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Amy Gehlbach

[January 12, 2013]  LINCOLN -- Amy L. Gehlbach, 85, of Lincoln, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at 6:05 a.m. at Christian Village.

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

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LINCOLN-Amy L. Gehlbach, 85, of Lincoln, IL died at 6:05 a.m. January 11, 2013 at Christian Village, Lincoln, IL.

Amy was born on April 28, 1927 in St. Jacob, Illinois, the daughter of Clarence A. and Mary S. Kinder Anderson. She married Vernon "Gilly" Gehlbach on May 22, 1955 in Lincoln. He survives in Lincoln, IL.

She is also survived by two sons: Gary (Susan) Gehlbach of Sussex, WI; Daryl (Janet) Gehlbach of Fridley, MN; one daughter: Lois (Scott) Smeja of Oak Brook, IL; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren; one brother, George (Reva) Anderson of Bloomington, IL and one sister, Vivian Bonham of Olathe, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and four sisters.

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Amy worked as a dietary supervisor at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln; sang in the church choir and was National President of the Hospital Institution Educational Food Service Society; a member of Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid.

Services for Amy will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church, Lincoln with Rev. Mark Thompson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and one hour prior to services at the Zion Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church. All arrangements were entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln.