| 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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