Obituary Listing

May 5, 2023

Dolores Rebecca Joseph, 94, of Champaign passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Clark Lindsey Village in Urbana.

Dolores, born July 9, 1928, was the fourth child of Lewis Joseph and Rose (Flaxman) Joseph. Lew was a New York City detective and then Assistant District Attorney, while Rose earned a degree in law but...

Apr 30, 2023

Stanley Porter Summers, 90, of Urbana, died peacefully on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Meadowbrook Health Care Center in Urbana.  He was born on January 19, 1933, in Moberly, Missouri to Porter and Irene (Fickes) Summers.  They proceeded him in death.

He married Jill (Greene) Summers on June 17, 1956, in Huntsville, Missouri. She proceeded...

Apr 29, 2023

David Ray Glass 97 of Urbana, IL passed away at 10:56 AM on Saturday April 29, 2023 at Accolade Healthcare of Danville, IL.  He was married to Lois Marie Sullivan Nov 18, 1951.  She passed away on Dec. 20, 2013.

He has 2 daughters Arlene R. Glass, Susan E. Rhodes (Danny), 3 grandchildren Jason E...

Apr 27, 2023

Bennie Carlos Mosley, 94, of Urbana, Illinois passed away at 2:35 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Hawthorne Inn of Danville, Danville, Illinois.

Mr. Mosley was born in Georgia in 1928 the son of LuVert Thompson Mosley and Ben "Onie" Mosley and he was the last survivor of 11 children. He lived over 60...

Apr 26, 2023

Marlene C. Book, 85, of Urbana passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at her residence.

Marlene was born in 1937 in Chicago to parents George and Rosella Brinkman. She married Larry A. Book in 1956.

Marlene is survived by her children Gayle Silvers and Tom Book (Ruth), of Urbana; her grandchildren Rory...

Apr 26, 2023

Ft Smith Arkansas. On April 26, 2023 Don C. McMillan,95, previously of Urbana, IL passed away peacefully. Don is survived by his loving wife, Delores of the past 21 years and his sons Cary (Rande) Lincolnshire IL,Mark (Annette) Park Ridge IL, and Chris (Judy) Hartsburg IL. He adored and loved being with all 5 of his grandchildren,...

Apr 22, 2023

Nancy Margaret Sarabi, 86, of Savoy, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023. She was born on August 20, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois to Rudolph and Louise (Meyer) Ringgenberg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Jean Dietemann. Nancy married the love of her life, Teoman "Tony" Sarabi, in 1961....

Apr 19, 2023

Preston Elsworth Sullivan (17), known to his family as "P", and known to his friends as "Presto", the sun rose for him on November 10, 2005 and the sun set on April 19, 2023. Preston "P" was preceded in death by his Uncle Caleb "Slim" Sullivan, Papaw William Elsworth Scrimpsher and Mamaw Shirley Scrimpsher.  Preston "P" is...

Apr 12, 2023

Judith R. Short, 77, of Urbana passed away at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Judy was born on September 2, 1945 in Vandalia, Illinois, the daughter of Donald and Laura (Shaw) Davidson. On August 22, 1964, Judy married the love of her life, Ron Short, in Urbana. He passed away...

Apr 10, 2023

David B. Faught, 59, passed away on April 10, 2023 at his home. He was born on June 18, 1963 in Mentor, Ohio the son of Earl & Marilyn (Arnold) Faught. David is survived by his sons Ryan Faught of St. Charles, Illinois and Alex Faught of Champaign, Illinois, along with their mother, Ana Faught of St....

Apr 7, 2023

Lea Weddle Schmidt entered Heaven on Good Friday, April 7, 2023 after a valiant battle against cancer and fibrosis.  She was surrounded by her family.  Lea was born in Monticello, Illinois in 1944 to Edward and Anna Weddle. Lea was raised in Monticello where she attended the Nazarene Church with her family every Sunday.  She graduated from...

Apr 2, 2023

Ralph Nelson Zimmerman, 62 of Champaign passed away Sunday April 2, 2023 at home.  He was born in Decatur December 16, 1960, the son of Wallace and Beryl (Sigler) Zimmerman.He is survived by his brothers- Wallace Zimmerman of Champaign & Everett Zimmerman of Rantoul; sister- Robin Ferraro of Champaign.

Ralph is preceded in death by...

Apr 1, 2023

Roberta Bloom Lindstrand was born October 30, 1927, on a farm near Catlin, IL. The daughter of Peter Earl and Ena Phipps Bloom.

She attended Catlin Grade School and her Freshman year at Catlin High School.  She graduated from University High School, class of 1945. Then she graduated from University of Illinois, class of 1949...

Mar 31, 2023

Ruth "Ann" Delporte, 70, of Champaign passed away at 12:12 a.m. on March 31, 2023 at her home. She was born on July 5, 1952 in Urbana, Illinois, the daughter of Chester & Mary Lorene (Eubanks) Riddell. Ann is survived by her sons, Damian Delporte of College Station, Texas, and Lyncoln (Toni) Delporte of Champaign, Illinois; her...

Mar 27, 2023

Fred Carl Rinkenberger, 92, of Champaign, IL, went to be with his Lord on March 27, 2023, at Heritage Health: Therapy & Senior Care, Gibson City, Illinois. Fred was born February 25, 1931 at Gridley, Illinois the son of John F. and Anna Rinkenberger (Gasser). He graduated from Gridley High School in 1949 and joined the Air...

Mar 26, 2023

Ruth M. Fisher, 101, of Urbana, passed away at 11:01 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Clark Lindsey Village,Urbana, Illinois. Ruth Paroni Meads was born in Berkeley CA to Dr. Albert Meads and Dr. Romilda Paroni Meads. She attended John Muir Elementary School which she revisited in 2015, glad to see that the live oaks and...

Mar 24, 2023

Graveside service on March 30, 2023 at 12 noon at Prairieview Cemetery, Savoy, Illinois

Mar 23, 2023

Susan Summers died at home in Urbana, IL on March 23, 2023, in the arms of her wife and surrounded by friends. She was born on August 14, 1946, in Tacoma Park, MD to Jim Dick King Summers and Grace Eaton Summers. On May 19, 2013, Susan married her longtime friend Julie Hannaford Rundell and officially became...

Mar 18, 2023

Ronald R. Mahannah, 80 of St. Joseph passed away at 3:02 a.m. Saturday March 18, 2023 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.  He was born August 25, 1942 in Urbana, the son of Roy and Ruth Mahannah.  He married Charlotte Haile on April 3, 1992 and gained three bonus daughters, Debbie Martinez of Champaign, DeAnna Shane (Don) of...

Mar 18, 2023

CHAMPAIGN - Dorothy M. Conover, 91, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL, surrounded by her family.  Dorothy was born March 1, 1932 in Bement, Illinois to George O. Harder and Effie M. (Harder) Whitehouse. She spent her youth in this area. She graduated from Moore Township High...