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Visitation:
From Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home
Service:
2: p.m. on Saturday, January 24, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Patricia A. “Patty” Sheldon (Girdler), 84, of
Lincoln, IL died at 12:47 p.m. January 16, 2015 at
home.
Pat was born in McLean, IL, on September 22, 1930,
the daughter of Weldon and Bessie (Cook) Girdler.
She married Wilbur “Bill” R. Sheldon on February 5,
1965 in Lincoln.
Pat attended Funks Grove School. Pat had a variety
of jobs throughout her life, including working at
the original Steak and Shake restaurant, Coca-Cola
Factory, Kathryn Beich Chocolate Factory and JoAnn
Fabric Store in Lincoln.
She also cared for many children throughout her
lifetime. Her greatest role was providing a
wonderful, loving home for her husband, children,
and grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking, embroidery,
nature, and decorating for Christmas. Her greatest
joy in life was spending time with her family. She
leaves a legacy of compassion, humor, inner strength
and humility. There is no doubt she was greeted into
heaven with a “Well done my good and faithful
servant”.
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Surviving Pat are her children: Vickie Lusher of
Olympia, WA, Debra (Robert) Hoefs of Lincoln,
Anthony (Daryl Siverly) Sheldon of Santa Rosa, CA,
Jacqueline (Jeff) Lessen of Lincoln; grandchildren:
Adam Lusher, Ashleigh (Josh) Whitcomb, Jonathan
(Christine) Lessen, Nathan (Alexandra) Hoefs, Joseph
Lessen, Samuel Hoefs, and Kathryn Hoefs, and great
grandchildren: Bryson and Bailey Lusher, and Skyler
and McKenna Hoefs; step sisters: Mary Nichols,
Billie Campbell, and Susan Becker.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Bill,
daughter: Connie Jo Burger, parents: Weldon and
Bessie Girdler, step mother Rose Girdler and step
sister Ellen Campbell, brother: Robert Girdler,
grandchild: Rusty Ranger, and two great
grandchildren: Jace and Caylee Whitcomb.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, January 24, 2014 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. A
visitation will be held from Noon-2:00 p.m. prior to
the service on Saturday. Burial will be held at a
later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
made to American Heart Association, American Cancer
Society, American Lung Association, or Safe Haven
Hospice.
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