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Visitation:
Friday, April 29, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at
Holy Family Catholic Church
Service:
Friday at 11 a.m. at the church
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Ben Grunder, 88, of Lincoln passed
away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 surrounded by his
family at Timber Creek Village in Lincoln.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, April 29,
2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church
with Rev. Joseph Dondanville officiating.
Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00
a.m. at the church prior to the service.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Frederick Benjamin Grunder was born on February 25,
1934 in Davis, Illinois on the family farm the son
of Otto and Edith (Toelke) Grunder. He was united in
marriage to Carol Bansau on July 29, 1961. She
survives.
Also surviving are his children: Julie Behm, Eric
(Kimberly Sterling) Grunder. Jill (Andrew) Upshaw,
Four grandchildren: Marissa (Adam) Kinigson, Sarah
(Andrew) Fitzgerald, Benjamin Grunder and Adam
Grunder. Two great grandchildren: Elena Kinigson and
Liam Fitzgerald. Four sisters: Edith Rosenstiel,
Clara Gill, Helen (Richard) Schneeberger, Dorothy
Kreger, One brother: Charles (Deborah) Grunder. |
He was preceded in death by his
sisters: Julia, Marie, Bertha, Judith, brother:
Otto. Son-in-law Walt Behm .
Ben graduated from the Dakota High School in 1952
and Illinois State University in 1960.He retired
from Lincoln Community High School after 29 years of
teaching. He later retired as a Crop Adjuster.
He is a member of Holy Family Catholic Church 3rd
and 4th Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus
Council # 1250. He also taught RCIA Classes at Holy
Family Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Carroll
Catholic School or Holy Family Building Fund at
https://osvhub.com/logancounty
catholic/giving/funds or Knights of
Columbus Council #1250.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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