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Richard “Dean” Toohey

[December 19, 2014]  MOUNT PULASKI - Richard “Dean” Toohey, 81, of Mount Pulaski, passed away at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield on December 17, 2014 at 4:38 p.m.

Visitation: From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday evening at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski

Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday December 20, 2014 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski

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MOUNT PULASKI - Richard “Dean” Toohey, 81, of Mount Pulaski, passed away at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield on December 17, 2014 at 4:38 p.m. He was born March 19, 1933 in Oakford, the son of John M. and Anna (Brauer) Toohey. He was married to Lola Lounsberry on July 12, 1958 who survives.

Also surviving are his children; Michael (Kathy) Toohey, Susan (Jeff) Clements, and Emily (Mike) Oberreiter; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Drusila Easley of Rochester, MN. Dean was preceded in death by his parents and his brother.

Dean was a lifelong farmer, 43 year member of the Logan County Zoning Board of Appeals, member of The American Legion Post #447 and lifetime member of VFW Post 777. He served in the Navy from 1952-1954 aboard the USS Aucilla. He was also a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church.

Services for Dean will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday December 20, 2014 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski with Rev. Dean Follis officiating. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday evening at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Burial will be at Steenbergen Cemetery in Mount Pulaski with full military rites accorded by the Mount Pulaski American Legion Post #447. Memorial donations may be made in Dean’s name to The Mount Pulaski American Legion Post #447.

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