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							 Visitation:  
							Wednesday, February 12, 2025, from 5 - 7 p.m. at 
							Fricke- Calvert Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln 
							Service:  
							Thursday, February 13, 2025, 10 a.m. at Faith 
							Lutheran Church in Lincoln. 
							
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln     
							Obituary  
							 
							Lyle Boyd Read, 85, of New Holland, 
							IL, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025, at his 
							home surrounded by his family.  
							 
							Lyle was born June 26, 1939, in Lincoln, IL the son 
							of Boyd & Catharine (Mahler) Read. He married 
							Phillis Martin on September 2, 1961; she survives. 
							 
							Lyle is survived by his brother, John (Merilee) 
							Read; his children, Mark (Jodi Becker) Read, Mary 
							(Andy) Sager, Amy (Jeff) Jones, Charley (Natalie) 
							Read, Andy (Jennifer) Read, John (Heidi) Hopkins; 
							his 16 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. 
							 
							Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, and 
							sister Nancy Read. 
							 
							Lyle Attended Murray State University, graduating in 
							May of 1967. He taught for many years at Northwest 
							School in Lincoln. After retiring he took pride in 
							tutoring at Lincoln College in Lincoln, IL. 
							 
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							A service will be held at 10:00 am on 
							Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Faith Lutheran 
							Church in Lincoln. Visitation will be held 
							Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Fricke- Calvert 
							Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, IL from 5:00 pm to 
							7:00 pm. Burial to follow the service at Kline 
							Cemetery in Elkhart, IL. In lieu of flowers, 
							memorials may be made in Lyle’s name to the 
							Alzheimer's Association. Arrangements have been 
							entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in 
							Lincoln.  
            
            				
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