Visitation:
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 9 - 11 a.m. at Mt.
Pulaski Christian Church.
Service:
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the church.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mt. Pulaski
Obituary
Harley John Petri, 78, of Lincoln,
IL, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025, at
Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Harley was born on December 24, 1946, in Green Bay,
WI, the son of Arno and Dell (Banta) Petri. He
married Carol Sparling on October 14, 1967, in
Flora, IL. She survives.
Harley is also survived by his children, Jody Ruff
and Scott (Sarah Blessing) Petri both of Lincoln;
grandchildren, Johanna (Alec) Casado, Justin
(Taylor) Ruff, and Jillian (Brian) Medina;
great-grandchildren, Delilah and Ava Jane; and his
niece, Erica (Bill) Riley of Silver Lake, KS.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother,
Allen Petri.
Harley was a member of Mt. Pulaski Christian Church,
Community Concert Board, Elkhart Fire Department
Chaplain, and Elkhart Township Board. He worked with
the Logan County Housing Authority and Logan County
Habitat for Humanity. |

Funeral services for Harley will be
held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Mt.
Pulaski Christian Church. Visitation will take place
two hours prior from 9:00 am to 11:00 am also at the
church. Burial will follow the service at New Union
Cemetery in Lincoln. Memorials may be made in
Harley’s name to Habitat for Humanity Logan County
or Central Illinois Veterans Commission (CIVC).
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski.
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