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Wendy Strocher

[September 24, 2012]  DECATUR -- Wendy L. Strocher, 49, of Decatur, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at 10:42 p.m. at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur.

(Below is a copy of the obituary from the funeral home.)

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Decatur: Wendy L. Strocher, 49, of Decatur died at 10:42 P.M. Friday September 21, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur.

Wendy was born July 22, 1963 in Lincoln, IL to Arthur G. Wilmert and Jeanette L. Wolf Johnson. She married Steven E. Strocher on June 5, 1985 in Lincoln. He preceded her in death on February 21, 2005.

Surviving Wendy is her daughter Alyssa (Derek) Ballard and their two children Madeliene and James of Decatur; father Arthur Wilmert of Decatur, mother Jeanette L. (Rev. John) Johnson of Lincoln, one sister Lori (Troy) Fishel of Lincoln, step-sister Rebecca Johnson of Decatur, two step-brothers, Christopher (Sara) Johnson of Lovington, IL and Lt. Col Stephan (Kelly) Johnson of Altus Air Force Base, Altus, OK.

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Wendy was an oncology nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur. She was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Decatur but was confirmed and grew up in Lincoln and former member of the Lincoln Zion Lutheran Church. She was also an avid Cardinal fan.

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday September 26, 2012 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln with Rev. Mark Thompson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 4:00-6:00 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Burial will be at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln. Memorials may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation or to the Strocher family.