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Visitation:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 from 9:30 - 11 a.m. at the
Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln.
Service:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the church
Funeral home:
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
Armington- Royce J.
Gottschalk, 86, of Armington passed away on Friday,
July 24, 2026 at the Hopedale Nursing Home in
Hopedale.
Funeral Services for Royce will be held on Thursday,
July 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Jefferson Street
Christian Church with Mr. Michael Mallick
officiating.
Visitation will be held on Thursday morning from
9:30 a.m. until time of the service.
Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in rural
Stanford, Illinois
Royce Jacob Gottschalk was born on May 29,1940 in
Normal, Illinois the son of Roy Jacob and Zella
(Glenn) Gottschalk. He was united in marriage to
Mary E. Lay on December 16, 1962 at Christ Lutheran
Church in Normal. She survives.
Also surviving are his children: Kristy (Brad) Wade
of McLean, Robin (Mike) Drawhon of Deer Creek, Tim
(Holly) Gottschalk of Armington. Grandchildren: Amy
(Andy) Behrens of McLean, Jacob (Tiffany) Wade of
Heyworth, Zack (Jessica) Drawhon of Tremont, Brandon
(Mallory) Drawhon of Heyworth, Bryson (Jenna)
Gottschalk of Minier, Brock Gottschalk of Armington,
Brynlee (fiance Henry Kaufman) Gottschalk of Morton
and twelve great grandchildren. His siblings: Rachel
(Jim) Wilson of Danvers and Crystal (Tom) Kerwin of
St. Charles. |
He was preceded in
death by his parents and one great grandson, Gabriel
Behrens.
Royce graduated from the Stanford High School in
1958. He was a lifetime farmer in the Armington,
Minier and Stanford area. He received the FFA
American Farmer Degree in October of 1959. He served
in the Army National Guard in Bloomington from 1959
- 1965. He is a member of the Jefferson Street
Christian Church in Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St.
Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta is assisting
the family with arrangements.
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