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Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

A sense of place

CARL VOLKMANN Oct. 23, 1933-Oct. 11, 2013

By Roberta Volkmann
Carl Volkmann died Oct. 11 after a 15-year struggle with cancer. In October 2012, he received an Alumni Award from his alma mater, Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Here is an excerpt from the citati...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

She was a volunteer from the word go

ELSIEJANE “NING” O’KEEFE Feb. 18, 1922-Aug. 4, 2013

By Erika Holst
“I’m a better person because my life touched Ning’s,” said Elizabeth Kloppenburg of her dear friend, Elsiejane “Ning” Staley O’Keefe, who died Aug. 4.It is a sentiment echoed by many in ...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

The Stone that grew seeds and a company

ANDREW RICHARD STONE, SR. June 1, 1958-Jan. 24, 2013

By Tom Irwin
Andy Stone spent his life working and living on and for the family farm, but he was not your stereotypical tractor-driving, cap-wearing farmer. Not content to rest on the well-established laurels of t...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

A life of simple distinction

HENRY KRUG III Nov. 3, 1950-Oct. 24, 2013

By Tisha Rooney
Henry Krug III was unique in many ways, but the most remarkable thing about him was the number of lives he touched while living, by his own choice, the simplest life he could. Born to a modest family,...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

‘It’s OK. Everything will be all right.’

MARK ALEXANDER MACDONALD May 21, 1963-May 28, 2013

By Anita Stienstra
“isn’t easy being a man / all those lines we paint / to the endless amusement / of those who live between them” – from Mark’s poem “Lines”Mark visited Illinois the year the Mississippi f...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

Bill Shea was the man to see

WILLIAM C. SHEA Dec. 30, 1921-Dec. 14, 2013

By William Shea
Remember when the Nazis tried to take over the world? Mr. Shea was one of many who answered the call to prevent that from becoming a reality, as part of the D-day invasion. Remember when you needed ga...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

She simply walked out and did what had to be done

ANN ELIZABETH SEFCIK WOOLSEY July, 28, 1928-Nov. 30, 2013

By Carol Ann Sagona
 Ann rushed in where others feared to tread, whether it was leaving the comfort of the familiar for places unknown, or climbing a fence to rescue Bounce, the pug, from a stamping, snorting bull. ...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

A kind and caring sidekick

JEFFREY HOFMANN June 24, 1952-April 17, 2013

By Bruce Rushton
Despite spending the better part of his working life as a radio personality, Jeff Hofmann wasn’t much for the limelight.A fight with cancer is never easy, but Hofmann did it with grace and wit. Didn...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

A pioneer of sustainability

RICHARD ROGER “DICK” MORSE Feb. 24, 1944-May 28, 2013

By Patrick Yeagle
Dick Morse of Springfield was “green” before it was even a thing.The influential architect helped create a community of environmentally conscious designers and participated in the renovation of nu...
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 12:01 am

She fought like a girl but lost

VIVIAN EDNA MCGINNIS Jun 26, 1959 – Aug. 7, 2013

By Evelyn Koke
She fought like a girl but lost. My beautiful daughter, Vivian Edna (Raridon) McGinnis, was born June 26, 1959 to Richard and Evelyn (Bumgardner) Raridon of Middletown. She went to school at Middletow...
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