Lee McCain       Send a link to a friend

Posted Monday morning

MOUNT PULASKI -- Lee Vernon McCain, 94, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at 1:40 a.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church of Mount Pulaski. Officiating will be Donald McCain, John Robertson and Bill Shanle.

Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery.

Mr. McCain was a retired farmer.

He was born Oct. 13, 1910, in Logan County to Alpha Carl and Melinda Elizabeth Huffman McCain. He married Ethel Fuiten in Springfield on Dec. 7, 1933.

He is survived by his wife, of Mount Pulaski; three sons, Donald Leon (and Sandy) McCain of Mount Pulaski, Jimmy Ray (and Marilyn) McCain of Hillsboro, Mo., and Billy Lee (and Vera) McCain of Stoughton, Wis.; nine grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Cecil McCain of Cornland.

He was preceded in death by two brothers.

He was a member of the Mount Pulaski Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to Oblong Children's Christian Home, 4094 E. 1050th Ave., Oblong, IL 62449.

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Wesley 'Fizzle' Liesman       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 22, 2005

MASON CITY -- Wesley Brown "Fizzle" Liesman, 80, of Mason City, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at 12:08 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Hurley Funeral Home.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Christ Lutheran Church, with the Rev. James Childs and the Rev. Raymond Bell officiating.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Mr. Liesman was a farmer in the Mason City area.

He was born May 11, 1924, in Logan County to Grover and Pearl Sanders Liesman. He married Marie Terviel in Lincoln on Aug. 15, 1942.

He is survived by his wife; one son, Roger Liesman of Mason City; two daughters, Ronda (and Richard) Reuss of Littleton, Colo., and Sue Liesman of Mason City; two grandchildren; and four sisters, Gladys Steinhour of Middletown, Dorothy Talkington of Springfield, Lois Stuart of Perry, Mo., and Doris Morris of Vandalia, Mo.

He was preceded in death by brothers, one sister, one son and one grandson, Jeff (and wife Andrea) Reuss.

He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church of Mason City, Mason County Farm Bureau and the Illinois Angus Association.

Memorial contributions may be made to his church.

Ruby Mills       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 21, 2005

MASON CITY -- Ruby M. Mills, 90, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at 2:33 a.m. at the Mason City Area Nursing Home.

Her funeral was Saturday morning at St. Colomba's Catholic Church in Mason City, with Father Thomas Shaw officiating.

There was no visitation.

Burial is in Mason City Cemetery.

Hurley Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Mrs. Mills was a retired state employee from the Illinois secretary of state's office, where she had previously worked in the Title Department.

She was born Feb. 23, 1914, in Springfield to John and Rose Leone DeRosa. She married Dempsey Mills in 1941 in Alton. He died in 1991.

She is survived by three brothers, James (and Ruth) DeRosa of Colchester, Eugene DeRosa of Reno, Nev., and Richard (and Sue) DeRosa of Escondido, Calif.

She was also preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Columba's Catholic Church or Mason City Area Nursing Home.

Faye Watkins       Send a link to a friend

Posted Monday morning

McLEAN -- Faye E. Watkins, 61, of McLean, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at 6:59 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the McLean Christian Church. Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with Tony Billingsley officiating.

Burial will be in Funks Grove Cemetery.

Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Watkins and her husband owned and operated the Honeycomb Beauty Salon in Bloomington.

She was born Oct. 3, 1943, in Gibson City to Virgil and Grace Rhodes. She married Jack Watkins on May 13, 1967, in Gibson City.

Family members include one son, Barry (and Jody) Watkins of Bloomington; one daughter, Sally (and Rick) Waldschmidt of Normal; three grandchildren, Jordan Taylor Watkins, Olivia Kathleen Haas and Chelsie Mae Watkins; one sister, Mary Ann (and Jack) Taylor of southern Illinois; and four brothers, Don (and Mary) Rhodes of Florida, Ed (and Karen) Rhodes of Florida, Fred (and Anna Marie) Rhodes of El Paso and Jay (and Linda) Rhodes of Dahina.

She was preceded in death by her parents and by Dick (wife Thelma) Rhodes of Gibson City.

She was a devoted mother and wife and passionately loved her grandchildren. She will be missed by many.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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Howard Hieronymus       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 19, 2005

ATLANTA -- A memorial service for Howard L. Hieronymus was Saturday morning at Quiram Funeral Home.

Mr. Hieronymus, 53, of East Peoria, formerly of Atlanta, died Jan. 2, 2005, at his home.

His obituary, posted in Lincoln Daily News on Jan. 4, is available by clicking here.

Memorials may be made to OSF St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, or the American Heart Association.