February 25, 1934 – April 24, 2022
Lincoln – Ben Grunder, 88, of Lincoln, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, surrounded by his family at Timber Creek Village in Lincoln.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, April 29, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Joseph Dondanville officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Cremation Rites have been accorded.
Frederick Benjamin Grunder was born on February 25, 1934, in Davis, Illinois, on the family farm, the son of Otto and Edith Toelke Grunder. He was united in marriage to Carol Bansau on July 29, 1961. She survives.
Also surviving are his children: Julie Behm, Eric (Kimberly Sterling) Grunder. And Jill (Andrew) Upshaw; four grandchildren: Marissa (Adam) Kinigson, Sarah (Andrew) Fitzgerald, Benjamin Grunder, and Adam Grunder; two great-grandchildren: Elena Kinigson and Liam Fitzgerald; four sisters: Edith Rosenstiel, Clara Gill, Helen (Richard) Schneeberger, and Dorothy Kreger; and one brother: Charles (Deborah) Grunder.
He was preceded in death by his sisters: Julia, Marie, Bertha, and Judith, one brother: Otto; and son-in-law, Walt Behm.
Ben graduated from the Dakota High School in 1952 and Illinois State University in 1960. He retired from Lincoln Community High School after 29 years of teaching. He later retired as a Crop Adjuster.
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and 3rd and 4th Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus Council #1250. He also taught RCIA Classes at Holy Family Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School or Holy Family Building Fund at https://osvhub.com/logancountycatholic/giving/funds
or Knights of Columbus Council #1250.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
