Visitation:
4:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
Service:
10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 8, at First United
Methodist Church in Lincoln
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Doris Jean Carter, 85, of Lincoln passed away at
3:10 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2016 at St. John’s
Hospital in Springfield.
Doris was born on April 18, 1931, in New Holland,
the daughter of Earl Henry and Callie (Pedigo)
Behrens. She married Gerald R. Carter on October 22,
1949. He preceded her in death on August 1, 2001.
Doris is survived by her son, James L. (James W.
Schmeltzer) Carter of Chicago; son-in-law, David
Laesch of Mount Pulaski; daughter-in-law, Karen
Carter of Chestnut; her grandchildren, Dee Anderson
of Mount Pulaski, Russ (Sarah) Laesch of Fort Wayne,
IN, Jamie (Andy) Vaughan of Mount Pulaski, Rachel
(Scott) Getzelman of Clinton; and her nine
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband,
her son, Kenneth Ray Carter, her daughter, Mary
Edith Laesch, and her infant sister.
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Doris was a volunteer at Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital for over 40 years. She was part of the Home
Extension group. Doris loved family gatherings, as
well as sewing and painting. She was a proud member
of the stitching club “Stitchers” at Serendipity in
Lincoln. Doris also loved going to breakfast on
Wednesday morning with “The Ladies”.
A memorial service for Doris will be held at 10:30
a.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at First United
Methodist Church in Lincoln, officiated by Rev.
Michael Paulson. Visitation will be held from
4:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
Burial will take place in Harmony Cemetery after the
services.
Memorial donations may be made in Doris’ name to
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital or First United
Methodist Church in Lincoln.
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