Obituary: Luci G. Slagel

Posted on April 1, 2019

Luci G. (Kaeb) Slagel, 53, Forrest, passed away at 3:20 am Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.

Luci was born August 6, 1965 in Watseka, IL the daughter of Norman and Kathryn (Young) Kaeb.  She married Paul Slagel on November 12, 1988 in Cissna Park.  He survives in Forrest.

Other survivors include her children, Kayla (Trent) Kilgus, Fairbury, Andrea (Eric) Schurter, Salem, Oregon, Lyndon Slagel, Fairbury, Kinzie Slagel, Forrest, two grandsons, Ryker and Nolan Kilgus, father, Norman Kaeb, Cissna Park, siblings, Debra Kaeb, Brian (Elizabeth) Kaeb, Terry (Joanne) Kaeb, Warren (Jill) Kaeb, Maria (Robin) Stadeli, Katrina (Joel) Kuenzi, and Chris (Anna) Kaeb.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Kathryn Kaeb.

Private visitation for close friends and family will be held Monday, April 1, 2019 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury followed by a private burial in East Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury on Tuesday.

Luci was a member of the German Apostolic Christian Church in Fairbury.  She was a very loving wife, mother, and grandmother.  She will be missed by many.

A guest registry is available at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.

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