"Snooky" Obituary (1934 - 2023)

LINCOLN- Wilfreida "Snooky" Sullivan, 89, of Lincoln passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side. Snooky was born on January 13, 1934 in Lincoln, IL. The daughter of Wilfred and Louella (Shaw) Huff. She married John R. Sullivan on March 13, 1955, he preceded her in death on April 8, 2002. Snooky is survived by her children, Rickie (Roni) Sullivan, Loralee (Kevin) McCray, Julie Jackson, and Angela (Steve) Price; her seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; and her special niece, Bridget Slayton. Snooky was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her sister, Virigina Gleason; her brothers-in-law, Herschel Sullivan, William Sullivan, and Donald Gleason; and her sister-in-law, Delores Bale. Snooky enjoyed collecting Precious Moments, planting flowers, feeding squirrels and hummingbirds, and watching her beloved Chicago Cubs. Services for Snooky will take place at 11:00am on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service (9:00-11:00am) also at the funeral home. Burial will follow the services at Zion Cemetery in Lincoln. Memorial donations may be made in Snooky's name to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research.