| Visitation:
							Pending Service:
							Graveside Services Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 11 
							a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lincoln. 
							Funeral home: 
							Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln       
							Obituary 
							Mary Ellen Aeilts, 82, of Lincoln 
							passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at Springfield 
							Memorial Medical Center.
 Graveside Services for Mary Ellen will be held on 
							Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross 
							Cemetery in Lincoln.
 
 Mary Ellen Loobey was born on February 12, 1941 in 
							Lincoln the daughter of William T. and Evangeline 
							(Burns) Loobey. She was united in marriage to 
							William L. Bennis on January 31, 1963. She later 
							married Dean F. Aeilts on May 1, 1975. He preceded 
							her in death on January 24, 2009.
 
 She is survived by her daughter: Candace L. Bennis, 
							two sons: Randy (Cheryl) Aeilts, Rick (Susie) Aeilts, 
							Seven grandchildren: Gage Ealey, Sydney Oldham, 
							Emilee Donley, Breann (Chad) Eichen, Hannah (Andrew) 
							West, Audrey Aeilts, Joseph Aeilts. Brother-in-law: 
							Ernie (Helen) Aeilts.
 
 She was preceded in death by one brother: William 
							Loobey.
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							Mary Ellen graduated from Lincoln 
							Community High School in 1959. She never missed a 
							single day of school. 
 She had been employed by Lincoln Office Supply for 
							25 years and then worked at the Logan County 
							Treasurer's Office for many years.
 
 Mary Ellen's hobbies included playing cards and 
							watching Lincoln Community High School and 
							University of Illinois basketball games.
 
 Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's 
							choice.
 
 Peasley Funeral Home is assisting the family with 
							funeral arrangements.
 
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							family of Mary Ellen Aeilts
 
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