Mary Lou (Engle) Lincoln
Born: June 8, 1932 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: June 20, 2004 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 222
Lot Owner: Richard Lincoln, purchased in 1965
Married: Richard Lincoln on June 17, 1950 in Newton, Iowa
Children: Tim
Parents: Harold G. and LeOna J. Hummel Engle
Obituary: Mary Lou Engle Lincoln
Mary Lou Lincoln, 72, of Newton died Sunday, June 20, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 23, at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton with Chaplain Merle Smith of Skiff Medical Center in Newton officiating. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in Metz.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home where the family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials will be accepted to Hospice of Jasper County and may be left at the funeral home.
The daughter of Harold G. and LeOna Julia (Hummel) Engle, she was born June 8, 1932, in Metz. She graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1950. On June 17, 1950, she married Richard A. Lincoln in Newton. She was a secretary for Maytag Company for 30 years and retired in 1980.
Mrs. Lincoln grew up and lived in Metz until moving to Newton 30 years ago. She was a doll collector and an award winning landscape flower artist.
Survivors include her husband; a son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Teresa Lincoln of Colome, S.D.; and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna and Floyd Mulbrook of Newton and Bette Ann and Bernard Lindsey of Calamus.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Harold and Gorman L. Engle. ~ Newton Daily News, Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Mary Lou Lincoln, 72, died June 20, 2004. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesay, June 23 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.
Mary Lou was an avid doll collector and an award winning landscape flower artist. She is survived by her husband, Richard of Newton; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Teresa Lincoln of Colome, SD, and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna and Floyd Mulbrook of Newton and Bette Ann and Bernard Lindsey of Calamus. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold G. and LeOna J. (Hummel) Engle and two brothers, Harold C. and Gorman L. Engle.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials to Hospice of Jasper County may be left at the funeral home. ~ The Des Moines Register, June 21, 2004.
Richard A. Lincoln
Born: April 30, 1930 in Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., Iowa
Died: July 12, 2009 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 222
Lot Owner: Richard Lincoln, purchased in 1965
Married: Mary Lou Engle on June 17, 1950 in Newton, Iowa
Children: Tim
Parents:
Ernest Albert and Alice "Pat" (Robison) Lincoln
Richard A. Lincoln, 79, of Newton died on Sunday, July 12, 2009, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. ~ Newton Daily News, July 14, 2009
Visitation: The family will greet friends from 6-8 P.M., Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at the funeral home.
Funeral Service: 1:30 P.M., Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the funeral home.
Interment: Immediately following the funeral service on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
Those left to honor Richard's memory are his son, Tim (Teresa) Lincoln of Colome, South Dakota; step-father, Ralph Bates of Newton; his step-brother, Dale Hume of Monroe; and 2 half-sisters, Patricia Johnson of Albia and Joyce Palm of Monroe.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Albert and Alice "Pat" (Robison) Lincoln; wife, Mary Lou in 2004; and a sister, Rosemary Benson.
Richard was a graduate of Monroe High School and worked as a pipe fitter and skilled trades' worker for the Maytag Company for almost 32 years.
He was a member of the UAW Local 997 Retirees Union and the Coin Club in Grinnell. Richard enjoyed bowling.
Memorials to the Donor's Choice may be left at the funeral home. ~ Wallace Family Funeral Home, www.wallacefamilyfuneralhome.com/, July 14, 2009
Richard A. Lincoln, 79, of Newton died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton with Chaplain Merle Smith of Skiff Medical Center in Newton officiating. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
Memorials to the donor's choice may be left at the funeral home.
Born to Ernest Albert and Alice "Pat" (Robison) Lincoln on April 30, 1930, in Grinnell, he had lived in Newton since 1974. He was united in marriage to Mary Lou Engle on June 17, 1950, in Newton.
A graduate of Monroe High School in Monroe, he was a pipe fitter and skilled trades worker for the Maytag Company for almost 32 years. Richard was a member of the UAW Local 997 Retirees Union and Coin Club of Grinnell. He enjoyed bowling.
Survivors include his son, Tim (Teresa) Lincoln of Colome, S.D.; his stepfather, Ralph Bates of Newton; his stepbrother, Dale Hume of Monroe; and two half sisters, Patricia Johnson of Albia and Joyce Palm of Monroe.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Lou in 2004; and a sister, Rosemary Benson. ~ Newton Daily News, July 15, 2009.