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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
Obituary
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. |
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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family of Cecelia A. Steffen
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