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His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta. Pastor Wayne
Hoffman will officiate. Visitation will be from noon
until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be
in Oak View Cemetery, Armington.
Mr. Ludden was employed by Caterpillar Tractor
Co. in East Peoria and Mossville for 35 years. After
retiring on Sept. 1, 1982, and while still residing
in Armington, Gene drove a We-Care-Van to transport
Armington's elderly citizens to doctor appointments
and on errands.
He served in the U.S. Navy after high school for
the duration of World War II and received an
honorable discharge in 1946.
He was born March 13, 1927, in Bloomington. His
parents were Arthur and Edna Hernan Ludden. He
married Helen Bossingham on Aug. 14, 1951.
He is survived by his wife, of Springfield; one
daughter, Valerie Jean (and Gary) Koch of
Springfield; and two granddaughters, Laura Elizabeth
Koch and Kimberly Nicole Koch, both of Chicago.
He was a member of the Armington Volunteer Fire
Department and the Armington American Legion. After
moving to Springfield with his wife in 1995, he
became a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church
there.
Gene enjoyed sports of all kinds, playing
basketball in high school and baseball on community
teams during his 20s.
He graduated from Hittle Township High School in
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