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Betty L. Gehlbach

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[May 31, 2014]  LINCOLN  - Betty L. Gehlbach, 84, of Lincoln died at 12:14 a.m. May 26, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

Visitation: one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Service: A joint memorial service for William (Bill) and Betty will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln

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Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln

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LINCOLN- Betty L. Gehlbach, 84, of Lincoln died at 12:14 a.m. May 26, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

Betty was born March 28, 1930 in Lincoln, the daughter of Merlin B. and Beulah Loraine White Purkey. She married William P. Gehlbach September 12, 1948 in Lincoln. He preceded her in death September 17, 2012.

Betty is survived by her children: Linda (Terry) Leslie, of Lincoln; Phillip (Becky) Gehlbach of Lincoln; Tom Gehlbach (Van Van Winkle) of Minneapolis, MN; and Michael (Betsy) Gehlbach of Libertyville; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She is the last of her immediate family.

 

Betty was a homemaker and office manager for Gehlbach Construction. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ; bell choir, Charity Guild, Christian Seekers and had served on the church council. She had served on the City Planning Commission for eleven years and she had served as president of Home Extension.

Betty chose to be cremated. A one hour visitation will be held prior to service. A joint memorial service for William (Bill) and Betty will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln with Rev. Jan Johnson officiating. An inurnment of ashes will be held at Zion Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be given in her name to St. John United Church of Christ.

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