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Robert L. “Bob” Field

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[November 20, 2024]  LINCOLN - Robert L. “Bob” Field, 94, of Lincoln, IL, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024, at his home.

Service:  11:00 am on December 6, 2024, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lincoln

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln   

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Lincoln - Robert L. “Bob” Field, 94, of Lincoln, IL, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024, at his home.

 

Bob was born on June 13, 1930, in Lincoln, the son of Grover and Eva (Lowman) Field. He married Betty Bauer on September 11, 1949, in Lincoln. She preceded him in death in May of 2008.

 

Bob is survived by three daughters, Jean Ann (Roger) Morgenstern, Janice Lee (Bill) Dickerson, and Susan Lynn Fuhrer; two grandchildren, Keith (Meghan) Morgenstern and Lindsay (Joel) Hammer; great-grandchildren, Sean, Kelly, and Colin Morgenstern, and Theo and Corinne Hammer; three step-grandchildren, Kelli (Kevin) Pologruto, Christy (Todd) Johnson, and Phyllis (Tom) Heleniak; and step-great-grandchildren, Rowan and Ethan Heleniak, Avery and Ainsley Johnson, and several nieces and nephews.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Betty; and siblings, Joe and Tommy Field, Dorothy Loeber, and Blanche Madigan; and son-in-law, Steve Fuhrer.


Bob was a lifetime member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Lincoln, as well as a lifetime member of The Lincoln Elks, United States Air Force Band, and the American Legion Band in Lincoln, IL. Bob was the former owner of the Illinois Tavern in Lincoln and had worked at Cullinan & Sons, and later with the Illinois Department of Transportation. He was an avid bridge player, enjoyed fishing and going to the Lake of Ozarks. Bob loved ballroom dancing with Betty.

 

A memorial service for Bob will be held at 11:00 am on December 6, 2024, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lincoln. Memorials may be made in Bob’s name to Trinity Episcopal Church or Meals on Wheels. Cremation rites have been accorded by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

 

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