| Visitation:
							5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader 
							Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski Service:
							1:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. 
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski
							 
							Obituary 
							 Gene Byrne, 86, passed away at 
							4:25 a.m. on August 18, 2014 at Vonderlieth Living 
							Center in Mount Pulaski. Gene was born on October 4, 
							1927 in Maroa son of Ernest U. and Clara Myers 
							Byrne. He married Lois Hahn on January 19, 1951 in 
							Mount Pulaski; she survives him in Chestnut. Also surviving Gene is his 
							daughter: Sherie Ross of Waynesville; granddaughter: 
							Shelley (Andy) Jun of Bloomington; three 
							great-grandchildren: Rebekah, Luke, and Adam Jun. He 
							was preceded in death by his parents, sister: Vivian 
							Armstrong, and brother: Vernie Byrne. Gene Served in The United 
							States Army through 1946 to 1947. Gene was a heavy 
							equipment operator for Austin Township for 28 years; 
							he worked at R & W Howe Excavating, and owned and 
							operated Gene’s Radio. He was a member of Chestnut 
							United Methodist Church and was on the Chestnut Fire 
							Department for 40 years. Gene was a Trustee for 
							Aetna Township.  | 
                    
					 
							Services for Gene will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday August 
							21, 2014 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in 
							Mount Pulaski,, with Rev. Rachel Stockle 
							officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on 
							Wednesday August 20, 2014 also at the funeral home. 
							Burial at Laenna Cemetery in Chestnut will follow 
							the service, where full military rites will be 
							accorded. Memorials may be given to the Chestnut 
							United Methodist Church, Chestnut EMS, or Chestnut 
							Fire Department. 
            
            
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