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Frederick Treatch

[March 21, 2008]  Frederick S. Treatch, 66, of Lincoln died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2008, at 5:38 p.m. at his home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jame Hahs officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.

Mr. Treatch retired after 32 years in maintenance service at Lehn and Fink. He also worked at Ball-Foster Glass Co.

He was born Dec. 20, 1941, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to George L. "Fobey" and Helen Evelyn Olsen Treatch. He married Eva J. Ott on Feb. 28, 2002, in Springfield.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; his mother, of Mason City; one son, William (and Jacquie) Treatch of Tucson, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Lillian and Cody Treatch of Tucson, Ariz.; two stepsons, Darren (and Leslie) Cooper of Lincoln and Keith (and Kathy) Ott of Lincoln; seven stepgrandchildren, Tori Cooper, Ashley, Nastassja and Kyleigh Ott, all of Lincoln, and Kameron, Becca and Gretchen of Paris, Tenn.; one brother, Richard (and Nancy) Treatch of Middletown; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln.

He learned drumming from his father and played with the Don Smith Orchestra, Down Beat Quartet and was a fill-in drummer for many musical groups in central Illinois. He was a fan of the Cubs and Bears and loved his Corvettes.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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