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Elton
R. Hurley
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[May 04, 2022]
NEW HOLLAND
- It is with great sadness to announce the passing of
Elton R. Hurley, 78, of New Holland, on April 23, 2022 at St. John’s
Hospital in Springfield. Elton was a kind, loving, and devoted
husband, father, and grandfather, and a true friend to anyone who
knew him.
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Visitation:
Monday, May 2nd from 5:00pm to 7:00 pm at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
Service:
10:00 am on Tuesday, May 3rd at Holy Family Catholic
Church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Obituary
It is with great sadness to announce
the passing of Elton R. Hurley, 78, of New Holland,
on April 23, 2022 at St. John’s Hospital in
Springfield. Elton was a kind, loving, and devoted
husband, father, and grandfather, and a true friend
to anyone who knew him.
The son of Claude Hurley and Dorothy Dalbey, Elton
was born on March 26th, 1944, in Lincoln. He married
Teresa L. Rogers on May 31st, 1975 at Holy Family
Church in Lincoln and has celebrated more than 47+
years of marriage. Together, Elton and Teresa raised
their four children: Nick Hurley and his wife Jenny,
Kevin Hurley, Aaron Hurley, and Chris Hurley and his
wife Amanda. Elton is also blessed with six
grandchildren to carry on his legacy: Aidan, Olivia,
Carter, Riley, Brynn, Rowan Hurley, along with his
three siblings: Claude Hurley, Cheryl Tarr, and Dana
Ott.
During his lifetime, Elton served as Boy Scout
Leader for Troop 6 for over fifteen years while his
four sons were active scouts; he helped guide each
one of his sons to attain the rank of Eagle Scout.
As a scout leader with Troop 6, he inspired and
mentored young scouts while also organizing events,
pinewood derby races, camping trips, food drives,
and fundraisers; he also volunteered at Holy Family
Catholic Church's Food Pantry. |
He was also an active member of the
congregation of Holy Family Catholic Church and a
Third-Degree Knight with the Lincoln Knights of
Columbus Council #1250. His past times included
traveling with his family to his favorite vacation
spots of Branson, Missouri and Fairfield Bay,
Arkansas where he loved to spend time boating,
hiking, playing mini-golf, and spending time with
friends and family. He was a friend to everyone and
will be deeply remembered for the substantial impact
he made on the lives of all those who knew him.
A visitation will take place to celebrate his life
with friends and family in Lincoln, on Monday, May
2nd from 5:00pm to 7:00 pm at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home (127 South
Logan Street). A funeral mass will be officiated by
Rev. Joseph Dondanville at 10:00 am on Tuesday, May
3rd at Holy Family Catholic Church (316 South Logan
Street) and burial will immediately follow the mass
at the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Please join us to celebrate the life and legacy of
Elton Hurley, our dear friend, husband, father,
grandfather, and a truly wonderful man!
Memorial donations may be made in Elton Hurley’s
name to the Holy Family Catholic Church Food Pantry.
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