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Gertrude Amanda Riggs
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[August 20, 2015]
MOUNT
PULASKI - Gertrude Amanda Riggs , a resident of Luther Oaks in
Bloomington, formerly of Mount Pulaski, passed away at 7:45
p.m. on August 16, 2015 at Heartland Health Care in Normal.
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Visitation:
None
Graveside Service:
2:00 p.m. Wednesday August 19, at Mount Pulaski
Cemetery
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Gertrude Amanda Riggs , a resident of Luther Oaks in
Bloomington IL , formerly of Mount Pulaski, passed
away at 7:45 p.m. on August 16, 2015 at Heartland
Health Care in Normal.
Gertrude was born on November 21, 1924 in
Broadlands; daughter of Carl and Mary Cress
Fullriede. She married Eugene Maxheimer on May 29,
1950. He preceded her in death on July 7, 1954. She
married Aaron Riggs on September 14, 1958; he
preceded her in death on September 17, 2006.
Surviving Gertrude are her children: Jean (Gary)
Baumhardt of Normal; Judith Noteboom of Durango, CO;
Melanie (Clayton George) Riggs of Atlanta; two
sisters: Evelyn Neal and Mildred Cotton both of
Lincoln; nine grandchildren; five great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
parents, two husbands, and two sisters: Margaret
Martin and Dorthey Oltmanns.
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Gertrude was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in
Mount Pulaski and American Legion Post # 447
Auxiliary. Before she retired, she worked for 35
years at Mount Pulaski Farmers Grain and Elevator as
the bookkeeper.
Graveside services for Gertrude will be 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday August 19, 2015 at Mount Pulaski Cemetery
with Rev. Jonathan Buescher officiating.
Memorials may be made to either Mount Pulaski Zion
Lutheran Church or to Zion Lutheran School.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski,
is handling arrangements.
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