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Evelyn M. Vaughn

Evelyn M. Vaughn

Nov 20, 2010

Evelyn M. Vaughn 82 of St. Joseph died at 4:08 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010 at the home of her daughter.

A celebration of life service will be held from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, with a eulogy given by Leonard May.

Evelyn...

Margaret Lillian Hartrick

Margaret Lillian Hartrick

Nov 19, 2010

Margaret L.Hartrick, 89 of Urbana joined her beloved husband, Paul on Friday, November 19. A Celebration of life service will be at St. Parick's Church in Urbana on Tuesday, November 23 at 10 am. Margaret was born on May 31, 1921 in Waukegan, Illinois, the daughter of Tom and Josie Merlo. She is survived by one son;...

Roger Allen Kotoske

Roger Allen Kotoske

Nov 19, 2010

Roger Allen Kotoske, 77, of Champaign, Illinois and Silver Plume, Colorado was found in his Champaign home on November 19, 2010 after dying of a heart attack a few days earlier.

Born in 1933 to Michael & Louise Kotoske, he was raised in South Bend, Indiana, where he attended Catholic schools and Notre Dame University...

Lerna Mae Hyatt

Lerna Mae Hyatt

Nov 19, 2010

Champaign- Lerna Mae Roderick Hyatt, known to many as 'The Bread Lady' , 69, of Champaign passed away at home with her family after her third battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL. Pastor Brenda Tolly will...

Irene Harnsberger

Irene Harnsberger

Nov 19, 2010

Irene Harnsberger, 91, of Urbana passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2010 at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL 61802. Mr. Nathan Montgomery will officiate. Committal services will be private. Visitation will be...

M. E. Clark

M. E. Clark

Nov 18, 2010

Marlyn E. ("M.E.") Clark, 88, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, died peacefully on November 18, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Thelma of Northbrook, Illinois, his son, William Clark of Urbana, his daughter, Becky Henderson, her husband (Tom) and son (Matthew) of Libertyville, Illinois.

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Donald Leon Grice Sr

Donald Leon Grice Sr

Nov 16, 2010

Donald Leon Grice Sr. 60 of Loda died at 7:29 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at home.

Funeral services will he held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; Pastor Rick Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens Champaign with military rites accorded. Visitation will be...

Dr. John Clark Chato

Dr. John Clark Chato

Nov 16, 2010

Professor Emeritus John Clark Chato joined the church Triumphant on November 16, 2010 after a lengthy illness. He passed peacefully at home.

He is survived by wife, Beth Chato, his children and their families- Chris Chato and Wayne Niemann of Durham, North Carolina; David, Cathy, and Paul Chato of Rocky River, Ohio; and Susan, Darryl,...

James H. Davis

James H. Davis

Nov 16, 2010

James H. Davis, 78, of Champaign died peacefully at home from lung cancer on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.

Professor Davis was born August 6, 1932 in Effingham, Il., the son of Forest (Naylor) and Kenneth Davis. He married Elisabeth Bachman on June 27, 1954 in Effingham, Il. Survivors include his wife, Elisabeth, and their three...

Lorraine Gordon

Lorraine Gordon

Nov 12, 2010

CHAMPAIGN, IL - Lorraine H. Gordon, 87, passed away peacefully, surrounded by those who love her, at 11:35 A.M., Friday, November 12, 2010 at Carle Foundation Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church of Champaign. A memorial reception will be held from 5 -...

William "Bear" Blackmon

William "Bear" Blackmon

Nov 9, 2010

URBANA, IL- William Henry "Bear" Blackmon died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 in Urbana, Illinois of carcinoid cancer.

A memorial service will be held at 1:30 P.M., Monday, November 15, 2010, at Community United Church, 805 S. 6th St., Champaign, IL. A reception will follow. Visitation and viewing will be held Sunday afternoon from 2-5 P.M.,...

Robert Allen Sadler

Robert Allen Sadler

Nov 8, 2010

Robert Allen Sadler, 54, of Urbana died 1:35 a.m., Monday, November 08, 2010, at Carle Foundation Hospital.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana. Rev. Danny Roberts will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. A visitation will be...

Aiden B. Williams

Aiden B. Williams

Nov 6, 2010

Aiden B. Williams 2 months of Urbana, died at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 2010 at home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. The Rev. Bill Thompson will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. Visitation will be held from 6:00...

Curtis Ray Austin

Curtis Ray Austin

Nov 5, 2010

Curtis Ray Austin 56 of Urbana died at 6:40 a.m. Friday, November 5, 2010 at home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at the Apostolic Life Church, Urbana; Rev. D.L. Rogers will officiate. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00...

Andrew Isserman

Andrew Isserman

Nov 4, 2010

Professor Andrew Isserman, 63-years-old, of Urbana, Illinois died suddenly on Thursday, November 4th, 2010, after collapsing during a game of basketball. Andy was born in New York, New York and grew up on American military posts in Germany and Vienna. He returned to the United States to attend Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating in 1968. He received...

James Edgar Barger

James Edgar Barger

Nov 4, 2010

James Edgar (Jim) Barger, 71, of Savoy died suddenly Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Carle Foundation hospital, Urbana.

Jim was born on May 13, 1939 in Jefferson City, MO, the son of Edgar G. and Hattie L. (Bosch) Barger. He married Maria Elizabeth Baas July 28, 1979 and she survives. He is also survived by...

Sharon A. Eckerty

Sharon A. Eckerty

Nov 2, 2010

Sharon A. Eckerty 72 of Urbana died at 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; the Rev. Lyndall Propst will officiate. Burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery, Newman. Visitation will be held from...

Allan B. Figge

Allan B. Figge

Nov 2, 2010

Allan B. Figge, 76, of Champaign, died at 5:57 p.m., November 2, 2010 at Bromenn Healthcare in Normal.

Allan was born May 25, 1934 in Ottawa, IL the son of Pete and Jean Figge. He married Joan Burke September 20, 1979 in Ottawa. She survives.

Survivors include a son, Tom Burke of Ottawa;...

Florence M J Helmick

Florence M J Helmick

Nov 2, 2010

Our beloved Florence Helmick departed our world and passed on to be with those she has missed for so long at 8:06 a.m. Nov. 2, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. She was 77 years old.

She was born Florence Marilyn Joan Wingler on June 22, 1933. The 3rd child of the late Chester and...

Owen D. Bidner

Owen D. Bidner

Nov 1, 2010

Champaign, IL.- Owen D. Bidner, 86, of Champaign, passed away at 1:35 P.M., Monday, November 1, 2010, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, November 5, 2010 at St. John's Lutheran Church, 509 S. Mattis Ave., Champaign. Rev. Donald Ehler and Rev. Jeff Caithaimer will officiate. Entombment will be...

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