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 Raymond
Landholt
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[November
02, 2009]
MOUNT
PULASKI -- Raymond Landholt, 88, a long time
resident and business operator in Mount Pulaski,
died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at 1:08 a.m. at St.
John’s Hospice in Springfield.
His funeral will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday
at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski, with Bill Shanle officiating.
Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Camp
Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, where
military rites will be conducted.
Mr. Landholt owned and operated a furniture
reupholstery shop on the Mount Pulaski square
for 30 years.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War
II. He was awarded four Bronze Stars for
his bravery in the South Pacific Theatre..
He was born May 20, 1921, in Springfield to
John and Bertha Dowart Landholt. He married
Viola Sarius in Jacksonville on June 22, 1950.
She preceded him in death on Nov. 20, 1980.
He is survived by one granddaughter, Hilah
Williams of Springfield; one great-nephew, James
(and Teena) Landholt of Springfield; one
great-niece, Laura Landholt of Springfield;
several great-grandchildren; and several
great-great-nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by one son and
two brothers.
He was of the Lutheran faith. |
Ray was member of Mount Pulaski American
Legion Post 447 and the Railsplitter Auto Club
of Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
the American Kidney Foundation.
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Landholt family.
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