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Cecelia A. Steffen

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[August 20, 2022]  LINCOLN - Cecelia A. Steffen, 100, of Lincoln, passed away on Wednesday evening, August 17, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home.

Rosary:  10 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2022, at Holy Family Catholic Church

Visitation: 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday at the church

Service:  11 a.m. Friday at the church

Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln     

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Cecelia A. Steffen, 100, of Lincoln, passed away on Wednesday evening, August 17, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home.

Funeral Services for Cecelia will be held on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Holy Family Catholic Church. A Rosary Service will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by visitation from 10:15 a.m. until a Mass of Christian Burial Service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will then be in Holy Cross Cemetery in Lincoln.

Cecelia A. Pokorski was born on May 18, 1922, in Lincoln, the daughter of Victor C. and Anna T. McMonagle Pokorski. She was first united in marriage to Joseph Edward Burleson. He preceded her in death. She later married Wilbur M. Steffen. He also preceded her in death.

She is survived by her daughters: Rita Burleson and Diane (Michael) Edwards; five grandchildren: Christopher (Katie) Cichorz, Alyssa (David) Carter, Nathanial (Dawnette) Burleson, Brett (Brittney) Edwards, and Megan (Steve) Jenness; and eight great-grandchildren: Cassie, Abby, Brooklynn, Grant, Drake, Griffin, Dreyton, and Vada.

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She was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.

Cecelia graduated from the Lincoln Community High School in 1940. She worked at the Remington Munitions Plant in Illiopolis during WW II from 1943 to 1945. She later worked as a secretary for Lincoln Plumbing and Heating and then as a homemaker. She is a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.

Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School or Memorial Home Hospice.

Peasley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.


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