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Shirley R. Lewis

Shirley R. Lewis

Jul 4, 2009

Shirley R. Lewis, 89, of Urbana, formerly of Sunnyvale, California, died at 12:15 a.m. Saturday, July 4, 2009 at the Illini Heritage Nursing Home, Champaign.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Lewis was born on January 7, 1920 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Clarence D. and...

Barbara Jeanne Denardis

Barbara Jeanne Denardis

Jul 2, 2009

Barbara Jeanne DeNardis 72, of Urbana died at 5:52 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.

Graveside services will be held at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara was born on December 7, 1936 in Lawrenceville, the daughter of William and...

Marguerite I. Lecrone

Marguerite I. Lecrone

Jul 1, 2009

Marguerite I. Lecrone, 65, of Urbana, died 1:34 a.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.

A reception will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana. Burial will be private.

Marguerite Lecrone was born May...

Erwin Small

Erwin Small

Jul 1, 2009

Erwin "Erv" Small, DVM, 84, of Savoy, died at 10:50 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. A reception and gathering of friends will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9 with a memorial service following at 6 p.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Burial with military rites...

Patricia P. Tjarks

Patricia P. Tjarks

Jun 29, 2009

Patricia P. Tjarks, age 72 of Urbana passed away at 6:38 am, Monday, June 29, 2009 at home.

Patricia (Pat) was born on March 23, 1937 in Urbana, a daughter of State Representative Leo and Doris Mitchell Pfeffer. She married Ken Tjarks on June 12, 2007.

She is survived by her husband, Ken,...

Mary Jane Dill

Mary Jane Dill

Jun 24, 2009

Mary Jane Dill, 87, of Alpharetta, GA, formerly of Urbana and East St. Louis, IL, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2009, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Urbana, with visitation one hour prior to service time....

Dorothy Bates-Brown

Dorothy Bates-Brown

Jun 24, 2009

Dorothy Bates-Brown 89, of Tarrytown, New York died at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. Mrs. Bates-Brown previously lived in Urbana for 50 years, from 1955 - 2005.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana, the Rev. Mike...

Ruth Marie Meier

Ruth Marie Meier

Jun 21, 2009

URBANA, IL- Ruth Marie Meier, 90, of Urbana, passed away at 12:20 A.M., Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Funeral Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Monday, June 29, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL. Pastor Kurt Bockoven will officiate. Burial will be held at Grandview Memorial Gardens,...

Warren Dale Moore

Warren Dale Moore

Jun 20, 2009

Warren Dale Moore 89, of Champaign died at 8:04 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Holy Catholic Church, Champaign. Father Stephen Willard will officiate. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. Visitation will be held from...

Virginia Fern Mccall

Virginia Fern Mccall

Jun 19, 2009

Virginia Fern McCall, 90, of Urbana. died at 4:25 p.m., Friday, June 19, at Farmer City Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.

A Memorial Mass will be held July 3, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Urbana. Father Joseph Hogan will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church on July 3, 2009...

Barbara J. Pyhel

Barbara J. Pyhel

Jun 19, 2009

Barbara J. Pyhel, 77, of Urbana, Illinois and formerly of Pompano Beach, Florida, died Friday (June 19, 2009) at Carle Hospital. A memorial will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 Philo Road, Urbana. Barbara was born October 25, 1931, in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, daughter of Charles and June (Dannaman) Mobley. She...

Ronald Dean Mcdade

Ronald Dean Mcdade

Jun 17, 2009

Ronald D. McDade Sr., 72 of Thomasboro died at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, where military services will be conducted. Visitation will be...

Martin Wagner

Martin Wagner

Jun 15, 2009

6/15/09

Martin Wagner, former director of and professor emeritus at the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations (ILIR), died at home in Urbana, IL on June 15th at the age of 97.

Professor Wagner came to the University of Illinois in 1958 as director of ILIR (now the School of Labor and Employment...

Shane W. Lyons

Shane W. Lyons

Jun 13, 2009

Shane W. Lyons, 34, of Clearwater, Florida died at 8:40 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Morton Hospital, Clearwater.

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

Mr. Lyons was born on September 6, 1974 in Champaign, the son of Charles R. Lyons of...

Thelma Vermillion

Thelma Vermillion

Jun 12, 2009

Thelma Vermillion was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Adam and Florrie Ackerman. She attended school in Charleston. She worked for a drug company and a restaurant cashier while in Charleston.

She married Donald Vermillion in 1948 and moved to Illinois. She has three children; Arnold of Tampa, Florida,...

Joyce Elaine Penner

Joyce Elaine Penner

Jun 8, 2009

Joyce Elaine Penner, 82, of Urbana passed away at 6:12 pm Monday, June 8 in her home at Florida House.

She was born on May 6, 1927 in Beatrice, NE to Roy and Elsie Vanderhook.

Joyce married Robert M Penner of Beatrice on August 2, 1950. She is survived by her three children,...

James Blair Hammond

James Blair Hammond

Jun 1, 2009

James Blair Hammond, 72, of Urbana died at 2:46 p.m., June 1, 2009, at home.

A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Eastlawn Cemetery in Urbana. Rev. Curtis Rush will officiate. There will be no visitation. Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana is handling the arrangements....

Jeanne Marie Wyld

Jeanne Marie Wyld

May 30, 2009

Jeanne-Marie Bergheim Wyld, age 81, of Urbana, died at home peacefully early Saturday morning, May 30th 2009, after battling cancer for some two years. Funeral services will be on Thursday, June 4, 2009, at 2 p.m., at Wesley United Methodist Church, Urbana. The Reverend Dan King Crede of Wesley Church will officiate. There will be no visitation....

Carl William "Red" Allman

Carl William "Red" Allman

May 30, 2009

Carl William "Red" Allman, 76 of Urbana, died at 7:09 a.m. Saturday, May 30 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday June 5 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Pastor Brent Roberson will officiate. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. Visitation is from...

Garland E. Nortrup

Garland E. Nortrup

May 30, 2009

Garland E. Nortrup of Urbana passed away at his home on Saturday, May 30, 2009, after a short illness. He was born May 7, 1925, the son of John and Faye (McAllister) Nortrup in Bluffs, Illinois. He grew up near Meredosia, Illinois and served in the Army in Italy during World War II. After attending business college...

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