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a a a life as Ground Operations Manager at what is now the Central Illinois Regional Airport. Marvin enlisted in the Navy in July, 1942 in Peoria and entered service in the Navy V-12 program at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana in June, 1943. He then entered Midshipman's school at Northwestern University in 1944 followed by Submarine School in New London, Connecticut, in 1945. During World War II, he achieved the rank of Ensign and saw acpatrolling the English channel, intercepting German supply ships in 1945. His ship was sent from France to Miami, Florida in July 1945 for two months and then on to Key West, Florida for further repairs.

He was discharged from active military service in February 1946. Because of his experience with naval command and engineering, the Navy asked Marvin to serve in the Korean War. He volunteered to serve and again entered active Navy service in 1951 in Astoria, Oregon. He was the Executive officer on USS LSSL 106 landing vessel and on USS LST 1148 which were engaged in war operations in the seas around Korea and Japan until late 1952. He related many times that this was a frightening and difficult period for all who were involved in the conflict.

Marvin received the 10 year Naval Reserve Medal, Korean Service Medal, and the United Nations Service Medal. Marvin enjoyed many diverse hobbies. One of the first was fishing. His father and maternal grandfather were avid fishermen and Marvin was also. Many Summer vacations were spent in northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and Canada in search of the elusive Northern Pike, Walleye Pike, Muskie, Bass or anything that might be hungry.

This hobby lent itself to a true love of Marvin, being on the water. His time in the Navy indelibly imprinted in him the love of boats and ships of all kinds. Whether building them, manning the helm or being a passenger, it did not matter. You could tell that all the problems of the world were left on shore when he was on a cruise of any kind. Aviation was another love of Marvin's.

He learned to fly early on and never allowed it to wane in his life. He owned four different aircraft in his life. A Beech Bonanza, Piper Cherokee 180, Piper Cherokee Arrow and a Cessna 152. All throughout his life he reveled in the act of flying and the reminiscing of past adventures all pilots invariably encounter. After he retired he applied his love of aviation by way of taking on the duties of Airport Authority Ground The Pantagraph Wednesday, April 10, 2002 A7 CENTRAL ILLINOIS Viola J.

Baughman PONTIAC The funeral of Viola J. Baughman, 91, of 1011 W. Washington Pontiac, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Rowe.

The Rev. Ed Hudelson and the Rev. Herman Lehman will officiate. Burial will be in Rowe Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 07 p.m.

today at Harris-Martin-Burke Funeral Home, Pontiac. She died at 5:30 p.m. Monday (April 8, 2002) at Tjardes Health Care Center, Pontiac. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.

She was born Dec. 4, 1910, in Odell, a daughter of Joseph and Lillie Tuffs Erschen. She married Lloyd S. Baughman Feb. 6, 1932, in Kentland, Ind.

He died Dec. 5, 1987. Surviving are one daughter, Jeanne Rapp, Pontiac; three grandchildren, Kris (Junior) Lambert, Julie (John) Mehlberg and Steve (Jill) Rapp; and seven great andchildren. Becky (Jimm) Edinger; Jill and John Lambert; Kristen and Betsy Mehlberg; and Joel and Nelissa Rapp. Five brothers and a son-inlaw, David Rapp, also preceded her in death.

She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Rowe. She was educated in Cornell schools and at Illinois Teachers College at Normal. She enjoyed playing cards with her grandchildren and reading books. Mildred D.

Clayton STREATOR Mildred D. Clayton, 77, of 603 W. Third Streator, died at 2:25 a.m. Tuesday (April 9, 2002) at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home, Streator. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Streator. Visitation will be for an hour before the service Saturday. Survivors include her husband, Wilson Clayton; a daughter, Delores (Robert) Swartz, Oglesby; a son, William (Karen) Clayton, Streator; nine sisters, Velma Earnhardt, Venice, Lucille Yuhas, Cornell; Bonnie Spicer, Venice, Rosine Eisenhower, Freeport; Rosemary Wilken, Venice, Maxine Heilman, Toledo Bend, Romonabell Mingis, Shelbyville; and Darlene Lopez and Lela Wilkerson, both of Streator; two brothers, Daniel Roberts, Parkersburg; and Elmer Roberts, Streator; six grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

Dora E. Eaker CONGERVILLE Dora E. Eaker, 74, of 120 Brentwood Drive, East Peoria, the mother of a Congerville woman, died at 10:01 a.m. Tuesday (April 9, 2002) at her residence. Her funeral will be 10 a.m.

Friday at Schmidt-Haller Funeral Parlor, East Peoria. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery, Peo- Dora ria. Visitation is Eaker 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral parlor. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in Tazewell County or to Easter Seals UCP.

She was born May 1, 1927, at Powe, a daughter to Herman David and Alma Grace Brown Bratcher. She married Stanley Eaker on Dec. 23, 1944, in South Carolina. He died April 7, 1998, in East Peoria. Survivors include three sons, Curtis Eaker, East Peoria; Larry Eaker, Peoria Heights; and LeRoy (Elizabeth) Eaker, East Peoria; two daughters, Durinda French, Congerville, formerly of Bloomington; and Connie Gillespie, East Peoria; a half sister, Glenda Preston of California; a stepsister, Jackie Andrews, Peoria; nine grandchildren; nine greatand several nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by her parents and two grandsons, Christopher Eaker in 1981 and Chuck French in 1989. Mrs. Eaker attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in East Peoria. Charlie V.W. Graham WAPELLA Charlie V.W.

Graham, 93, of Mesa, formerly of Wapella, died April 3, 2002, at his home. His graveside service was Monday in Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Mesa, Ariz. East Lawn Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of local arrangements. Memorials may be made to Funerals today Alberts, Kenneth 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Streator.

Beaulac, Carolyn 11 a.m. at winterrowd Funeral Home, Streator. Kane, Robert 9:30 a.m. memorial Mass at St. John's Catholic Church, Cullom.

Meiners, Mary Alice, 11 a.m. at Elias Funeral Home, Streator. Natale, Joseph 10:30 a.m. at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington. Reddel, Louise 1 p.m.

at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington. the donor's choice. He was born Dec. 19, 1908, in Wapella, to William A. and Eunice M.

Davis Graham. He first married Evelyn Hooser in March 1935. He later married Elizabeth Laiser on July 4, 1954; she survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Doris Anne (Donald Graves, Norcross, one granddaughter, Sonia K. (Terry) Greiner, Houston, Texas; one grandson, Richard A.

(Bridget) Steinberger Bloomington; and four great-grandchildren. His parents preceded him in death. Alice Huebner EL PASO -Alice Mae Huebner, 70, of Crete, formerly of El Paso, died at 5:15 a.m. Monday (April 8, 2002) at South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest. Services are at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Deer Creek Christian Church, University Park, with Pastor Earl Ferguson officiating. Her body will be donated to science. Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Candice Law, Crete; and Diane Stevens, Park Forrest; a brother, Donald Lechner, Lowell, and five grandchildren. Maurice L.

Hurley Church, Farmer City, with Father William Virtue officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation, including rosary service, will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday FARMER CITY Maurice L. Hurley, 79, of Farmer City died at 1:20 p.m.

Monday (April 8, 2002) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. A funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic a Maurice Hurley Bruce Funeral Home, Farmer City. Memorials may be made to the Jackson Heights Nursing Home, Farmer City, or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Mr. Hurley was born Nov. 18, 1922, at Farmer City, a son of Spencer Vernell and Josephine Saylor Landis Hurley. He married Bernadine Schwartz on Oct. 27, 1944, in Bloomington.

She survives. Also surviving are one son, John M. (Patricia) Hurley, Hudson; one daughter, Patricia J. Walsh, Bloomington; four grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and one brother, O. Landis (Marian) Hurley, Savannah, Ga.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. Mr. Hurley was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Farmer City and the Knights of Columbus in Clinton and Wapella. He was active in Cursillo.

He was a member of the Farmer City Genealogical Historical Society. He had been president of the Moore Township High School Board, Farmer City, for 12 years. He was a former trustee of Greenleaf Cemetery and Camp Ground Cemetery, Farmer City. Mr. Hurley was a descendant of Dennis Hurley, who settled in Farmer City.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather and will be missed by all who knew him. Clifford L. Hutchison STREATOR Clifford L. Hutchison, 83, of 129 S. Wasson Streator, died at 1:20 p.m.

Monday (April 8, 2002) at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator. His funeral Mass will be at '11 a.m. Thursday at St. Ste- Clifford Church, Hutchison Streator.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Solon Baker Funeral Home, Streator, with a rosary recited at 6 p.m. Stephen Jeffreys EL PASO Stephen Alson Jeffreys, 83, Jacksonville, formerly of El Paso, died at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday (April 9, 2002) at his residence in Jacksonville, Fla.

Arrangements are pending at Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home, El Paso. Marvin M. Maurer HUDSON A memorial service for Marvin M. Maurer, 79, of 17363 Carver Road, Hudson, formerly of Bloomington, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hudson United Methodist Church, 212 E.

Franklin Hudson. The Rev. Anet Satvedi will be conducting the service. A light lunch will follow memorial service in the church's fellowship hall. A private burial service in the family plot will be performed at noon April 20 at the Hopewell Cemetery in Downs.

Mr. Maurer died at 4:13 a.m. Sunday (April 7.2002) at his residence. Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. Charitable donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

He was born Jan. 26, 1923, at Marvin Bloomington, a Maurer son of Frank Marvin Maurer Emmet and Adna Mae Dooley Maurer. married Donna Lou Brandt. He later married Wen Zhe Cui on April 27, 1990, at their home in Hudson. She survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Michael M. (Beth) Maurer, Wildwood, J. (Michelle) Maurer, Bloomington; and Christopher W. (Cynthia Ashbrook) Maurer, Normal; and two stepsons, Lin (Cindy Wang) Lin of Hong Kong; and Lin Tao of London, England. Surviving grandchildren include: Abigail Ellisa Maurer, Adam Welch Maurer, Alexander Michael Maurer, Lukas Sebastian Maurer, Hannah Sophia Maurer, Claire Evelyn Maurer, Gabriel Brandt Maurer, Kylie Ashton Maurer and Eli Christopher Maurer.

Also surviving are an aunt, Norma Dooley; and six cousins, Carolyn Dooley; Martha (Bill) Frey; William (Ruth) Costigan; Jean (George) Prescher; Peter Dooley; and Karen Dooley. Marvin was devoted to his family and was blessed to have been an important part of more than one family over his many years in this area. His maternal Grandparents were the Dooleys. Marvin was the direct descendent of William and Minerva Dooley who along with a family of thirteen children, emigrated from Clark County, Kentucky in the Fall of 1851 and located in Bloomington, Illinois. Marvin and Donna (Brandt) Maurer raised three sons in Bloomington after moving literally from coast to coast during World War II and the Korean War.

Marvin and Donna's extended families also remained in this area and helped to nurture their son's business and medical careers. In 1990 Marvin married Wen Zhe (Cui) Maurer and resided with her in Hudson until his death. Wen and Marvin worked together to help bring her two sons, Lin Lin and Lin Tao, from China to the United States where they completed their education and are now using their talents in international businesses in China and Great Britain. Like many of his generation, Marvin's early career plans were affected by World War II and the Korean War. Marvin was very bright and an excellent student and had planned on entering medical school at the University of Illinois.

However, his education was interrupted by the wars and when it was resumed at Illinois Wesleyan in the early '50s, he and Donna had two young sons to raise. Between the wars, Marvin sold insurance, ran a residential construction company and operated a retail lumber yard in Lincoln, Illinois with his father. Following the Korean War, Marvin was employed as a sales executive with the Ideal Dispenser Company. The company was eventually sold and relocated out of state, which resulted in Marvin's next and most productive career as a partner in Evans Associates, a prominent Bloomington architectural firm. Marvin's firm designed and supervised the construction of many significant building facilities at many of Illinois' public and private universities, as well as numerous other commissions.

Following the dissolution of Evans Associates, Marvin again operated a residential and commercial construction company, and concluded his professional work Operations Manager. Throughout his life, Marvin enjoyed building things, both as career and as a hobby. Sheep and swine farm operations were interests of Marvin that continued for many years until the death of his father, who supported the needs of the livestock during the week. On the weekends Marvin and his sons would arrive and continue with what ever building or farm project was on going. Woodworking was the hobby that he enjoyed at home more and more in his later years.

He, like all woodworkers, accumulated many tools and finally he had to build an addition to his home to house the projects. Many hours were joyfully spent creating different pieces of furniture and art. Now these pieces acts as the reminders of Marvin's life and love of the things that moved Marvin attended Hudson United Methodist Church. He was a wonderful father and husband and a dear friend to many people. While we mourn his death, we celebrate his long and interesting life.

He will be dearly missed. The family members wish to express their profound appreciation to the Doctors, Nurses, Aides, Volunteers, and family friends that cared and comforted Dad in his final years. Truly, we are all connected to one another. John R. Neal STREATOR The funeral of John R.

Neal, 77, formerly of Streator, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hagi Funeral Home, Streator. The Rev. John E. Gutz will officiate.

Burial will be in Dana Cemetery, Dana. Visitation will be for one hour before the service Thursday. He died at 3:45 p.m. Friday (April 5, 2002) at Alda Alma Nelson Nursing Home, Rockford. Surviving are his wife, Ruth G.

Neal, Rockford; two daughters, Mary (Bill) Isidore, Chesapeake, and Jean (Ron) Johnson, Dana; one son, John (Mindy) Neal, Rockford; one sister, Florine (Jim) Hughes, New York; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Delbert Scott EL PASO Delbert Scott, 82, of El Paso died at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday (April 9, 2002) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Arrangements are pending at Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso.

Bertha Smithling PIPER CITY The funeral of Bertha Ann Smithling, 63, of 506 S. Race, Piper City, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Living Word Church, Roberts. Pastor Rick Spangler will officiate. Burial will be in Brenton Cemetery, Piper City.

Visitation will be 4t to 9 p.m. Thursday at Reilly-Redenius Funeral Home, Piper City, and 1 for an hour before the service Friday at the church. She died at 4:20 a.m. Monday (April 8, 2002) at her home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

She was born Jan. 5, 1939, at Pontiac, a daughter of Sylvester Earl and Nellie Pillsbury Tull. She married Alfred W. Smithling Jr. on June 28, 1976, at Indianapolis.

He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Richard Tull and Charles Phinney, both of Piper City; two daughters, Patricia Phinney and Jeannette Rood, both of Piper City; nine stepchildren, Robin, Billy, Debbie, Dena, Timmy, Jeff, Jenny, Chad and Lisa; 37 grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; four brothers, Robert Tull, Fairbury; Jerry Tull, Piper City; Roger Tull, Harrisburg; and Patrick Tull, Omaha, and a sister, Judy Conaway, Flint, Mich. Her parents and a son, David Phinney, preceded her in death. She grew up in Fairbury and attended Chenoa schools. She was a homemaker and had worked as a chef.

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