All Obituaries

Bradford Clymer 82, of Mahomet, passed away at 12:20 a.m., Monday, February 23, 2026 at Carle Foundation Hospital.  Born July 27, 1943 in Bryan, OH to Francis and Violet (Bradford) Clymer; He married Julia (Williams) Clymer, March 7th, 1964. Julia preceded him in death in 2018. Brad is survived by sons, James Clymer (Aiko Kinoshita), of Bellevue, WA, Steven Clymer (Alison), of Ludlow. IL, grandchildren, Tabitha, Gen, and Mieko, and sister, Mary Pooler of Riverview, FL.  Brad was ...

Dave was born on Choteau Island in Madison County, Illinois.  He grew up in Edwardsville, Illinois and graduated from Edwardsville High School. He married Doris Ward on May 31, 1997, she survives. Also surviving are Keri (John) Sandoval, Edward (Megan) Bauer, Jean (Eric) Crowley and Bill (Rhonda) Ward.  Dave had eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Dave was an over-the-road truck driver for many years prior to becoming the head maintenance worker for Country Fair ...

John K. Goeken, 39 of Savoy passed away Saturday May 2, 2026 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. John was born June 11, 1986 at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, the son of George W. and Helen (Rodriguez) Goeken III. He married Phoebe M. Mbuvi on December 4, 2020, Danville, Illinois. John is survived by his wife Phoebe, a 3.5-year-old daughter and a 20-month-old son. John served in the US Marine Corps from 2004 to 2013. He was a senior at Grainger School of Engineering at the University of ...

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m.on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel. Visitation from 11-1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Rev. Mike Mack will be officiating. Burial at Eastlawn Cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.renner-wikoffchapel.com

Family will hold a private service at a later date.

Family will hold a private service at a later date.

  Frances W. McCracken, 85, of Urbana passed away on April 27, 2026, at Carle Foundation Hospital.                                              She was born on January 24, 1941, in Jefferson City, MO the daughter of Dallas & Winefred (Miller) Hines. She married James McCracken in Pontiac IL on May 15,1959.                  ...

Joachim Mufuta, 68 of Urbana, passed away Wednesday April 22, 2026, at home surrounded by his family.  Joachim was born in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo on December 19, 1957, the son of Donatien Mufuta and Angelique Mujani. Joachim married Josine Ntumba Tshifu on February 12, 1993, at Kinshasa, Congo.  He is survived by his wife Josine and his children, Johan Mufuta, Evodie Tshipampa, Agathe Mbiye, Marlene Odia, Felicite Musuamba, and Olivier Kalonga. He is preceded ...

Wanda Faye Duncan, 94, of Urbana passed away at 2:14 a.m. surrounded by family at her home in Urbana. She was born in Charleston, Illinois on January 28, 1932, the daughter of Jesse & Meta (Miller) Cafin. She married Robert“Bob” Duncan on November 19, 1949, in Urbana, IL. He passed away April 15, 2017. Wanda is survived by her son- Richard (Vanda) Duncan of Sidney, IL, daughters- Peggy Duncan & Alice (Bill) Sloan both of Urbana, Il; 9 grandchildren; 23 Great ...

Marilyn Ruth (Barber) Becker, 87, passed away at home on Friday, April 17, 2026, with family by her side. She was born February 24, 1939, in Fairbury, Illinois, the daughter of John Lemoine and Marcia Ruth (FitzHenry) Barber. She married William (Bill) Becker on September 21, 1958, in Forrest, Illinois. He preceded her in death on December 15, 2024, after 66 years of marriage. Surviving is her son, Bill (Marla) Becker II of Homer, Illinois; her daughter, Jody (Randy) Wilkey of Urbana, ...