obits
Service for Donald Douty on June 30
Memorial service for Haskel Straus on June 26
Lincolnites are invted to a memorial service at Bemis Hall in honor and remembrance of Haskel Straus on Sunday, June 26 at 2 p.m. with a reception to follow. Haskel passed away on February 3, 2016 after a long illness. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 9, 1950 to the late Velma Lukko and Haskel…
Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituary: Marnie Smith Wengren
(Editor’s note: This obituary was submitted by Marnie Wengren’s daughter-in-law, Tucker Smith.) Margaret “Marnie” Lanphier Smith Wengren, formerly of Lincoln, died peacefully at her home in Lexington on March 8, six weeks before her 100th birthday. Lincoln was her home from 1957 until 1989, when she moved to Brookhaven in Lexington. Born in Springfield, Ill., on…
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Obituaries
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to remove an incorrect link in the Ray Tomlinson segment.) Ray Tomlinson, 74 (March 5) — inventor of modern email who chose the “@” symbol to connect the username with the destination address. He and his partner Karen Seo raised miniature sheep in Lincoln. See obituaries by the Associated Press and the BBC….