EUREKA -- Wilbur Fisher, 79, formerly of Minonk and Walnut, died at 6:50
p.m. Sept. 6, 2006, at Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka, where he was a
resident.
Visitation for Mr. Fisher was Monday at Argo-Ruestman-Harris
Funeral Home in Eureka and a graveside service was at Kingston Mines Cemetery,
Kingston Mines, with the Rev. William VanDevoort officiating.
He was born
Sept. 12, 1927, in Sedalia, Mo., the son of Lewis and Ruth Sibbles Fisher.
Wilbur was drafted into the Army and served in Korea.
He married Shirley
Jacek on Jan. 29, 1948. She preceded him in death on June 8, 1974. He was also
preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Lawrence; his oldest son, Billy,
on Sept. 18, 1990; and his companion of 25 years, Mildred Emmeson, on Aug. 7,
2003.
He is survived by a sister, Nina Liming, Bloomington, and a brother,
Clyde (Norma), Washington. Also surviving are his two daughters, Karen (Ken)
Baker, Minonk, and Sheila (Jeff) Schumacher, Eureka, and a son, Jeffrey. Sixteen
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren survive. Also sharing the loss are
Mildred's children and grandchildren.
J. Lena Folkerts, 106, of Minonk, died Monday (May 24, 2004) at 9:40 a.m.
in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minonk.
Her funeral service will be at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk, with the Rev.
Daniel Gansch-Boythe officiating. Burial will follow in Minonk Township
Cemetery, Minonk. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Calvert
& Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk, and one hour prior to the service at the
church on Thursday. Memorials may be made to the church or Heritage Manor
Nursing Home.
She is survived by a daughter, Marie Oltman, Minonk; three
sons, Virgil W. and Eldon J. (Dorothy) Folkerts, both of Minonk, and Ronald L.
(Dorothy) Folkerts, Washington; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and 15
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her
parents; a daughter, Lorene Johnson; two brothers; and two sisters.
She was
born July 26, 1897, in Benson, the daughter of Ulfert B. and Trientje Uphoff
Gastmann. She married John Henry Folkerts on Sept. 29, 1917, in Benson. He died
Feb. 24, 1970. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk.
She enjoyed her family and will be dearly missed by all.
Lucille M. Feller, 73, of Minonk, formerly of Forrest, died at 9:45 a.m.
Monday (Nov. 8, 2004) at her residence.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the First Baptist Church, Fairbury, the Rev. Steve Anderson
officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest Cemetery, Forrest. Visitation will be
from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the
charity of the donor's choice. Calvert & Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk, is
handling the arrangements.
Lucille was born May 2, 1931, in Milford, the
daughter of George and Minnie Hofer Rechkemmer. She married Glenn E. Feller on
Aug. 25, 1951, in Cissna Park. He died in 1994.
Surviving are three
daughters, Dawn (Stan, who is deceased) Metz, Forrest; Joy (Bob) Hakes, Minonk;
and Cindy (Doug) Stephens, Forrest; one son, Scott Feller, Palo Alto, Calif.;
one sister, Nancy (Ken) Gudeman, Kansas; two brothers, Don (Marge) Rechkemmer,
Tarpon Springs, Fla.; and Jack Rechkemmer, Fort Meyers, Fla.; nine
grandchildren, Corey, Brad, and Noel Metz; Rob, Nick, and Randy Hakes; Derek,
Dustin; and Deanna Stephens; and one great granddaughter, Makayla Metz..
She
was raised in Cissna Park, and moved to Forrest, where she and he husband ran
the Eastern Illinois Machinery Sale, Forrest. She moved to Minonk after her
husband's death.
STREATOR - Clarence M. Falk, 64, of 1305 E. 18th St., Sterling, a Minonk native and formerly of Streator, died early Thursday (Nov. 7, 1991) at University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital.
His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church, Sterling, the Rev. Randy Collinson officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Memorial Park, Sterling.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Melvin-Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling.
Mr. Falk was born Aug. 25, 1927, in Minonk, a son of Martin and Marie May Falk. He married Velma E. Applegate on Jan. 20, 1948, in Ottawa. She survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Jeffrey, Olathe, Kan., and Gary, Sterling; one daughter, Judy Heide, Sterling; one brother, Glen, Streator; two sisters, Darlene Deffenbaugh and Hilda Johnson, both of Pontiac; and three grandchildren. One sister preceded him in death.
Mr. Falk moved from Streator to Sterling in 1953. He was employed at the Daily Gazette for 15 years. He also was a district distributor for Astro Shield for many years. He served in communications for the Sterling Police Department for 18 years before his retirement in 1987.
He was a member of First Christian Church, Sterling, and served as deacon for 20 years; was past president of Sterling Coliseum Board and past member of the Jaycees.
GERMANTOWN HILLS - Robert M. Feeney, 54, of Germantown Hills passed away at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, in the emergency room of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Rob was born on April 16, 1952, in New York City, N.Y., the son of John and Helen Gillen Feeney. He married Karen Tabbi on Aug. 18, 1979, in Boston, Mass. She survives.
Also surviving are his parents of Indian Lake, N.Y.; one daughter, Nicole M. Feeney of Peoria Heights; two sons, Brian S. Feeney and Sean P. Feeney, both of East Peoria; and four grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, John Feeney of Danbury, Conn.; and three sisters, Theresa Hultquist of Longmont, Colo., Kathleen Lora of Denver, Colo., and Susan Feeney of New York City, N.Y. He was preceded in death by two brothers.
Rob was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, he was then a service engineer for Eastman Kodak for 27 years, working on digital medical equipment. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Metamora.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Mason Funeral Home, Germantown Hills Chapel. Visitation will be Friday from 5 p.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Cremation rites will follow his services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Peoria Vet Center, 3310 N. Prospect, Peoria, IL 61603. To send online condolences please visit www.masonfuneralhomes.com.
Garrelt Folkers Called by Death
Benson's Oldest Citizen Passes Away, Friday, Aged Nearly Ninety Years -
Resides in County Many Years - Funeral Services Held Sunday at St Peter's Where
Mr Folkers Helped Build First Church
contributed by Amy
Robbins-Tjaden
Last Friday morning saw the passing of Benson's oldest citizen, Garrelt Weert Folkers, who lacked but a few days of attaining the grand age of 90 years.
His death came in the twinkling of an eye. Seated in a chair at his daughter's restaurant, he had just replied to the daughter's inquiry and stated that he was ready for his meal. The daughter placed the meal up on the table; when she went back to her father, he had passed on into eternity, where meals are unknown.
Funeral services for Benson's patriarch were held on Sunday afternoon at St Peter's church, he having been one of the early settlers who helped build the first church for this congregation. Rev. J. Haferman conducted services in German and Rev. Fred Seifert in English. Burial took place at the church cemetery. The great gathering at the funeral was mute testimony of the place Mr Folkers held in the hearts of the people of his community. Those acting as pallbearers were Louis Sakes, John Folkers, H.A. Seifert, Adolph Heineke, Oscar Stimpert and John Heineke.
Garrelt Weert Folkers was born at Remels, Ostfriesland, Germany on March 2, 1834 and died at Benson, Ill. on Feb. 22, 1924, aged 89 years, 11 months and 21 days.
At the age of 20 years he came to America and was employed for several years at Washington, Ill. He then came to Woodford county, locating in Linn township, where he was united in marriage with Hannah [Amy's note: her name was Harmke] Tjaden. Some years later they moved to Clayton township. When old age came, they went to Benson to spend the evening of their lives, where the wife passed away fifteen years ago. Since then he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs Ellich Woltzen.
Mr Folkers was the father of ten children, four preceding him in death. Those surviving are Hillie, of Kankakee; Weert, of Charles City, Iowa , and George, Mrs Lizzie Stimpert, Mrs Tallie Woltzen and Mrs Minnie Geiken, all of Benson. There also survive one brother, John Folkers of Benson, thirty grandchildren and thirty-eight great grandchildren.
Minonk - Norman Francis Falk, 79, of Minonk, died at 7:27 a.m. Saturday (July 21, 2007) at Heritage Manor, Minonk.
Norman was born Jan. 10, 1928, in Flanagan to Fred and Elsie Durre Falk. He married Marlene Vissering on Feb. 6, 1955, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk. She survives in Minonk. Also surviving are three sons, Brian Lee Falk and Bruce Dale (Wendy) Falk, both of Washburn; and Lyle Douglas Falk of Morton; two grandchildren, Kristen and Matthew Falk; and one sister, Doris Falk, Minonk. His parents preceded him in death.
Norman was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ and the Minonk American Legion. He was employed at Benson Elevator and later in the maintenance department at Heritage Manor, Minonk, retiring in 1990.
Norman served his county in the Korean War in the U.S. Army from February of 1951 to November of 1952. He reached the rank of sergeant.
His funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Calvert & Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk. Mary Hartzler will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial will follow in Minonk Township Cemetery, Minonk. The Minonk American Legion will conduct military services. Memorials may be made to the Minonk Ambulance or the volunteers at Heritage Manor, Minonk.
J. J. Ficken
El Paso - J.
J. Ficken, 45, El Paso funeral director, was killed at 8:50 a.m. Thursday at his
farm five miles north of El Paso when a tractor he was driving crushed him
between the machine and a corn crib. Private services will be held Friday
morning at the home with the Rev. Lloyd G. Strouse officiating. The body will be
taken to Chicago where it will be cremated in accordance with Mr. Ficken's
previously expressed wishes. Coroner S. E. Tallyn of Minonk conducted an inquest
at the Smith and Harper office at 6 p.m. Thursday. The jury returned a verdict
of accidental death caused by being crushed between a tractor and a building,
resulting in internal injuries. Jury members were George Curtiss, foreman; Floyd
Jones, James Smith, Harold Burroughs, Joseph Crawford and Peter Roth. Dr. J. P.
Krakowski testified as to Mr. Ficken's injuries. Harry Scott, who lives on the
Ficken farm, and William Eicholtz of Panola, who was assisting with the work,
testified.
Mrs. Ficken was called and brought her husband to El Paso where Dr. Kurkowski pronounced him dead.
John Jacob Ficken was born Feb. 11, 1897, at Anchor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claus Ficken. He married Gladys Hanson of Mackinaw in 1919. She died in 1922 and he married Florence Ditewig of Peoria Feb. 11, 1926. She survives, with two sons, Terry and Tommy; his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Clause Ficken, Colfax; three sisters and a brother, Mrs. Mabel Carpe and Mrs. Violet Johnson, Colfax; Mrs. Christine Clinghager, Burlington, Wis., and Claus Ficken Jr., Colfax.
His
mother, twin brothers and a son preceded him in death. Mr. Ficken was a member
of the Methodist church, all Masonic bodies, the American Legion and the state
board of embalmers and funeral directors. Mr. Ficken had been a funeral director
her since 1919.
Francis Fuchs
SPARLAND - Francis E. Fuchs, 70, of 29 Thenius Road died at 6:16 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2005, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. Born March 12, 1935, in Metamora to John and Rosalia DuBois Fuchs, he married Karon Seckler on Jan. 16, 1982, in Sparland. She survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Edward and James (and Luanna), both of Metamora, and Dennis (and Carrie) of LaRose; one stepson, Nick Seckler of Lowpoint; two daughters, Beth (and Alvin) Grebner of Washburn and Beverly Kuebler of Chillicothe; two stepdaughters, Le Ann Lewis of Abilene, Texas, and Amy (and Danny) Bamber of Clyde, Texas; one brother, Harold of Metamora; one sister, Eleanor Crawford of Peoria; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one grandson, three brothers and one sister.
He was an Army veteran. He worked for Hallmark Metamora Fixtures for 38 years, retiring June 30, 1995. He also farmed for 18 years. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Metamora.
Cremation has been accorded. Graveside services and burial of ashes will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Buckingham Cemetery in rural Washburn. The Rev. Joe Meredith will officiate. There will be no visitation. Lenz Memorial Home in Lacon is in charge of arrangements.
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