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Visitation:
9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022, at
Lincoln First United Methodist Church
Service:
11 a.m. Thursday at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
William “Bill” Lessen, 91, of
Hartsburg, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022,
at Timber Creek Village.
Bill was born on November 7, 1930, in Hartsburg, the
son of Heiko J. and Matilda (Sampson) Lessen. He
married Frances Geriets on August 29, 1954, in New
Holland. She preceded him in death on June 22, 2003.
He is survived by his children, Linda Maxey, Colleen
(Jim) Anning, Susan (Jim) Gehlbach, Sarah Lessen;
six grandchildren, Tyler Gehlbach, Kara (Matt)
Cooley, Mallory Anning, Alexa (Riley) Laegeler,
Shelby Lessen, and Ashley Lessen; and one
great-granddaughter, Olivia Grace Cooley.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents, wife; son,
Dale W. Lessen; son-in-law, Gary Maxey; two
brothers, Robert Lessen and Alan Lessen; and one
sister, Majorie Bathe.
Bill was a lifelong farmer in the Hartsburg area, a
former member of Hartsburg Methodist Church, and now
a member of Lincoln First United Methodist Church.
He was on the Hartsburg Methodist Church Council and
Hartsburg School Board. |
Services for Bill will be held at
11:00 AM on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Lincoln
First United Methodist Church with Reverend Brad
Curtis and Ryan Edgecombe. A visitation will take
place two hours prior from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
Burial will follow at Hartsburg Union Cemetery in
Hartsburg.
Memorials for Bill may be made in his name to
Lincoln First United Methodist Church, American
Cancer Society, or the Hartsburg Emden FFA.
Services have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
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