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Wendell Merry
Mar 1, 2013
Wendell Merry, 76, of Urbana passed away at 7:20 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2013 at his home. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Renner Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday following the...
Eva Harriett Williams
Feb 21, 2013
Eva Harriett Williams, 89, of Urbana died at 6:37 p.m. Thursday February 21, 2013 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday February 27 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana with Pastor Phil Owen officiating. Burial will be at the Beckman Cemetery near Thomasboro. Visitation will be at the...
Herbert Appleman
Feb 21, 2013
Herbert Appleman, 95, of Urbana passed away at 1:45 p.m., Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. A visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 25th at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A funeral service will be held following the visitation on Monday at 11:00 a.m., at...
Meldon E. "Bus" Wagner
Feb 19, 2013
CHAMPAIGN, IL- Meldon E. "Bus" Wagner, 88, of Champaign, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 A.M., February 19, 2013 at the Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana, Illinois.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL. Chaplain Tim Haworth will officiate....
Richard Mccoy
Feb 17, 2013
Richard G. McCoy, 59, of Mahomet, IL, and formerly of Dubuque, Iowa and Rantoul, IL, passed away at 8:40 P.M., Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.
There will be no public services. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, Illinois is assisting the family with arrangements.
Richard was born...
Bernita "Bee" Allen
Feb 17, 2013
Bernita "Bee" Allen, 90, of Urbana, died at 6:50 a.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 20 at Grace United Methodist, 2004 S. Philo Rd., Urbana with visitation from 9 to 11 on Wednesday prior to service time. Rev. J. Michael Smith will officiate...
Dr. Ambrose W. Burger
Feb 15, 2013
Dr. Ambrose "Tom"W. Burger, 89 of Urbana, Illinois passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Friday February 15, 2013 at his home. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 on Friday, February 22, 2013 and from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana. A Funeral Mass will be held...
Bess Bauer
Feb 14, 2013
Bess Tilla Ozora Bauer, 90, of Beloit, WI, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 14, 2013 in her home surrounded by all her loving children. She was born January 16, 1923 in Crittenden TWP, Champaign, IL, the daughter of Ira and Barbara (Shott) Surber. Bess attended schools in Urbana, IL. She married Robert J....
Pamela Ann Osterbur
Feb 12, 2013
THOMASBORO, IL- Pamela Ann Osterbur, 56, of rural Thomasboro, IL, passed away at 5:05 A.M., Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, February 15, 2013, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL, with burial at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, IL. Visitation will be held Thursday...
Ion Baianu
Feb 10, 2013
Ion Baianu, 65, of Urbana Illinois passed away at 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, February 10,2013 at his residence.
A memorial service will be held at Renner-Wikoff Chapel on Friday, February 22,2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Ion was born August 18, 1947 in T. Logresti Romania to parents Constantine and Simona...
June M Anderson
Feb 9, 2013
June M. Anderson, 89 of Urbana, Illinois passed away at 4:56 p.m. Saturday February 9, 2013 at Bickford Cottage in Champaign. An hour visitation will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 1:30 p.m at the Mt. Hope Mausoleum Chapel, Urbana Illinois. With entombment to follow.
June was born May 30, 1923...
Yvonne "Bonnie" Welch
Feb 8, 2013
Yvonne F. "Bonnie" Welch, 89 of Champaign, passed peacefully at 9:42 p.m. Friday, February 8, 2013 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Champaign. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 13 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana with visitation from noon to service time. Pastor Robert Rasmus will officiate. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial...
Eileen Mackey
Feb 7, 2013
Eileen Mackey, 95, of Urbana passed away at 9:45 a.m., Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Provena-Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. A memorial reception will be held Tuesday, February 12th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory. A memorial service will follow the reception at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Rev. David D'Armond will officiate. Burial...
Felice D. Bateman
Feb 4, 2013
Felice Davidson Bateman, 90, of Urbana, died at 3:45 p.m., Monday, February 4, 2013, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Burial will immediately follow at Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign.
Mrs. Bateman was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on...
Lucille Fern Starkey
Feb 3, 2013
Mrs. Lucille Fern Starkey, 100, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 1:05 a.m. at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at Mt. Hope Cemetery, 611 E. Pennsylvania, Champaign, Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. Cremation services are being handled by Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana.
Lucille was...
Louisette Zuidema
Jan 29, 2013
Louisette Zuidema nee Wachter was born on December 1, 1930, in Arnhem, The Netherlands, as the fourth of five children. In the early 1950?s, she traveled to Algeria and South Africa as an au pair, welcoming the opportunity to leave Holland after the claustrophobia of WW2. She studied accounting, becoming an executive secretary within a Dutch pharmaceutical...
James A. Hicks
Jan 25, 2013
James A. Hicks 68 of Champaign died at 11:35 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; the Rev. Connie Bandy will officiate. Burial will be in Stearns Cemetery, Fithian. Visitation will be held from...
Ione F. Douglas
Jan 23, 2013
Ione F. Douglas, 97, of Urbana passed into eternal life at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Champaign County Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. March 16, 2013 at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 905 South Russell, Champaign, IL.
Born Frances Ione Schindler on September 8, 1915 on...
Norma Jean Gillespie
Jan 22, 2013
Norma Jean Gillespie 80 of Urbana died at 3:36 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
At Norma's request there will be no public services. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gillespie was born on December 20, 1932 in Champaign, the daughter of Earl Manning and...
Lilian Beck
Jan 21, 2013
Lilian H. Beck, 90, died January 21, 2013, at Clark Lindsey Village. Lilian was born in Atlantic Mine, Michigan on September 5, 1922, the second daughter of John and Mayme Heikkinen. Lilian was raised in Atlantic Mine and graduated from Adams Township High School. She attended Purdue University and graduated from Michigan Technological University with a B.S....
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