All Obituaries

Jack King, 81, of Urbana passed away at 6:16 PM on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. Jack was born on April 18, 1939 in Urbana. The son of Bob and Agnes(Breen) King. He married Sharon Brown on September 6, 1969 in Rantoul, Illinois, she survives. His faithful and loving marriage to Sharon for over 51 years is a testament to his deep sense of honesty, integrity and faithfulness. He would always respond to her with, “I love you Baby”, and he...

    Elton L (Al) Ruthstrom, 95, of Urbana passed away at 3:00 pm on Monday, February 22 at Carle Foundation Hospital. He was born December 7, 1925, in Leonardville, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Venita (Cummins) Ruthstrom. He married Joan (Starkey) Cross on September 19, 1964, in Urbana, Illinois. Al is survived by his wife Joan of Urbana, sons Randy Ruthstrom of Urbana, Jeff Cross of Urbana, George Cross of Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas, daughters Diane Long of Florida, and...

Peter Andrew Beak passed away on February 21, 2021 at the age of 85. He was born in Syracuse, New York on January 12, 1936, the son of Ralph and Belva Beak. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Sandra of Urbana. Peter and Sandra met at age 14 in Syracuse, married in 1959, and went on to spend a wonderful life together. They had two children who also survive, Bryan Beak (Cecilia) of Seattle, Washington, and Stacey Beatty (Bob) of Topeka, Kansas. His four grandchildren Parker Beak, Alec...

Audrey L. Cochran, 100 of Urbana, passed into the next life from Country Health Nursing Home in Gifford on February 20, 2021.   Audrey was born December 5, 1920 in Ava, Illinois to her parents, Howard and Lucy Alley who preceded her in death.  She was married to Myron “Mike” Cochran for 67 years before his death in 1999.  They had two children, Craig L. Cochran who died in 2010 and a daughter, Linda Cochran TerHark who lives locally.  Audrey was also...

George E. Lincoln, 79, of Urbana passed away on February 20, 2021. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 27th, 2021 from 10:00am – 12:00pm at the Renner-Wikoff chapel in Urbana. All guests are required to wear a mask. Thank you. George was born on May 31st, 1941 to parents Kenneth and Francis Lincoln. George graduated from Urbana High School and proudly served in the United States Army. During his career George worked in the Engineering Department at Carle Foundation...

RANTOUL, IL-  Mieko Ryckman-Hanada, 92, of Rantoul, died at 5:59 AM, Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.   Mieko was born in Tainaun Formosa on May 29, 1928.  She owned and operated Ginza in Champaign for many years.  Survivors include her children, Bruce Ryckman, Kim(Laura) Ryckman, Emi and Pauli Carman and Gerard Kelley.  Also surviving are her grandchildren, Jade Ryckman, Benjamin Ryckman and Nathaniel Ryckman. Preceded in death by...

In loving memory of Barbara Jean McClain, 69, of Urbana. Barbara was born on January 19, 1952. On February 17, 2021 she passed away at 6:36am. She is survived by her sister Sharon Ipox (Greg Ipox), 4 daughters Tammy (Ricky) Gilbert from Champaign, Kimberly Book from Thomasboro, Stacey (Jason) Crook from Urbana, Cindy (John) Weber from Urbana, and 1 son Jerome (Dollie) McClain from Urbana. She has 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She is proceeded in death by her husband...

Doris M (Brown)Meyer, 91 of Urbana went to be with her Lord and her family on Sunday morning ( February 14) In her home in Rushville Illinois. She Was born July 30, 1929 in Urbana, Illinois, The daughter of Clyde and Doris Brown. She married Arthur Meyer in Flatville, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur Meyer, her parents, a brother Clyde Brown. Sisters, Betty Durst, Dolores Warren, Elsie Harshbarger. She is survived by her six children. Gary ( Debbie)Meyer of Clermont...

Alice Ann [Hill] Fletcher, 90, passed from this mortal life on Sunday, February 14 into eternal life. She will be greeted by her two sisters and five brothers who were born unto Martha and Horace Hill of Champaign. She thoroughly enjoyed and was understandably proud of her family and their many accomplishments. She became enthralled with the genealogy of her family and had tracked her ancestors back centuries.  Alice was an extraordinary woman who was an accomplished cook, seamstress...

Jane (Jenny) (Wong) Barrett (September 19, 1949 – February 11, 2021) Jenny was born just days after her parents arrived in Chicago from China. She wandered neighborhoods with her sister and grew to know and love the city, picking up English quickly and excelling in school. Instructors at the Art Institute encouraged her, but her family lacked the resources to pay for classes. She worked in the family’s takeout restaurant from an early age, translating for her parents and...