Lois Kavelman
[March 07, 2012]
LINCOLN -- Lois E. Hayes Kavelman, 94,
of Lincoln, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 4:15 a.m. at Imboden
Creek Living Center in Decatur.
(Below is a the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Lincoln- Lois E. Hayes Kavelman, 94, of Lincoln
passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 4:15 a.m.
at Imboden Creek Living Center in Decatur.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday,
March 10, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic
Church in Lincoln with Rev. Glenn Fontana
officiating.
Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 6:00
p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Peasley Funeral Home in
Lincoln. A Rosary Service will be held at 5:45 p.m.
prior to the visitation.
Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery in
Lincoln.
Lois E. Hayes Kavelman was born on January 5, 1918
in Atlanta, the daughter of Edward P. and Goldie
Thompson Gehlbach. She married Richard W. Hayes on
August 5, 1939 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in
Lincoln. He preceded her in death on September 14,
1978. She later married Fred Kavelman in 1981. He
preceded her in death in November, 1999.
She is survived by one son, R. Michael (Pamela K.)
Hayes of Decatur, one daughter, Patricia (Steve)
French of Lincoln, four grandchildren: Amy Hayes,
Angela Cook, Aaron French, Amanda Vaini, six
great-grandchildren: Xavier, Myah, Avery, Sullivan,
Gavin and Atton, one brother: Robert Gehlbach of
Lincoln, one sister: Virginia Splain of Morris.
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She was preceded in death by both husbands, two
brothers: Art Gehlbach and John Gehlbach, and an
infant daughter.
She graduated from Lincoln Community High School.
She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Churches in
both Lincoln and Decatur, American Legion Auxiliary
263 in Lincoln, Knights of Columbus Auxiliary.
She retired from the Lincoln Development Center as a
Dental Assistant.
Lois enjoyed her family, shopping and going out to
eat.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Carroll
Catholic School in Lincoln or Imboden Creek Living
Center in Decatur.
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