Publication
Date: July 31, 1996
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
16
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Nonia E. Burris, 93, of Springfield died Tuesday at Walnut Ridge Healthcare and
Rehabilitation
Center.
She
was born Oct. 28, 1902, in Green Co., Ky., the daughter of Edward and Mary Alice
Squires.
She married James R. Burris in 1926; he died in 1981. Surviving: three sons,
James A.,
Jack
L. and William Ray Burris, all of Springfield; three daughters, Mrs. William
(Mary) Fulton
and
Mrs. Gordon (Flora) Piper, both of Springfield, and Mrs. Thomas (Geneva) Prehoda
of
Phoenix;
14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; several
nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Private
family services will be held at Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel, the Rev. H.
Warren
Wilkewitz
officiating. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Harold
N. Archer of Springfield died at 1:39 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Medical Center.
He
was born in Spaulding, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Prehoda Archer. He married
Mary K.
Goewey
in 1969 in Chatham. He was preceded in death by his parents and step-mother,
Anna
Grieme
Archer.
Mr.
Archer retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 36 years of service. He was a
World War
II
veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps 451st Bomb Squadron. He received the
Distinguished
Flying Cross and numerous other military decorations. He was active in and
served
as
committee chairman of the Riverton Boy Scout Troop 46. He was an ordeal member
of the
Order
of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America. Surviving are his wife, Mary K.; a
daughter, Mrs.
Michael
(Linda) Luepke of Springfield; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Clyde (Kathleen) Dodson of
Llano,
Texas;
a stepson, Thomas E. Lock of Boynton Beach, Fla.; a half sister, Mrs. Pete (Mary
Ellen)
Maggio
of Springfield; a grandson; and two nieces. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday
at
Bisch
and Son Funeral Home, Rev. Daniel Diss officiating. Burial in Camp Butler
National
Cemetery.
Publication
Date: December 21, 1993
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
8
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Carlene Lowery, 65, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Springfield, died at 1
p.m.
Friday
at Scottsdale Memorial Osburn Hospital.
She
was born Nov. 9, 1928, in Spaulding, the daughter of Michael J. and Lena Malone
Prehoda.
She
married Everett Lowery. Preceding her in death were her husband; and a brother,
Michael
Prehoda.
Surviving
are two sons, Michael and Loren Lowery, both of Springfield; a brother, Robert
Prehoda
of Springfield; two grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild.
Remains
will be cremated.
Following
cremation burial will be in Wolf Creek Cemetery.
Ellinger-Kunz
and Davis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Kohlrus
infant
Nicholas
Andrew Kohlrus, two days old, died at 3:42 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Hospital.
He
was born Dec. 16 in Springfield, the son of Kurt and Rachelle Jacobs Kohlrus.
Preceding him
in
death were grandparents, Margaret and Anthony Kohlrus; and a grandfather, Glenn
Schall.
Surviving
are his parents, Kurt and Rachelle Kohlrus of Mechanicsburg; grandparents,
Richard
and
Bonnie Jacobs of Decatur and Ruth Schall of Argenta; four brothers, Eric,
Richard, Logan
and
his twin, Nathaniel; and a sister, Krystin.
Kirlin-Egan
and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
In
central Illinois
Publication
Date: November 05, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
64
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
James Randal "Randy" Batterton, 76, of Springfield died Saturday at
St. John's
Hospital.
He
was born Nov. 5, 1918, in Elkhart, the son of James and Corynne Randal
Batterton. He
married
Leona Boyer in 1950.
Mr.
Batterton had been a resident of Springfield for most of his life. He was
employed with the
state
of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as a sampler for 21 years. He was a
U.S. Army
veteran
serving during World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of Elm Street
Christian
Church, Area Christian Men's Fellowship, Abe Lincoln Gun Club, VFW Post No. 755
and
American Legion Post No. 32. Survivors: wife, Leona; a daughter, Mrs. Chuck
(Pam)
Zorens
of St. Louis; six adopted grandchildren; a nephew; and several cousins.
Services:
1 p.m. Tuesday, Elm Street Christian Church, with Paul Cox officiating. Burial:
Camp
Butler
National Cemetery. Staab Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Virginia
Schmidt-Barnacastle, 72, of Brookville, Pa., formerly of Riverton, died
Wednesday in
Brookville,
Pa.
She
was born July 31, 1923, in Riverton, the daughter of Joseph and Helen Prehoda
Schmidt.
She
married Rupert E. Barnacastle on April 29, 1960, in Arlington, Va.
Mrs.
Barnacastle was employed by George Washington University in Washington, D.C., as
an
assistant
registrar. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Brookville, Pa.
Survivors:
husband, Rupert E.; a brother, Robert J. Schmidt of Sherman; an aunt; and
several
nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Memorial
service: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, St. James Church, Riverton, the Rev. James Fanale
OSV
officiating.
Galbraith-McKinney Funeral Home in Brookville, Pa., is in charge of the
arrangements.
Publication
Date: December 02, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
14
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Larry E. Brazil, 66, of Springfield, formerly of Chatham, died Thursday at his
residence.
He
was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Clermont, Fla., the son of Thomas and Ethel Bailie
Brazil. He
married
Darlene Prehoda in 1957 in Springfield. Mr. Brazil lived in Springfield for most
of his life.
He
was the retired owner of Brazil Builders. He was a member of Loami Christian
Church,
Chatham
American Legion Post 759, Chatham VFW Post 4763 and Carpenters Local 16.
Survivors:
wife, Darlene; two daughters, Kathy Davis of Mechanicsburg and Mrs. Michael
(Karen)
Patterson of New Berlin; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Remains
were cremated.
Memorial
services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel. Burial: Camp Butler
National
Cemetery.
Publication
Date: July 06, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
10
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Rosetta A. McQuinn, 89, of Springfield, formerly of Riverton, died Tuesday at
Walnut
Ridge
Nursing Home.
She
was born April 7, 1906, in Spaulding, the daughter of James and Elizabeth
Motzeck
Prehoda.
She married Vernon H. McQuinn in 1931; he died in 1990.
Mrs.
McQuinn became a resident of Riverton in 1944 and of Springfield in 1990. She
was a
homemaker
who also took care of foster children for many years. She was a member of St.
James
Church in Riverton and Altar and Rosary Society.
Survivors:
a daughter, Jeanne McQuinn of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Services:
Mass, 1 p.m. Friday, St. James Church, Riverton, with Rev. Jeff Goeckner
officiating.
Burial:
Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Staab Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Publication
Date: September 03, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
13
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Emma Bernice Young, 75, of Chattanooga, Tenn., formerly of Tampa, Fla., Silver
Springs,
Md., Houston, Texas, and Springfield died Saturday at her residence.
She
was born July 14, 1920, in Spaulding, the daughter of Wesley and Marie Prehoda
Moore.
She
married Gilbert Dean Young in 1940; he is deceased. Mrs. Young had been a
resident of
Chattanooga
since 1993. She formerly worked as a secretary at Fiatallis. She was a member of
Southside
Christian Church of Springfield and Abraham Lincoln Eastern Star. Survivors: a
son,
Dean
Young of Chattanooga, Tenn.; three sisters, Mrs. Jack (Mary) Roher of Lanesville
and
Mrs.
Lonnie (Rose) Cooper and Mrs. Sam (Judy) Pitt, both of Springfield; a brother,
James
Moore
of Springfield; nieces and nephews.
Services:
noon Tuesday, Staab Funeral Home. Burial: Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Relatives
Publication
Date: January 16, 1995
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
30
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Charles J. Laswell Sr., 79, of Springfield died Sunday at Heritage Manor Nursing
and
Convalescent
Home.
He
was born Aug. 20, 1914, in Springfield, the son of Richard and Theresa Prehoda
Laswell. He
married
Edna Brown.
Mr.
Laswell was a lifelong resident of Springfield. He retired as a union truck
driver for Prairie
Farms
Dairy in 1971. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Holy
Name
Society
and Teamsters Union Local 916.
Survivors:
wife, Edna; a son, Charles Laswell Jr. of Springfield; a daughter, Patricia
Sutherlin of
Frisco,
Colo.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Theresa Klunick
of
Springfield;
and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements
for service are pending. Burial: Calvary Cemetery.
Kirlin-Egan
and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Relative
Publication
Date: June 19, 1996
Source:
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page:
10
Subjects:
Region:
Illinois
Obituary:
Hilda O. Poetcher, 87, of Springfield died Tuesday at Memorial Medical Center.
She
was born Feb. 20, 1909, in Springfield, the daughter of John and Bertha Baker
Tarr. She
married
Frank Poetcher in Springfield in 1928; he died in 1989.
Mrs.
Poetcher was a former beautician. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran
Church
and life member of the Hal-Hagler Chapter 15 DAV Auxiliary.
Survivors:
a son, Frank H. of Springfield; two daughters, Mrs. Loren (Doris) Anderson of
Springfield
and Mrs. George (Cheryl) Prehoda of Petersburg; seven grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren;
two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, John Tarr of Springfield; and
several
nieces and nephews.
Graveside
Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Roselawn Memorial Park, the Rev. Micheal M.
Strong
officiating. Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.