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Wanda
Louise Brown-Gerdes
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[May 23, 2022]
Wanda Louise Brown-Gerdes, 90, of Ft.
Myers, Florida, formally of Lincoln, peacefully passed away on April
19, 2022, at the Larsen Health Center, Shell Point Retirement
Community in Ft. Myers, Florida.
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Visitation:
9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski
Service:
9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the funeral
home
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Wanda Louise Brown-Gerdes, 90, of Ft.
Myers, Florida, formally of Lincoln, peacefully
passed away on April 19, 2022, at the Larsen Health
Center, Shell Point Retirement Community in Ft.
Myers, Florida.
She was born on September 25, 1931, in Decatur, the
daughter of Clinton and Verda (Lewis) Young. Wanda
was the Chief Radiology Technician at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital for 21 years. She was a
member of the Catholic Church. She belonged to the
Lincoln Elks Club where she served as the President
of the Emblem Club. She was an avid golfer scoring
two holes in one in her lifetime. She enjoyed
playing bridge with the ladies, mah jongg, word
puzzles, reading, knitting and crocheting, gardening
and the arts.
Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, James; her first husband, Joseph Brown; her
grandchild, Jason Richner; and her sister, Norma
Seitz. She is survived by her children Jennifer
(Michael) Richner, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois; Jeffery
(Melody) Brown, Columbia Kentucky; Jill Eades,
Cornland, Illinois and Jan (Jim) Litterly, Elkhart,
Illinois; her brother David (Caroline) Young; her
grandchildren Stefanie, Justin, Joshua, Jayme,
Allison, Jake and Luke; and eleven great
grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at the Shell Point
Retirement Community, Ft. Myers, Florida where she
was a resident.
Wanda will be laid to rest in Mount Pulaski. A
memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on May 21,
2022, at the Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home,
Mount Pulaski, where family will receive friends
beginning at 9:30 am. Interment will be held at the
Mount Pulaski Cemetery following the memorial
service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to the American Heart Association, 7272
Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231; Shell Point
Tribby Arts Center, 15010 Shell Point Boulevard, Ft.
Myers, Florida 33908 or a charity of your choice.
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