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Visitation:
Monday, June 9, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Mt.
Pulaski Christian Church
Service:
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 11 a.m. at the church.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mt. Pulaski
Obituary
Dr. Tad C. Blacketer, 49, of Mt.
Pulaski, IL., passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025,
at Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Tad was born on January 3, 1976, in Pittsfield, IL.
The son of Carl and Wanda (Thomas) Blacketer. He
married Hannah Clevenger on December 31, 2005 at
Rochester Christian Church.
Tad is survived by his loving wife, Hannah; two
sons, Asa Blacketer and Amos Blacketer; his mother,
Wanda Blacketer; two sisters, Carlina (Dave) Welge
and Lawanda (Alex) Clarke; one brother, Timothy
(Kirsten) Blacketer, his father and mother in law,
George and Cindy Clevenger, and brother in-laws,
David (Amy) Clevenger and Jonathan (Kim) Clevenger.
Tad is preceded in death by his father, Carl
Blacketer; and his paternal and maternal
grandparents.
Tad grew up in Pittsfield, IL., where he graduated
from Pittsfield High School in 1994. During that
time, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and still
enjoyed spending time in nature with his family
camping. After high school, Tad attended Knox
College where he earned a B.A. in History in 1998.
He then attended the University of Illinois,
Springfield and earned an M.A. in History in 2005.
During this time he met his future wife, Hannah and
they were married shortly thereafter. He worked at
the Abraham Lincoln Home in Springfield where he
enjoyed sharing the history of Abe Lincoln with
others. After Tad spent the summer doing mission
work in Russia, he then enrolled at Lincoln
Christian Seminary and began preaching at Lake Fork
Christian Church. He earned his Master of Divinity
from Lincoln Christian Seminary in 2009 and a
Masters of Arts in Old Testament in 2010. He and
Hannah and their newborn son, Asa, then moved to
Wilmore Kentucky where Tad attended Asbury
Theological Seminary earning his PhD in Biblical
Studies with a concentration on the Old Testament.
It was during this time, they welcomed their second
son, Amos.
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In 2014, Tad and Hannah moved back to
Central Illinois and settled in Mt. Pulaski where
they continued to raise their boys. He taught
adjunct classes at Lincoln Christian University and
Hope International University for the past several
years. Tad was a faithful member of Mt. Pulaski
Christian Church where he served as an Elder, taught
Sunday School, and served in many other capacities
including playing harmonica with the praise team. He
was a member of Celebrate Recovery at First Assembly
of God in Normal where he cherished the many
friendships and relationships he built with the
group over the years. This past year, Tad taught
high school History and English at Unity Christian
High School in Decatur. He also performed pulpit
supply, preaching at many different churches as
needed. Most of all, Tad loved Jesus and his family.
He will be missed by the many people who knew and
loved him.
Funeral Services for Tad will be held at 11:00 AM on
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Mt. Pulaski Christian
Church. Visitation will be held the evening prior on
Monday, June 9, from 4:00 to 7:00pm also at the
church. Burial will follow the funeral service on
Tuesday at Steenbergen Cemetery, Mt. Pulaski.
Memorials may be made in Tad’s name to Mt. Pulaski
Christian Church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski.
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