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Visitation:
Saturday, December 29, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
at the Jefferson Street Christian Church
Service:
11 a.m. Saturday at the church
Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
George O. Henrichsmeyer, 80, of
Lincoln passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018
at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Funeral Services for George will be held on
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the
Jefferson Street Christian Church. Mr. Henry Johnson
will officiate. Burial will follow in Steenbergen
Cemetery in rural Mount Pulaski.
Visitation will be held on Saturday at Jefferson
Street Christian Church from 9:00 a.m. until time of
the service.
George Omer Henrichsmeyer was born October 25, 1938
at St. Clara's Hospital in Lincoln, the son of Omer
Ernest Frederick and Lucille Van Hook Henrichsmeyer.
He was united in marriage to Janet Gipson on July 2,
1957. She preceded him in death on October 23, 2011.
He is survived by his children: Greg (Valerie)
Henrichsmeyer of Lincoln, Gary (Tami Cross)
Henrichsmeyer of Arcadia, Fla., and Lauri A. Harris
of Lincoln; seven grandchildren: Geoff (Cheryl)
Brown, Aaron Brown, Ryan (Samara) Brown, Derek
Henrichsmeyer, Emily (Rex) Shawgo, Jonah Harris, and
David Henrichsmeyer; and three great-grandchildren:
Kennedy Brown, Emory Claire Brown and Weston Avery
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George was preceded in death by his wife, Janet; one
son, Galen; and one sister, Edna Harmon.
He graduated from Lincoln Community High School in 1956 and retired
from CILCO after 34 1/2 years. He then worked for Galen Marten
Construction for 10 years.
George was a member of the Lincoln Christian Church and a founding
board member of the Lincoln Railsplitters Association, serving on
the board from 1971 until 1996. He was a leader of W.D. Boyce Boy
Scout Troops for 45 years and served on W.D. Boyce Executive Board,
Order of the Arrow, Wood badge, 3 bead W.D. Boyce and Silver Beaver.
He was Lincoln Courier Citizen of the year in 1980.
Memorials may be made to Oasis Senior Center.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley Funeral Home of
Lincoln.
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