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Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader in Mount Pulaski, with the
Rev. Steve Ingram officiating.
Burial will be in
Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.
Mr. Kretzinger was a grocer and co-owner of D& J
Concessions. He managed Franks Food Fair in Lincoln,
Taylorville, and Bloomington.
He was born Sept. 30, 1931, in Lincoln to Eugene
L. and Mae L. Ball Kretzinger. He married Jo-Ann
Gambrel in Lincoln on Sept. 21, 1951. She preceded
him in death on May 16, 2003.
He is survived by three daughters, Leigh Ann (and
Ron) Troyer of Bloomington, Lynn Marie (and Michael)
Hanamura of Folsom, Calif., and Lori Kretzinger of
Springfield; one brother, Roger (and Jwana)
Kretzinger of Chestnut; a special friend, Nancy
Kleinman of Lincoln; two grandchildren, Sgt. Ryan
Mathew (and Teresa) McLane of Fort Riley, Kan., and
Amy Lynne Rohrschneider of Bloomington; 13
great-grandchildren, Aidan Edwards and Ezri Edwards
of Bloomington, River McLane, Wheeler McLane,
Shaelyn McLane, Mitchell Cheek and Taylor Struck of
Fort Riley, Kan., Taylor Hanamura, Chris Mulrooney,
Katelyn Mulrooney, James Stempeck, Joseph Stempeck
and Johnna Stempeck of California; one niece, Cary
Swan; two nephews, Tracy Matherly and Joe Kretzinger;
and special friends Lela Bradley of Lincoln and
Betty Roy of Washington.
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He was also preceded in death by one sister, and a
son-in-law, Hugh Rohrschneider.
He was a member of the Chestnut United Methodist
Church, was on the board of directors of the
Illinois Country Music Association and was
recognized by the Logan County Fair for many years
of service.
He was an avid NASCAR fan and loved working with
his extensive outdoor holiday lighting display.
Memorials may be made Illinois Country Music
Association.
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