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Elena Coad

Elena Coad

Jul 27, 2009

Elena Coad 79 0f Champaign died at 11:05 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2009 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Eastlawn Cemetery, Urbana. The Rev. Marsh Jones will officiate. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Thursday at Renner-Wikoff Chapel...

Doris J. Klapperich

Doris J. Klapperich

Jul 22, 2009

Doris J. Klapperich, 85 of St. Petersburg, Fla, formerly of St. Joseph, died July 22 in St. Petersburg. Graveside services will 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 27 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Mrs. Klapperich was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., the daughter of Herman and Violet (Steenberg) Slater. She married Delphin J. Klapperich Dec. 30, 1944 at Kalamazoo. He preceded...

John L. Hendon

John L. Hendon

Jul 21, 2009

John L. Hendon, 82 of Urbana died at 10:32 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Andy Dallas will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Visitation will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00...

John C. Anderson

John C. Anderson

Jul 18, 2009

John Carl Anderson, 81 of Urbana, passed away peacefully at home at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2009. A private service will be held at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana on Monday, July 20.

John was born May 3, 1928, in Champaign, IL, the son of Victor Eugene Anderson and Faye Marie Barr. He married...

Elizabeth Betsey Cronan

Elizabeth Betsey Cronan

Jul 18, 2009

Elizabeth (Betsey) Cronan of Urbana died at 4:45 am, July 18, at home.

Betsey was born September 27, 1948 in Connecticut. She married John Cronan in October of 1973. He survives. In 1978, they moved to Urbana.

She is also survived by her two sons, Glen of Eugene, OR, Mark of Chapel Hill,...

Joan Elizabeth Klein

Joan Elizabeth Klein

Jul 17, 2009

Joan Elizabeth Klein, 57 of Urbana died at 9:54 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2009 at home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the...

Brenda E. Gipson

Brenda E. Gipson

Jul 16, 2009

Brenda E. Gipson, 61, of Urbana, died 7:45 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2009, at The Carle Arbours in Savoy. Funeral services will be 5 p.m. Monday, July 20 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana with visitation one hour prior to service time. Rev. Jim High will officiate.

Ms. Gipson was born January 29,...

John Mclaughlin

John Mclaughlin

Jul 15, 2009

The celebration of John "Kip" McLaughlin's life will be Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana, Illinois.

Kip was 75 years old when he passed away at the Carle Hospital early Wednesday morning after a strong fight against congestive heart failure and cancer.

Kip was the loving husband of his wife,...

Ralph Franklin

Ralph Franklin

Jul 13, 2009

Ralph R. Franklin, 80, of Urbana died on Mon., July 13, 2009 at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m., Sat., July 18 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. The Rev. Lee Galbraith, his friend and neighbor, will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery,...

Jean Catherine Baer

Jean Catherine Baer

Jul 10, 2009

Jean Catherine Baer 89, of Urbana died at 9:40 p.m. Friday, July 10, 2009 at the Heartland Healthcare Center, Champaign.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. The Rev. Fr. Jeffrey Scanlon will officiate. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m....

Joseph Bernard Buchholz

Joseph Bernard Buchholz

Jul 7, 2009

URBANA, IL- Joseph Bernard Buchholz, 74, of Urbana, passed away at 7:07 P.M., Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Carle Foundation Hospital.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Prairieview Cemetery, Savoy. Military rites will be provided by V.F.W. 5520, Champaign.

Mr. Buchholz was born April 9, 1935...

Keith J. Kelley

Keith J. Kelley

Jul 6, 2009

Keith J. Kelley, 80, of Urbana died at 4:51 p.m. Monday, July 6th, 2009 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the VFW Post 630, Urbana. Military services will be conducted by the American Legion Post 71, Urbana. Burial will be in Dennard Cemetery, Dennard,...

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,...

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