaphysical Bookstore in 
                  Springfield. 
                  He was born March 3, 1952, in 
                  Lincoln to Carl J. and Neva F. Robbins Bridges Sr. 
                  He is survived by his mother, 
                  of Lincoln; three brothers, Roger (and Vicki) Bridges of New 
                  Smyrna Beach, Fla., Randy (and Tina) Bridges of Atlanta and 
                  Rodney (and Janice) Bridges of Hartsburg; one sister, Debbie 
                  Carter of Lincoln; and a close friend, Joe Davis of Decatur. 
                  He was preceded in death by 
                  his father. 
                  Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Illinois or the 
                  American Cancer Society. 
                  
                  
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                  Bridge family. 
                   
                  
                  
                  Marjorie Marquis         
                   
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                  Archived May 17, 2005 
                  MOUNT PULASKI -- Marjorie D. Lowe Marquis, 89, of Mount 
                  Pulaski, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at 2:20 p.m. at her home. 
                  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at 
                  Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Her 
                  funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with 
                  the Rev. Carol Andricks and the Rev. Steven Smith officiating. 
                  Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery. 
                  Mrs. Marquis was a housekeeper at Vonderlieth Living Center 
                  before she retired. 
                  She was born Dec. 19, 1915, in rural Kenney to Ernest and 
                  Tena Severs Donnan. She married Lawrence Lowe in Clinton on 
                  Feb. 25, 1937. He died Oct. 9, 1971. She married Elmer Marquis 
                  in Springfield on May 20, 1978, and he died Jan. 13, 2000. 
                  She is survived by two daughters, Janice Howe of Mount 
                  Pulaski and Joyce (and Jerry) Maxheimer of Mount Pulaski; four 
                  grandchildren, Robin (and Warren) Ray of Mars Hill, N.C., 
                  Tammy (and Kevin) Holmes of Bloomington, Julie (and Tim) 
                  Milner of Mount Pulaski and Doug (and Angie) Maxheimer of 
                  Mount Pulaski; 15 great-grandchildren; two 
                  great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Harold (and Helen) 
                  Donnan of Lincoln; and two sisters, Evelyn Bateman of Lincoln 
                  and Edna (and Jim) Strachan of Chestnut. 
                  She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Donald 
                  Donnan and Alvin Donnan; one sister, Doris Baldwin; and one 
                  grandson, Tony Howe. 
                  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of 
                  Mount Pulaski. 
                  Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church 
                  of Mount Pulaski, St. John's Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski 
                  or Hospice Care of Illinois. 
                  
                  
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                  family of Marjorie Lowe Marquis. 
                   
                  
                  
                   Mary 
                  Curry 
                  
                  
                   
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                  Archived May 17, 2005 
                  LINCOLN -- Mary Louise Curry, 89, of Lincoln, formerly of 
                  Elkhart and Bath, died Sunday, May 15, 2005, at 3:40 p.m. at 
                  St. John's Hospice in Springfield. 
                  Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at 
                  Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Her funeral 
                  will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Jerry 
                  Pippenger officiating. 
                  Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery. 
                  Mrs. Curry was a retired clerk for the secretary of state. 
                  She was born June 28, 1915, in Corwin Township, near 
                  Middletown, to C.A. and Mary A. McCord Dobey. She married 
                  Floyd O. Curry on Dec. 19, 1936, at Williamsville. He died 
                  July 23, 1994. 
                  She is survived by one daughter, Marlene (and Richard) 
                  Lanterman of Elkhart; two sons, Robert Curry of Summerville, 
                  S.C., and Gus (and Felecia) Curry of Bethany, Mo., six 
                  grandchildren, Lisa (and Joe) Pelc of Sherman, Stacy Lanterman 
                  of Elkhart, Steven (and Julie) Curry of Summerville, S.C., 
                  Mike (and Beth) Curry of Newberry, S.C., and Scott and Abby 
                  Curry of Bethany, Mo.; six great-grandchildren, Christopher 
                  Lanterman of Armington, Cory and Samantha Pelc of Sherman, 
                  Adam and Logan Curry of Summerville, S.C., and Robbie Curry of 
                  Newberry, S.C.; three sisters-in-law, Kathryn Dobey of Elkhart 
                  and Elizabeth Dobey and Peg Dobey, both of Middletown; and 
                  many nieces and nephews. 
                  She was also preceded in death by an infant son and six 
                  brothers. She was the last of her immediate family. 
                  She was a member of Elkhart Christian Church. 
                  Memorials may be made to her church or to St. John's 
                  Hospice in Springfield. 
                  
                  
                  
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                  Carol Wilcoxson         
                   
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                  Archived May 17, 2005 
                  MASON CITY -- Carol R. 
                  Wilcoxson, 77, formerly of Easton, died Friday, May 13, 2005, 
                  at 11:45 p.m. at West Pasco Care Center, New Port Richie, Fla. 
                  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 
                  p.m. Wednesday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City. Her 
                  funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. 
                  Burial will be in Mason City 
                  Cemetery. 
                  Mrs. Wilcoxson owned and 
                  operated a beauty salon in rural Easton for 10 years. She 
                  retired from employment with the state of Illinois in 1989 
                  after 20 years of service. 
                  She was born Oct. 21, 1927, in 
                  Taylorville to Nelson and Edna Baker Oller. She married Carol 
                  Wilcoxen on June 10, 1946, in Mount Pulaski. 
                  She is survived by her 
                  husband, of New Port Richie, Fla.; four sons, Carl Jr. (and 
                  Carolyn) Wilcoxson of Knoxville, Bruce (and Eva) Wilcoxson of 
                  Havana, Aaron (and Patricia) Wilcoxson of Easton and David 
                  (and Lynn) Wilcoxson of Easton; and 22 grandchildren. 
                  She was preceded in death by 
                  her parents and two brothers, James and Don Oller. 
                  She was a member of St. John's 
                  Lutheran Church of Topeka. 
                  She had been a den mother for 
                  Troop 177, Den 2 in Mason City and was a member of the 
                  Magnolia Valley Golf and Civic Association in New Port Richie, 
                  Fla. 
                  Memorial contributions may be 
                  made to St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Topeka. 
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