Jimmie Roberts
Oct 17, 2012
Jimmie D. Roberts passed away at his home in Urbana at 1:45 P.M., Wednesday, October 17, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in the mausoleum of Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Hospice Chaplain, Tim Haworth will officiate.
Jimmie was born in Urbana,...
Paul F. Hackett
Oct 17, 2012
Paul F. Hackett, 89 of Urbana IL. passed away at 5:30 P.M on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in Santa Barbara California, with his family by his side. Military Rites will be preformed at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego California at a later date.
Mr. Hackett was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on March...
Mary J. Jordan
Oct 15, 2012
Mary A. Jordan 83 of 1804 S. Vine, Urbana died at 8:50 a.m. Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana. She was born September 16, 1929 to the union of John Wesley Collins and Gennie Mae (Kennedy) Collins in Maury County, Tennessee. Her loving parents preceded her in death.
Mary...
Robert M. Clegg
Oct 15, 2012
Robert (Bob) McDonald Clegg, 67, of Urbana died at 10:15 pm Monday (Oct. 15, 2012) surrounded by his family. Bob requested a small private service with his immediate family. A memorial to remember and celebrate Bob's life is planned for the middle of November. Bob was born as the second child to Robert E. Clegg and Lois...
Mabel Selby Valentine
Oct 14, 2012
Mabel Selby Hill Valentine 87 of Champaign died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Private graveside services will be held at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Rev. Eunjoo Lee will officiate. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Valentine was born on October...
Mark Alan Shannon
Oct 14, 2012
Mark Shannon, 56, passed away October 14, after a three-year battle with ALS. Mark will be remembered for many things. He was a cook, machinist, house-builder, author, teacher, engineer, inventor, orator, singer, sports-fan, and world-traveler. He set foot in all 50 states, but due to his illness, soil had to be delivered from one, and after being...
Lawrence Hirschler
Oct 12, 2012
Lawrence Wesley Hirschler, 89, of Champaign passed away at 8:30 a.m., Friday, October 12, 2012 at his home. A visitation will be held Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Rev. J. Michael Smith will officiate. A funeral service at the funeral home will follow...
Joyce Ann Whitlatch
Oct 11, 2012
Joyce Ann Whitlatch 65 of Urbana died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. A Celebration of Life service will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 1565 Hancock Drive, Urbana. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Whitlatch was born...
Lou Ann Stevenson
Oct 11, 2012
Lou Ann Stevenson always spoke with kindness about others. Lou Ann, age 85, of Urbana, passed away on October 11 at the Mary B's Unit of Bickford Senior Living in Champaign, Illinois surrounded by family, after a long and difficult struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.
Lou Ann's remarkable gracious spirit will live on in the hearts...
John L. Warhover
Oct 11, 2012
John L. Warhover, 70, of Urbana, passed away at 11:45 a.m., Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Provena-Covenant Medical Center, Urbana surrounded by family. A visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Monday, October 15, 2012 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A funeral service will be held at Renner-Wikoff Chapel following the visitation...
Marguerite "Marge" Perry
Oct 9, 2012
CHAMPAIGN, IL - Marguerite (Marge) Perry, 91, of Champaign, IL, passed away at 4:28 P.M., Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, October 20, 2012, at McKinley Presbyterian Church, 809 S. Fifth Street, Champaign, IL. Interment will be private. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd,...
Jadwiga Maurer
Oct 6, 2012
Jadwiga Maurer, scholar, writer, and Holocaust survivor, died October 16, 2012 at the Champaign County Nursing home. Jadwiga was born in Kielce, Poland on September 24, 1930 to Baruch and Hanna Graubard. Arriving in Germany with her immediate family as displaced persons after the war, Jadwiga received her Ph.D. from the University of Munich with highest honors....
Alyce Ruth Cheska
Oct 6, 2012
Alyce Taylor Cheska , 91, of Clark Lindsey Village, Urbana, Illinois, passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. A memorial service will be held in the Huegy Lounge of Clark Lindsey Village, 101 W. Windsor Rd., Urbana , on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Rev. Dr. Katherine Kussmaul of the First Presbyterian Church in Urbana will...
Donald E. Hill
Oct 5, 2012
Donald E. Hill 78 of Mahomet died at 3:00 a.m. Friday, October 05, 2012 at the Champaign- Urbana Regional Rehab, Savoy. There will be no public services. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hill was born on February 15, 1934 in Normal the son of Roy Arthur and Grace Lee Moss...
Mary Lois Hudson
Oct 4, 2012
Mary Lois Hudson, 96 of Urbana died at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, October 4, 2012 peacefully at home with family at her side. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2012 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. There will be no public visitation. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs....
Leon Robert Barger
Oct 3, 2012
Leon Robert Barger 77 of Urbana died at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, Rev. Fr. Joseph Hogan will officiate. Entombment will be in Mt. Hope Mausoleum, Champaign. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Robert Cotten
Oct 2, 2012
Robert Leroy Cotten, 66, of Rantoul, IL, passed away on October 2, 2012 at his residence.
A memorial service will be held at 6:00 P.M., Friday, October 12, 2012 at the Carroll Addition Community Center. Contributions to the family will be gladly accepted. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, is assisting the family with...
Tracy Lynn Philbeck
Sep 30, 2012
Tracy Lynn Philbeck, 50, of Urbana passed away at 4:22 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2012 in the company of her loving family at Carle Foundation Hospital. A visitation will be held Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana.
Mrs. Philbeck was born January...
Dorothy Houchens
Sep 27, 2012
Dorothy Lee Houchens, 86, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 12:20 a.m., at Provena-Covenant Medical Center. A visitation will be held Sunday, September 30, 2012 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 1, 2012 at the funeral...
Frank Alexander Sawyer
Sep 27, 2012
Frank Alexander Sawyer of Oak Park, Illinois (formerly of Urbana, Illinois) died on Sept. 23, 2012 at his home. Frank was born May 29, 1950 to Alex and Janet Sawyer in Champaign, Illinois. As a youth, Frank was a member of Boy Scout Troop 1, sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Champaign. Frank graduated from...
