Service:
A private family graveside for Earl will be held.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader,
Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Earl William Rau, 90, passed away at
Liberty Village Nursing Home in Clinton, on May 3,
2021.
Earl was born on July 26, 1930 in Macon County, son
of Linn O. and Mabel (Issac) Rau. He married Betty
Jean Wurth on August 24, 1952 in Chestnut. She
survives him.
Also surviving Earl are his daughters: Lisa
(Richard) Leach of Decatur, and Tamara “Tammy”
(Clarke) Westen of Kenney, grandchildren: Timothy
(Ingrid) Leach, Brittany (John) Peters, Brandy
(Anthony) Vanderberg, and Sarah Leach; great
grandchildren: Peyton Peters, Elsie Leach, Matilda
Leach, and Penelope Vanderberg.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents, four
sisters: Charlotte Holloway, Helen Heyne, Mildred
Clark, and Mary Lou Mills and one brother: John Rau.
Earl proudly served his country in
the United States Marine Corp. He was a retired
farmer and a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Decatur. |
A private family graveside for Earl
will be held.
Memorials may be made in Earl’s name to St. John’s
Lutheran Church of Decatur or the Kenney Fire
Department in Kenney.
Cremation rites for Earl have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski.
The family would like to give a big thank you for
the caring staff at Liberty Village Nursing Home in
Clinton for all the care that was provided to Earl.
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