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2018
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Wilma Auer Obituary
Lincoln, IL—Wilma Auer, 84, passed away at 6:54 p.m. on January 4, 2018 at Advocate Bromenn Hospital in Normal, IL.
She was born on February 5, 1933 in Prairie Creek, IL; daughter of William Richard Herman and Gesina Johanna (Bartmann) Heinzel. She married Carroll Auer on December 31, 1950 and later they were divorced.
Wilma is survived by her children: Doug (Mary Ann) Auer of Metamora, IL and Deborah (Claude) Rorabaugh of Washougal, WA; her sisters; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and her ex husband.
Wilma was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, IL.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, IL with Rev. Mark Thompson officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made in Wilma's name to Zion Lutheran Church or School.
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Larry Yingling
January 11, 2018
My sympathies. We still use a blanket all the time that aunt Wilma made me in 1982. Nice way we remember her.
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Carol Winkowski
January 10, 2018
I will miss our letters, her sending me word find puzzles and what is going on in Lincoln
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