Earl Hendrickson

Earl E. Hendrickson, 84, of Lincoln died at 5:10 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2000, at the Christian Village in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 25, at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln with the Rev. Joseph Bleakley officiating.

Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery, San Jose.

Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Hendrickson retired from Eaton Corporation in Lincoln. He had worked in the receiving department.

He was born May 6, 1915, at Lincoln, a son of Emil and Tillie (Johnson) Hendrickson. He married Virginia Dunn, who preceded him in death. He later married Hazel Koester Smith. She died in 1981.

Surviving are two daughters, Judy (and Donald) Ely of Cleveland, Tenn., and Marcia Patterson of St. Louis, Mo.; one stepdaughter, Sandra (and David) Mills of East Peoria; six grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Ralph Hendrickson of Lincoln; and two sisters, Mildred Berryman and Esther Katz, both of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents, both wives and one son, Tom.

He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln, Moose Lodge and Eagles Lodge #2708.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Village or Immanuel Lutheran Church.

 

 

Frederick Koester Sr.

Frederick H. "Fritz" Koester Sr., 82, of Lincoln died at 9:26 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be Monday, April 24, at 10:30 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln with the Rev. William Adam and the Rev. Kirk Cunningham officiating.

Koester was retired from farming in West Lincoln Township.

He was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot during World War II.

He was born March 2, 1918, at New Holland, a son of Harry F. and Matilda (Miller) Koester. He married Nellie Mae Moos, Nov. 3, 1943, in Lincoln. She survives, in Lincoln.

Also surviving are one daughter, Susan (and William) Pirtle of Lincoln; two sons, Frederick H. Koester Jr. of Lincoln and Gary Koester or Moorehaven, Fla.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Harold Koester of New Holland; and two sisters, Mildred Johnson and Louise Wolpert, both of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and one infant brother.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln, the American Legion of New Holland, the VFW of Lincoln, the 367 fighter group and the 392 fighter squadron.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church or to the donor’s choice.

 

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