Visitation:
Tuesday, July 19, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. at
Lincoln Christian Church
Service:
Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the
church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Jack A. Getchel, 85, of Lincoln
passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Jack was born February 11, 1937, in Owosso, MI, to
Earl Samuel and Geraldine (Linzey) Getchel. He
married Ruthetta Sommer on February 11, 1961, in
Lincoln.
He is survived by wife, Ruthetta; children, Deborah
Parker and Michael (Angela) Getchel; grandchildren,
Jackson Getchel and Ashley (Zach) Boulb; one
great-grandchild, William Boulb; two
step-grandchildren, Rusty (Tara) Parker and Matthew
(Lindsey) Parker; five step-great-grandchildren,
Hudson, Hayden, Hank, Della, and Grey; and two
sisters, Doris Hanstein and Linda Getchel.
Jack is preceded in death by his parents,
son-in-law, Donnie Parker, and siblings, Lillian,
Ralph, Earl, George, and Nancy.
Jack was a member of the Lincoln Christian Church
where he served as an elder, Sunday School teacher,
sang in the choir, and coordinator for the Jolly
Seniors. He was also a member of Lincoln Rotary Club
and a founding board member for Christian Homes.
Jack enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending his
summers with his Minnesota camping family along the
shores of Lake Superior. |
Funeral Services for Jack will be
held at Lincoln Christian Church on Wednesday, July
20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at
Steenbergen Cemetery in Mt. Pulaski. Visitation will
be held Tuesday, July 19, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. -7:00
p.m. at Lincoln Christian Church.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Memorials may be made in Jack’s name to Lincoln
Christian University or The Lincoln Christian Church
Jolly Seniors.
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