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Visitation: Friday, August 28, from
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home, Lincoln
Graveside Service:
Saturday at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery in
Lincoln
Memorial Service: Following the
graveside service, a memorial service and luncheon
will be held at Community of Christ Church,
5655 Union School Road, Decatur.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Obituary
Gerald Eugene Crippen, 89, of Lincoln, passed
away on August 26, 2015, at his home.
Gerald was born on August 8, 1926, in Ullin, IL.,
the son of Olen Henry and Mabel Claire Sutton
Crippen. He married Marilyn Rose Underhile on March
13, 1947, in Ullin. She preceded him in death on
April 25, 2012.
Gerald is survived by one daughter, Cynthia (Gary)
Minder of Lincoln and one son, Gerald Edward
(Malcolm Behrnes) of Baton Rouge, LA; one sister,
Sharilyn Wright of Ullin; brothers Jack (Judy)
Crippen and Carl (Sue) Crippen both of Ullin;
brother-in-law, Ivan Coursey of Ullin and
sisters-in-laws, Mary Crippen of Marion, and Anita
Frizzell of Lincoln. He is also survived by
grandchildren, Kristen (David) Lanning of Lincoln,
Angela (William) Majino of Fenton, MO, and Matthew
(Carissa) Minder of University City, MO, as well as
great-grandchildren, Alexandria and Annika Lanning,
Vincent Majino, Desmond and Grant Minder. His
parents and six siblings preceded him in death.
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Gerald was a retired farmer and carpenter and enjoyed making wooden
shelves, stools, benches, doll beds and wagons for many friends and
family. He was a member of American Legion Post #178 and the
Community of Christ Church in Decatur. He was a superannuated deacon
who had also served in the Marion congregation before moving to
Lincoln in 1992. Gerald served in the Navy aboard a mine destroyer
in World War II.
Visitation for Gerald will be Friday, August 28, 2015, from 5:00 to
7:00 p.m. at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home, 620 Pulaski
Street, Lincoln. Graveside service will be Saturday, August 29,
2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lincoln with
Evangelist Richard Streibich officiating. Immediately following, a
memorial service officiated by Pastor Deby Klein and Evangelist
Richard Streibich, a luncheon will be held at Community of Christ
Church, 5655 Union School Road, Decatur.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community of Christ
Church, Decatur.
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