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The Montgomery County News Issue of Nov. 26, 2002
Melvin Henry Bloemker, 85,
Sorento - Native of Alhambra area worked as farmhand, died Nov. 21. Perfetti Funeral Home, Sorento.
Frances Elizabeth (Dietz) Clarke, 87,
Farmersville - Longtime resident of Farmersville, widow of Paul Clarke, died Nov. 23. Hough Memorial Home, Farmersville.
Lewey Grant Fuller,
Evans, Georgia - Native of Coffeen, retired from U.S. Army, served in Korea and Vietnam, died Nov. 22. Platts Belair Road Chapel, Evans, GA.
Arrietta May (Weaver) Jackson, 96,
Hillsboro - Litchfield native worked at area restaurants, known as "the Pie Lady", died Nov. 24. Meinschein Funeral Home, Litchfield.
Reginald Van "Reg" Petty, 45,
Nokomis - Owner of Pana Tri R Disposal, former Nokomis volunteer fireman, died Nov. 23. Sutton Funeral Home, Nokomis.
Eula (Laurent) Sharp, 100,
Litchfield - Worked as seamstress with Ricestix Dress Factory in Hillsboro before retirement, widow of William Preston Sharp, died Nov. 22. Plummer Funeral Home, Litchfield.
The Montgomery County News Issue of Nov. 23, 2002
Virginia (Topornick) Manning, 72,
Panama - Native of Taylorville, wife of Garlon "Red" Manning, died Nov. 20. Perfetti Funeral Home, Panama.
Mary Minnie (Toth) Schimsa, 75,
Hillsboro - Hillsboro resident since 1982 had worked in restaurant business, died Nov. 21. Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
Janice Simburger, 58,
Litchfield - Litchfield native, retired file clerk with Illinois Secretary of State's office, died Nov. 21. Plummer Funeral Home, Litchfield.
The Montgomery County News Issue of Nov. 21, 2002
Paula Marie Bost, 46,
Westville - Litchfield native, 1974 graduate of Lincolnwood High School in Raymond, worked at University of Illinois music department, died Nov. 16. Hough Funeral Home, Raymond.
Genevieve (Davis) Woolary, 84,
Springfield - Native of Walshville, retired secretary with Illinois Dept. of Revenue, died Nov. 16. Staab Funeral Home, Springfield.
The Montgomery County News Issue of Nov. 19, 2002
Lana (Birkenkamp) Dordell, 59,
Claymont, Delaware - Litchfield native attended Litchfield schools, died Nov. 8. Gibhart Funeral Home, Claymont, DE.
Frank Hoekstra, 84,
Vallejo, California - Native of Panama, World War II Navy veteran, retired from C&H Sugar Co., died Nov. 4. Hosselkies Chapel, Crockett, CA.
Harold "Shorty" Kelmel, 78,
Pana - Native of Morrisonville, farmer and woodworker, retired from Kemmerer Village maintenance dept., died Nov. 15. McCracken-Dean Funeral Home, Pana.
Charles Maxwell, Sr., 72,
Hillsboro - Former Bond County resident, retired from Granite City Steel, died Nov. 15. Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home, Green ville.
The Montgomery County News Issue of Nov. 16, 2002
Mary Biedermann, 100,
Fort Collins, Colorado - Fillmore native, graduate of Fillmore High School and Carthage College, taught school and wrote the Colorado state course for the study of Spanish, died Oct. 7. Allnutt Funeral Service, Fort Collins, CO.
The Montgomery County News Issue of Nov. 14, 2002
Alan Slagel, 80,
Waco, Texas - Irving native, Army veteran of World War II and Korean War, died Nov. 5. Buried in National Cemetery, Rock Island.
Henry D. Specht, 89,
Farmersville - Retired farmer, former member of Panhandle Unit School Board, died Nov. 10. Calvert & Ferry Funeral Home, Virden.
The Montgomery County News Issue of April 3, 2003
Anna (Orwig) Enderli, 97,
Fairbury - Former music and English teacher at Litchfield High School, late husband was Herbert Enderli, died March 30; Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury.
Mary (Kinder) Gharst, 84,
Springfield - Litchfield native, late husband was Charles Gharst, died March 30; Staab Funeral Home, Springfield.
Elva May (Gatrost) Schneider, 68,
Honey Bend - Wife of LaVerne Schneider died April 1; Hough Funeral Home, Raymond.
The Montgomery County News Issue of April 1, 2003
Lamar A. Bowers, 53,
Nokomis - Hillsboro native, Navy veteran of Vietnam War, masonry worker, died March 27; Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home, Nokomis.
Ina L. (Gipson) Bradley, 86,
Pana - Nokomis native, 1935 graduate of Nokomis High School, retired deli manager at Red Fox Market, late husband was Donald Bradley, died March 22; burial in Calvary Cemetery, Pana.
Hilda M. (Michelis) Davis, 90,
Gillespie - Benld native, retired registered nurse at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, late husband was Harold Davis, died March 21; Kravany Funereal Home, Benld.
Melvin Gruenloh, 69,
Donnellson - Army veteran of Korean War, farmer, died March 28; Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home, Green ville.
Patricia (Clift) Payne, 60,
Springfield, MO - 1960 graduate of Hillsboro High School, employed as medical secretary/administrative assistant, wife of Ed Payne, died March 28; Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel, Springfield, MO.
Ivan Pittenger, 88,
Taylorville - Nokomis native, 1935 graduate of Nokomis High School, Navy veteran of World War II and Korean War, retired coal miner, died March 22; burial in Calvary Cemetery, Pana.
Joyce Wagy, 75,
Raymond - Riverton native, wife of Dr. Ted Wagy, died March 29; Hough Funeral Home, Raymond.
The Montgomery County News Issue of March 29, 2003
Wilma (Zanardi) Calhoun, 80,
Springfield - Nokomis native, retired accountant for Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, died March 24; Staab Funeral Home, Springfield.
Carl Crum, 82,
Rushville - Graduate of Coffeen High School, retired farmer and teacher, died March 19; funeral and burial in Rushville.
Judith Ann (Fracaro) Jennings, 53,
Girard - Wife of Roger H. Jennings, worked at Jennings Chevrolet, died March 23; Stults-Neece Funeral Home, Palmyra.
Jacqueline (Satterlee) Geiger, 77,
Richland, Washington - Litchfield native, was Lt. Colonel in Civil Air Patrol and among the first women to fly a jet airplane, died March 17; services in Kennewick, WA.
Bernard Joseph Painter, Jr., 53,
Morrisonville - Taylorville native, 1967 graduate of Morrisonville High School, foreman for Louis Marsch, died March 25; Moffitt-Perfetti Funeral Home, Morrisonville.
The Montgomery County News Issue of March 27, 2003
Delea (Wright) Ellis, 99,
Lawrenceville - Native of Audubon township, retired school teacher, late husband was Lloyd Ellis, died March 15; Smith Funeral Home, Lawrenceville.
Leafy Hicks, 86,
Litchfield - Longtime Litchfield resident worked at Olin Brass, price's Cafe and as nurse's aide at St. Francis Hospital, died March 23; Plummer Funeral Home, Litchfield.
Millard "Bud" Smothers, 75,
Las Vegas, Nevada - Graduate of Morrisonville High School, Navy veteran, died March 4; burial in Morrisonville Cemetery.
Roy Elmer DeWerff, 90,
Nokomis - Native of Rountree township, retired farmer, died March 25; Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home, Nokomis.
The Montgomery County News Issue of March 25, 2003
John William Clark, 77,
Bingham - Hillsboro native lived in Bingham and Fillmore area most of life, World War II Army veteran, retired union laborer, died March 21; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
Lucille (McLean) Dilley Craig, 79,
Hillsboro - Hillsboro native, 1941 HHS graduate, was bookkeeper for Heselov's for 26 yars, late husbands were Homer Dilley and Richard Craig, died March 21; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
Katherine Phyllis (Jung) Hannigan, 92,
Litchfield - Chicago native, lived in Litchfield nearly 20 years, mother of Father John Hannigan, Jr., died March 21; Hough Funeral Home, Raymond.
Suzanne (Komar) Hill, 90,
Rock Hill, South Carolina - Native of Witt, wife of Carl Wilson Hill, died March 23; Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home, Witt.
Ross Mack, 88,
Independence, Missouri - Butler native, World War II Army veteran, retired printer for Kansas City Star newspaper, died March 18; interment of ashes in Veteran's Hospital Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS.
The Montgomery County News Issue of March 22, 2003
James Edwin Elmore, 71,
Bloomington - Hillsboro native, 1950 graduate of Farmersville High School, Army veteran, retired from TWA airlines, died March 19; Kibler-Smith Memorial Home, Bloomington.
William Reddick, Sr., 65,
Decatur - Morrisonville native, retired sheet metal worker, died March 16; Dawson and Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home, Decatur.
The Montgomery County News Issue of March 20, 2003
Opal (Hawkins) Coy, 98,
Morrisonville - Native of Palmer, 1923 graduate of Morrisonville High School, late husband was William Coy, died March 15; buried in Morrisonville Cemetery.
Carol Ann Jahnssen, 56,
Green ville - Former Walshville resident was employed by Roller Derby Co. in Litchfield, died March 17; May Funeral Home, Pocahontas.
Ralph Keune, 88,
Bridgman, Michigan - born in Walshville township, was a supervisor at Litchfield Creamery for 32 years, died March 13; Becker and Son Funeral Home, Mt. Olive.
Donna Jean (Menapace) Lovekamp, 67,
Stuarts Draft, Virginia - 1953 graduate of Nokomis High School, retired teacher, wife of Keith Lovekamp, died March 6; Reynolds Funeral Service, Waynesboro, VA.
Dale "Bud" Traylor, Jr., 47,
Taylor Springs - Hillsboro native, 1973 graduate of Hillsboro High School, worked for Caterpillar in Decatur, died March 19; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
The Montgomery County News Issue of March 18, 2003
Sandra Lee Hempen, 63,
Edinburg - Hillsboro native, HHS Class of '57 graduate, retired secretary for Illinois Secretary of State's Police, died March 15; Meinschein Funeral Home, Litchfield.
Robert "Bob" Hough, 90,
Raymond - Lifelong resident of Raymond, community leader, chairman of board of Hough Funeral Homes, died March 16; Hough Funeral Home, Raymond.
Edna (Fuller) Lynn, 92,
Waukegan, Illinois - born near Coffeen, late husband was Norval Lynn, died March 11; Marsh Funeral Home, Waukegan.
Rita (Chambers) Smith, 68,
Morrisonville - Native of Ava, Missouri died March 15; Moffitt-Perfetti Funeral Home, Morrisonville.
The Montgomery County News Issue of March 15, 2003
Duella "Dee" (Johnson) Burwell, 92,
Scottsdale, Arizona - Former Litchfield resident, ran International Harvester truck dealership with her late husband, Herbert Burwell, died Feb. 28; servicesa and burial in Scottsdale.
Sandra (Welge) Dammann, 67,
Waynesville, North Carolina - Hillsboro native, HHS Class of '53 graduate, wife of Phillip Thomas Dammann, died March 11; memorial service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hillsboro.
Helen Naomi Mayer, 87,
Witt - Witt native worked as housekeeper, died March 12; Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home, Witt.
