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INSIDE ILLINOIS, Feb. 2, 2012 [ Email | Share ]
Thomas “Mike” Bridges Sr., 63, died Jan. 24 at his Champaign home. Bridges worked as a painter sub-foreman for Facilities and Services for 20 years, retiring in 2010. Memorials: The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, www.curemeso.org.
Gert H. Gentner, 60, died Dec. 17. Gentner had been a driver for University Housing for six years.
Louis G. Lariviere, 91, died Jan. 17 at his Champaign home. Lariviere worked for the Division of Operation and Maintenance (now Facilities and Services) for 21 years, retiring in 1980 as a chief engineer draftsman. He also worked as extra help for four years after retirement. Memorials: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5520, www.vfw5520.org.
Howard E. Patterson, 86, died Jan. 24 at Meadowbrook Healthcare Center, Urbana. Patterson worked as a building service worker for the Division of Operation and Maintenance (now Facilities and Services), retiring in 1982 after 31 years of service. Memorials: Carle Hospice, 206A W. Anthony Drive, Champaign, IL 61820; or Champaign County Humane Society, www.cuhumane.org.
Wreatha H. Peters, 95, died Jan. 17 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, Ill. Peters worked for University Housing for 17 years, retiring in 1980 as an assistant food production manager. She worked 10 more years after retirement. Memorials: First Christian Church of Neoga, www.fccneoga.org.
Memorial service
A memorial service will be held from 4-6 p.m. Feb. 9 at Grainger Library to honor Stanley M. Mechling. Mechling, 58, died Jan. 19 at his Champaign home. He had worked at Grainger Library for the last 9 years. Memorials: Champaign County Humane Society, www.cuhumane.org.
