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Ross Conrady

[February 18, 2008]  ELKHART -- Ross Benjamin Conrady, 18, of Elkhart, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at 12:02 a.m. as a result of a motor vehicle accident at the 200th block of 1300th Street, Middletown.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lincoln Community High School auditorium.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Daniel Tuhy and the Rev. Mark Peters co-officiating.

Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg.

Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Ross Conrady was a senior at Lincoln Community High School, Lincoln.

He was born June 26, 1989, in Lincoln to David and Lisa Ritterbush Conrady.

He is survived by his parents, of Elkhart; one brother, Brett Conrady of Lincoln; one sister, Breann Conrady of Champaign; his maternal grandmother, Nancy Ritterbush of Hartsburg; and his paternal grandparents, Ben and Rose Mary Conrady of Elkhart.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Fred Ritterbush, and his maternal and paternal great-grandparents.

He was of the Lutheran faith.

He was a member of Future Farmers of America, currently Section 14 reporter and past treasurer of the Lincoln chapter. He received the state FFA Degree in 2007.

He was a member of the National Honor Society, Leaf Club, Pep Club, Logan REALITY and homecoming committee, all at Lincoln Community High School.

He was also a member of Logan County Four Corners Clovers 4-H club, the Illinois Pork Producers Association, Illinois Chester White Association and Lincoln Sportsmen's Club.

Ross was an avid hunter and fisherman; enjoyed woodworking; showed livestock at local, state and national shows; and he loved to farm. He was also an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Illini fan.

Memorials may be made to the Lincoln FFA chapter or Logan County 4-H Foundation.

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