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					Anna (Mayerchik) Curtis 
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            [April 04, 2021]  
            		MOUNT PULASKI 
			- Ellen Anna (Mayerchik) Curtis, 92, of Lincoln 
			formerly of Mount Pulaski passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 
			Copper Creek Cottages in Lincoln. | 
						
							| Service:  
							A private family service will be held at a later 
							date. 
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski 
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							Ellen Anna (Mayerchik) Curtis, 92, of 
							Lincoln formerly of Mount Pulaski passed away on 
							Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Copper Creek Cottages in 
							Lincoln.
 Ellen was born on December 27, 1928 in Harvey, the 
							daughter of Peter Thomas and Betty (Varsik) 
							Mayerchik.
 
 Ellen is survived by her children, Laura Lawrence of 
							Mount Pulaski, Shelley (Paul) Mason of Mount 
							Pulaski, David Curtis of Louisville, KY and Jack 
							(Mary) Curtis of Louisville. KY, her nine 
							grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.
 
 Ellen was preceded in death by her parents; her 
							former husband, Edward, her son, Gregory, her 
							sister, Jane King, and her son-in-law, Richard 
							Lawrence.
 
							Ellen was a member of St. Paul’s 
							Lutheran Church in Decatur. She and her former 
							husband owned and operated several businesses in 
							Louisville, KY.  | 
                    
					 
							She was employed as a house mother 
							for a Presbyterian Children’s Home in Louisville, KY 
							as well. In 1992, she moved to Mount Pulaski, IL and 
							worked as a clerk at the local library and as a 
							school cook at Zion Lutheran School.
 A private family service will be held at a later 
							date. Burial will take place at Cedar Park Cemetery 
							in Calumet Park.
 
 Memorial donations may be made in Ellen’s name to 
							Zion Lutheran School, Mount Pulaski.
 
 Services have been entrusted to 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski.
 
            
            				
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