Service:
10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Bethel
Cemetery in Emden
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Carol J. McGraw, 86, formerly of
Emden passed away at Carriage Crossing in
Bloomington, on Monday, April 18, 2022.
Carol was born on June 14, 1935 in Emden, the
daughter of Henry and Geraldine (Matlock) Klokkenga.
She first married Carol Lee Lambert, who passed in
1958; then later married David L. McGraw, who passed
in 2013.
She is survived by her son, David D. (Tara) McGraw
and grandchildren, Brandon and Rachel Anderson.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents; first
husband, Carol Lee; second husband, David; and her
granddaughter, Lily Anna McGraw.
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As a 1953 graduate of Hartsburg Emden
High School, and 1957 graduate of Illinois State
University, Carol went on to teach English at
Hopedale High School and Delavan High School. Carol
enjoyed cooking, was an avid reader, and was a
faithful member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in
Emden, IL. Most of all, Carol loved her family.
Graveside services for Carol will be held at 10:00
am on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Bethel Cemetery in
Emden, with Pastor Brandon Current officiating.
Memorials may be made in Carol’s name to The
Alzheimer’s Association. Services have been
entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
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