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					F. Zurkammer 
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            [December 15, 2015]  
            		
			LINCOLN 
			- LaVeta F. Zurkammer, 99, of Lincoln passed away at 1:40 p.m. 
			December 13, 2015 at Lincoln Christian Village, Lincoln surrounded 
			by her loving family. | 
						
							| Visitation:
							10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, December 16, at the 
							First United Methodist Church of Lincoln Service:
							Wednesday at noon at the church 
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln    
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							Obituary 
							 
							LaVeta F. Zurkammer, 99, of Lincoln passed away at 
							1:40 p.m. December 13, 2015 at Lincoln Christian 
							Village, Lincoln surrounded by her loving family.
 LaVeta was born December 3, 1916 at Franklin, IL the 
							daughter of George and Eva Mae Jeffers Baker. She 
							married Elmer Zurkammer in 1939 and he preceded her 
							in death. She is survived by one son: Thomas 
							(Connie) Zurkammer; one daughter: Phyllis (James) 
							White, both of Lincoln; five grandchildren: Thomas 
							(Karen) Zurkammer, Jr. of Union, MO; Tony (Rhesa) 
							Zurkammer of Lincoln; Tammy (Ed) Deilkes of 
							Broadwell; Michelle (Roger) Baldwin of Heyworth; and 
							Jeff (Ginger) Yeazle of Lincoln; eight great 
							grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is 
							the last of her immediate family. She was preceded 
							in death by her parents; husband; three brothers, 
							Don, George, and Charles Baker; sisters: Margaret 
							Marks, Eloise Schreiber, Mildred Sullivan and Audrey 
							Rose Baker.
 
 LaVeta was a member of First United Methodist Church 
							of Lincoln and the Martha/Naomi Circle; Foster 
							Grandparents Advisory Council; Served as a director 
							on the Oasis Senior Center executive board six 
							years; she was a leader and emcee and helped formed 
							the variety band-The Fun-O-Leers for 10 and ˝ years; 
							member of the Lincoln College Alumni Board; 
							participant in the Ms Senior of Illinois pageant in 
							Springfield in 1992, voted Miss Congeniality and was 
							3rd runner up in the top four out of ten 
							contestants; participated again in 1995 and was 
							awarded the “Ruby Award”; and participated in the 
							National Bowling Tournament for 23 years.
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							Services for LaVeta will be at 12 noon Wednesday, 
							December 16 2015 at the First United Methodist 
							Church of Lincoln with Rev. Michael Paulsen and Tim 
							Searby officiating. Visitation will be two hours 
							(from 10:00 am-12:00 noon) prior to the service. 
							Burial at Holy Cross Cemetery will be at 2:00P.M. 
							following the service. Memorials may be made in 
							LaVeta’s name to the Lincoln College, Christian 
							Village Memory Unit, or the Oasis Senior Center. 
 Arrangements were entrusted to 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
 
            
            
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