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Jerry L. Farruggia
Nov 16, 2013
URBANA, IL- Jerry L. Farruggia, 69, of Urbana, IL, passed away at 12:22 P.M., Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL. A memorial service will be held 11:00 A.M., Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 701 E. Florida Ave., Urbana, IL. Pastor Terry Strom will officiate.
Jerry was born...
Patricia Louise Clements
Nov 14, 2013
Patricia Clements, 81, of Urbana passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 18, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana, Illinois. A one hour visitation will be held prior to the service.
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Mary Jane Carter
Nov 13, 2013
Mary Jane Carter 83 of Urbana died at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at home.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Carter was born on December 5, 1929, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Kollar Douchey. She married Gerald...
Phyllis "Billie" Ruggles
Nov 13, 2013
Phyllis "Billie" Jean Ruggles, 81, of Urbana passed away at 12:46 a.m., Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Heartland Health Care Center in Champaign. A reception will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Sunday, November 17th at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A memorial service will be held immediately following the reception...
Ulrich Kruse
Nov 12, 2013
Ulrich ("Uli") Kruse, 84, of Urbana, retired U of I Physics Professor, died peacefully Tuesday night after a five-year struggle with Parkinson's. He was much loved by his wife of 54 years Mary Ullmann Kruse, his children Sarah (Tom Juster) and their children Mario and Sofia of St. Petersburg, FL; Thomas (Pamela Calla) and their children Ben...
Gene Bryson Himelick
Nov 11, 2013
Eugene 'Gene' Bryson Himelick, 87, of Urbana, died of congestive heart failure at 12:20 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2013, at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Clark-Lindsey Village, Urbana; Rev. Eunjoo Lee officiating, with a reception immediately following the memorial service. Entombment...
John David Merz
Nov 9, 2013
John David Merz 75 of Urbana died at 12:03 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church, Urbana; Rev. Jeff Stahl and Rev. Eunjoo Lee officiating. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will...
Abigail Ann Salyers
Nov 6, 2013
Abigail A. Salyers died at 11:56 PM in Urbana, Illinois, Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the age of 70. She was known worldwide as a research scientist, author and professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Abigail attracted students from all over Illinois and the world. They appreciated her mastery of science, her intellect, her skills as...
Lodema M. "Dee" Crist
Nov 5, 2013
Lodema M. "Dee" Crist 95 of Urbana died at 10:39 a.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Heartland Healthcare Center, Urbana.
A Celebration of Life for "Dee" will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, Rev. Jeff Stahl will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olive...
Joseph I. Panepinto
Nov 4, 2013
URBANA, IL- Joseph I. Panepinto, 82, of Urbana, IL, passed away at 10:50 A.M., Monday, November 4, 2013 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 8, 2013, at St. Patricks Catholic Church, 708 W. Main St., Urbana, IL. The Rev. Father Joseph Hogan will officiate. Burial will...
Dwight Redding
Nov 1, 2013
Ben Dwight Redding 81 of Urbana died at 12:17 a.m. Friday, November 1, 2013 at home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; Pastor Dick Coen officiating. Burial will in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m....
Donald Henderson Robinson
Nov 1, 2013
Don Robinson, age 71 of Urbana, passed away at 2:15pm Friday (November 1, 2013) at the Piatt County Nursing Home. Memorial Service will be at 4:30pm Friday November 8 at Renner- Wikoff Chapel, Urbana. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Don was born April 4, 1942...
Darrell Alvin Miller
Oct 29, 2013
Darrell Alvin Miller 81 of Urbana died at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, Rev. Donald Ehlers will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Visitation will be held from...
Lauren C. Ducey
Oct 28, 2013
Lauren was born on March 3rd, 1949 in Springfield, Illinois to Lawrence and Mary Ellen Sronce. Laurie's birth was followed in quick succession by three siblings: Garry, Lynn, and Greg. In 1957, Laurie's father died from complications of diabetes. Determined to provide for her four young children, Mary Ellen moved the family to Urbana where she could...
William E. Rushing
Oct 26, 2013
William E. Rushing 85 of Urbana died at 1:45 a.m. Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the Heartland Healthcare Center, Champaign.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, Rev. Eric St. Pierre officiating. Burial will be in the Nokomis Cemetery, Nokomis. Visitation will be held...
Danny Allen Woods
Oct 24, 2013
Danny Woods, 60, of Urbana, passed away at 11:58 P.M., Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 from 6:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Cremation to follow.
Danny was born on March 23,...
Joseph Morris Butsch
Oct 24, 2013
Joseph Morris Butsch 87 of Urbana died at 2:02 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. A reception will be held from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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James Byron Dehaven
Oct 23, 2013
James Byron DeHaven, 81, of Urbana passed away at 5:45 P.M., Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana, with a two hour visitation prior to service.
Byron was born on March 26, 1932 in Visalia,...
Mary Jane Leach
Oct 20, 2013
Mary Jane (Zipprodt) Leach passed away on October 20, 2013 in Champaign. Born October 4, 1921 in Bond County, Illinois, Mary Jane is survived by her children Bob (Bette) Leach of Urbana and Janet (David) Peshkin of Champaign, and daughter-in-law, Sue Davis, her grandchildren Kelly Russell of Champaign, Julia Snapp of Burlington, VT, Cathy Snapp of Brooklyn,...
Martin Mark Perdue
Oct 20, 2013
Martin Mark Perdue 86 of Champaign died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the First Baptist Church at Savoy; Rev. Dr. Randy Gauger officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m....
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