Lois Imogene Bloom
Sep 27, 2026
Lois Imogene Bloom, 90, who was known by family and friends as Imogene, passed away at 6:02 p.m. on September 27, 2026, at her home in Champaign.
She was born in Goreville, Il on October 23, 1935, the daughter of Earl & Reba (Dotson) Henderson. She married Earl Bloom on August 15, 1955.
Lois is survived by her children; Larry Bloom of...
Frederick L. Neumann
Sep 25, 2026
Frederick Loomis Neumann 16 Nov 1930 – 25 Sept 2026. A life well lived
Urbana – A memorial service for Fred Neumann, 95, of Urbana will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday 24 October at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1203 W. Green Street in Urbana. Plans are to make the service available live on-line and also recorded.
Mr. Neumann died at...
Robert Harold Mathis
Sep 20, 2026
Robert H. Mathis, 89, of Urbana, Illinois, an incredible family man, passed away peacefully in his home on September 20, 2026, with his loving wife and best friend, Joan, by his side.
Bob was born on November 11, 1936, to Harold and Beulah (Bunting) Mathis in the corner of the living room of their family farmhouse.
At 16, Joan was hooked instantly...
Frederick Dean Fairchild
Sep 18, 2026
Frederick Dean Fairchild 85 of Urbana died Friday September 18, 2026 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana following a brief illness.
Fred was born November 26, 1940 in Berwyn, the son of Donald and Ruth Andrews Fairchild. He graduated from Morton High School in Berwyn and Cicero in 1959. He attended Morton Junior College and received B.S. (1963) and M.S. (1965) degrees...
Anita Faye Gritton
Sep 13, 2026
Anita Faye Gritton, 76 passed away to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday September 13, 2026.
Anita was born on May 11, 1950 at Trenton Georgia to parents of Benny Frank Patton and Mabel Faye Jones, both deceased. Anita graduated from Davis High School and from Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN with a degree in Secondary...
Byron A. Malloch
Sep 12, 2026
Byron Malloch, 66, kicked the bucket on September 12, 2026, at home in Mahomet, Illinois. Born January 6, 1960, in Champaign, Illinois, Byron managed to pack those 66 years with family, hard work, strong opinions, crude jokes, an impressive number of guns and knives, and enough tools to make you wonder whether he was preparing to rebuild civilization after the...
Jessie Marie Yardy
Sep 10, 2026
Jessie Yardy, of Savoy, formerly of Urbana, moved from earthly to eternal life on September 10, 2026, at the age of 104.
Jessie was born November 23, 1921, at the Home of Redeeming Love in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Frank and Beulah Fry.
Jessie’s family moved from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to the Seattle, Washington area when she was three years old. In...
Marcia Ann Wilkinson
Sep 8, 2026
Marcia passed on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at home. She was born to Samuel H. and Annabel Birdzell on June 20, 1943 in Carbondale, IL.
Her parents and her brother, Jeffry, preceded her passing. Marcia graduated from East Highschool in Salt Lake City, Ut. but she
noted that her 3 years at Marion Highschool were some of the best years of her...
Michael J. Halbach
Sep 7, 2026
Michael “Mike” John Halbach, age 85, of Urbana, Illinois, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2026, at Carle Foundation Hospital, with his loving wife of 60 years, Linda, by his side.
Mike was born on August 17, 1941, in Washington, D.C., to William and Margaret Ann (Young) Halbach. Although he spent only his earliest months in Washington, D.C., his parents sent...
Yuan-Xiang Pan
Sep 7, 2026
Professor Yuanxiang Pan, 58, of Champaign, passed away peacefully at Carle Foundation Hospital on Monday, September 7, 2026, surrounded by his family, friends, and students.
Dr. Pan was born in Gansu, China, to Guangyan Pan and Deying Luo. He married Hong Chen, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage and raised a daughter, Elan, and a son, Ian.
Dr. Pan is...
Carol Shore Devore
Sep 4, 2026
Carol Shore Devore, 91, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026 at Brookdale Senior Living in Urbana.
Ruth Marie McCartney
Sep 4, 2026
Ruth Marie McCartney, 89, of Urbana, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2026 with her family lovingly by her side. She will be remembered for her gentle spirit, caring heart, and the abundant warmth she shared with everyone blessed to know her.
Ruth was born in Champaign on April 29, 1937, to Alva and Lela Bennett. On November 28, 1952,...
Doris Lewis
Aug 22, 2026
Doris Audrey White Lewis, 97, of Urbana passed away at 10:00 p.m.Saturday (August 22, 2026) at Brookdale Memory Care, Urbana.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana. Pastor Luke Herche will officiate.
Doris was born April 5, 1929, at her grandmother’s house in Amherst, NY, the daughter of Alburn C. White and...
Carol E. Hixson
Aug 20, 2026
Carol Eloise Hixson, 87 of Urbana passed peacefully on August 20, 2026. She was born June 1, 1939, in Chicago, the fourth child in the loving south side home of Howard and Mary Anabel (Bledsoe) Bergner. She married Bill Hixson on September 19, 1964 and was his loving and devoted wife for 58 years. He passed away in January 2023.
She...
Rochelle Warfield
Aug 18, 2026
Rochelle (Chelle) M. Warfield passed away on August 18, 2026 at the age of 82.
Chelle was born in Chicago, IL to Walter and Camela Wilson. In 1964 she married James Warfield of Granite City, IL at Ingleside IL. They adopted four children: Joseph Glennon, Mark Alan, Anna Martina McQuillan and Christina Lee Roberts. They had seven Grandchildren and one great...
Roger Lee Otis
Aug 16, 2026
Roger Lee Otis, 76, of Homer, formerly of Urbana, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, August 16, 2026, surrounded by his family.
Roger was born in Urbana, Illinois, the son of Richard and Mary (Whitlock) Otis. He married Linda “Susie” Vrettos Otis, and together they shared 45 years of marriage, building a life centered on faith and family. Together, they...
Virginia Lauchner
Aug 10, 2026
Virginia S. Lauchner, 95, of Urbana, formerly of Philo, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday August 10, 2026 at 12:05 am.
Virginia was born on October 22,1930 to Cecil ‘Pete’ and Bessie (Murray) Slater in Pana, IL. She spoke fondly of her youth in Pana, riding her pony around town, working the counter at her father’s sales barn and...
Xili Li
Aug 9, 2026
Xili Li 96 of Urbana passed away August 9, 2026 at home. Xili was born July 7, 1930 in Tianjin, China, the daughter of Dazhai Li and Dezhen Zhao. She married Tianyou Han in 1954 in China. He preceded her in death on March 19, 2011.
Xili is survived by her daughter Yi Han, grandson Jingning Wang, his wife Lidiya Wang...
