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Visitation:
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, August 5, 2024, at Zion
Lutheran Church in Lincoln
Service:
11 a.m. Monday at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Shirley Aukamp, 87, of Lincoln,
passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 29,
2024, at St. Clara’s Rehab and Senior Care in
Lincoln.
Shirley was born December 9, 1936, in Gary, IN, the
daughter of Sam and Esther (Sorensen) Will. Her
family moved and she grew up on a farm near
Thornton, IA, where her mother's family grew grain
and livestock. Her father was from Altamont, IL and
wanted to move the family to Illinois. In 1949 they
moved to a small farm near Broadwell where she
attended Broadwell School. She then attended Lincoln
High School and ISU. She attended Zion Lutheran
Church where she met her future husband, Eugene
Aukamp. Gene and Shirley were married on November
27, 1955, before Gene entered the army. In 1959 they
began their farming career west of Lincoln where
they spent their lives. They raised four children.
Shirley was a lifelong volunteer, devoting her time
to Zion Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran School, 4-H,
Logan County Fair, and Homemakers. As an active
member of Zion, Shirley served as a Sunday School
teacher, participated in the International Lutheran
Layman's League, Ladies Aid, and LWML (Lutheran
Women’s Missionary League). She led many AAL (Aid
Association for Lutherans) fundraisers. Shirley and
Gene were instrumental in starting Zion Lutheran
School, spending endless hours on the planning and
constructing of the school. She served six years on
Zion's school board. She also organized Zion's
school lunch program and the Market Day fundraising
program.
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This time of year, in years past, you
would have found Shirley at the Logan County Fair.
She served 20 years as a 4-H leader, was a member of
Logan County Youth Council, and served on the Logan
County Fair committee for the textile department.
Shirley held every office in the Broadwell
Homemakers Extension Unit and served as chairman of
the Logan County Homemakers Extension Association.
For her exemplary service to her
community Shirley was awarded Lincoln Courier's 1992
Citizen of the Year.
Shirley is survived by her sons, Glen (DiAnne), Mark
(Angela), and Bret (Sally) Aukamp; daughter, Lori
(Kirk) Clayton; ten grandchildren, Ashley Boyer,
Emilee and Elena Aukamp, Soren and Calvin Aukamp,
Johnathan, Matthew, Nathaniel, Abigail, Isaiah, and
Samuel Clayton; and her sister, Sharon Urban.
She was preceded in death by her parents and
husband, Eugene.
Services for Shirley will be held at 11 a.m. am on
Monday, August 5, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in
Lincoln with Pastor Mark Thompson officiating.
Visitation will take place two hours prior from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. also at the church. Burial will
follow the service at Zion Cemetery in Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in
Shirley’s name to Zion Lutheran School or Camp CILCA.
Arrangements have been entrusted by
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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