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Visitation:
4:00-7:00 p.m Thursday, November 18, 2021 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral home in Lincoln
Service:
10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021 at Faith
Lutheran Church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Angelina Sandel, 99, died at home on
November 10, 2021. She was born June 30, 1922 in
Lincoln, a daughter of the late Herman and Tasie
Conrady Brummer. She was married to Roland Sandel in
1948 in Lincoln. He died in 2002.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Kathleen (Jim)
Cravens of Sherman, and two sons, David (Margaret)
Sandel of Urbana and John (Karen) Sandel of Lincoln.
Also surviving are nine grandchildren and seventeen
great grandchildren.
Her grandchildren are Shannon (Dan) Doolin of
Lincoln, Matthew (Tessa) Sandel of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
Israel (Michelle) Sandel of Lincoln, Christian
(Adrienne) Sandel of Emeryville, California,
Christopher (Melissa) Sandel of Springfield, Marc
Sandel of Urbana, Andrea (Aki) Tomita of Austin,
Texas, Amy (Kevin) Mitchell of Loveland, Colorado,
and Kelsey Flanagan (Valentin Pannerec) of Lulea,
Sweden.
Her great-grandchildren are Madison Sandel, Grace
Doolin, Noah Doolin, Lydia Doolin, Isaac Doolin,
Samuel Doolin, Ivy Sandel, Meya Schriber, Cloey
Sandel, Gabriel Sandel, Elim Judah Sandel, Jack
Sandel, Aly Sandel, Miles Tomita, Jasper Tomita,
Cameron Mitchell, and Ellie Grace Mitchell.
Angelina was a graduate of Lincoln College in 1941
and the University of Illinois in 1947. She and her
son David received their master’s degrees in
counseling together on Mother’s Day, 1980. She was a
teacher for 30 years in Logan County schools,
including one-room rural schools, Central School,
Chester-East Lincoln School, and District 428 at
Logan Correctional Center where she was selected as
Outstanding Educator in 1987.
During World War II she served as Red Cross
volunteer nurse aide at St. Clara’s Hospital and was
a summer employee at the Illiopolis Ordinance Plant.
She has been a recreation worker at Lincoln State
School, playground director for the City of Lincoln
summer recreation program, and was a member of Home
Bureau and AAUW. She started the Cub Scout and Girl
Scout programs at Chester East Lincoln School. |
Angelina served as Sunday School
teacher and choir member for many years at Zion
Lutheran Church. In 1968 she and her husband Roland
became charter members of Faith Lutheran Church, a
daughter congregation of Zion Lutheran Church. At
Faith she was active in the Bethel Bible Series, TLC
(Tender Loving Care) Committee and Dorcas Guild.
She was also a participant and team member in
Kogudus retreat weekends and served as an ALMH
volunteer. She was a member of the DeWitt-Logan
Retired Teachers’ Association, Illinois Education
Association, Logan County Genealogical and
Historical Society, AFSCME State Retirees, Logan
County Farm Bureau and the Oasis Book Club.
She loved the people in her family and enjoyed
spending time with them. She was an avid reader,
especially of biographies, and was a student of
history and politics. She enjoyed traveling, jigsaw
and crossword puzzles, bird watching, garage sales,
reading, and selling books on the internet.
Despite poor health in her later years, Angie always
maintained her zest for life and interest in other
people, particularly her family. She was very
thoughtful and encouraging of others, and her spirit
remained indomitable.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Friday, November 19, 2021 at Faith Lutheran Church
with the Rev. Clarence Rogers officiating. Burial
will be in Mt. Pulaski Cemetery. Visitation is from
4:00-7:00 p.m Thursday, November 18, 2021 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral home in Lincoln, IL.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to her
church, Logan County Food Pantry, Logan County
Genealogical & Historical Society, or American
Diabetes Association. Face masks and social
distancing will be enacted at both visitation and
service.
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