All Obituaries

Seungkyun Yu passed away at 1:43 p.m. on May 2, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born August 13, 1936 in Seoul, South Korea the son of Han Joon and Jong Myung Lee Yu.Seungkyun is survived by his wife, Hak Hyun Baik; sons- Sanghwa Yu of St. Louis, Missouri and Soohwa Yu of Champaign; grandchildren; Crystina Yu, Hanna Yu, Grace Yu, and BJ Yu; five sisters.Seungkyun received a college degree in South Korea. Him and his family moved to Champaign, Illinois on May 31, 1980. He...

Lois M. Prather passed away on May 1, 2021.  She was born July 16, 1927 in Hutsonville, Illinois, the daughter of Roy and Mary Pearl (Sackrider) Voorheis. She married Francis G. Prather on June 28, 1953. He preceded her in death in 1982.  Lois is survived by her sons Mark Prather of Urbana, and James Prather (Rebecca) of Urbana. She is also survived by Grandchildren Philip Prather (Kathleen), Stephanie Stuart (Dustin) and Ashley Withers (Blake) and five great-grandchildren:...

Jean Elizabeth Fleming, 104, of Savoy (formerly of St. Joseph) passed away at 9:17 p.m. on April 30, 2021 at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells. Jean was born January 10, 1917 in Hopkins, Minnesota the daughter of Frank and Ruth (Boyce) Nemec. Jean is survived by her daughters- Muriel Wagner of Marengo, and Roxanne Fleming of Savoy; 5 Grandchildren: Benjamin Wolff, Amy Laughnan, Gwyn Warf, Bianca Green and Shane Truitt, and 9 Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her...

Lucille Poehler, 95, of Mahomet passed away at Carle Foundation Hospital on Monday, April 26th, 2021. A graveside service will be held at the Mount Olive Cemetery in Mayview, IL on Saturday, May 1st, 2021 at 1:00pm. Lucille was born at home on July 15, 1925 in Montrose, Illinois to parents William and Mary Krick. They preceded her in death. She graduated from Effingham High School, and married her first husband, Eugene Poehler in 1943. He preceded her in death. During her career she worked...

Joy M. Barcus, 81, of Urbana passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday (April 23, 2021) at home after battling COPD for many years.  Joy was born November 29, 1939, in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and was one of eight daughters of Herman and Lily Mae (Davis) Brandon. She has been lost without her husband, Ward Barcus, who recently passed away on July 29, 2020. They had been married 56 years and were married on August 22, 1964.  Surviving are their three children, Judy (Joe)...

Nellie May Manselle, 84, of Newman, formerly of Urbana passed away April 20, 2021 at Newman Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.  Nellie was born in La Grande, Oregon, the daughter of Fletcher and Vinnie (Mayer) McGee. She married Robert Merle Manselle on_October 14, 1955. He passed away on February 5, 2006.  She is survived by her daughters- Barb (Larry)Needham of Pekin and Sandy Polyea of Darien, Il; sons- Raymond (Kendra)Manselle of Urbana, and Larry (Kim) Manselle of...

Diana L. Andrews, 68, of Urbana passed away on April 16, 2021 at her home. Diana was born on March 15, 1953 in Rantoul, Illinois the daughter of John and Doris (White) Lewis. She is survived by her mother, Doris of Urbana; brothers- John (Heidi)Lewis of Fithian, Jim Lewis of Fithian; sister- Jane (Bob)Britton of Champaign; 8 nieces and nephews; 14 great nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, John Lewis. Diana graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.A. in...

Marina K. Fox, 19, of Champaign passed away at 11:10 A.M. on Thursday, April 15th at her home. She was born in El Paso, Texas on April 30th, 2001, the daughter of Charles W Clements Jr. and Kathleen Balkey-Clements. Marina is survived by a very large family. Her parents; Four brothers - Eddie Balkey of Bloomington, IL, Justin Melton of El Paso, Texas, Jason Balkey of Las Cruses, New Mexico and Charlie Clements of Urbana, IL. As well as a large number of cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts and...

James “Eddie” Linck 51, of Rankin passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at home.  He was born September 3, 1969 in Urbana, the son of James “Kenny” and Barbara Rae (Williams) Linck.  He is survived by his father, Kenny Linck of Paxton, sisters, Deanna Link of Paxton and Cynthia Linck of Champaign.  He is also survived by nieces and nephews, Melinda Linck, Chelsea Link, James Link and Kenny Link.  He is preceded in death by his mother, Barbara...

Walter Dale Lembke, of Urbana, passed away peacefully on December 17th at home. Walt was born on December 26, 1926 in Joliet, Illinois to Albert Lembke and Frances Storey Lembke. He married Donna Jean Christiansen on June 13, 1954 in Manhattan, Illinois. She preceeded him in death in 1988 after the celebration of 34 years of marriage. They were active members of the First Presbyterian Church in Urbana. Walt married Nina Maynard on May 27, 1989. They enjoyed 31 years of marriage. She lovingly...