Obituary Listing

Dec 12, 2011

R. Lynn Rice 73 of Champaign died at 7:03 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2011 at home.

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

Mr. Rice was born on July 26, 1938 in Decatur, the son of Harmon and Martha White Rice. He married Karen Craig...

Dec 12, 2011

LaVerne Williams, 92, of Savoy, died at 10:20 p.m., December 12, 2011 at C-U Regional Rehab, Savoy.

All services are private. Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana is handling the arrangments. Rev Brent Roberson will officiate. Burial will be in Melvin Cemetery.

LaVerne Williams was born April 9, 1919 in...

Dec 11, 2011

URBANA, IL- Gert H. Gentner, 60, of Urbana, IL, passed away peacefully at 5:58 A.M., Sunday, December 11, 2011.

There will be a private Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, December 17th, 2011. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, is in charge of arrangements.

Gert was born on November 6, 1951 in...

Dec 8, 2011

Berendina Vos Kramer was born in the Netherlands on August 15, 1924, the seventh of seventeen children. She died in Carle Foundation Hospital on Thursday, December 8, 2011.

Her parents were Germit and Berendina Vos. Her husband, Michiel Kramer preceded her in death in 1994. Survivors include her sister, Wilhemina Vos, her brother, Flores Vos,...

Dec 1, 2011

Robert Joseph Miller Jr. 61 of Urbana died at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, December 1, 2011 in Urbana.

Memorial services will be held at Harshbarger Homestead 325 N 1475 E Rd. Atwood, IL, on Sunday, December 11, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mr....

Dec 1, 2011

Mary Sanders, 81, of Champaign, passed away at 2:13 p.m., Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Provena-Covenant Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Sangamon Valley Christian Center, 200 W. Washington St., Mahomet. Rev. Brent Roberson will officiate. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,...

Dec 1, 2011

Charlotte Shoemaker died Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Champaign County Nursing Home of the infirmities of old age. Born Laura Charlotte Guffey on December 24, 1920, near Rock Grove, Illinois, she was taken to the Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana by her father, Xenophon Blaine Guffey after the death of her mother, Pearl (nee Guffey), in 1922....

Nov 30, 2011

William A. "Bill" Parks, 91, of Urbana died at 4:46 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Meadowbrook Healthcare Center, Urbana. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 5, 2011 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana, the Rev. Ed Potts will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview where military...

Nov 29, 2011

Edward "Ned" Johnston Filbey, 59, of St. Joseph, IL died November 29, 2011 at Carle Hospital.

His parents Nate and Mary Lou Filbey preceded Ned in death.

His sisters, Kit Filbey of Mesa, AZ, Madge Graham of Gainesville, GA, and Melissa Pillari of Bay Village, OH survive him.

Ned worked his...

Nov 28, 2011

Robert W. Trinkle, 61, of Champaign, died at 2:30 a.m., Monday, November 28, 2011, at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 2, 2011, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Champaign. The Rev. Fr. Stephen A. Willard will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00...

Nov 22, 2011

Russell Merrifield, 64, of Champaign passed away at 3:23 p.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Pastor Randy Boltinghouse will officiate. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, from...

Nov 21, 2011

IN LOVING MEMORY... Ms. Peggy Joyce Lowenstein, 79, of Savoy, Illinois, passed away at her home at 2:50 a.m. Monday morning, November 21, 2011. A private service was held for Ms. Lowenstein, (Peggy) at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, Illinois. The service was presided over by Pastor J. Michael "Mike" Smith, of Grace...

Nov 21, 2011

Tippy Licht

Urbana- Elinor L. "Tippy" Licht, 80, of Urbana, died at 4:03 p.m. Monday, November 21, 2011 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 26 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Locust Grove...

Nov 20, 2011

Tommie E. Johnson, 73, of rural Oakwood, IL passed away at 5:06 a.m. Sunday November 20, 2011 at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville, Illinois.

A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana, IL 61801. Dr. John Simms will officiate.

Mrs....

Nov 18, 2011

Harold Clements, 88, of Urbana passed away at 1:15 a.m., Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Champaign County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 21 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana; The Rev. Tom Corum will officiate. A visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior...

Nov 10, 2011

Delores June Petticrew 81 of Urbana died at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the C-U Regional Rehab Center, Savoy.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; the Rev. Tony Crouch will officiate. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will...

Nov 7, 2011

Rebecca Pickett, 66, of Urbana, died at 11:30 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2011 at Provena Covenant Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana is handling the arrangements.

Rebecca Pickett was born July 8, 1945 in Los Angeles, CA a...

Nov 4, 2011

Robin Nicki Lee Augustus, 46, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at his home in Homer, Illinois. A private memorial service for the immediate family will be held at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Urbana, Illinois. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Spokane, Washington, with full military honors, at a later date.

Robin was born...

Nov 3, 2011

Ruth Elizabeth Smith, 84, of Urbana, passed away at 10:00 AM, Thursday, November 3, 2011, at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 12, 2011, at Twin City Bible Church, 806 W. Michigan Ave., Urbana; Pastor Shannon Caughey will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church Friday, November...

Oct 31, 2011

Elise Schmidt, 64, of rural St. Joseph passed away at 6:41 p.m., Monday, October 31, 2011 at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Elise was born on June 16, 1947 in Denver, Colorado to parents Eloise (Schaaf) and Gerald Allen. She married Mark Schmidt on November 25, 1975 in...