Visitation:
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 from 10 - 11 a.m. at St.
John's Lutheran Church in Mt. Pulaski
Service:
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 at 11 a.m. at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mt. Pulaski
Obituary
Earl E. Jackson, 100, of Mt. Pulaski,
IL, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at
Vonderlieth Living Center.
Earl was born November 26, 1924, in Mt. Pulaski, IL,
the son of Joseph Abner and Elizabeth (Ophardt)
Jackson. He married Virginia Foster on August 30,
1944, in Mt. Pulaski. She preceded him in death in
2012.
Earl is survived by his son, David (Elizabeth)
Jackson; daughter, Sharon (Rev. Terrence) O’Brien;
grandchildren, Bethany (Joel) Italiano, Todd
(Meagan) O’Brien, Valerie (Brian) Henefeld, Alicia
Fawns, Rusty (Jill) Edwards, and Michael Edwards;
nine great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife,
Virginia; and his brothers, James, Roy, George, and
Lester Jackson.
Earl proudly served his country from
1943-1945 in The United States Navy. He was a Life
member of the Mt. Pulaski American Legion and VFW. |

Earl was a volunteer fireman for
twenty-seven years with Mt. Pulaski Fire Department.
He was a Life member of Pipefitters and Steamfitters
local #137.
Funeral services for Earl will be
held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mt. Pulaski, IL.
Visitation will take place one hour prior, from
10:00 - 11:00 am also at the church. Burial will
follow the service at Steenbergen Cemetery in Mt.
Pulaski, where full military rites will be accorded
by Mt. Pulaski American Legion Post #447. Memorials
may be made in Earl’s name to St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Mt. Pulaski. Arrangements have been
entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home,
Mt. Pulaski.
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