Obituary Listing

Feb 27, 2024

SEYMOUR, IL-  Jessica Lynn Schoonover, 40, of Seymour, IL, passed away at 9:11 AM, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at her residence in Seymour.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM, Monday, March 4, 2024 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 Philo Rd., Urbana with funeral services at 7:00 PM.  Cremation will follow services.

Jessica...

Feb 24, 2024

Betty A. Vaughn, 87 of Savoy passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at her home. She was born on February 26, 1936 in Potomac, IL the daughter of Charles & Mildred (Villars) Hoshauer. Betty is survived by a son- Richard (Julie) Vaughn of Rantoul; daughters- Cherri (Les) Reeley of Elkhart, IL and Vicki (Dan) Becker of...

Feb 23, 2024

Richard Eastin was born on March 29, 1991 to Stephanie Eastin & Beau Jenks.  He went peacefully to his heavenly home on Feb 23, 2024  with his mother, Stephanie and sister Samantha by his side.  He is also survived by his half brother William Jenks of Fort Wayne, IN. William kindly donated his stem cells in 2015,...

Feb 20, 2024

Shirley Mae Kuntz, 86, of Urbana passed away at 12:38 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at Carle Foundation, Urbana. She was born on June 20, 1937 in St. Paul, MN the daughter of Charles & Illa (Gould) Sjostrand. She was married to Robert Potts for 25 years. Charles Trimble was her partner for over 35 years....

Feb 20, 2024

Robert L. Foote, 70, of Champaign, Illinois and formerly of Crawfordsville, Indiana passed away unexpectedly from complications of pulmonary fibrosis on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Bob was born on December 2, 1953 in Springfield, Ohio the son of J. Lindsley (Lin) & Alice (Tanner) Foote. He married Cheryl Hughes on...

Feb 18, 2024

Bill Sanford passed peacefully Sunday morning, February 18 at Carle Hospital.

Visitation is at Webber Street Christian Church, 107 S. Webber St., Urbana on Tuesday, February 20 from 12pm-130pm, with a celebration of life service at 130pm.

Bill was a painter at the University of Illinois until he retired at 62 but then...

Feb 18, 2024

SIDNEY, IL- Phyllis Lorraine Orcutt, 78, of Sidney, passed away at 5:20 PM, Sunday, February 18, 2024 at her residence. There will be no services at this time.  Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 Philo Road, Urbana, IL, is assisting the family with arrangements. Phyllis was born on February 11, 1946 in Paxton, IL, a daughter of Kenneth...

Feb 18, 2024

Donald G. Plotner, 87, of Champaign passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at Bement Health Care. He was born on September 8, 1936 in Mansfield, Illinois the son of Lyman & Evelyn (Roth) Plotner. Don married Sharon Simmons on August 4, 1957 in Champaign. Donald is survived by his wife, Sharon and daughter,...

Feb 12, 2024

Visitation will be held from 12-5:00 PM on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel

Feb 10, 2024

Ruth Rea Ringland Rains died on Saturday, February 10 at home.  She was born on October 20, 1927 in Champaign, Illinois and was retired from the University of Illinois.  Her parents were Ray O. Ringland and Anna Day.  Ruth's son, John Ray, preceded her in death.  Ruth was a good neighbor, and tried to define "neighbor" as...

Feb 4, 2024

Gina L. Torricelli, 62, of Urbana, passed away at 2:32 pm on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana. She was born on December 5, 1961 in Harrisburg, Illinois the daughter of Calvin & Maureen (Jones) Sutton. She married Kenneth Torricelli on October 29, 1988 in Las Vegas. Gina is survived...

Feb 3, 2024

RANTOUL, IL-  Lawrence Raymond "Ray" Parkhurst, 93, of Paxton and formerly of Rantoul, IL, passed away at 5:42 PM, Saturday, February 3, 2024 at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton, IL.

Visitation will be held Thursday, February 8, from 6-8 PM at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL with Masonic Rites at 5:30 PM.  Funeral...

Jan 31, 2024

Jo Anne was born the oldest of 4 children in Ohio. At the age of 16, the family moved to Illinois where she graduated from Homewood-Flossmoor HS. Jo Anne met her husband, RB, at the University of Illinois in 1967. She graduated from the U of I with a bachelors degree in mathematics and a masters degree...

Jan 27, 2024

George N. Motsegood passed away January 27, 2024, at Bickford Senior Living, Champaign.  He was born October 22, 1948, at Granite City, the son of George and Dorothy (Wickham) Motsegood.  He is survived by his wife, Kathleen of White Heath and two sons and their spouses, Perry Nelson and Jennifer Lynn (Stoddard) Motsegood of Sammamish, Washington, Henry...

Jan 26, 2024

Roger F. Flaningam Sr, 88, of Urbana passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2024 at Carle Foundation, Urbana. He was born on March 23, 1935 in Champaign, IL the son of William & Edna Mae ( Hoag) Flaningam. He married Cora Moody on March 28, 2006 in Urbana. She passed away on May 10,...

Jan 26, 2024

Leland Collins, Jr. 62 of Philo passed away at home on January 26, 2024.  He was born November 8, 1961, in Urbana, the son of Clarance Leland "Peewee" and Nancy (Anderson) Collins.  He is survived by; daughter, Melissa Brown; son Nathan Collins; son Aryn Gilenson; son Trace (Shana) Collins; stepson Neiko Gaines; stepdaughter Angelina Gaines; stepdaughter Jessa...

Jan 22, 2024

Dorothy E. Moffitt, 99, of Urbana, passed away peacefully on Monday January 22, 2024, surrounded by family at the home where she had lived for the past 65 years. She was born in Peru, Indiana, on December 19, 1924, the daughter of Marvin and Helen (Jenkins) Erb. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Dr. James T. Moffitt,...

Jan 21, 2024

Rose Marie Stillwell, 72, a long time resident of Round Lake Park, IL passed away at 1:48 pm on January 21, 2024 at Carle Foundation, in Urbana, IL where she currently resided with her son Brian.  She was born on October 20, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of John & Heather (Williams) Dietz. She married Paul...

Jan 17, 2024

Jan 11, 2024

Charline Waldron, 93 of Savoy, formerly of Urbana, passed away Thursday January 11, 2024, in Savoy.  Charline was born November 12, 1930 in France, the daughter of Jean and Louis (Rober) Boursier.  She married Milton Waldron and he preceded her in death in 1977.  She is survived by a niece, Martine Geirnaert, a nephew, Pierre Vaspard, both...