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Visitation:
Friday, January 16, 2026 from 10 - 11 a.m. at
Lincoln Christian Church.
Service:
Friday, January 16, 2026 at 11 a.m. at the church.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Sandra Joy "Sandy"
Hollenbeck, 90, of Lincoln, IL., passed away January
12, 2026, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield,
IL.
Cremation rites have been accorded by Holland Barry
& Bennett Funeral Home. A memorial visitation will
be held from 10 AM until 11 AM Friday, January 16,
2026, at Lincoln Christian Church. Memorial services
will follow at 11 AM. Burial will be at a later
date.
Sandy was born September 10, 1935, in Oblong, IL.,
the daughter of Henry O. and Nellie (Slider)
Thornton. She married William "Bill" Hollenbeck on
March 9, 1955. He preceded her in death on April 4,
2008. Sandra graduated from Mt. Carmel High School
in Mt. Carmel, IL. She earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Education and a Master of Science degree
in Guidance and Counseling from Eastern Illinois
University. She interrupted her college work to join
her husband Bill who was serving with the United
States Army in Vincenza, Italy. While living in
Italy, Bill and Sandy traveled throughout Europe.
After college, she taught in elementary schools in
Terre Haute, Indiana, Lincoln, and Beason Illinois.
She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church where
she served in various ministries through the years
including teaching Sunday school, vacation bible
school, interpreting for the hearing impaired,
calling on shut-ins and serving on women's ministry
teams. She belonged to Sarah Circle, Jolly Seniors,
Little Lambs Sunday School Class, and Lincoln
Christian Church "Life" groups.
She also was a member of the IRTA (Illinois Retired
Teachers Association), DeWitt Clinton Retired
Teachers, and the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
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She served as a
volunteer at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital for
more than 20 years and also volunteered at the
Christian Nursing Home. In 1994, after retiring from
teaching, she opened an antique and collectibles
business. She also traveled the United States with
Bill, helping him exhibit his handmade archtop
guitars. She was also an avid Chicago Bears fan.
Survivors include
her son Douglas A. (Catherine) Hollenbeck, daughter
Jeannie (Roger) Bakken, granddaughters Chelsea
Hollenbeck and Sarah (Paul) Hollenbeck-Milburn, step
grandchildren Kyle Bakken and Mason (Emily) Bakken
as well as two step great grandsons Ellis Bakken and
Adrik Bakken. Also surviving is her sister Sharon
Tenbarge, her sister-in-law Hazel Hollenbeck, and
brother-in-law Leo Main, along with several nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her
husband, her sister Jeanine Main, and her nephew
Greg Main.
Memorial donations may be made to Lincoln Christian
Church, Harvest of Talents, or the Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital Foundation.
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