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Visitation:
5:00-7:00pm on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
10:00am on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the funeral
home
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Emily G. Rohlfs, 95, of Lincoln
formerly of Normal, passed away on April 16, 2021 in
her home surrounded by her loving family.
Emily was born on March 31, 1926 in Rockport, the
daughter of William Otis and Gladys (Lynch) Horton.
She married Leslie W. Leeper in 1943 in San Diego,
Ca. She later married Harry E. Rohlfs in 1969 in
Normal. He preceded her in death on June 18, 2018.
Emily is survived by her daughter, Donna J. (Minott)
Wilkinson of Lincoln, stepchildren, Msgr. Steven
Rohlfs of St. Paul, MN, Michael (Cheryl) Rohlfs of
Northbrook, Timothy (Vaune) Rohlfs of Exton, PA, and
Christopher Rohlfs of Blackwood, NJ; her eleven
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; her
brother, Emmett Horton of Pittsfield and her
sisters, Mary Jo Phillips of New Canton and Mildred
(Junior) McIntosh of Quincy.
Emily was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Harry; her brother, Delbert; and her
sisters, Wanda Mae and Margaret. |
Emily was a member of The First
United Methodist Church in Normal, where she took
part in several church organizations including The
Women’s Circle. She worked as a bookkeeper for
Quality Oil Co. in Bloomington for 15 years and was
the Assistant Branch Manager of Chemical Bank of
N.J. for 15 years.
Services for Emily will be held at 10:00am on
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Ryan Edgecombe
officiating. Visitation will take place from
5:00-7:00pm on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 also at the
funeral home. Burial will follow the services at New
Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Memorial donations may be made in Emily’s name to
The Woods Garden Villa.
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