Obituaries

BLUME, Gwladys M. (Cole), age 83; born Feb. 21, 1925, in Gilfoch Goch, Wales; died Apr. 5, 2008, in Dalzell, Ill. She was a member of the Princeton (Ill.) Church.

Survivors include her husband, Jack E.; daughters, Sylvia J. Wade, Brenda K. Karpowicz, Ledra L. Slavik and Lira L. Kay; sister, Sylvia Jackson; six grandchildren; one step-grandchild; four great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Mike Weakley, and inurnment was in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Ill.

BOWERS, Larry N., age 61; born July 23, 1946, in Champaign, Ill.; died Mar. 15, 2008, in Urbana, Ill. He was a member of the Champaign Church.

Survivors include his wife, Betty (Dickey); son, Michael; daughter, Teresa Bowers; brother, Barney; and sister, Lanita Hayden.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Raymond Plummer, and inurnment was in Locust Grove Cemetery, Philo, Ill.

BRUNER, Daniel L., age 80; born Dec. 7, 1927, in Clio, Mich.; died Mar. 3, 2008, in Gladwin, Mich. He was a member of the Clare (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include his son, Neil Sr.; daughters, Bonnie Grant, Louise Stachowiak and Mary Price; brother, Delbert; sister, Marian Bourlier; 13 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Russell C. Thomas, and interment was in Highland Cemetery, Gladwin.

FLOOD, Carole (Carman), age 78; born Mar. 22, 1929, in Tinley Park, Ill.; died Feb. 6, 2008, in Tinley Park. She was a member of the Southwest Church, Orland Park, Ill.

Survivors include her sons, Scott and Randy; daughters, Sheryl Collopy, Lori Piecuch, Wendi Flood and Toni Morgan; brother, Don Fitzpatrick; sisters, Marylou Watkins, Betty Hoglund and Nannette Jennings; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Thomas Ferguson, with private inurnment.

GILMAN, Robert W., age 66; born July 1, 1941, in Detroit, Mich.; died July 4, 2007, in Edmore, Mich. He was a member of the Cedar Lake (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include his wife, Vicki S. (Laderoot); sons, Robert W., Allan and Bobby; daughters, Robin Williams, Dawn Drumm and Rhonda Dunman; brother, Raymond; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Chuck Davisson, and interment was in Vinewood Cemetery, Edmore.

HAKES, Verna E. (Lanaville), age 81; born Dec. 12, 1925, in Gourley Twp., Mich.; died Nov. 26, 2007, in Escanaba, Mich. She was a member of the Wilson (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her son, Richard G.; daughters, Janice M. Baratono and Susan K. Luusua; brother, Ken Lanaville; sisters, Marlene Robinson, Jean Wilson, Donna Lanaville, JoAnne Wendt and Marilyn Fournier; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Jim Hakes and Bela Kobor, and interment was in Wilson Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery.

LANGBEIN, Alice M. (Martin), age 71; born May 25, 1936, in Flint, Mich.; died Apr. 1, 2008, in Flint. She was a member of the South Flint Church, Burton, Mich.

Survivors include her husband, Walter W.; sons, Kurt W., Gary M. and Mark W.; daughter, Sharlene M. Ervin; brother, Roy Martin; sisters, Irene Simms and Juanita Cotie; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Melvin Santos, and interment was in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint.

MCCLINTIC, Glenn, age 95; born Nov. 1, 1912, in Carlisle, Iowa; died Mar. 4, 2008, in Madison, Wis. He was a member of the Madison Community Church.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret (Folkedahl).

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Bill Ochs, with private inurnment.

MCKENNEY, Delores (McCullough), age 72; born June 13, 1935, in Birch Run, Mich.; died Mar. 23, 2008, in Grand Rapids, Mich. She was a member of the Allegan (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her husband, Stanley; son, Stanley Jr.; daughter, Patti VanLuven; brothers, Stanley and Lawrence McCullough; sister, Nadine Cornelius; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Earl Zager, Karl Tsatalbasidis and Donald Williams, and interment was in Mallory Cemetery, Trowbridge Twp., Mich.

MOORE, Julie M., age 25; born Aug. 17, 1982, in Kalamazoo, Mich.; died Apr. 2, 2008, in Wyandotte, Mich. She was a member of the Cedar Lake (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her father, Michael Moore; mother, Cindy (Bruce) Moore; brothers, Brian and Sean Moore; and sister, Jennifer Moore.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastors David Gotshall and Mickey Mallory, with private inurnment.

MORGAN, Edward G., age 66; born May 27, 1941, in Hayward, Wis.; died Mar. 17, 2008, in Minneapolis, Minn. He was a member of the Spooner-Trego Church, Trego, Wis.

Survivors include his sons, James Dysart and Edward R. Morgan; daughters, Zandra Morgan and Lisa Thompson; mother, Beatrice (Lauby) Morgan; brothers, Edward L., Ralph and Douglas; and two grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Titus Naftanaila, and inurnment was in Veterans Cemetery, Spooner, Wis.

ODLE, Nellie M. (Duggan), age 84; born Dec. 22, 1922, in Portland Arch, Ind.; died Dec. 16, 2007, in Williamsport, Ind. She was a member of the Danville (Ill.) Church.

Survivors include her son, Tom; daughters, Dennie A. Turner, Joy E. Beckett and Jane E. Lowe; half sister, Romona McMillen; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Don Williams and Bryce Wiley, and interment was in Highland Cemetery, Williamsport.

PERVIS, Gracie M. (Beaube), age 87; born May 7, 1920, in Bassfield, Miss.; died Mar. 3, 2008, in Palmetto, Fla. She was a member of the Hinsdale (Ill.) Church.

Gracie was the wife of the late Harold Pervis Sr. Survivors include her son, Paul Jr.; daughter, Dorinda Schutte; sister, Mavis Newman; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Norman Bassett, and interment was in Gillette Cemetery, Palmetto.

TOMS, Dorothy M. (Sampson), age 96; born July 7, 1911, in Tenn.; died Mar. 5, 2008, in Berrien Springs, Mich. She was a member of the Paw Paw (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her sons, Ted and John; and four grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Ted Toms, with private inurnment.

TORTORICI, Donna J. (Geiger), age 64; born July 19, 1943, in Verona, Wis.; died Mar. 21, 2008, in Fitchburg, Wis. She was a member of the Madison (Wis.) East Church.

Survivors include her brother, Paul Geiger; sisters, Rose Ellen and Virginia Geiger and JoAnn Frederickson; three step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Bill Ochs and Dale Bossenberry, and interment was in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Madison.

UNDERWOOD, Doris (Wrate), age 86; born May 27, 1921, in Battle Creek, Mich.; died Mar. 15, 2008, in Winter Haven, Fla. She was a member of the Urbandale Church, Battle Creek.

Survivors include her husband, LeeRoy G.; son, Joel; daughters, Laurel Underwood and Cheryl Brandt; brothers, David and Herbert Wrate; sisters, Glenna Briggs, Irma Church, Fern Palfi and JoAnne Snelling; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Amado Luzbet and Walter Maier, with private inurnment.

WELLER, JoEllen (Workman), age 59; born June 10, 1948, in Indianapolis, Ind.; died Nov. 2, 2007, in Milan, Mich. She was a member of the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her husband, Earl G.; son, Christopher; daughter, Wendy A. Read; and father, Joseph Workman.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Gordon Moore, and inurnment was in Marble Park Cemetery, Milan.

WOELKERS SR., John A., age 81; born June 6, 1926, in Detroit, Mich.; died Mar. 28, 2008, in Warren, Mich. He was a member of the Warren Church.

Survivors include his son, John Jr.; daughters, Dorothy Pilarski, Debra Plasecki and Diane Woelkers; brothers, Fred and Bob; sister, Helene Williams; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Paul Larsen, and interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit.