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Deaths

William Leno Anderson, 80, died March 6 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. He worked at the Illinois Natural History Survey for 38 years, retiring in 1998 as a research associate. Memorials: Ducks Unlimited, 1 Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN 38120; or Pheasants Forever, 1783 Buerkle Circle, St. Paul, MN 55110.

Gaylord Frederick, 87, died March 5. He was a baker for University Housing for 25 years, retiring in 1985. Memorials: Land of Lincoln Honor Flight or Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Zoltan Ujhelyi, 85, died Feb. 13 at his Champaign home. He worked at the U. of I. for 50 years. He was an audio-visual aids technician for the College of Education. Memorials: College of Education.

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