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William Leroy "Bill" Stoltzenburg

[December 31, 2014]  HARTSBURG - William Leroy "Bill" Stoltzenburg, 79, of Hartsburg, IL., passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at St John's Hospital in Springfield.

Visitation:  From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2015 at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Service: 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home

Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home

Obituary

William Leroy "Bill" Stoltzenburg, 79, of Hartsburg, IL., passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at St John's Hospital in Springfield, IL.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2015 at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln. Funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. with Mike Stoltzenburg officiating. Cremation rites will then be accorded and burial will be at a later date in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

Bill was born on July 17, 1936, the son of Armin and Nelva (Goldhammer) Stoltzenburg. He retired as a Supervisor from Caterpillar in Morton, IL. in 1996 after more than 30 years of service. Bill was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln, IL., a 4H leader for Logan County 4H 5 H Horse and Pony Club, member of the Kickapoo Saddle Club, member of Logan County REACT, a member of Logan County Mounted Search and Rescue, and a member of the original Mounted Sheriff's Auxiliary Police in Logan County.

Surviving are his daughters Brenda Merriman of Cloverdale,IN. and Patti (Jeff) Baker of Decatur, IL.; 5 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren; and his sister Wanda Lolling of Hartsbug, IL.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Wilfred Stoltzenburg, his infant sister Luella Stoltzenburg, and his son Bill Stoltzenburg.

Memorial donations may be made to Logan County 4H to establish a scholarship in Bill's name and will be accepted at the funeral home.

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