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Donald C. Asher
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[August 17, 2022]
HARTSBURG -
Donald C. Asher, 73, of Hartsburg passed away on Friday, August 5,
20222 at Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Funeral Arrangements are pending at the Peasley
Funeral Home |
Service:
A Celebration of Don’s life will be held on
Saturday, August 20, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in Hartsburg
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Donald C. Asher, 74, of Hartsburg,
passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at the
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
A Celebration of Don’s life will be held on
Saturday, August 20, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in Hartsburg with Rev.
Stephen Goodwin officiating.
Donald Charles Asher was born October 26, 1948, in
Beardstown, the son of Helen Mabel Burnett Asher and
Robert Grimes.
Don joined the United States Navy and served on the
USS Shenandaoh. While serving in the Mediterranean
Sea, his ship went into Malta for a refit. While
there he met Alexis Alexander whom he later married
on August 24, 1971, in St. Charles, Illinois. She
survives.
Also surviving are his children: Ian (Alyson) Asher
of Johnstown, Colorado and Victoria (Jacob) Crow of
Heyworth; four grandchildren: Tristan, Silas,
Bianca, and Layla Crow; two sisters: Katherine (Tim)
Rademaker and Mary James. |
He was preceded in death by his
parents, and one brother: David Asher.
Don graduated from the Hartsburg-Emden High School
in 1966. He retired from the Original Smith Printing
in Bloomington after 36 years of service. He and
Alexis attended the Hartsburg Methodist Church until
its closing and are now members of the St. John’s
Lutheran Church. Don is a Past Commander of American
Legion Post # 1146 in Hartsburg. Don’s hobbies
included driving his GMC Caballero, cooking, baking,
and candy making.
Memorials may be made to Lincoln American Legion
Post #263 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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