Larry O. Brown
Dec 28, 2009
Larry O. Brown 68 of Urbana died at 4:50 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2009 at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, the Rev. Richard Gregory officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. -...
Mary V. Simkins
Dec 27, 2009
Mary V. Simkins died peacefully at 12:10 a.m. Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 91 years of age. She was born in Rogersville, TN, one of ten children to James and Lida Shanks. She was preceded in death by her husband Cyril, and by all of her brothers and sisters. Mary was married to Cyril in 1940. She...
Charles G. Preston
Dec 27, 2009
URBANA - Charles G. Preston, 84, of Urbana died Sunday, December 27th at Carle Hospital.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, December 30th at Grace United Methodist Church, Urbana. There will be no visitation. Burial will be at Locust Grove Cemetery, Philo with Pastor Mike Smith officiating. Renner-Wikoff Chapel 1900 S. Philo...
Dorothy J. Fetzer
Dec 25, 2009
Dorothy J. Fetzer 82 of Champaign died at 7:15 a.m. Friday, December 25, 2009 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Dana Cemetery,
Mrs. Fetzer was born on December 24, 1927 in Kansas, the daughter of John and Mabel...
Austie G. Fryer, Jr
Dec 25, 2009
URBANA, IL- Austie G. Fryer, Jr., 74, of Urbana, passed away at 5:45 P.M., Friday, December 25, 2009 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.
Funeral Services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL. Rev. Michael Smith will officiate. Burial will be held at Woodlawn...
Annette F. Holland
Dec 22, 2009
Annette F. Holland, 83, of Urbana, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana. Memorial services will be January 16, 1:00 p.m., at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana. There will be no visitation. Mrs. Holland was born August 25, 1926 in Chicago. She is survived by three daughters: Jackie Farber of...
Ronald L. Goode
Dec 21, 2009
Ronald L. Goode 52, of Urbana died at 2:30 a.m. Monday, December 21, 2009 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. The Rev. Mike Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Visitation will be...
Chrystal J. Slade
Dec 18, 2009
Chrystal J. Slade, 95, former owner of the Race Inn Restaurant in Urbana, passed away Friday, December 18, 2009 at 10:15 p.m. in Provena Hospital, Champaign, IL.
She was born April 26, 1914 in Champaign, IL, the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Davis) Jackson.
Prior to her retirement, Chrystal and her former husband...
Mary Grace Johnson
Dec 16, 2009
Mary Grace Johnson, 89, of Champaign, died at 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at the Champaign-Urbana Regional Rehab Center, Savoy. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 4 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 2200 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, Illinois 61802. Rev. Bob Rasmus will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church...
Glenda Ursula Smith
Dec 15, 2009
Urbana- Glenda Ursula Smith, 92, of Urbana died 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at Meadowbrook Health Care Center in Urbana.
Born October 19, 1917 in Urbana, a daughter of Maude and Carroll R. Guard. She graduated from Urbana High School. She married Ernest Smith of Champaign, on January 10, 1937 in Urbana. He died...
Edward Bartell
Dec 13, 2009
Edward Bartell, 86, of Champaign, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior at 6:48 p.m. on December 13, 2009 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 18 at 10:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2101 S. Prospect, Champaign, Rev. Donna Smith officiating. Visitation will be...
Maggie Gaskin
Dec 13, 2009
URBANA - Maggie M. "Granny" Gaskin, 89, of Urbana, passed away at 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana. Pastor Ed Logan will officiate. Burial will be held at Bailey...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
