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Robert Owens

[December 14, 2014]  NEW HOLLAND - Robert Owens, 88 , of New Holland, went to be with his beloved Oka at 8 p.m. on Friday December 12, 2014 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Visitation: From 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln

Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the New Holland United Methodist Church

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln

Obituary

Robert Owens, 88 , of New Holland, went to be with his beloved Oka at 8 p.m. on Friday December 12, 2014 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Robert was born on June 29, 1926 in Hoopeston, IL to James and Margaret L. Osman Owens. He married Oka Morris on March 23, 1947. She preceded him in death on August 7, 2004.

Surviving him are two daughters Janet (Mike) Buttitta of Bloomington, and Karen Sparks of New Holland, one son Bruce (Fran) Owens of Marion, IN, two brothers, James Owens of Paxton, and Danny (Susie) Owens of Danville, one sister, Imogene (John) Swick of Fithian, 11 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.



 

Robert and Oka were the owners of the New Holland Grain Company for 21 years and was a previous mayor of New Holland. Robert graduated from Armstrong Township High School and served his country in WWII. He was a member of the New Holland Methodist Church.

Services for Robert will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday December 17, 2014 at the New Holland United Methodist Church with Rev. Becky Barrow officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Burial will be at Richmond Grove Cemetery in New Holland. Memorials may be made to the New Holland United Methodist Church or to the New Holland American Legion.

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