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Gayle A. Lessen  

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[June 20, 2024]  LINCOLN - Gayle A. Lessen, 91, of Lincoln, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at her home surrounded by family.

Arrangements are pending at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Visitation:  1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln

Service:  2 p.m. Saturday at the church

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln   

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Gayle A. Lessen, 91, of Lincoln, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at her home surrounded by family.

Gayle was born July 26, 1932, in Atlanta, the daughter of Cletus and Fern (Atchinson) French. She married Donald Lessen on November 10, 1950, in Lincoln. He preceded her in death in 2010.

Gayle is survived by her children, Cynthia Lessen, Thomas (Carolyn) Lessen, Daniel Lessen, Joellyn “Jody” (Steve) Phillips; eleven grandchildren: Kara, Amy, Christina, Rebecca, Timothy, Monica, Zachary, Julie, Michael, Nathan, and Natalie; six great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Deverman and Bonnie Tish.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald; and a sister, Connie Fulscher.

 

Gayle was a member of both the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln and also the First United Methodist Church in Beason. She worked for Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital for twenty-four years as the Administrative Secretary to Mr. Stahlhut. Gayle enjoyed working with the children at First United Methodist Church’s Bible School program for many years while her children were growing up. Most of all, Gayle loved spending time with her family.

A memorial service for Gayle will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln. Visitation will take place one hour prior from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. also at the church. Burial at Harmony Cemetery will be at a later date.

Memorials may be made in Gayle’s name to Beason or Lincoln First United Methodist Church or Humane Society of Logan County.

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