Official Obituary of
Lisa R. Obazee
September 8, 1964 ~ August 27, 2015 (age 50) 50 Years Old
Lisa Obazee Obituary
Lisa R. (Egbert) Obazee, 50, of Chicago formerly of Richland passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015, at the St. Frances Hospital in Chicago.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at the Richland United Methodist Church in Richland. Memorial may be directed to the PMA/Reach and may be mailed to the Murphy Funeral Home. Private family burial will be in the Richland Friends Cemetery.
Lisa was born on September 8, 1964, in Ottumwa the daughter of Larry and Peggy Melvin Egbert. She graduated from Pekin High School in the class of 1982. She will be remembered for her musical talents as she played the saxophone, organ, key board and her passion was the piano, which brought her a lot of enjoyment. Over the years she accompanied Jazz Band, Show Choir, church cantatas, and school musicals along with many students music contest. She received the Outstanding Music Award of Pekin High School due to her gift of music. She also played the organ at Richland United Methodist Church and was the accompist for the Messengers. After attending A.I.B. she started her career in Chicago as a legal assistance working for Sidley and Austin Law Firm for over 20 years and most recent for Edwards and Wildman Law Firm as a document specialist. In her free time she enjoyed making jewelry and sharing with her friends and family.
To her friends she was known to have a caring, loving and giving heart always willing to share what she had especially to children in need, and had a love for animals, especially her best friend her cat "Cornelius".
Lisa is survived by her parents, Larry and Peggy Egbert of Branson, Missouri, and two brothers; Todd (Dawn) Egbert of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Chad (Heather) Egbert of Woodbury, Minnesota, three nieces and cousins.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at the Richland United Methodist Church in Richland. Memorial may be directed to the PMA/Reach and may be mailed to the Murphy Funeral Home. Private family burial will be in the Richland Friends Cemetery.
Lisa was born on September 8, 1964, in Ottumwa the daughter of Larry and Peggy Melvin Egbert. She graduated from Pekin High School in the class of 1982. She will be remembered for her musical talents as she played the saxophone, organ, key board and her passion was the piano, which brought her a lot of enjoyment. Over the years she accompanied Jazz Band, Show Choir, church cantatas, and school musicals along with many students music contest. She received the Outstanding Music Award of Pekin High School due to her gift of music. She also played the organ at Richland United Methodist Church and was the accompist for the Messengers. After attending A.I.B. she started her career in Chicago as a legal assistance working for Sidley and Austin Law Firm for over 20 years and most recent for Edwards and Wildman Law Firm as a document specialist. In her free time she enjoyed making jewelry and sharing with her friends and family.
To her friends she was known to have a caring, loving and giving heart always willing to share what she had especially to children in need, and had a love for animals, especially her best friend her cat "Cornelius".
Lisa is survived by her parents, Larry and Peggy Egbert of Branson, Missouri, and two brothers; Todd (Dawn) Egbert of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Chad (Heather) Egbert of Woodbury, Minnesota, three nieces and cousins.
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