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Decatur, Illinois, Wednesday, March 7, 1984 Page A7 Central Illinois deaths. Obituaries Arrangements are incomplete at Brummerstedt Funeral Home, Stroud, 74, of Olney died 2 a.m. Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in Burgin Manor Jerseyville; four grandchil- dren. Doolen I VRBNON I. Rvman complete at Sutton Son Mount Pulaski; Mary Funeral Home, Paris.

Tendick of Rochester, She was born in Newton, Stella Maxheimer of daughter of William and Chester; two grandchil-Ida Erwin. She was a mem- dren. Hott ASSUMPTION John Frederick "Fred" Hott, 87, Adams TUSCOLA Mrs. Glen' R. (Helen E.

Van Rheeden) Adams, 77, of Tuscola died 5:45 p.m. Monday (March) 5, 1984) in Jarman Hospital, Tuscola. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday in First. Christian Church, Tuscola.

Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Wad-dington Funeral Home, Tuscola. Burial will be in Tuscola Cemetery. Mrs. Adams was born in Villa Grove, daughter of Henry A.

and Jessie K. Van, Rheeden. She was a member of Tuscola First Chris-, tian Church. She married! Orville F. Miller in 1926.) He died in 1952.

She married Glen R. Adams in 1960. Surviving are her hus- band; brothers, Kenneth' Van Rheeden of Rocky Ford, Albert Vani Rheeden of Mountain Home, Robert Van Rheeden of Rockford; Harold Van Rheeden of Decatur; sisters, Elizabeth; Buttz of Vienna, Janet, Spencer of Winnebago. .1 Boling STEWARDSON Clark Boling, 81, of rural Ste-i wardson died 9:45 a.m.i Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in; St. Anthony's Memorial! Hospital, Effingham.

Arrangements are in-; complete at Brummerstedtl Funeral home, Stewardson. Crum ney Cleeton in 1965. Surviving are his wife, sons, Carlos of Mattoon; Brad of Boonville, i Kenneth and Dale, both at home; Mark Cleeton of Oceanside, David I Cleeton at home; daugh--ters, Melinda Pickering of' Mattoon; Vicki SchomberJ of Neoga; Kathy Allsop of Stewardson; Anita: VanScyoc of brothers, Ben of-Johnstown; Don and Charles, both of Toledo; Robert of Neoga; Frank of Venice, William of Mattoon; Gladys, Kingery and Loraine Pur--cell, both of Toledo; Freda Kingery and Chronic, both of Mattoon; Alberta Williams of Crown" Point, Maxine Misner of Battle Creek, Mich. 7 10 grandchildren. Wernle I GREENVILLE Karla Jean Wernle, 15, of Greenville died 8 a.m.

Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in her home. Services will be 2 p.m.-' Friday in St? Peter's United Churcb'of Christ, Hookdale. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Thursday Dewey-Schildknecht Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial will be in German Cemetery, Hookdale.

Memorials: St. Peter's United Church of Chrisfc Miss Wernle was born in Greenville, daughter of Eugene and Nancy Spratt Wernle. She was sophom*ore student at Greenville High School, member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Greenville High School girls basketball team, served as the current manager of the girls tennis team, past manager of the girls track team, played girls softball and was treasurer for the youth fellowship of the church. Surviving are her parents of Greenville, brother, Brian at home; grandparent, Dorothy Wernle of Greenville.

1 East, Olney. Arrangements are incomplete at Summers Funeral Home, Olney. Vanarsdalen MARSHALL Mrs. Ernest (Faye E. Walls) Vanarsdalen, 77, of Marshall died Monday (March 5, 1984) in Burnside Nursing Home, Marshall.

Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Marrs-Snyder Funeral Home, Marshall, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Marshall Cemetery. Mrs.

Vanarsdalen was born in Vigo County, daughter of Silas and Elizabeth Walls. She was a retired grocery store owner. She married Ernest Vanarsdalen in 1932. He died in 1976. Surviving are her son, Kenneth of Zionville, Ind.

sister, Pearl Starkey of Marshall; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. VanScyoc NEOGA Richard A. VanScyoc, 50, of rural Neoga died 9:45 a.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in his home. 1 Services will be 1:30 p.m.

Thursday in Mount Zion Baptist Church, rural Neoga. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Barkley Funeral Home, Toledo, and after noon Thursday at the hurch. Burial will be in Drummond Cemetery, with military rites. Mr.

VanScyoc was born in Cumberland County, son of Ben and Mary VanScyoc. He was a self-employed heating and appliance serviceman, a member of Greenup VFW, Toledo American Legion Post, Mount Zion Baptist Church and a Korean War veteran. He married Marilyn Hite in 1955. She died in 1964. He married Marguerite Dow Jasper County, son of Eli and Cora Miller.

He was a laborer. He married Freda Mitchell in 1929. Surviving are his wife; sons, James of Oblong; Robert of Robinson; Ralph of Metropolis; Raymond of Hunt City; daughters, Mary Tracy and Ella Ruth Tracy, both of Dundas; Loretta Yingst and Donna Adams, both of Robinson; Hazel Koester of Mahomet; Rose Mary Garrard of Oblong; Norma Maxey of Olney; Alma Darnell of Macedonia; brothers, Everett and Roy, both of Greenup; 45 grandchildren; 34 greatgrandchildren. Oestreich CLINTON Mrs: L.J. (Dorothea D.

Dash) Oestreich, 77, of Champaign, formerly of Clinton, died 4:15 p.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in Urbana. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Mit-tendorf Funeral Chapel, Champaign, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Burial will be in Maroa Cemetery. Memorials: Heart Fund. Mrs. Oestreich was born in Clinton, daughter of L.E. and Cecil Dash.

She was a retired switchboard operator for the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, a member of First Christian Church, Champaign, and Telephone Operators Union Local 698. She married L.J. Oestreich in 1943. He died in 1981. Surviving are her daughters, Eleanor Pope of Bloomfield, Selma "Dottye" Oestreich cf Champaign; three grandchildren.

Plopper LITCHFIELD Mrs. Herbert (Hazel Mae Walker) Plopper, 84, of Litchfield died 11:18 p.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield. Services will be 10 a.m.

Thursday in Meinschein Funeral Home, Litchfield, with visitation after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield. Mrs. Plopper was born in Thomasville, daughter of Clem and Mollie Walker.

She was a member of St. Timothy's United Methodist Church, Litchfield. She married Herbert Plopper in 1919. He died in 1957. Surviving are her daughters, Evelyn Plopper of Litchfield; May Jean Plopper and Shirley Tucker, both of Springfield; brother, Marshall Walker of Bethany; sister, Gladys Williamson of Spencer, one grandchild.

Shumard STEWARDSON Otis E. Shumard, 96, of rural Stewardson died 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham. Pauline Ryder Ryder Mrs.

Orrall (E. Pauline Mosser)' Ryder, 76, of Cerro Gordo died 8:50 p.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in her home. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Brintlinger's Cerro Gordo Funeral Home, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m.

Thursday. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Memorials: Brethren Church of Cerro Gordo. Mrs. Ryder was born in Piatt County, daughter of Emil and Zella Mosser.

She was a retired postmaster in Cerro Gordo and a member of Brethren Church, Cerro Gordo, American Legion Auxiliary Post 117, NARFE and W.M.S. church group. She married Orrall Ryder in 1928. He died in 1970. Surviving are her sons, Orville L.

of Decatur; Richard Dale of Cerro Gordo; daughters, Mrs. Richard (Ethel LaVerne) Tuttle of Cerro Gordo; Mrs. David (Shirley Rose) Powell of Mulvane, Kan. sisters, Mrs. Harold (Cecilia Moats of Shelbyville; Etta Dash of Decatur; Cora Marshall of Be-ment; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Smallhorn CHARLESTON Fred Smallhorn 69, of Charleston died Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in Danville Veterans Administration Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Caudill-King Funeral Home, Charleston. Mr. Smallhorn was born in Chicago, son of Fred and Edith Smallhorn. He was a World War II veteran.

He married Mayme Black in 1947. Surviving are his wife; sons, Kenneth of Charleston; John of Clinton, Lyle of Orlando, stepson, Michael Farrell of Charleston; daughter, Karen Smallhorn of Charleston; sister, Mrs. Herb (Dorothy) Schultz of Rensselaer, three half sisters; six grandchildren. Stroud OLNEY William ber of Christian Church and American Legion Auxiliary Post 477, both of Chnsman. Surviving are her son, wiiiiam Tr RiUhor 9nJ Robert Erwin.

all of Paris: sisters. Ida Bristow of Wil- mington; Pat Pier of Peru, two grandchildren. Florey CLINTON Mrs. William (Vivian Louise Ray) Florey, 61, of Clinton died 10:14 p.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in Lovington.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Hering-ton-Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. No visitation Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery, Bethany. Mrs. Florey was born in Lovington, daughter of James A.

and Oda Ray. She was a member of Bethany Christian Church and Rebe- kah Lodge. Bethanv. She married William V. Florey in 1940.

He died in 1979. Surviving are her. son, James of Clinton; daughter, Kay Crutcher of Clinton; brothers, Ernest Ray of Gardena, Calif. Archie Ray of Glendale, sisters, Mrs. Alma Woolridge of Lovington; Mrs.

Marie Payne of Bethany; Mrs jean Swambd of Riverside, three grandchildren. Heath MATTOON Lizzie Nelson Heath, 92, formerly! of Mattoon died 9: 15 a.m. 1 Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in: Vale View Nursing Home, Valparaiso, Ind. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, Mattoon, vith visitation after 4 p.m.

Thursday with 7:30 p.m. Eastern Star Rites. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, east of Mattoon. Mrs. Heath was born in Hodgenville, daughter of John Robert and Mary Ann Nelson.

She was a for- mer employee of Brown Shoe Company, Mattoon, member of First Assembly oi uoa cnurcn, mauoon, Elect Lady Chapter No. 40 Order of the Eastern Star, Mattoon, American War Mothers and White Shrine of Jerusalem. Surviving are her son, Harvey of Anadarko, daughter, Mrs. George (Opal) Leonard of Portage, Mrs. Lonrad (bmma) Wilson of Valparaiso, Mrs.

John (Lillie) Hillis of McMinnville, Mrs. Lee (Dorothy) Games of rural Mattoon; sister, Mrs. Earl (Susan) Taylor of Whiting, 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Holmes MOUNT PULASKI nnrvAmstA UnlfTIDC 70 nf Sf? ril -j Mil -init HT querque, n.m. Memorial services will be 10 a.m.

Saturday in Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski. Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, rural Mount Pulaski. Me- morials: Mount Pulaski Ambulance Fund. Mr. Holmes was born in Mount Pulaski, son of Charles S.

and Mary Ann Holmes. He was a retired r-amMitPr Hp married Lois Copeland in 1935. Surviving are his wife; sons, Virgil of Las Cruces; Jacksonville; sis- ters Dorothy Dains of Doolen, 61, of Vernon died 9:20 a.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in St. Mary's Hos pital, Centralia.

Services will be 1 p.m Thursday in Cox. Martin Day Funeral Home, Pato-: ka, with visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Sandy Branch Cemetery, Foster Township. Memorials: National Arthritis Foundation.

Mr. Doolen was born in rural Vernon, son of Orville J. and Ina Doolen. He was a farmer. He married Ruby Ballance in 1951.

Surviving are his wife; son, Rod of Greenville, Mo. Dotray MULBERRY GROVE -Mrs. Frank E. (Myrtle A. Dawson) Dotray, 87, of Mulberry Grove died 12:35 p.m.

Monday (March 5, 1984) in Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Ripper-dan-Schildknecht Funeral: Home, Mulberry Grove, with visitation after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mulberry Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Dotray was born in Vandalia, daughter of William and Susan Dawson. She was a member of r-ii i -M i. cnurcn oi unnsi, muioerry Grove. She married Frank E.

Dotray in 1915. He died in 1979. Surviving are her son, Willis of Vandalia; daughters, Gladys Yaeger of Smithboro; Norma Hastings of Cahokia; Bemiece Boyett of Russellville, sisters, Mabel Taylor of St. Louis, Hallie English of Tulsa, eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Edmonds FLORA Daniel W.

Edmonds, 68, of Flora died 9:10 p.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in Clay County Hospital, Flora. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Frank Bright Funeral Home, Flora, with visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Burial with full military honors will be in Floral Gardens Cemetery, Flora. Mr. Edmonds was born in Benton, son of Wil- liam Daniel and Mary Emma Edmonds. He was an inspector for Trunkline Gas Company, Johnsonvil- le, for 26 years and a mem- ber of Flora VFW, Flora American Legion Post and a World War veteran. He married Donna Brown in 1945.

Surviving are his wife; son, Daniel W. Jr. of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. daugh-er, Mrs. James (Mary) West of Flora; sisters, Mrs.

Robert (Ruth) Ras-berry of New Concord, Mrs. aawin (Ullie) Turner of Orange, Texas; Mrs. Edwin (Ollie) imogene uodson Dioaeeii. ivirs. nov ri 4.

J. mm i (Isabell) Knight of Com merce, six grandchildren. Erwin PARIS DorEtta Erwin, 61, of Paris died 1: 50 p.m. Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in Chrisman. Arrangements are in- County H.

Lipka) Elrod, 78, of 67 South Side Country Club iiudu uieu xu.w a.m. iviun-i day (March 5, 1984) in De-; catur Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday ini Graceland Cemetery. No I visitation.

Dawson Wi-; koff Funeral Home is in charge. Memorials: Ameri-: can Cancer Society. Mrs. Elrod was born in Hermanic, daughter of John and Minnie Lipka. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Rose Society, Elks Club: and South Side County' Club.

She married Loren E.j Elrod in 1925. He died ini 1968. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Harold (Shirley); Deakins of Decatur; Thomas (Maureen) Dolan! of Dallas, Texas; William Lipka of Detroit, five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Hobbs Elbert Hobbs, 68, of 2428 E.

North St. died 7:22 a.m. Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Dawson Wi-koff Funeral Home. Continued on Page A4 of Assumption died 11 p.m.

Monday (March 5, 1984) in John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Assumption Christian Church. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday in Seitz Funeral Home, Assumption. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Assumption, with military rites. Memorials: Assumption Christian Church. Mr. Hott was born in Shelby County, son of Jacob and Mary Hott.

He was a retired construction laborer, a member of Assumption Christian Church, Bromwell Masonic Lodge 451 Tacusah VFW lPost 6577 Assumption, Past Commander of As sumption American Legion and a World War I veteran. He married Louise Abell in 1924.. She died in 1966. Surviving are his sons, Preston of Springfield; Tom of Decatur; daughter, Mrs. Maurice (Jean) McCoy of Irvine, eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

Lillpop MOWEAQUA V. Vern Lillpop, 69, of Moweaqua died 2:20 a.m. Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday in Ater Funeral Home, Macon, with visitation after 5 p.m.

Thursday. Burial will be in Macon Cemetery. Memorials: Fanner Chapel United Methodist Church, near Moweaqua. Mr. Lillpop was born in Moweaqua, son of Virgil Van and Myrtle Lillpop.

He was a farmer, a member of Fanner Chapel United Methodist Church. He married Helen E. Wise in 1938. Surviving are his wife; sons, Gerald D. and Norman both of Macon; Rodney V.

of Littleton, Kent A. of Engle-wood, sister, Irene Patrick of Mattoon; seven grandchildren. Maze OLNEY Jonathan Lee. Maze, one-month-old son of Keith and Jeanette Lancaster Maze of Olney, died 6: 40 a.m. Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in his home.

Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Crest Haven Cemetery, Cla-remont. Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Summers Funeral Home, Olney. Jonathan was born in Olney.

Surviving are his par ents of Olney; grandpar ents Jacob and Virginia Lancas'ter of DundS and Dorothy Maze of Olney; great-grandparents, Leaford and Emily Williams of Benton, Mildred Lancaster of Arizona; Sophia Maze of Tamms. Miller If 0 Miller, 79 of Oblong died 3:05 p.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Pulliam Fu- neral Home Oblong, with visitation 7 to 9 p.m.

Wed- nesday. Burial will be in Oblong Cemetery. Mr- Miller was born in it "5 a rHnirp nircr 4" LB. 89 WHOLE OR l69i Top' Jansen, 100, leaves 148 survivors TEUTOPOLIS Leo B. "Pop" Jansen, 100, of Teu-topolis died 10:50 a.m.

Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Island Grove. Visitation will be after 3 p.m.

Thursday in Buchanan Funeral Home, Newton, with 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary and 8 p.m. parish rosary. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials: Heart Fund.

Mr. Jansen was born in Lilly ville, son of Henry and Sophia Jansen. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Island Grove, Jasper County Farm Bureau, Teutopolis Knights of Columbus 857. He was a former justice of the peace, township auditor and assessor, school trustee, church trustee and 1983 Grand Marshall of Newton Fall Festival Parade.

He married Dora Adams in 1907. She died in 1932. Surviving are his sons, Edwin of Mason; Richard of Newton; daughters, Mrs. Jack (Alice) Kaufman of Tulsa, Mrs. Oliver (Anna) Emmerich and Mrs.

Lexie (Estelle) Kennedy, both of Newton; 45 grandchildren; 98 great-grandchildren. Three sons, one daughter, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild preceded him in death. SHELBY VILLE Homer N. Crum, 81, of Shelby ville died 6:35 p.m. Monday (March 5, 1984) in Shelby Memorial Hospital, Shelbyville.

Services will be 2 p. ml Thursday in Lockart Sons Funeral Home, Shelbyville, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Robinson Creek Cemetery, near Shelbyville. Memorials: First Baptist Church, Shelbyville.

Mr. Crum was born in Shelby County, son of Stephen and Emma Crum. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Shelbyville. He married Lucy Dadrill in 1964. Surviving are his wife; brothers, Warren of Oliver Springs, Ernest of Shelbyville; sister, Edna Kingston of Fresno, Calif.

Deibert MOUNT PULASKI -Mrs. Harold (Lucy Hutchison) Deibert, 76, of Mount Pulaski died 9 a.m. Tuesday (March 6, 1984) in Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Fricke-Calver-t-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski, with visitation one hour before service time.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery. Memorials: American Cancer Society. Mrs. Deibert was born in Buffalo, daughter of Rodney and Emma Hutchison. She was a member of Mount Pulaski Christian Church, Lincoln Rebekah Lodge 9, Loyal Daughters of the church and Mount Pulaski Kitchen Band.

She married Harold Deibert in 1940. Surviving are her husband; son, S. Ray of Sterling; daughter, Shirley Holmes of Mount Pulaski; sister, Geneva Denney of Macon deaths Allsup MAROA James F. Allsup, 59, of Kent, formerly of Maroa died; Monday (March 5, 1984) in his home. i Services will be 1:30 p.m.

Thursday in United: Methodist Church, Wash. Visitation will be Wednesday and Thursday, until service time in Mar-latt Mortuary, Kent. Burial; will be in Hillcrest Ceme-; terv. Kent. Memorials: Northwest juvnecoiogy Foundation, P.O.

Box 3726 Bellevue, 98009. Mr. Allsup was born in Maroa, son of Harold and Ruth Parlier Allsup. He was a director of operations at Puget Sound Power and Light Company and a member of United Method-1 ist Church, Kent, P.B.O.j Elks Lodge, Mount Vernon,) Elks Yacht Seattle, Wash, and a World War veteran. He married Joan Beery.

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