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Lois E. Schahl

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[July 14, 2024]  MT PULASKI - Lois E. Schahl, 96, of Mt. Pulaski passed away at 2:02 A.M. Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mt. Pulaski.

Visitation:  9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the Mt. Pulaski Zion Lutheran Church

Service:  11 a.m. Saturday at the church

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mt. Pulaski

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Lois E. Schahl, 96, of Mt. Pulaski passed away at 2:02 A.M. Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mt. Pulaski.

Lois was born on May 14, 1928, in Logan County, KY, to Ethel and Edna Greer Armour. She grew up in Trenton and Pembroke, KY, moved to Illinois as a teen and graduated from Lincoln Community High School. She married Clifford E. Schahl on February 1, 1948. He preceded her in death on February 8, 2004.

Surviving Lois are her children, Larry (Janet) Schahl, Joellyn Nall, Jean (Harry W.) Hild, Jane (Danny) Lewis and David (Sharon) Schahl; eleven grandchildren; and nineteen great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers, and two sisters.

 

Lois was a Nurses Aid at Vonderlieth Living Center when it first opened, for 16 ½ years. She had been a member of the Mt. Pulaski and Lincoln Historic Societies and a volunteer at the Mt. Pulaski Courthouse for many years. She also loved gardening and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Services for Lois will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the Mt. Pulaski Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jonathan Buescher officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at Steenbergen Cemetery, Mt. Pulaski.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran School, or the Mt. Pulaski EMS.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mt. Pulaski, is entrusted with services.

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