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Visitation:
Sunday, April 12, 2026, from 5 - 7 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski.
Service:
Monday, April 13, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the funeral
home.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mt. Pulaski
Obituary
Debra J. “Deb” Fricke,
75, of Mt. Pulaski, IL, passed away on Monday, April
6, 2026, at her home.
Debra was born on March 14, 1951, in Lincoln, IL,
the daughter of Emmitt and Muriel (Brown)
Shellhammer. She married Charles Fricke in 1973.
Debra later married Gerald Pharis in 1993. Gerald
preceded her in death in 2009.
Debra is survived by her son, Nathan (Heather)
Fricke; grandsons, Benjamin (Vianne Taft) Fricke and
Jackson Fricke all of Mt. Pulaski; and
sister-in-law, Nicki (Dave) Yemm of Springfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband,
Gerald; and one brother, David Shellhammer.
Debra taught music in multiple Logan County Schools
including Mt. Pulaski, Hartsburg, and Lincoln. She
was an accomplished pianist and was the church
organist at the First United Methodist Church in Mt.
Pulaski for many years. |
Funeral services for
Debra will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, April 13,
2026, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt.
Pulaski, IL. Visitation will take place the night
prior on Sunday, April 12, 2026, from 5:00 - 7:00
pm, also at the funeral home. Burial will follow the
service at Steenbergen Cemetery in Mt. Pulaski.
Memorials may be made in Debra’s name to Memorial
Home Hospice.
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