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Visitation:
Saturday, December 19, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
at the Eminence Christian Church in rural Atlanta
Service:
Saturday at 11 a.m. at the church
Funeral home:
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Linda J. Biehl, 67, of McLean, passed
away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at her home,
surrounded by loved ones.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December
19, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at the Eminence Christian
Church in rural Atlanta with Rev. Andy Maxwell
officiating.
Visitation will be held at the church from 9:00 a.m.
until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Burial will be at a later date in Mountjoy Cemetery,
rural Armington.
Linda J. Garabrant was born on October 20, 1953 in
Streator, the daughter of Rev. Richard V. and Irene
McIntyre Garabrant. She was united in marriage with
Steven Biehl on August 9, 1974. He survives.
She is also survived by her mother; four children:
Tammy (Jim) Fiske, Lisa (Tim) McGhee, Danny (Cheree)
Biehl, and Kenny (Shannon) Biehl; eleven
grandchildren: Tabitha, Alanis, Hannah, Erin, Ricky,
Jaicee, Allana, Alex, Savanah, Austin, and Dayton;
two sisters: Marcia (Gary) Eckstein and Janet
(Gilbert, III) Turner; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father.
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Linda graduated from the Unity High
School in Tolono, Illinois. She worked for Illinois
Wesleyan University as a Telecommunication
Specialist and retired after 41 years in 2019.
She was a member of the McLean United
Methodist Church where she was the pianist for over
30 years and was on multiple boards for her church.
She was also the president of the Sonshine Daycare
board for many years.
Linda was strong, brave, kind, loving, caring, and
funny. She was s loving daughter, sister, wife, mom,
and mama anyone could ask for. She has always had a
place at the table for anyone that stopped by. Her
door was open to everyone. Her grandchildren were
her hobby and she loved them with her whole heart.
She also loved to travel to Branson, Missouri --
that was her home away from home.
Memorials may be made to the Sonshine Day Care
Center in McLean or the McLean United Methodist
Church.
Final arrangements entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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