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Lincoln- Donald L. Lolling, 80, passed away at 8:13 A.M. on January 4, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL.

Donald was born on June 4, 1933 in Hartsburg, son of Gratus and Marie Swart Lolling. He was united in marriage to Patricia Cochran on October 9, 1953 in Lincoln. She survives him in Lincoln. Other survivors include his children: Theresa (Randall) Helton of Lincoln; Cynthia (Michael) Mattson of Lincoln; Alen Lolling of Bloomington, IL, his brother Robert (Jean) Lolling of Lincoln, seven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, one great great grandson, many nieces and nephews, and his buddy Queenie. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Walter; two sisters: Minnie Buss Bates, Gretchen Knowles, and one infant sister.

Donald worked at Eaton, formerly Cutler and Hammer and was a caretaker of the Lincoln Fairgrounds. He retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Donald wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday January 11, 2014 at Faith Lutheran Church in Lincoln with Rev. Mark Peters conducting the service. A gathering of friends and family will be held from 10:00 A.M. till time of service. Burial will follow at Hartsburg Union cemetery in Hartsburg. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Faith Lutheran Church or to the Cystic Fibrosis Fund. Services were entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.