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Virginia Aldag

[February 18, 2009]  NEW HOLLAND -- Virginia L. Aldag, 83, of New Holland, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, at 12:35 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in New Holland, with the Rev. Charles Olander officiating.

Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.

Mrs. Aldag was a homemaker.

She was born April 1, 1925, in New Holland to George and Fern Crumpler Blaum. She married John L. Aldag on Aug. 20, 1948, in New Holland. He preceded her in death on May 14, 1995.

She is survived by two sons, John Eldon (and Michele) Aldag of Broomfield, Colo., and Larry (and Debbie) Aldag of Springfield; two daughters, Sue Aldag of Springfield and Phyllis (and Dave) Sturm of Hoopeston; two sisters, Sherrill Blaum of New Holland and Pat (and Wayne) LaForge of New Holland; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

She was also preceded in death by three brothers.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of New Holland, where she was a custodian and volunteer for 20 years, a member of the Concordia Society and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.

She was also a member of the Richmond Community Club.

She was a graduate of the Order of St. Francis Nursing School in Peoria and received her R.N. degree.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church in New Holland.

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