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Shawn Michael Ware

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[December 12, 2024]  LINCOLN - Shawn Michael Ware, 47, of Lincoln, IL., (formerly of Middletown, IL.), passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at St. Clara’s Rehab and Senior Care.

Service:  A graveside service for Shawn will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lincoln.

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln

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Shawn Michael Ware, 47, of Lincoln, IL., (formerly of Middletown, IL.), passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at St. Clara’s Rehab and Senior Care.

Shawn was born on December 26, 1976, in Lincoln, IL., to Richard Ware and Sandra Snyder.

Shawn is survived by his son, Ethan Ware of Texas; his father, Richard (Bobbi Willis) Ware of Kentucky; stepfather, David (Kimberly Free) Deters of Lincoln; brother, Jasen Deters of Delavan, step-brother, Jeffrey (Andrea) Deters of Rochester, step-sisters, Jodi Deters of Broadwell and Angie Grimm of Kansas City; brother in-law, Jay (Kendra) Banning of Springfield; and a special niece, Hailey Banning of Chatham. Shawn is also survived by his grandmother, Marilyn Deters of Lincoln, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Sandra Deters; sister, Dawn Elizabeth Banning; grandparents, Edwin and Francis Snyder, Everett and Irma Ware, John Deters Jr., and Robert and Adelia Willis.
 

Shawn worked at Lowe’s, and then in maintenance at Lincoln College, and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and being outdoors. Shawn also enjoyed NASCAR and was an avid fan and follower of Notre Dame and Chicago Bears football. He loved all animals, especially his black lab, “Bear”.

A graveside service for Shawn will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lincoln. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Shawn’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Arrangements have been entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

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