Visitation:
Monday, November 8, 2021, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Emden
Service:
10 a.m. Monday at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Anna Clara Kutz Westen, 94, of
Lincoln, formerly of Emden, passed away Wednesday,
November 3, 2021, at the Christian Village Nursing
Home in Lincoln.
Anna was born August 11, 1927, to Emil Kutz and
Goldie Eeten Kutz. She was baptized September 11,
1928, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden and
was confirmed at St. Peter’s on April 6, 1941. Anna
married Christian Eldon “Bud” Westen on February 27,
1949, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden. He
preceded her in death on January 1, 2015.
Anna is survived by two sons: Larry “Moe” (Joyce)
Westen, Emden and Clarke (Tammy) Westen, Kenny, IL;
one daughter, Rita (Larry) Haedicke, East Peoria and
one son-in-law, Tom Kelroy, Fond du Lac, WI; ten
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and one
sister, Eileen (Ronald) Hubbard of Lincoln.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her
husband, son Dennis, daughter Gloria, three brothers
and three sisters.
Anna and her husband farmed a Scully
lease for many years before retiring in 1998. They
retired in Emden and enjoyed spending time with
family and friends. |
Anna entered the Christian Village
Community in 2017 and continued to share her faith
and friendship with all she met.
She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother,
grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.
Anna was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in
Emden where she was part of the Good Samaritan
Society. Through the years, she enjoyed playing
cards, camping, and square dancing.
Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, November
8, 2021, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Emden.
Burial will follow at Hartsburg Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the
church.
Arrangements were entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln,
Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Improvement Fund or to
Christian Village Nursing Home.
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