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Theodore "Ted" H. Minear

Theodore "Ted" H. Minear

Aug 9, 2011

Theodore "Ted" Minear, 65 of Champaign, died at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at home. Graveside services will be held on Friday, September 2 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview with Mervin Collier officiating. Military rites will be accorded by VFW Post 5520, Champaign.

Mr. Minear was born March 5, 1946 in...

Dorothea "Sibby" Whitten

Dorothea "Sibby" Whitten

Aug 8, 2011

Dorothea "Sibby" Scott Whitten, 80, of Urbana, passed away in her sleep at her home at 8:11 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2011. Graveside services will be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. The Rev. Ann Alley will officiate.

Mrs.Whitten was born October 30, 1930 in Fairmont, West Virginia to...

Karin Dovring

Karin Dovring

Aug 7, 2011

Karin Dovring, PhD., resident of Urbana and a specialist in propaganda analysis, was born in Sweden December 5, 1919 died August 7, 2011 at her home in Urbana. She is the author of the world classic book ARoad of Propaganda@. She lectured in many universities around the world and in the Vatican in Rome. She was invited...

Helen Moore

Helen Moore

Aug 6, 2011

Helen Ruth Ironsmith Moore, 91, of Urbana (formerly of Decatur) died on August 6, 2011 at Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana. Born on December 31, 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri, she was the second of four children of Edward and Edith Ironsmith. She attended schools in Kansas City where she trained and worked as a medical technologist....

Gene Osmond, Jr

Gene Osmond, Jr

Jul 30, 2011

Gene Osmond, Jr., 72, of Urbana, passed away at 7:20 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2011 at his home.

A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 4, 2011 at St. Patrick's Church, 708 W. Main St., Urbana. Fr. Steve Willard will officiate. A visitation will be held Wednesday, August 3, 2011 from...

Allan Slightom

Allan Slightom

Jul 28, 2011

Allan Slightom 73 of Thomasboro died at 6:26 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011 at home.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview; Rev. Lee Galbraith will officiate. Masonic services will be conducted by the St. Joseph Masonic Lodge #970 A.F. & A.M.

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Alexander Barrowman Jr

Alexander Barrowman Jr

Jul 25, 2011

Alexander Barrowman Jr., 85 of Urbana died at 12:45 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2011 at Helia Healthcare Center, Urbana.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Barrowman was born on September 9,...

Lawrence "Bud" Hatch

Lawrence "Bud" Hatch

Jul 25, 2011

Lawrence "Bud" Raymond Hatch passed away at 7:00 a.m., Monday, July 25, 2011 at Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana. A memorial service will be held in his honor at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Clark Lindsey Village, 101 W. Windsor Rd., Urbana. The Reverends Katherine Kussmaul and Steven Shoemaker will officiate. There will be...

Margaret H. Handal

Margaret H. Handal

Jul 22, 2011

Margaret H. Handal, 82, of Urbana died July 22, 2011 at home.

A funeral mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Urbana. Fr. Joseph Hogan will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be held Monday, July 25, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...

James Edgar Brown

James Edgar Brown

Jul 15, 2011

James Edgar Brown 65 of Urbana died at 8:05 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2011 at home.

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

Mr. Brown was born on June 26, 1946 in Champaign, the son of Lacy E. and Mildred Sanders Brown. He married Cheryl...

Alverda Louise Boone

Alverda Louise Boone

Jul 9, 2011

Alverda L. Boone went home to be with the Lord forever at 2:00 p.m. July 9, 2011. Alverda Louise Boone was born in Abington, IL Oct 11, 1922 to William and Goldie Marie (Way) Stegall. She had one brother, Rex Martin, who preceded her in passing.

She met the man of her dreams and married...

Terrence Lee Hamilton

Terrence Lee Hamilton

Jul 6, 2011

Terrence Lee Hamilton, 59, of Urbana died at 9:24 a.m., July 6, 2011 at home.

Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the funeral service. Burial will be 11:00...

Emma Bolton

Emma Bolton

Jul 1, 2011

Emma Bolton, 79, of Urbana died at 10:30 p.m. July 1, 2011, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana. Pastor Jud Travis will officiate. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the funeral...

Richard Allen Kirkpatrick

Richard Allen Kirkpatrick

Jul 1, 2011

URBANA, IL- Richard Allen Kirkpatrick, 76, of Urbana, Illinois, passed away at 7:00 A.M., Friday, July 1, 2011 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL. Burial will be held at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, IL. Visitation will be...

Larry A. Smestad

Larry A. Smestad

Jun 30, 2011

Larry A. Smestad, 58, of Paxton, died at 11:18 a.m., Thursday, June 30, 2011 at home.

A memorial service will be held July 10, 2011 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the I Hotel in the Illinois Ballroom.

Larry Allan Smestad was born July 7, 1952 in Breckenridge, MN a son of Blair...

Jesse M. Derossett

Jesse M. Derossett

Jun 26, 2011

Jesse M. Derossett, 60, passed away Sunday at Provena Covenant. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 30th, 11 am at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory with visitation on Wednesday evening, 5-8pm. Jesse was born September 9, 1950, son of James P. Derossett and Jessi M. Hardin-Derossett. Jesse married Kay Smith on October 22, 1994. She survives. He...

Raymond R. Cope

Raymond R. Cope

Jun 26, 2011

Raymond R. Cope, 89 of Philo, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday June 26, 2011 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 1 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana with burial at Locust Grove Cemetery, Philo. Rev. Michael Smith will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m....

Barbara Louise Hull Mcgrath

Barbara Louise Hull Mcgrath

Jun 25, 2011

Barbara Louise Hull McGrath of Vero Beach, Florida passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. She was 81 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, June 30th at the First United Methodist Church, 304 South Race Street, Urbana; the Reverend Jeff Stahl will officiate.

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Helen Maria Leskosky

Helen Maria Leskosky

Jun 19, 2011

Helen Maria Leskosky, 95 of Urbana, formerly of Maryville, died at 2:19 a.m. Sunday June 19, 2011 at her home. A funeral Mass will be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday June 24 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Urbana with Father Joseph Hogan officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Belleville. There...

Henry Virgil Krone

Henry Virgil Krone

Jun 19, 2011

Henry Virgil Krone passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Coppell, TX surrounded by loved ones. He was 85 years old. Virgil was born in Tamaroa, Illinois on September 14, 1925 to Henry and Elsie Krone. He served in the Navy for two years before graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earning a B.S. and...

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