Obituary Listing

Apr 20, 2022

Katherine Entler, 97, of Urbana, passed away at 8:21 a.m. on April 20, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital.Katherine was born on March 5, 1925 in Hesperia, Michigan the daughter of Willie & Rosa (Hren)Reinhold. She married Robert Entler on July 17, 1947 in Urbana. She is survived by her sister- Sharon Reinhold of Urbana; brothers- Robert Reinhold...

Apr 15, 2022

Marjorie E. Witt was born May 23, 1928, in Sidney, Illinois. Daughter of John and Mattie Witt.  She married Donald Pittman July 13th, 1946, in Urbana Illinois. He proceeded her in death Dec 7, 1990.  Surviving is daughter Donna McLaughlin of St Joseph, Il. Three sons, Steve Pittman of Champaign, Il, Lee Pittman of Beason, Il, and...

Apr 7, 2022

Connie Irene Brown, 72, of Ogden passed away peacefully Thursday April 7th at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. She was born September 14,1949 to Lonnie and Verda Turner and later adopted by her Mom and Dad Opal and William Robertson of Tolono. She attended Unity High School in 1964 and 1965 and then transferred to Champaign High School...

Apr 6, 2022

Beverly C. (Hall, Thurman) Bell, 72, of Urbana passed away peacefully in her home at 11:30 a.m. on April 6, 2022.

Beverly, the 1st of 5 children, was born on July 7, 1949 in Rockford, Illinois. She is preceded in death by her father Eddie Hall and mother Marion (Shannon) Hall.

In 1976,...

Apr 6, 2022

CHAMPAIGN, IL-  Nzengeli Mfwamba, 49, of Champaign, passed away at 1:31 AM, April 6, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital.

Funeral services for Nzengeli will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 23, 2022, at The Vineyard Church of Central Illinois, 1500 N. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, Il, with a visitation two hours prior(9-11AM).  There...

Apr 5, 2022

Diane L. Settle, 77, of Tolono was carried by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into the presence of God on Tuesday morning, April 5, 2022. Diane's lifelong faith and commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ became sight hearing God the Father say to her, "Well done good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your...

Apr 4, 2022

Richard Bruce Wood passed away peacefully on Monday, April 4, 2022 at C-U Regional Rehab Center in Savoy at the age of 87.  Bruce was born March 11, 1935 in East Orange, NJ, the son of Richard Treadwell and Katherine Maynard (Schanck) Wood.  He grew up in South Orange, NJ and graduated from Columbia High School in...

Mar 24, 2022

URBANA, IL-  Fred J. Smith, 91, of Urbana, passed away on March 24, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 29 from 4-7 PM at the Urbana First United Methodist Church, 304 S. Race Street, Urbana.  Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 30 also...

Mar 23, 2022

Donna Joyce Shaffer, 93, of Mahomet and formerly of Urbana passed away at 9:40 a.m. on March 23, 2022 at the Bement Health Care Center. Joyce was born on May 15, 1928 in Effingham, Illinois the daughter of Alfred and Nora (Glatis Moulton) Hille. She graduated from Effingham High School in 1946.  She married Louis Richard Shaffer...

Mar 22, 2022

David Harshbarger was born on March 21, 1932, in Philo, Illinois, the youngest of five children born to Howard and Mary Harshbarger. David attended a one-room schoolhouse for the first few years before the family moved to town, where he attended Leal Elementary and Urbana High School. At Urbana High, he met and started dating the love...

Mar 12, 2022

Kristy D. Bastian, 45, of Champaign passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at her home. She was born in Champaign, Illinois on September 19, 1976 the daughter of Grover and Eileen(Schoonover)King. She married Gerald Eugene Bastian on October 20, 2007. Kristy is survived by her parents, husband; stepdaughter-Mallorie Lynn Pall Bastian; brothers- Ben(Sylvia)King of Seymour, Mike...

Mar 10, 2022

William M. "Morey" Hamilton, 62, of Champaign, IL, passed away unexpectedly at 9:50 a.m. March 10, 2022 at OSF, Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana, Illinois.  He was born, October 19, 1959 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Lawrence and Shirley (Pattengill) Hamilton. He married Julee Touchstone, March 15, 1997.

He graduated from Monticello High...

Mar 8, 2022

William L. Cronk 91 of Champaign, formerly of East Peoria, died at 11:07 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at his home.

A memorial gathering is scheduled for April 23rd 2:00 – 4:00 pm at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Peoria IL.

Bill was born on November 3, 1930 in Chicago, the son of...

Mar 7, 2022

Ruth Ann Wilson peacefully passed away March 7, 2022 in Urbana, IL. She was born February 1, 1940 in Urbana, the daughter of Russell and Ruby (Laroe) Harmon. Ruth Ann married the love of her life, Clifford E. Wilson June 8, 1957. She worked at Burnham Hospital for many years followed by becoming a neighborhood and family...

Mar 3, 2022

Harold E. "Bud" McHenry, 94 of Philo was born October 5, 1927, the son of Loren and Thelma (Spradling) McHenry.  He married Lois Hutton on June 22, 1946.  Survived by his daughter, Marcia Woodworth of Tolono and son Mike McHenry (Donna) of Philo.  He also has 2 surviving sisters, Louise "Boots" Sapp of Savoy and Jeanette Gilley...

Mar 1, 2022

Hong Li of Urbana passed away at home on March 1, 2022. She was 60 years old. Hong earned her doctorate degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She joined the University of Illinois' School of Social Work as a faculty member in 1999, where she studied family caregiving for older adults. She loved to play tennis...

Feb 26, 2022

Son Minh Phan, 78, of Urbana, formerly of Vietnam passed away at 10:55 PM on February 26, 2022 at Carle foundation Hospital. He was born in (City) Vietnam on October 25, 1943 the son of Pho Phan and Lam Thi Dinh. He married Kieu Thi Nguyen on December 21, 1971. Son is survived by his wife Kieu...

Feb 23, 2022

Richard Lee Wheatley, 77, of Urbana passed away on at 3:35 a.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Tuscola Health Care. He was born in Champaign, Illinois on December 9,1944 the son of Charles and Norma Jean (Nally) Wheatley. He married Becky Lynn Lantz on May 21, 1983 in Urbana, Illinois. Richard is survived by his wife-...

Feb 17, 2022

Martha L. Bing, 91, passed away on February 17, 2022. Martha was born on August 24, 1930 to the late Myrtle and Leo Gilliland and grew up in Hillsboro, Illinois.  She met the love of her life, Dennis R. Bing, at Chanute Airforce Base in Rantoul. They were married on December 21, 1951. She is survived by...

Feb 16, 2022

William M. Gladson, 94 of Urbana, passed away Wednesday February 16, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.  Bill was born at Burnham Hospital, Champaign on January 1, 1928, the son of Mason and Helen (Weeks) Gladson.  He married Marilyn Trimmell on November 24, 1949 at Muncie.  She preceded him in death September 25, 2014.

He...