Visitation:
4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday December 26, 2019 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
11:00 a.m. Friday December 27, 2019 at Zion Lutheran
Church in New Holland
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Kathleen K. Vipond passed away at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital on December 15,
2019.
Kathleen was born on June 2, 1951 in Bloomington,
daughter of Bernard and Gertrude (Mueller) Jacobs.
She married James Vipond on June 14, 1969 in
Lexington. He survives her.
Also surviving Kathleen is her son: Jim (Taylor)
Vipond of Hennepin; two grandchildren: Cole James
and Eric John Vipond both of Hennepin; her siblings:
Susan (Larry) McGuire of Lexington, Judy Thoms of
Phoenix, AZ, Marcia (Paul) Stauffer of Bloomington,
Allen (Julie) Jacobs of Lexington and Dick Jacobs of
Bloomington. She was preceded in death by her
parents and one brother Dennis Jacobs.
Kathleen retired from Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital in 2016 after 43 years of service. She
started as a Medical records Clerk and retired in
Administration. She was a member of Zion Lutheran
Church in New Holland.
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Kathleen was a gentle and loving
person. One of her great joys in life was her
family, especially her grandsons Cole and Eric. She
was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter,
and sister. She had a special ability to relate to
and work with people. She was particularly fond of
traveling, gardening, and baking.
A memorial service for Kathleen will be held at
11:00 a.m. Friday December 27, 2019 at Zion Lutheran
Church in New Holland with Rev. Charles Olander
officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Thursday December 26, 2019 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Burial at East Lawn Cemetery in Bloomington will be
held at later date.
Memorials may be made in Kathleen’s name to Zion
Lutheran Church or Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital.
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