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LINCOLN-Geraldine M. Heinzel, 95, of Lincoln died at 7:25 pm on September 9, 2013 at St. Clara's Manor, Lincoln.

Geraldine was born July 29, 1918 in Lincoln the daughter of John and Clara
Redman Hopp. She married Carl W. Heinzel on January 31, 1939. He preceded her in death January 31, 2003.

Geraldine is survived by children: Donald (Mary) Heinzel of Peoria;
Sandra Crews of Medford, OR and Shirlee (Gordon) Johnson of Lincoln; one brother: James W. (Diana) Hopp of Sun City West, AZ; 12 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 4 brothers: Robert, Donald, Harold, and Paul Hopp; one sister: Nettie Jane Warden.

Geraldine worked as a switchboard operator; sales clerk for Spurgeons; and then at J.C. Penney's. She was a faithful member of Lincoln Hill Free Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday School Teacher, song leader, pianist and superintendent of Children's Church. She was a member of Women's Christian Temperance Union and Women's Missionary Society.

Services for Geraldine will be Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln with Rev. Aaron Johnson and Rev. Thomas Bryant officiating. Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be given in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois Chapter.