Obituary Listing

Oct 18, 2013

Lois A. Hiltibran 92, of Urbana died at 6:30 A.M., Friday, October 18, 2013, at Carle Hospital.

Memorial services will be held at a later date at Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield, Ohio.

Mrs. Hiltibran was born Lois Marie Armstrong on April 15, 1921 in Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of Albert Kyle Armstrong and...

Oct 16, 2013

Paul Herbert Van Wyk, psychologist, sex educator and therapist, chemist, and musician, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at the Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana, IL. He was 74 and had rationally and gracefully coped with the symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia since at least 2006 for as long as the illness allowed.

Oct 14, 2013

Thomas R. Fridline, 53, of Urbana passed away on Monday, October 14, 2013 at his residence, surrounded by his family.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana, Illinois. Military rites will be performed after the service. A visitation...

Oct 13, 2013

Ralph E. McCoy Jr. 69 of Champaign died at 9:16 p.m. Sunday, October 13, 2013 at home.

Private services will be held. Burial with military rites will be held at Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. McCoy was born on July 7, 1944 in Champaign, the...

Oct 8, 2013

Alvin Theodore Christians, 91 of Urbana passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at home.

He was born June 16, 1922 to Christian H. and Catherine E. Raup Christians in Somers Township.

Alvin attended Locust Grove Grade School and Urbana High School.

Alvin farmed his entire life. He and his brothers were...

Oct 4, 2013

Ellen Kann Isserman, 94 years old, of Urbana died peacefully surrounded by loving family at home on Friday, October 4, 2013. She lived life fully, appreciating every day with tremendous strength, elegance, grace, and sensitivity. Ellen always put family first and was compassionate towards others.

Ellen was born in Berlin, Germany, on November 13, 1918....

Oct 1, 2013

Marian S. Martin 94 of Urbana died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Champaign-Urbana Regional Rehab Center, Savoy.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Emmanuel Memorial Episcopal Church, Champaign with a reception immediately following the service at the church. Mrs. Martin was born on...

Sep 29, 2013

Walter Jeffries Matherly Jr. died at home in Urbana, Illinois on September 29.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 4 at 4 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 309 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.

Walter was born in 1930 in Gainesville, Florida to Walter Jeffries Matherly and Enid Putnam Matherly....

Sep 28, 2013

Esther R. Cronk 84 of Champaign, formerly of East Peoria, died at 11:20 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Meadowbrook Healthcare Center, Urbana, IL.

A memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Esther was born on February 26, 1929 in Peoria,...

Sep 25, 2013

Christina Ann Fiscus, 62, of Urbana passed away at her home Wednesday, September 25, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 14, 2013 at Grandview Memorial Gardens, 4112 W. Bloomington Rd., Champaign. Pastor Rich Gregory will officiate.

Ms. Fiscus was born November 7, 1950 in Champaign, Illinois to parents Charles...

Sep 24, 2013

Katherine Fern Clark, 92, of Urbana passed away at home, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 10:09 p.m.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church in Philo at 2:00 p.m., with a visitation being held an hour before the funeral service.

Katherine was...

Sep 22, 2013

Nancy N. Phetchareune 15 of Urbana passed away Sunday night, September 22, 2013 at her home.

Nancy is loved by many people. She was born on September 29, 1997, the daughter of Vixay and Bouavan Phetchareune. Also surviving are her older sister; Gennie and brother; Tom.

She will be missed greatly by everyone....

Sep 22, 2013

Robert B. Smith

Champaign - Robert (Bob) B. Smith, 85, died on September 22, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital with friends by his side.

Bob Smith was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 13, 1928.

Mr. Smith began his professional career as a child prodigy and received the Indiana State Piano...

Sep 20, 2013

Colin Pitt, age 17, died on Friday, September 20, at 12:10am.

Colin attended Countryside school, followed by Centennial High School and then the Novak Academy. He loved music, video games, Magic card games, and pets. He loved talking, listening to, and helping people. He had a strong sense of social justice, and was not afraid...

Sep 17, 2013

CHAMPAIGN, IL- V. Hazel Wickman, 93, of Champaign, IL, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, September 23, 2013 at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, IL. There will be no visitation. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL...

Sep 17, 2013

Gladys Arlene Colbert, 93, of Champaign passed away peacefully at 5:30 A.M. on Tuesday morning (Sept. 17, 2013). Gladys Hall, known to her family and friends as Hap, was born in Cambridge, Mass. to Albert and Georgina Scott Hall on March 8, 1920. She married Harold Reichard Colbert of Urbana on February 13, 1944 at University Place...

Sep 16, 2013

Lois Jean Yetter Bodecker, of Urbana, IL passed away Monday, September 16, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital. She just celebrated her 84th birthday on September 13th. She married Gerald Bodecker in 1949 and he survives. Jean and her husband owned a greenhouse/garden center in Urbana for many years. She loved flowers and collecting antiques. She was preceded...

Sep 15, 2013

Lee Alan Taylor, 63, of Kankakee passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at his residence.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at noon, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. A visitation will be held one hour before the...

Sep 14, 2013

Barbara Murphy, 82, of Urbana, passed away at 4:47 a.m., Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Champaign County Nursing Home.

Barbara was born August 6, 1931 in Lyons, Kansas to parents Howard and Clair (Johnson) Peterson. She married her longtime partner, Duane Eastburn in 2010 in Urbana, Illinois; he survives.

Also surviving are son,...

Sep 14, 2013

Janet S. Hicks 67, of Urbana, died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Champaign.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Burial will be in Stearns Cemetery, Fithian. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Wednesday...