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Elinor L. "Tippy" Licht

Elinor L. "Tippy" Licht

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...

Tommie Johnson

Tommie Johnson

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....

Harold Clements

Harold Clements

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...

Delores June Petticrew

Delores June Petticrew

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...

Rebecca Pickett

Rebecca Pickett

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...

Robin Nicki Lee Augustus

Robin Nicki Lee Augustus

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...

Ruth Smith

Ruth Smith

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...

Elise Schmidt

Elise Schmidt

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...

Doris M. Mcpheter

Doris M. Mcpheter

Oct 29, 2011

Doris M. McPheter, 90, of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Urbana, died at 6:00 a.m. Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Community East Hospital, Indianapolis.

Funeral services will be on Tuesday, November 1 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to service time at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Rev. Michael Smith will officiate...

Melodie Lynn Ounkham

Melodie Lynn Ounkham

Oct 28, 2011

Urbana- Melodie Lynn Hawn Ounkham, 47, of Urbana went to live in heaven with Jesus at 12:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28,2011. Ms.Ounkham was born on July 11,1964, in Urbana, the daughter of Damon Hawn(Judy) and Marilyn Hawn Welch Wease. Survivor's include her father of Hammond, her mother of Urbana, five children, Justin Ounkham, Jory Ounkham, Jacinda Ounkham,...

C. Peter Flynn

C. Peter Flynn

Oct 27, 2011

Professor C. Peter Flynn, 76, of Urbana died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Peter was born on August 18, 1935 in Stockton-On-Tees, England. He married Marilyn Sheldon Flynn in June 1961, and they have one son, James Edward Flynn. He married Susan Kingston in June 1971, and they have three children,...

Wilma Jean Elsesser

Wilma Jean Elsesser

Oct 23, 2011

Wilma Jean Elsesser, 86, of Urbana passed away on Sunday October 23, 2011 at Carle Hospital.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Jon Scott Elsesser and her loving and patient husband of 65 years, Thaddeus Elsesser. She will be interred with them at Eastlawn Cemetery in Urbana.

Jean was...

Elizabeth Rose Andrews

Elizabeth Rose Andrews

Oct 22, 2011

PHILO, IL- Elizabeth Rose Andrews, 88, of Philo, IL, passed away at 4:08 PM, Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Champaign-Urbana Regional Rehab Center, Savoy, IL.

Elizabeth was born November 18, 1922 in Peoria, IL, a daughter of Jacob and Martha (Rosinski) Giebelhausen. She married Edward W. Andrews on October 12, 1946 in Peoria, IL. He...

Frank Kearns

Frank Kearns

Oct 21, 2011

URBANA, IL- Frank Kearns, 49, of Urbana, IL, passed away at 12:04 A.M., Friday, October 21, 2011, in rural Loami, IL.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL. Burial will be held at Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana, IL. Visitation will be held...

Arthur G. Nikelly

Arthur G. Nikelly

Oct 19, 2011

Arthur G. Nikelly, Ph.D., retired clinical psychologist and associate professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, passed away October 19, 2011. Visitation was held at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana, Illinois on Friday, October 21, 2011 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Visitation will also be held from 12:00-1:00 pm Monday, October 24, 2011 followed by funeral...

Bernice H. Gifford

Bernice H. Gifford

Oct 16, 2011

Bernice H. Gifford 91 of Champaign died at 10:00 p.m. Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Helia Healthcare center, Champaign.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., October 30, 2011 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Gifford was born on September 19, 1920 in...

Roberta "Robin" Lynn Herber

Roberta "Robin" Lynn Herber

Oct 16, 2011

Roberta "Robin" Lynn Herber, 54, of Champaign, IL, passed away at 5:59 P.M., Sunday, October 16, 2011, at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, is in charge of arrangements.

Robin was born on January 8, 1957,...

Robert Sowers

Robert Sowers

Oct 13, 2011

Robert "Bob" Lee Sowers, 58, of Urbana, died at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 13, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, October 17, 2011 at Calvary Baptist Church, 2106 E. Windsor Rd., Urbana; Pastor Gary Gritton will officiate. A visitation will be held from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at...

John A. Gremer

John A. Gremer

Oct 12, 2011

John A. Gremer was born December 11, 1935 in Bloomington, IL son of John F. Gremer and Elizabeth M. Gremer (Hoeniges). Big John, as his friends and relatives affectionately called him, went to Trinity Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, Illinois where he earned all-state honors and a full football scholarship to the University of Illinois in...

Charles "Chuck" A. Mccartney

Charles "Chuck" A. Mccartney

Oct 10, 2011

URBANA, IL- Charles "Chuck" A. McCartney, 70, of Urbana, passed away at 10:30 A.M., Monday (October 10, 2011) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL, surrounded by his loving family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.

Visitation will be Friday, October 14, 2011 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel,...

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