Obituary Listing

May 23, 2014

Alan R. Weidert 77 of Urbana died at 3:30 a.m. Friday, May 23, 2014 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the Renner-Wikoff Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; Rev. David Ashby will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. Visitation...

May 21, 2014

Evelyn L. Broga, 96, of Urbana, passed away peacefully May 21, 2014 at Amber Glen in Urbana.

Our much-loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend was born July 30, 1917 in Westfield, Massachusetts. Evelyn was the fourth child of Frederick James and Delia (Thibadeau) Killips. A child of the Depression, she described her early...

May 20, 2014

Lawrence "Larry" O. Place, 84, of Savoy, formerly of Urbana, died at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday May 24 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Officiating clergy is Rev. Chris VonHolten, Rev. Janet Espeseth and Major Brendon Manglos....

May 16, 2014

Donald Hubert, 61, of Urbana, passed away at 6:18 p.m., Friday, May 16, 2014 at Presence Medical Center in Urbana, due to complications during heart surgery. A memorial reception will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A memorial service will be...

May 14, 2014

Phyllis Jean Burger, 88, formerly of Urbana, died at Rockford Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 after a short illness. She had most recently been a resident of Kirk's Place at Wesley Willows Retirement Center in Rockford.

Visitation will be Friday, May 23, 4-7 PM at Renner-Wikoff Funeral Chapel, 1900 Philo Road, Urbana. A...

May 13, 2014

Clarence E. "Chuck" Facer of Urbana died early Tuesday morning May 13, at Canterbury Ridge in Urbana. He is survived by his four sons, Eric (Margaret), Jeffrey (Terri), Thorpe (Kim) and Andrew (Becky); two brothers, Grant and Robert; twelve grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane, who died October 22,...

May 6, 2014

Donald (Don) F. Rohr, 88, of Mahomet, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the home of his son. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2014 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A funeral service will be held following the visitation at 2:00 p.m. at...

May 5, 2014

Viola Mae (Hendricks) Kaufman, 90, passed away peacefully and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 5, 2014, surrounded by her loved ones at Life Care Center in Orange Park, FL. She was born in Urbana in November 1923 to the late Earle and Myrtle Hendricks. She graduated from Urbana High School in...

May 3, 2014

Sandra K. Aden, age 65, a lifelong resident of Champaign County, Illinois, died Saturday May 3, 2014 at Carle Foundation Hospital following extensive cancer treatments.

She was born March 27th, 1949 in Urbana, Illinois, daughter of Clarence G. Aden and Minnie Buhr Aden, who preceded her in death.

She was a lifelong member...

Apr 29, 2014

Shirley Roughton, age 79, left this world to be with The Lord April 29, 2014. Shirley was born in Urbana, IL on January 28, 1935 to Robert and Hazel Driver.

A graduate from Urbana High School in 1953, Shirley married Jack Roughton on March 22, 1953. She is a member of the First...

Apr 29, 2014

Janice (Becky) Eileen Swanson, 86, of Urbana passed away at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign. Visitation with the family will be one hour before to the service. Committal...

Apr 27, 2014

Lawrence Nelson Cooper, 66 of Urbana died at 1:55 a.m. Sunday, April 27, 2014 at home.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview; Robert Harries will officiate. There will be no public visitation. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements....

Apr 26, 2014

Roy Jacob Keller 83 of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin formerly of Urbana died peacefully at 12:27 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Strawberry Lane Nursing Home, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, The Reverend Julie Dowler will...

Apr 25, 2014

Kyoung Park-Gee, 66, of Urbana, passed away at 5:49 p.m., Friday, April 25, 2014 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, surrounded by her children and husband. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Illinois. Rev. Jung Kil Lee of Won Buddhism...

Apr 23, 2014

Geneva "Susie" Mae Dehn, 94, of Champaign, passed away, surrounded by her family, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 6:04 p.m. at Presence Covenant Medical Center. A visitation will be held Sunday, April 27th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A funeral will be held 10 :00 a.m., Monday April...

Apr 20, 2014

Alora Jean Bowles was born January 12, 1930 in Champaign, Illinois where she grew and thrived in the Lord. She was the 5th child born to Theotto and Luvata (Cabell) Bowles. Alora Jean was called home to be with the Lord at 4:45pm Easter Sunday April 20th, 2014 at the Carle Foundational Hospital in Urbana,...

Apr 19, 2014

Barbara Jean Berbaum 85 of Champaign died at 10:20 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Taylorville Hospital, Taylorville.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, Rev. Jim Cornell officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign. Visitation will be held from...

Apr 16, 2014

Mary "Isabelle" Fritzen, 95 of Urbana passed away at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2014 at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview; Rev. C.W. Greer will officiate. There will be no public visitation. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is...

Apr 16, 2014

Our beloved mother Wanda Eileen Merlo 82 of Urbana died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at home.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2014 at Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana with her daughter Cindi Adkins officiating. There will be no public visitation. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in...

Apr 15, 2014

Professor Lowell P. Hager, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2014 at the age of 87.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 19, 2014 from 1-1:30 pm at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana with a reception to follow.

Lowell was an internationally recognized enzymologist and protein chemist best known for...