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  • Visitation

    Memorial Visitation

    Tuesday, December 7, 2021

    6pm to 7pm

    Grace Community Baptist Church

    1 W. 4th St., Trenton, IL, 62293

  • Service

    Memorial Service

    Tuesday, December 7, 2021

    7pm

    Grace Community Baptist Church, Trenton, IL

  • Full Obituary

    Deborah “Debbie” Ann Lassen, 60, of New Baden, IL, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at St. Joseph Hospital in Highland, IL.

    She was born on February 11, 1961, in Topeka, Kansas, to Ralph Eugene “Bud” Lassen and Helen Ida Cluff.

    Debbie lived in New Baden for most of her life. She moved from Collinsville, IL, where she graduated from Collinsville High School. Debbie adored her dogs and loved her family, who she would meet on Sundays to get lunch and spend the afternoon together. She enjoyed tending to her vegetable garden and was a devoted member of Grace Community Baptist Church in Trenton, IL, where she would attend services on weekends and bible studies during the weekdays. Debbie was a caring woman who lived life her way and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

    She was preceded in death by her grandma, Wanda Lassen, and several other cherished relatives.

    Debbie is survived by her parents, Ralph “Bud” and Helen Lassen; sister, Sharon (Dan) Fechte; nephews, Ryan (Mallory) Fechte, Brett (Katie) Fechte, Tyler (Laura Douglas) Fechte; great-nephew, Peter; great-niece, Penelope; her loving fur babies, Lucy and Winnie; many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins.

    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace Community Baptist Church, Trenton, IL

    Memorial Visitation: Tuesday, December 7, 2021, from 6pm to 7pm, Grace Community Baptist Church, 1 W. 4th St., Trenton, IL, 62293

    Memorial Service: Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 7pm, Grace Community Baptist Church, Trenton, IL

    Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home, Collinsville, IL

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4 Condolences
 
  1. Jim & Cindy Holloway / November 29, 2021 at 6:59 pm

    We have missed seeing Debbie sitting in ‘her’ pew at church & was looking forward to the day when she’d be well enough to come back. She will be missed by many. We will be praying for her parents & the rest of the family as they mourn her loss. She loved her fur babies & they will miss her.

  2. Linda Weekley / November 29, 2021 at 7:14 pm

    Debbie was a Faithful member of Grace Community Baptist Church in Trenton, IL. It was a blessing to worship with her on Sunday mornings to give glory to the King of Kings! So grateful I was able to share in Debbie’s journey for all these years.

  3. Alan Zurliene / November 30, 2021 at 9:31 am

    Debbie was a dear friend for many years. She loved the Lord and was faithful to attending church and Bible study. She was a gentle person who enjoyed laughing and talking about her dogs. We will miss her but we know she is in the arms of our loving Lord Jesus Christ. We are bleased to have known Debbie. God bless

  4. Rev. Bob Marsh / December 3, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    It has been my pleasure to have served as Debbie’s pastor for 19 years! She has been a faithful member at Grace that entire time and it troubled her deeply not to be able to attend after she suffered her debilitating accident last June. She was no longer able to drive to church or to her Dr. appointments. It was my privilege to be able to drive her when she needed transportation. It gave me many opportunities to share about Jesus and pray with her. She is now free from all the suffering she faced and endured. Her passion were her dogs, her independence and Jesus! She loved Grace Community Baptist Church and referred to it often as “Her refuge and sanctuary!” We will miss her and look forward to her smiling face when we meet again in glory!

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