| Graveside Service:  
							Noon Thursday November 15, 2018 at Camp Butler 
							National Cemetery in Springfield 
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln    
							 
							Obituary  
							 
							Jon Edward Firpach, 77, passed away 
							at 2:35 a.m. on Sunday November 11, 2018 at St. 
							John’s Hospital in Springfield.
 Jon was born on January 17, 1941 in Chicago, IL; son 
							of John Joseph and Margerite (Rychlock) Firpach. He 
							married Charlotte McCabe on May 26, 1961 in Worth. 
							She survives him.
 
 Also surviving Jon are his children: Bonnie Firpach 
							of Chicago, Desiree Firpach-Boss of Olympia Fields, 
							Cheryl (Michael) Pearce of Middletown and Jon E. 
							Firpach of Phoenix, AZ; three grandchildren and two 
							great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his 
							parents and one brother: Edward Vogt.
 
 
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							Jon proudly served in the United 
							States Army from 1958-1961. He was an avid model 
							train, railroad, and car enthusiast. He also enjoyed 
							traveling and was a history buff.
 Graveside services for Jon will be 12:00 Noon 
							Thursday November 15, 2018 at Camp Butler National 
							Cemetery in Springfield.
 
 Memorials may be made in Jon’s name to The American 
							Cancer Society.
 
 Services are entrusted Fricke-Calvert-Schrader 
							Funeral Home in Lincoln.
 
            
            
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