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Zion, IL 60099
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Monday, June 26, 2017A Celebration of Life for Rita L. Froemming, age 74, of Enid, is 2:00 pm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church, Fairmont with Reverend Kenneth Wade officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Fairmont. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, June 12, 2017. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.Rita was born January 16, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Julius and Lillian (Brassfield) Rheude, and passed away June 8, 2017 in Enid. She married Fred Froemming June 28, 1959 in DeLand, Florida, and then relocated to Enid where they have made their home in the same house for the last 58 years. Rita was very outgoing and never met a stranger. She had a loving and giving spirit, never forgetting to send a birthday card, Christmas card, Valentine’s Day, or any holiday card to loved ones. She was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church on June 2, 1961, and was a member at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and Redeemer Lutheran Church in Enid. She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother and a s...
Monday, June 26, 2017Bancroft and lived in the Bancroft vicinity until 1944, then moved to the Pender area and later purchased a farm eight miles north of Beemer in 1945.The Roths were members of Zion Lutheran Church at Bancroft and then at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Pender, where all of their children were confirmed. Iona was organist, Sunday School Teacher, and chairwoman of Ladies Aid.After moving to Omaha she joined Bethany Lutheran Church, their Library Guild, and served as treasurer and chairwoman. At present she held a membership at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in West Point and had been a member of L.W.M.L.She was a member of the Red Cross, held office of chairwoman and treasurer, volunteered at the hospital and delivered Meals on Wheels.Survivors include her children and their families-Daughter-Betty and Melvin Wilson of Wayne, NE and family, Renee Wilson and family-Erin and Jesse Fleury and children-Taylor, Jordyn & Rhett, and Evan and Ashley Bartels and children-Blakely and Cole, Rhonda and Marvin Hansen and family, Mara Hansen, and Alie and Christopher Fiorello, Rita and Kendall Paulsen and family, Tara and Cameron Cookenmaster, Abby Paulsen, and Owen Paulsen; Son- Raymond and Bonnie Roth of Omaha, NE and family, Andrea Lutz and Kenneth Clifford and family, Jacob Sweeney, Matthew Lutz, Stephanie Clifford, and Bradley and Sara Clifford and children-Jaylnn and Bellafina; Daughter- Shirley and Don Paulsen of Silver Creek, NE and son, Trevor Paulsen; Son-Terry and Lynette Roth of Pender, NE and family, Cory and Gina Roth and children-Courtney and Miranda Roth, Jason and Jenny Roth and children-Shelby, Dylan, Austin, and Alex Roth, Katie and Eric Jenks and children- Kenzi and Kolton Jenks; Son-Lyle Roth of Wisner, NE and family-Keena and Kory Koehlmoos and children-Korrell, Klay and Kazmyn Koehlmoos, Lucas Roth and children-Lucy and Hudson Roth, Amanda and Michael Eason and children-Creighton and Kingston Lichtenberg; Daughter-Karen and Byron Cruse of Lincoln, NE and family-Micala and Michael Demps and children-Michael Jr., Malik, and Malia Demps, Morgan and Meredith Cruse.Sister-in-law-Delores Hunt of Emerson, NESeveral Nieces and Nephews also survive her.Iona was preceded in death by her parents, husband-Ervin in 1964, 2 brothers- Herbert and Edgar Wascher, and 5 sisters-Hattie Brockmann, Golda Leimer, Eveline Ott, Viola Kuester, and Ze...
Monday, June 19, 2017Beaufort Memorial Hospital.Visitation is from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Young Funeral Home. Funeral service is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at R.O.A.T. Ministries, Beaufort. Burial will be in the Zion Reformed Episcopal Cemetery, Edisto Island.
Monday, June 19, 2017Veterans Wall of Honor. “I know a lot of them on the wall,” said Lewis Zion, of Onalaska’s American Legion Post 508. “As a kid growing up, you know a lot of people, but you didn’t know they were in the service.”The memorial wall honors both living and dead veterans. Don Buswell paused Monday near his own name, inscribed near that of his grandfather, wounded while fighting for the north in the Civil War, his brother, who flew 44 missions as a pilot in the Pacific during World War II, and his niece. “I probably know a fourth of them, or a third of them,” he said of the names on the wall.Buswell, like his brother Anor Buswell, was a pilot in the Air Corps, a precursor to the Air Force.“All I did was have fun when I was in the service,” he said. Members of Winlock and Onalaska American Legion posts 101 and 508, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3409, members of Boy Scouts Troop 324 and Girl Scouts Troop 40512 and other volunteers held Memorial Day Ceremonies throughout the day Monday in the south end of Lewis County, striving to leave no veteran’s sacrifice forgotten. “They deserve that honor,” said Mitch Davis, incoming post c...
Saturday, June 10, 2017The New Church of Christ, Faison.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Faison Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, WarsawWednesday, 7 p.m./ Piney Green Disciple Church, Newton Grove.Wednesday, 7 p.m./St. Stephen A.M.E. Zion Church, GarlandWednesday, 7 p.m./Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, DunnWednesday, 7 p.m./Garland First Baptist Church, Garland.Wednesday, 7 p.m./The Journey Church. Plainview, Dunn.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Greater St. Luke United Holy Church, Rose Hill.Every 1st.Wednesday, 7 p.m./ Mission night/Baptist Men/WMU/YouthTurkey Baptist Church, Turkey.Wednesday, 7 p.m./ First Missionary Baptist Church, Turkey.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Corporage PrayerEvery 1st Wed./St.Peter United Holiness Church, Keener.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Running Branch Disciples of Christ Church, Clinton.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Robinson Chapel Missionary Baptist, Roseboro.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m./St. Jude Church of Christ, WarsawWednesday, 7:30 p.m./ First Missionary Baptist Church, Roseboro.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m./Original Bible Way Tabernacle, Mt.Olive.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m/Holy Tabernacle U.H.Church, Roseboro.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m./Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton.Held every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 p.m./Goshen Disciples Church,Faison, and preaching is every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, at 10 a.m./Roseboro United Methodist Church, Roseboro.(Ladies Bible Study in Fellowship Hall)Thursday, at 5 p.m. till 5:30 p.m (Prayer Service) Bible Study/5:30 till 6:30 p.m at Lisbon St. Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton.Thursday, at 6 p.m./House of Prayer...
Saturday, June 10, 2017Dubach. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.Frank B. Jones, 83DELHI Frank B. Jones, a pastor and retired school bus driver, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Delhi. Visitation is Sunday at McFarland Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Elbert Lucas, 55LAKE PROVIDENCE Elbert Lee Lucas, a laborer, died Monday, May 29. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at the General Trans High School Auditorium. Visitation is 1-4 p.m. Friday at the Harris Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Gaither Memorial Cemetery.Chelsea Moore, 87FORT NECESSITY Chelsea Faydette Moore, a school teacher and coach, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church, Fort Necessity. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Wayne Phillips, 95BASKIN Wayne Phillips died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home.Jessie Rogers, 92Jessie Mae Rogers died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at King's Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 1 p.m. Friday at King's Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be at New Hebron Cemetery, Ruston.Patricia Stewart, 54Patricia Stewart of Monroe, homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Hill Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in the Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.Gene Wilson, 81DOWNSVILLE Gene L. Wilson, a rural News Star carrier for the Downsville Community, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Holmesville Baptist Church near Downsville. Visitation is 1-2 p.m. Thursday at the church under the direction of...
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Monday, June 26, 2017A Celebration of Life for Rita L. Froemming, age 74, of Enid, is 2:00 pm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church, Fairmont with Reverend Kenneth Wade officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Fairmont. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, June 12, 2017. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.Rita was born January 16, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Julius and Lillian (Brassfield) Rheude, and passed away June 8, 2017 in Enid. She married Fred Froemming June 28, 1959 in DeLand, Florida, and then relocated to Enid where they have made their home in the same house for the last 58 years. Rita was very outgoing and never met a stranger. She had a loving and giving spirit, never forgetting to send a birthday card, Christmas card, Valentine’s Day, or any holiday card to loved ones. She was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church on June 2, 1961, and was a member at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and Redeemer Lutheran Church in Enid. She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother and a s...
Monday, June 26, 2017Bancroft and lived in the Bancroft vicinity until 1944, then moved to the Pender area and later purchased a farm eight miles north of Beemer in 1945.The Roths were members of Zion Lutheran Church at Bancroft and then at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Pender, where all of their children were confirmed. Iona was organist, Sunday School Teacher, and chairwoman of Ladies Aid.After moving to Omaha she joined Bethany Lutheran Church, their Library Guild, and served as treasurer and chairwoman. At present she held a membership at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in West Point and had been a member of L.W.M.L.She was a member of the Red Cross, held office of chairwoman and treasurer, volunteered at the hospital and delivered Meals on Wheels.Survivors include her children and their families-Daughter-Betty and Melvin Wilson of Wayne, NE and family, Renee Wilson and family-Erin and Jesse Fleury and children-Taylor, Jordyn & Rhett, and Evan and Ashley Bartels and children-Blakely and Cole, Rhonda and Marvin Hansen and family, Mara Hansen, and Alie and Christopher Fiorello, Rita and Kendall Paulsen and family, Tara and Cameron Cookenmaster, Abby Paulsen, and Owen Paulsen; Son- Raymond and Bonnie Roth of Omaha, NE and family, Andrea Lutz and Kenneth Clifford and family, Jacob Sweeney, Matthew Lutz, Stephanie Clifford, and Bradley and Sara Clifford and children-Jaylnn and Bellafina; Daughter- Shirley and Don Paulsen of Silver Creek, NE and son, Trevor Paulsen; Son-Terry and Lynette Roth of Pender, NE and family, Cory and Gina Roth and children-Courtney and Miranda Roth, Jason and Jenny Roth and children-Shelby, Dylan, Austin, and Alex Roth, Katie and Eric Jenks and children- Kenzi and Kolton Jenks; Son-Lyle Roth of Wisner, NE and family-Keena and Kory Koehlmoos and children-Korrell, Klay and Kazmyn Koehlmoos, Lucas Roth and children-Lucy and Hudson Roth, Amanda and Michael Eason and children-Creighton and Kingston Lichtenberg; Daughter-Karen and Byron Cruse of Lincoln, NE and family-Micala and Michael Demps and children-Michael Jr., Malik, and Malia Demps, Morgan and Meredith Cruse.Sister-in-law-Delores Hunt of Emerson, NESeveral Nieces and Nephews also survive her.Iona was preceded in death by her parents, husband-Ervin in 1964, 2 brothers- Herbert and Edgar Wascher, and 5 sisters-Hattie Brockmann, Golda Leimer, Eveline Ott, Viola Kuester, and Ze...
Monday, June 19, 2017Beaufort Memorial Hospital.Visitation is from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Young Funeral Home. Funeral service is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at R.O.A.T. Ministries, Beaufort. Burial will be in the Zion Reformed Episcopal Cemetery, Edisto Island.
Monday, June 19, 2017Veterans Wall of Honor. “I know a lot of them on the wall,” said Lewis Zion, of Onalaska’s American Legion Post 508. “As a kid growing up, you know a lot of people, but you didn’t know they were in the service.”The memorial wall honors both living and dead veterans. Don Buswell paused Monday near his own name, inscribed near that of his grandfather, wounded while fighting for the north in the Civil War, his brother, who flew 44 missions as a pilot in the Pacific during World War II, and his niece. “I probably know a fourth of them, or a third of them,” he said of the names on the wall.Buswell, like his brother Anor Buswell, was a pilot in the Air Corps, a precursor to the Air Force.“All I did was have fun when I was in the service,” he said. Members of Winlock and Onalaska American Legion posts 101 and 508, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3409, members of Boy Scouts Troop 324 and Girl Scouts Troop 40512 and other volunteers held Memorial Day Ceremonies throughout the day Monday in the south end of Lewis County, striving to leave no veteran’s sacrifice forgotten. “They deserve that honor,” said Mitch Davis, incoming post c...
Saturday, June 10, 2017The New Church of Christ, Faison.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Faison Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, WarsawWednesday, 7 p.m./ Piney Green Disciple Church, Newton Grove.Wednesday, 7 p.m./St. Stephen A.M.E. Zion Church, GarlandWednesday, 7 p.m./Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, DunnWednesday, 7 p.m./Garland First Baptist Church, Garland.Wednesday, 7 p.m./The Journey Church. Plainview, Dunn.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Greater St. Luke United Holy Church, Rose Hill.Every 1st.Wednesday, 7 p.m./ Mission night/Baptist Men/WMU/YouthTurkey Baptist Church, Turkey.Wednesday, 7 p.m./ First Missionary Baptist Church, Turkey.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Corporage PrayerEvery 1st Wed./St.Peter United Holiness Church, Keener.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Running Branch Disciples of Christ Church, Clinton.Wednesday, 7 p.m./Robinson Chapel Missionary Baptist, Roseboro.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m./St. Jude Church of Christ, WarsawWednesday, 7:30 p.m./ First Missionary Baptist Church, Roseboro.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m./Original Bible Way Tabernacle, Mt.Olive.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m/Holy Tabernacle U.H.Church, Roseboro.Wednesday, 7:30 p.m./Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton.Held every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 p.m./Goshen Disciples Church,Faison, and preaching is every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, at 10 a.m./Roseboro United Methodist Church, Roseboro.(Ladies Bible Study in Fellowship Hall)Thursday, at 5 p.m. till 5:30 p.m (Prayer Service) Bible Study/5:30 till 6:30 p.m at Lisbon St. Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton.Thursday, at 6 p.m./House of Prayer...
Saturday, June 10, 2017Dubach. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.Frank B. Jones, 83DELHI Frank B. Jones, a pastor and retired school bus driver, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Delhi. Visitation is Sunday at McFarland Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Elbert Lucas, 55LAKE PROVIDENCE Elbert Lee Lucas, a laborer, died Monday, May 29. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at the General Trans High School Auditorium. Visitation is 1-4 p.m. Friday at the Harris Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Gaither Memorial Cemetery.Chelsea Moore, 87FORT NECESSITY Chelsea Faydette Moore, a school teacher and coach, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church, Fort Necessity. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Wayne Phillips, 95BASKIN Wayne Phillips died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home.Jessie Rogers, 92Jessie Mae Rogers died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at King's Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 1 p.m. Friday at King's Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be at New Hebron Cemetery, Ruston.Patricia Stewart, 54Patricia Stewart of Monroe, homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Hill Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in the Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.Gene Wilson, 81DOWNSVILLE Gene L. Wilson, a rural News Star carrier for the Downsville Community, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Holmesville Baptist Church near Downsville. Visitation is 1-2 p.m. Thursday at the church under the direction of...
