Obituary Listing

Jan 7, 2013

Frieda Anne Wright, 76, of Savoy, Illinois (and Evansville, Indiana) died on Monday January 7, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.

Frieda is survived by her son Larret Wright, his wife Katherine and their daughter Lola of Champaign, IL and her son Troy Wright and his wife Yuki of Cincinnati, OH.

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Jan 5, 2013

CHAMPAIGN, IL- Francis "Frank" G. Dale, 76, of Champaign, IL, passed away at 2:50 A.M., Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL with burial at Prairieview Cemetery, Savoy, IL. Visitation...

Jan 5, 2013

Janis Johansen-Wood passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 8:55 pm at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm Friday, January 11, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana.

Janis was born Janis Kirsten Johansen on September 15, 1938 in McPherson, Kansas, the daughter of Bernice Dresher Johansen and Christian...

Jan 4, 2013

Charles Burton Wingstrom 91 of Champaign died at 8:10 a.m. Friday, January 4, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

There will be no public services. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Wingstrom was born on July 15, 1921 in Evanston, the son of Gustaf and Nellie Rydell Wingstrom. He...

Jan 4, 2013

Pamela Sue Hansen, 59, of Urbana passed away at 8:19 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 from 10:00-12:00 p.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A funeral service will be held following the visitation at noon on Wednesday...

Jan 2, 2013

Robert Justin Edwards 86 of Urbana died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Edwards was born on October 6, 1926 in Champaign, the son of Myron J. and Ethel May...

Dec 31, 2012

Emily Jane Allen, 86, of Urbana passed away at 12:40 p.m., Monday, December 31, 2012 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.

Mrs. Allen was born May 18, 1926 in East Peoria, Illinois to parents Ernest and Mildred (Coon) Downey and was adopted, with her brother, by Kenneth and Frances Yates as a toddler. She married...

Dec 31, 2012

Wanda Marie Collins 89 of Urbana died at 8:59 p.m. Monday, December 31, 2012 at home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; J.P. Jones will officiate. Burial will be at Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m....

Dec 30, 2012

University of Illinois microbiology and Institute for Genomic Biology professor Carl R. Woese, who adopted a molecular approach to classifying organisms and upended taxonomy with the discovery of a "third domain" of life, died Sunday (Dec. 30) at his home in Urbana, Ill. He was 84.

Woese and his colleagues wrote two papers published in...

Dec 26, 2012

URBANA, IL- Mary Jo Mahannah, 74, of Urbana, Illinois, passed away at 9:34 P.M., Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana, IL.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 7, 2013, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 708 W. Main St., Urbana, IL. Burial will follow at St....

Dec 26, 2012

Paul T. Bateman, 93, of Urbana died December 26, 2012, at Carle Hospital.

He was born June 6, 1919, in Philadelphia, PA, a son of Harold and Anna Bateman. He married Felice Davidson 1948. She survives, along with a daughter Sarah E. (Sally) Bateman, also of Urbana.

Paul attended the University of Pennsylvania...

Dec 25, 2012

Dale L. Reed, Jr., 65, Champaign, passed away at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 25, 2012) in the Carle Foundation Hospital emergency room.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, Rev. Mike Smith Officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be held...

Dec 23, 2012

Beatrice Steelman 91 of Tolono died at 12:39 a.m. Sunday, December 23, 2012 at home.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Royal Oak Cemetery, Brookville, Ohio. There will be no public visitation. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Steelman was born...

Dec 21, 2012

Marvin E. Bryant 75 of Mansfield died at 10:35 a.m. Friday, December 21, 2012 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Bryant was born on September 10, 1937 in Naylor, Missouri, the son of Peyton...

Dec 19, 2012

Geraldine Fosnaugh, 83, of Champaign passed away at 7:05 a.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Illini Heritage Rehab and Health Care Center. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 22, 2012 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., Saturday...

Dec 18, 2012

Martha Shinall, 83 of Urbana IL. passed away at 12:33 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Heartland Health Care in Decatur Il. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Martha was born July 6, 1929 in Clinton Indiana to parents George and Susie (Norkus) Kuizinas She is survived by one son,...

Dec 17, 2012

SAVOY, IL- Lillian Louise Cook, 83, of Savoy, IL, passed away at 11:50 P.M., Monday, December 17, 2012 at her residence in Savoy. Graveside services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, IL. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL, is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Cook...

Dec 17, 2012

John Prather, 52, of Urbana passed away at 4:40 a.m., Monday, December 17, 2012. A memorial service will be held at a later date. John was born June 13, 1960 in Urbana to parents Don and Jane (Garvin) Prather; they survive. He married Karen Williams in Urbana on March 12, 1993; she also survives. Other survivors include...

Dec 17, 2012

Arlene Sweedler, 80, died Monday (December 17, 2012) in Urbana. Arlene Sweedler was born March 27, 1932 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of Frank and Florence Smith. She married Daniel Sweedler on September 17, 1955 in Hempstead, NY. Surviving are her daughter, Sarah Sweedler, her husband Nathaniel Wyatt and their two daughters, Sophia and Alexandra of San...

Dec 16, 2012

Frank (Jerry) Sullivan, 94, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at home with family.

Mr. Sullivan was born on July 20, 1918 in Bloomington, the son of Frank and Irene Callahan Sullivan.

He married Aline Wolfe August 18, 1941 in St. Louis. They were blessed with a very long, happy and healthy 60...