Karol Sue Eimer Obituary (1944

Karol Sue Eimer, 80, of New Holland, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at her home. Karol was born on November 24, 1944, in Mattoon, IL, the daughter of Lulu Jane (Harris) Gaston. On October 6, 1979, in Lincoln she married the love of her life, Joseph G. Eimer. He preceded her in death in April of 2010. She loved being a nurse and at age 43, she decided to follow a life dream and continued her life with the career she loved. Karol lived for taking trips with her husband from Wisconsin to Tennessee. Karol is survived by her son, Seth (Audra) Eimer; daughters, Leigh Ann (Dick) Altman and Rebecca Parke; like a daughter, Dawn Rigenberg; brother, John Gaston; seven grandchildren, Holly Shanle, Eleigh Owen, Michael Owen, Gage Parke, Jared Helton, Joseph Eimer; and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Joseph; son, Larry David Jones; infant daughter, Lisa Lane Jones; and her siblings, Vicki Gaston, Penny Allen, and Nancy Gibson. A burial will be held at a later date at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lincoln, IL. Memorials may be made in Karol’s name to Disabled American Veterans. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.