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Agnes 'Gretchen' Russell

[May 25, 2013]  LINCOLN -- Agnes "Gretchen" Russell, 91, of Lincoln, died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at 10:25 a.m. at Christian Village Nursing Home.

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

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Lincoln- Agnes "Gretchen" Russell, 91, of Lincoln passed away at 10:25 A.M. on Saturday May 25, 2013 at the Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln.

Gretchen was born on May 11, 1922, daughter of James and Annabelle Fuiten Flinn in Lake Fork, IL. She was united in marriage to Grover B. Russell Jr. on December 26, 1942 in Lincoln. He preceded her in death on March 5, 1999. Survivors include her sons: James G. Russell of Riverton, IL; and Robert E. Russell of Lincoln, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and daughter in law Sandra.

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A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Carlyle Cemetery in rural Lake Fork, IL. Memorials may be made to the Christian Village Nursing Home or to the Lincoln Christian Church. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.