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[May 11, 2023]  LINCOLN - Irvin Carl Hobbs, 85, of Lincoln, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Copper Creek Cottages Memory Care.

Visitation:  4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln

Service:  6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln   

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Irvin Carl Hobbs, 85, of Lincoln, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Copper Creek Cottages Memory Care.

Carl was born February 8, 1938, in Lewistown, the son of Irvin Russell and Maralee (Foutch) Hobbs. He married Marian “Mickey” Funk on August 31, 1956, at Zion United Methodist Church in Emden.

Carl graduated from Hartsburg-Emden High School where he excelled in basketball and baseball. During his entire school career at Hartsburg-Emden he had perfect attendance. From the time he was three years old, Carl never missed a Sunday school class. Carl attended Lincoln College on a basketball scholarship for one year. Softball and baseball were passions for Carl. He played and officiated both sports. He coached little league baseball and youth basketball.

Carl was a past president of the Hartem athletic booster club. Hunting and fishing were other hobbies that Carl enjoyed. He was a member of the Riverside Rod and Gun Club. Carl was a fan of Dean Shirley who drove dirt sprint cars and his son Doug, who raced a dirt modified.

Carl’s dad worked for the Illico Independent Oil Company. When his father passed away, Carl took over the business, and in 1987, he purchased the farm accounts and started Hobbs Oil. He retired in 2000 and Ag-Land FS bought Hobbs Oil Company. The three-generation family business gas station located in Emden was fondly remembered as the "Malfunction Junction."

Carl was an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. During his life he followed local high school and college athletics. Being such a sports enthusiast, Carl watched his children's and grandchildren's sporting events and never missed a game. Carl was a very social and outgoing man who used his quick wit and humor to make people smile. He never met a stranger and found friends everywhere he went.

Carl is survived by his wife, Mickey; children, Mary Beth Jackson, Mindy (Brad) Halverson, Marian (Dennis) Eimer, Douglas Hobbs, and Michelle Hobbs; grandchildren, Kelli (Jeremy) Wells, Tyler (Que) Halverson, Megan (Robert) Arseniadis, Lauren (Michael) Hasten, Zachary Eimer, Evan (Brooke) Eimer, Lindsay (Matt) Vance, Brock Maaks, Erin (Dez) Dial-Duran; and sixteen great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and son-in-law, Donald Jackson.

A memorial service for Carl will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. also at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made in Carl’s name to Copper Creek Cottages Memory Care.

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