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Visitation: 2-4 p.m. Sunday,
September 10, 2017, at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
Lincoln
Celebration of Life Service: 4 p.m.
Sunday, September 10, at the church
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Robert John Brandt, 74, of Lincoln, passed away
August 28, 2017, at home surrounded by his loving
family.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday,
September 10, 2017, at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
Lincoln. A celebration of life will follow at 4 PM.
Cremation rites will then be accorded by Holland
Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. There will be no
burial.
Robert was born July 27, 1943, in Prophetstown, the
son of Orville Paul Brandt and Gertrude Della
(Sibley) Mattingly. He married Phyllis Van Holten on
February 23, 1964, in Rock Falls. She preceded him
in death on May 20, 2015.
Robert retired as a Colonel with the Illinois State
Police. He began his career in 1965 as a trooper and
in a short period of time moved up the ranks from
Trooper, to Public Safety Officer, to Area
Commander, to Colonel.
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He farmed and raised cattle until his retirement from farming in 2010. He was
the co-owner of Brandt's Arcade Café from April 1997 to August 2008. Robert was
a former Mason, he collected John Deere tractors with his son Jeff, picked up
golf later in life, enjoyed a good book, and cherished his time at the cabin and
camping with friends and family.
Surviving are his children: Sheila (Jay) Sheley of Lincoln and Jeffrey (Sharon)
Brandt of Lincoln; grandchildren: Raeann Sheley (Andrew Myers), Jason Sheley
(Chloe Cox), Nathaniel Brandt (Haley Fry), Jenna Brandt, and Peyton Gleason;
brother James Orville (Georgianna) Brandt of Phoenix, AZ.; and special friend
and companion Judy Mills of Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and brother William Paul Brandt.
Memorial donations may be made to the Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation,
specifically marked for the Honor Guard.
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