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Robert C. Ross Jr

Robert C. Ross Jr

Dec 12, 2009

Robert C. Ross Jr., 78 of Urbana died at 3:40 pm Saturday (Dec. 12, 2009) at the Champaign County Nursing Home. He was surrounded by his wife and three sons as his spirit departed to join his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

He was born August 13, 1931, in Champaign, to Mary Patterson Ross and...

Eddie Lee Carter

Eddie Lee Carter

Dec 9, 2009

Eddie Lee Carter 92 of Urbana died at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Champaign.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2009 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Urbana, the Rev. Lundy Savage will officiate. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Visitation will be held...

Ruth M. Warren

Ruth M. Warren

Dec 8, 2009

Ruth M. Warren, 91, of Urbana died at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Meadowbrook Healthcare Center, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 14 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. The Rev. Dr. Terry Ewing will officiate. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery, Champaign. Visitation...

Javier Arriaga

Javier Arriaga

Dec 8, 2009

Javier Arriaga, age 33 weeks, son of Carlos Arriaga and Michele Ewenson, nephew of Juan Arriaga, Mario Arriaga, Andrea Ewenson, grandson of Tom and Brenda Ewenson, great grandson of Berdina Schuler, cousin of Michael Protz, numerous family members and friends. A small, private funeral service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery. Please omit plants and flowers. Renner-Wikoff...

Walterlee Marie Yemma

Walterlee Marie Yemma

Dec 7, 2009

Walterlee (Lee) Marie Afflerbach Yemma -- whose warmth, spirituality, and gentle humor touched the lives of family, friends, and neighbors during nine richly lived decades - died Monday Dec. 7, 2009, surrounded by loved ones. Born in 1919 and raised in the south Texas town of Yoakum, Lee was from a large family and brought one up...

Robert "Spike" Joseph Dixon

Robert "Spike" Joseph Dixon

Dec 5, 2009

Robert J. (Spike) Dixon, 89, of Urbana died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Provena Covenant Medical Center.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; the Rev. Ed Logan will officiate. Entombment will be in Mt. Hope Mausoleum, Champaign. Visitation will be...

Helen Marie Swearingen

Helen Marie Swearingen

Dec 3, 2009

Helen Marie Swearingen 95 of Champaign died at 6:55 p.m. Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Helen was born June 19, 1914 in Champaign, the daughter if Clara Mae and James M. Thurston. She married Glenn Swearingen I n1931. He passed away in 1963.

Graveside services will be held at...

Norma Jean Krone

Norma Jean Krone

Dec 3, 2009

Norma Jean Krone passed away Thursday, December 03, 2009 at Baylor Medical Center in Carrollton, TX. She was 78 years old. Jean was born in Arcola, Illinois November 13, 1931 to Harry H. and Maude E. Harshbarger. She attended Arcola schools and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana receiving a B.S. degree in Education (1954) and M.S....

M. Carol Marlatt

M. Carol Marlatt

Dec 3, 2009

M. Carol Marlatt, age 79, of Urbana, passed away at 7:50 P.M., Thursday, December 3, 2009 at her home in Urbana.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 604 W. Windsor Road, Champaign, IL. Bishop Kevin Johnson will officiate. Burial will...

Helen Irene Hammock

Helen Irene Hammock

Nov 28, 2009

Helen Irene Hammock 77 of Urbana died at 11:56 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, the Rev. Ben Hoerr officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be held from 6:00...

Betty Pence Jarvis Sherrick

Betty Pence Jarvis Sherrick

Nov 23, 2009

CHAMPAIGN, IL- Betty Pence Jarvis Sherrick, age 91, passed away Monday, November 23, 2009 at Illini Heritage Rehab and Care Facility in Champaign. She was born in Minot, North Dakota on July 30, 1918, the daughter of Ralph and Goldie Pence. After moving with her family to Michigan following the Great Depression, she went to high school...

Melvin Dwight Slade

Melvin Dwight Slade

Nov 23, 2009

RANTOUL, IL- Melvin Dwight Slade, 53, of Rantoul, passed away on November 23, 2009 at his residence in Rantoul.

Funeral Services will be held 12:00 Noon, November 27, 2009 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL. Rev. Charles Harmon will officiate. Burial will be held at Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be...

Genevieve L. Handke

Genevieve L. Handke

Nov 22, 2009

Genevieve L. (Lynch) Handke, 87 of Champaign, died at 3:05 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Ms. Handke was born in Chicago and was a secretary at the University of Illinois, Urbana. There will be no services.

Bonnie J. Burgin

Bonnie J. Burgin

Nov 21, 2009

Bonnie J. Burgin, 66, of Urbana, died at 2:37 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Carle Foundation Hospital.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Rev. Ronald Reynolds will officiate. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be Monday,...

Rescheduled Marjorie Sanderson

Rescheduled Marjorie Sanderson

Nov 16, 2009

Services for Mrs. Sanderson on Nov. 23 have been rescheduled. Time and date will be announced when available. Contact the funeral home with questions.

Katharina Aikin

Katharina Aikin

Nov 16, 2009

Katharina Aikin, 91, of Urbana, passed away on Monday morning, November 16, 2009, at her home.

An open house to celebrate her life and honor her memory will be held on Sunday afternoon, November 29, from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. at her home on Eagle Ridge Ct., in Urbana. She will be interred beside her...

Carl Leroy Johnson

Carl Leroy Johnson

Nov 15, 2009

Carl L. Johnson, 65 of Paxton died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Gibson City.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, the Rev. Jeff Cottingham officiating. Burial will be in Glen Cemetery, Paxton. Visitation will be held...

M. Delores Photopulos Mcfall

M. Delores Photopulos Mcfall

Nov 14, 2009

M. Delores Photopulos McFall, 92, of Urbana, died at 5:05 a.m. Saturday, November 14, 2009, at Champaign County Nursing Home in Champaign.

Services are private. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Photopulos McFall was born in Franklin Indiana, the daughter of James and Mary Ella (Merriman) Photopulos. She...

Ronald James Smith

Ronald James Smith

Nov 12, 2009

Ronald James Smith 75 of Denver, Colorado formerly of Urbana died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Rose Medical Center, Denver.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Entombment will be in Mt. Hope Mausoleum, Champaign. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00...

Jean Bosley Leighton

Jean Bosley Leighton

Nov 11, 2009

Jean Bosley Leighton, 83, of Urbana passed away with her family by her side November 11, 2009 at 3:18am at Carle Hospital in Urbana following a severe stroke. Memorial services will be at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana, on Saturday, November 14 at 10:30am, Rev. John Sims officiating.

Jean Leighton was born...

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