All Obituaries

Charles Wills Haines was born on April 14, 1939 to Joseph Edward and Ella Peck Haines and passed away on December 25, 2019 in Urbana, IL. He grew up in Medford, NJ and attended Moorestown Friends School. He received an A.B. in mathematics and physics from Earlham College in Richmond, IN where he also played soccer and met his future wife, Carolyn Hanna Anderson.  In 1965, he received his M.S. and Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY and...

Celebration of Life service at a later date.

Urbana, IL – Dr. Wenyu Lin passed away on July 24, 2021. She was born in Fujian, China on July 10, 1944.  Dr. Wenyu graduated from Beijing Medical School in China in 1968. She practiced for more than 18 years in Sichuan, China in general surgery, and later in Guangzhou, China with a specialization in Endocrinology. In 1986, Dr. Wenyu came to the United States and attained U.S. citizenship. After moving here, she became a research scientist at the University of Illinois at...

Christina Gail Kerr, 68, of Urbana passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at her home in Urbana. A memorial service will be held on August 6, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Tina was born on April 23, 1953, in Eureka, Kansas to parents Harvey and Ada (Mealor) Ristow. She graduated high school and attended Parkland College where she achieved her associates degree. During her career Tina was a Registered Nurse for 26 years. She served ten of those years at Carle...

Dale Henry LaRoe, 93, of Urbana passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his home in Urbana. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Monday July 26 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana.  Pastor Hank Sanford will officiate.  Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Dale was born on July 19th, 1928, in Ogden, IL to parents Raymond and Lula (Jones) LaRoe. On January 25, 1957, Dale married Patricia...

Michael R. Brown, 40, of Danville and formerly of Sidney passed away at 3:04 PM on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at his home. Michael was born in Urbana, Illinois on October 12, 1980 the son of Phillip “Butch" and Pamela Sue (Marlatt) Brown. He is survived by his father-“Butch"; sister- Rachael (Matt) Paceley and brother – Trever (Kelly) Brown; nieces- Maggie and Reagan; nephews- Colin and Cole. Michael graduated from Unity High School were he was a stand out athlete in...

Barbara Lois Westwater, of Urbana, passed from this life 5:32 AM on  July19, 2021, at Clark-Lindsey Village. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at  Woodlawn Cemetery, 1803 N Coler Ave, Urbana, Illinois 61801. Her nephew, Pastor Jonathan Moore will officiate.  She was born November 17, 1943, in Wilmington, Delaware, the first of four children born to James and Elizabeth Westwater.  In 1948, her family moved to Urbana, Illinois, and she...

CHAMPAIGN, IL-   Jennifer Eileen Endsley-Nesler, 73, of Champaign, passed away at 12:28 PM, Monday, July 19, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.   Jennifer was born July 20, 1947 in Mt. Ayr, Iowa, a daughter of James and Alberta (Kimberlin) Endsley.  She is survived by her husband, Gary Nesler, whom she married on March 30, 2009. Also surviving is her son, Tony Wayne Ruple of Stanton, Iowa, and her two daughters, Holly Christine Spencer of Mahomet, IL and Allison...

Cathy (Bartels) Peterson passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021, at her home in Tolono, Illinois.  She was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin the daughter of Junior and Virginia (Morgan) Bartels on August 30, 1958.  Cathy was fortunate enough to grow up in the quiet little town of Plano, Illinois and graduated from Plano High School in 1976. She was a member of the Girl Scouts, played girls summer softball, and played the flute in the school band. As a teenager she was an avid...

Joseph “Joe” Nevitt, 60, of Urbana, formerly of Peoria passed away at 9:09 PM on Monday, July 12, 2021 at his residence. Joe was born November 15, 1960 in Peoria, Illinois the son of Herbert and Dora (Nyari) Nevitt. He married Christine Beckmann on January 19, 1980 in Peoria, Illinois. He is survived by his wife, Christine, son- Jared(Kristy)Nevitt of Danville; 3 grandchildren- Savannah, Taylor and Kiyah; brother- Steve (Carolyn)Nevitt of Oxford, Mississippi, sisters- Beverly...