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							A burial will be held at a later date at St. Mary’s 
							Cemetery in Lincoln, IL.  
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln     
							Obituary  
							 
							Karol Sue Eimer, 80, of New Holland, 
							IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at her 
							home.
 Karol was born on November 24, 1944, in Mattoon, IL, 
							the daughter of Lulu Jane (Harris) Gaston. On 
							October 6, 1979, in Lincoln she married the love of 
							her life, Joseph G. Eimer. He preceded her in death 
							in April of 2010.
 
 She loved being a nurse and at age 43, she decided 
							to follow a life dream and continued her life with 
							the career she loved. Karol lived for taking trips 
							with her husband from Wisconsin to Tennessee.
 
 Karol is survived by her son, Seth (Audra) Eimer; 
							daughters, Leigh Ann (Dick) Altman and Rebecca 
							Parke; like a daughter, Dawn Rigenberg; brother, 
							John Gaston; seven grandchildren, Holly Shanle, 
							Eleigh Owen, Michael Owen, Gage Parke, Jared Helton, 
							Joseph Eimer; and fourteen great-grandchildren.
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							She was preceded in death by her 
							parents, husband, Joseph; son, Larry David Jones; 
							infant daughter, Lisa Lane Jones; and her siblings, 
							Vicki Gaston, Penny Allen, and Nancy Gibson. 
							A burial will be held at a later date 
							at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lincoln, IL. Memorials may 
							be made in Karol’s name to Disabled American 
							Veterans. Cremation rites have been entrusted to 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. 
            
            				
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