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David LaForge
[December 26, 2012]
NEW HOLLAND -- David LaForge, 86, of
Lincoln, formerly of New Holland, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at
6:55 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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NEW HOLLAND-David LaForge, 86, of Lincoln, formerly
of New Holland died at 6:55 p.m. on Sunday, December
23, 2012 at St. Clara's Manor, Lincoln.
David was born May 16, 1926 in New Holland,
Illinois, the son of William and Bertha LaForge. He
married Ann Barclay in Peoria, IL on June 18, 1950.
She preceded him in death.
David is survived by three children: Pam Fox of
Peoria, IL; Grant (Kathi) LaForge of New Holland on
the home farm; Kevin (Kimberly) LaForge of Powell,
TX; five grandchildren and seven great grand
children; a sister Eleanor (Bill) Crum of
Hendersonville, NC; twin brothers William, of
Lincoln and Wayne (Pat) LaForge of New Holland;
David is preceded in death by his sister, Margaret
Parr and one great grandson.
David served in World War II and was attached to
Headquarters U.S. Forces in Austria until being
discharged in February 1947.
David started farming in 1948 and farmed for over 40
years. He was co-sponsor of the Sheridan Township
Goodwill Fund, and was a 50 year member of the
Legion Porter Bell Post #715 of which he served as
commander.
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David was very active in New Holland and was the
first one in the area to farm no-till. He was a
member of Soil Saver and Farm Bureau. He also was
the past chairman of the Logan County Extension
Council. He started the New Holland Rescue Squad
with his wife, Ann, and they both ran it for 10
years until moving to Lincoln.
Upon retirement, David kept busy working for the
Lincoln Food Pantry, volunteered at the Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital, LAMBS chorale, the Red
Cross Blood Bank, Junior Golf, and was director of
Community Concerts as well as the president of the
Oasis Senior Center. He was past exalted ruler of
Lincoln Elks #914.
As to David's hobbies, he lists them as traveling
(not just in the states but to visit other
cultures), refinishing furniture and golfing.
David was a member of the Baha'i Faith, which
encompasses all of the world's nine revealed
religions, has a North American temple in Wilmette
and its World Headquarters in Haifa, Israel.
Funeral services will be held at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln,
at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday December 26, 2012 with Mary
Anne Crenshaw and Katy Crenshaw, Readers
officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to
the service on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial
will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Oasis
Senior Center.
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