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							 Graveside Service:  1:30 p.m. on 
							Wednesday September 21, 2016 at New Union Cemetery 
							in Lincoln 
							
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln    
							Obituary 
							 
							Bertha Leesman, 89, of Lincoln, passed away on 
							September 18, 2016 at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln. 
							 
							Bertha was born on November 13, 1926 in Champaign 
							County. The daughter of Walter and Blanche (Pointer) 
							Bloemker. She married Leroy “Bud” Leesman in 
							Lincoln. He preceded her in death in 1967. 
							 
							Bertha is survived by her son, Aaron Leesman; her 
							sister, Bessie Budde; two grandchildren, Chelsea 
							(Paul) Johnson and Aaron Leesman Jr.; and her five 
							great-grandchildren, Maya Leesman, Brinleigh Leesman, 
							Carter Johnson, Cooper Johnson, and Bennett Johnson. 
							She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 
							and her sisters, Eileen, Ruby, Ruth, and Juanita. 
							 
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							Bertha was a member of Lincoln Christian Church. 
							 
							A graveside service will be held for Bertha at 1:30 
							p.m. on Wednesday September 21, 2016 at New Union 
							Cemetery in Lincoln, with Ron Otto officiating.  
							 
							Services have been entrusted to 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.  
            
            
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