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Service:
A private interment will be held at Old Union
Cemetery in Lincoln.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Leola Dowling, 97, of Lincoln, passed
away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at St. Clara’s
Rehab and Senior Care.
Leola was born on August 2, 1925, in Lincoln, the
daughter of Elmer and Eva (Sheridan) Schrader. She
married Ward Dowling on October 31, 1952, in
Lincoln. He preceded her in death in January of
1994.
Leola was the last of her immediate family.
A native Illinoisan, Leola split her time living in
Lincoln and Naples, FL. She graduated from MacMurray
College in Jacksonville. Leola holds an Honorary
Doctorate from MacMurray and a master’s degree in
art from the University of Illinois. Leola attended
Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State
University as well.
Leola studied with nationally known painters such as
Edgar Whitney, Winn Jones, George Cherepov, Harold
Gregor, Tony Couch, Irving Shapiro, and Frank Webb.
She was known for painting in watercolor, acrylic,
oil, mixed media, and pastel. Her work was
contemporary, and her style showed enthusiasm for
freedom of expression through the use of brilliant
color and compositional pattern. |
Leola was listed in the Who’s Who in
American Women, Who’s Who in the Midwest,
Personalities in the West and Midwest, and American
References. She was a member of the Prairie Art
Alliance and the Hoogland Center of Arts in
Springfield, IL. Leola’s work has been featured in
galleries throughout the United States including New
York, Washington D.C., Central Illinois, and
Florida.
A private interment will be held at Old Union
Cemetery in Lincoln.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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