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Eileen Kohl

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[May 01, 2016]  SPRINGFIELD - Eileen Kohl , 99, of Springfield, passed away at 10:28 p.m. on April 29, 2016 at Lewis Memorial Christian Village of Springfield.

Visitation: 5 p..m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday May 3, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Service: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday May 4, Zion Lutheran Church in New Holland,

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln  

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Eileen Kohl , 99, of Springfield, passed away at 10:28 p.m. on April 29, 2016 at Lewis Memorial Christian Village of Springfield.

Eileen was born on February 9, 1917 in rural Emden; the daughter of Frederick and Emma Struebing Cross. She married Hubert Lloyd Kohl on June 5, 1938; he preceded her in death on August 3, 1992.

Eileen lived as a young child in the Hartsburg area. Her family moved to New Holland in 1929. She graduated from New Holland High School in 1934 and Illinois State Normal University in 1936. She taught at Briggs School, a one-room schoolhouse, in rural New Holland.

Following her marriage, she and Hubert farmed in rural New Holland. They raised three children. After the death of her husband, she moved to Lincoln in 1995 and then to Springfield in 2012.

She was a former member and treasurer of Illinois State Mothers of America, Country Home Bureau, member of Zion Lutheran Church of New Holland, Concordia Society and L.W.M.L., life member of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary where she was a former board member and secretary.

Eileen is survived by her three children: Perry (Emily) Kohl of Lincoln, Barry Kohl of Nauvoo, and Sally (Ron) Correll of Springfield; one sister: Donna Cross Conklen of Springfield, four grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, two nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Services for Eileen will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday May 4, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church in New Holland, with Rev. Charles Olander officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday May 3, 2016 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Burial at Richmond Grove cemetery will follow the service. Memorials may be given in Eileen’s name to Zion Lutheran Church in New Holland.

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