Visitation:
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2021, at 11:00
a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln
Mass of Christian Burial:
11 a.m. Saturday at the church
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Lisa A. Winegardner, 66, of Cissna
Park, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, after
a valiant battle with cancer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday,
March 20, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family
Catholic Church in Lincoln. Rev. Jeffrey G. Laible
will officiate. Burial will follow at Holy Cross
Cemetery in Lincoln.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at
the church prior to the services.
Lisa, a loving and dedicated mother, was brought
into this world on August 13, 1954, in Lincoln, the
daughter of William D. and Nancy Watson Winegardner.
She was united in marriage to Rick Comstock on May
1, 1976.
A 1972 graduate of Lincoln Community High School,
Lisa began her career in nursing at 17 years old by
volunteering as a candy striper. She dedicated her
life to the pursuit of knowledge in the field of
nursing. In 1990 Lisa completed her Associates in
Nursing at Lincoln Land Community College before
going on to receive her Bachelor of Science degree,
Nursing, in 2010 from South University. |
She then went on to complete her
Master of Science in 2015 at Norwich University. She
ended her 47-year nursing career in 2019. After
retirement, Lisa relocated to Cissna Park to enjoy
time with her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughter,
Deena Comstock, son Darren (Jessica) Comstock, her
three precious grandchildren, Tyrin, Jace and
Trinity Comstock; two brothers, Tom (Barb)
Winegardner and David Winegardner; and one sister,
Laura (Eddie) Merreighn Bowden.
Lisa was preceded in death by her parents, and two
nephews Chad Merreighn and T.J. Winegardner.
Lisa was a caregiver for her family, along with
being a registered nurse.
Memorials may be made to Hope Reigns Farm, a
not-for-profit ministry for troubled youth run by
her son, Darren
www.HopeReigns
Farm.com,
1573 E 750 North Road, Cissna Park, IL 60924.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley
Funeral Home of Lincoln.
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