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Visitation:
Friday, June 19, 2026, from 5-7 p.m., as well as one
hour prior to the service, at Zion Lutheran Church
in Lincoln.
Service:
Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 11 a.m. at the church.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Nancy Carole (Lehner)
Olander passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Nancy
was a guidance counselor, a patient advocate, a
homemaker and a strong supporter of Lutheran
education, but the true joy of her life was raising
her children and watching them grow into
intelligent, kind and loving adults.
Nancy was born in Lincoln, Illinois, on January 20,
1949, the daughter of Leonard R. and Dorothy (Kollmann)
Lehner. They preceded her in death. She was baptized
at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln on February 27,
1949, and was raised in Lincoln, Illinois. She later
lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Appomattox,
Virginia; Beatrice, Nebraska; and Charleston, South
Carolina, before moving back to the Lincoln area to
raise her children. She resided in rural Beason at
the time of her death.
Nancy is survived by her loving and devoted husband,
the Rev. Charles Olander; her children, Sara Netzley
of Peoria, Illinois; Christopher (Norah) Baker of
Waterloo, Illinois; and Laura (Tyler) Bickel of Salt
Lake City; and her grandchildren, Evelyn Baker,
Eleanore Baker, Moira Baker, Lucy Bickel and Trey
Bickel. Her husband’s children and grandchildren
were very dear to her as well: Tamara White (Doug
Newman) of Springfield, Illinois; Timothy (Anjie)
Olander, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; and
Erin Olander-Spain (Josh Spain), of Bloomington,
Illinois; and grandchildren Samantha White, Luke
White, Jackson Olander and Sophie-Grace Olander.
Nancy’s much-loved siblings and their spouses will
also cherish her memory: Dianne (Bill) Breen and
Randy Sue (Roger) Payne, all of Lincoln, and Richard
(Dianne) Lehner of Bloomington, as well as numerous
cherished nieces, nephews and their families. In
addition, she is survived by Andrew (Sarah) Fiedler
and their daughter, Johanna, of Rolesville, North
Carolina. |
Nancy graduated from
Lincoln Community High School in 1966, a year
earlier than her peers. She earned an Associate in
Arts from Lincoln College and a Bachelor of Science
from the University of Illinois, as well as a Master
of Arts in Counseling from Millersville University
in Pennsylvania and a Master of Educational
Administration from the University of Illinois
Springfield.
She worked as the
patient advocate and discharge planner at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, a position she
truly loved. In 1994, she began her career as a high
school guidance counselor at Mt. Pulaski High School
in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, where she enjoyed being
part of the students’ lives for 19 years.
She was a member of
Zion Lutheran Church, Lincoln, and served on many
boards and committees over the years, most notably
as chairwoman of the Zion Lutheran Parochial School
Board. She had a special heart for Lutheran schools.
Nancy was a cherished
wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother, sister, aunt
and friend, and those who love her will carry her
warmth forever.
Services for Nancy will be held at 11:00 a.m. on
Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Zion Lutheran Church in
Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Thompson officiating.
Visitation will take place at the church from
5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2026, as well as
one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow
the services at New Union Cemetery. Services have
been entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln.
The family requests you consider memorials to Zion
Lutheran Church or Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln.
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