Henry John Seiter
Aug 10, 2021
Henry John Seiter, Jr., 66, passed away peacefully on Aug. 10, 2021, at home in Urbana. He was born on Aug. 13, 1954 in Galveston, TX, to Henry J. Seiter, Sr. and Darlene Ruth (Bittick) Seiter. Henry graduated from Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, TX, and attended the University of Houston.
He received Jesus...
Rochelle "Shelley" Burns
Aug 9, 2021
Rochelle I. "Shelley" Burns, 69 of Urbana passed away Monday August 9, 2021 at home. She was born January 1, 1952 in Chicago, the daughter of Philip and Annabelle (Henderson) Burns. She was preceded in death by her brother Robert W. Burns. She is survived by a nephew, Ryan M. Burns of Urbana, nieces, Shauna M. Bishop...
Rebecca E. Hanson
Aug 8, 2021
REBECCA ELIZABETH (Becky) HANSON, 96, passed on August 8, 2021, at the Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana.
A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at the Garden Pavilion at Meadowbrook Park, 2808 S. Race St., Urbana.
Becky's daughters considered her a "one-woman friendship force"...
Richard Wagner
Aug 7, 2021
Richard Wagner, 68, of St. Joseph passed away at 11:35 PM on August 7, 2021 at the University of Wisconsin Medical Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.
Richard was born on January 22, 1953 in Champaign, Illinois the son of Edward and Elizabeth (Tempel) Wagner.
He is survived by his son-Derek, (Kacey) Wagner; daughter- Ashley(Robert) Dallas;...
Thomas E. Sanders
Aug 7, 2021
Thomas E. Sanders, 64, of Urbana passed away at 2:27 PM on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his home.He was born on June 1, 1957 in Corona, California the son of Lonion and Esther (Alexander) Sanders. Tom is survived by his significant other- Linda Ford of Urbana; family- Lynn Aalfs of Olivia, Minnesota, Jillian Reynolds of St...
Bill J. Frank
Aug 2, 2021
Bill J. Frank, 65, of Urbana passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 after battling Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for 30 years.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 7 from 1-2pm at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Following the visitation, there will be a memorial service at 2pm. Due to high risk factors, masks are...
Walter D. Rohr
Jul 30, 2021
Walter D. Rohr, 63, of Mahomet passed away on Friday, July 30th, 2021, at OSF Sacred Heart of Mary Hospital in Urbana.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Renner-Wikoff in Urbana, IL.
Following the visitation there will be a funeral service ...
Wayne Phelps
Jul 28, 2021
THOMASBORO, IL- Wayne Phelps, 93, of Thomasboro, IL, passed away at 9:22 AM, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at his residence.
There will be a memorial service at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, Illinois, with Pastor Hank Sanford officiating. There will be a visitation...
William R. Schroeder
Jul 27, 2021
William R. (Bill) Schroeder, longtime professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2021, at his home in Urbana, Illinois, after an extended illness. He was an exceptionally dedicated teacher, fiercely demanding both of himself and his students, but also deeply loyal. He maintained close friendships with a number...
Darla J. Cox
Jul 27, 2021
Darla Cox, 80, of Urbana passed away at 2:20 PM on July 27, 2021 at her home. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on April 3, 1941 the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Kelton) Cox. Darla is survived by her daughter -Marjorie Hill of Urbana; granddaughters- Marlee Hill of Urbana and Kayla Hill of Champaign; grandson- Josh...
Wenyu Lin
Jul 24, 2021
Urbana, IL – Dr. Wenyu Lin passed away on July 24, 2021. She was born in Fujian, China on July 10, 1944.
Dr. Wenyu graduated from Beijing Medical School in China in 1968. She practiced for more than 18 years in Sichuan, China in general surgery, and later in Guangzhou, China with a specialization in...
Dale Henry Laroe
Jul 22, 2021
Dale Henry LaRoe, 93, of Urbana passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his home in Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Monday July 26 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd. Urbana. Pastor Hank Sanford will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8...
Christina Gail Kerr
Jul 22, 2021
Christina Gail Kerr, 68, of Urbana passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at her home in Urbana.
A memorial service will be held on August 6, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana.
Tina was born on April 23, 1953, in Eureka, Kansas to parents Harvey and Ada (Mealor)...
Michael R. Brown
Jul 20, 2021
Michael R. Brown, 40, of Danville and formerly of Sidney passed away at 3:04 PM on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at his home. Michael was born in Urbana, Illinois on October 12, 1980 the son of Phillip "Butch" and Pamela Sue (Marlatt) Brown. He is survived by his father-"Butch"; sister- Rachael (Matt) Paceley and brother – Trever...
Jennifer Eileen Endsley-Nesler
Jul 19, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, IL- Jennifer Eileen Endsley-Nesler, 73, of Champaign, passed away at 12:28 PM, Monday, July 19, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Jennifer was born July 20, 1947 in Mt. Ayr, Iowa, a daughter of James and Alberta (Kimberlin) Endsley. She is survived by her husband, Gary Nesler, whom she married on March...
Barbara L. Westwater
Jul 19, 2021
Barbara Lois Westwater, of Urbana, passed from this life 5:32 AM on July19, 2021, at Clark-Lindsey Village. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1803 N Coler Ave, Urbana, Illinois 61801. Her nephew, Pastor Jonathan Moore will officiate. She was born November 17, 1943, in Wilmington, Delaware, the...
Cathy S. Peterson
Jul 17, 2021
Cathy (Bartels) Peterson passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021, at her home in Tolono, Illinois.
She was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin the daughter of Junior and Virginia (Morgan) Bartels on August 30, 1958.
Cathy was fortunate enough to grow up in the quiet little town of Plano, Illinois and graduated from Plano...
Joseph "Joe" Nevitt
Jul 12, 2021
Joseph "Joe" Nevitt, 60, of Urbana, formerly of Peoria passed away at 9:09 PM on Monday, July 12, 2021 at his residence.
Joe was born November 15, 1960 in Peoria, Illinois the son of Herbert and Dora (Nyari) Nevitt. He married Christine Beckmann on January 19, 1980 in Peoria, Illinois.
He is survived...
Timothy Leal Lawhead
Jul 7, 2021
Timothy Leal Lawhead
November 6, 1951 – July 7, 2021
CHAMPAIGN – Timothy Leal Lawhead, 69, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after battling cancer.
Tim was born in 1951 to Francis and Louise (Miebach) Lawhead (deceased) in Urbana, IL. He is survived by his wife of...
James "Jim" Bruns
Jul 5, 2021
James Michael Bruns, 77 of Urbana, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021 in Indianapolis. He was born March 25, 1944 in Watseka, the son of Rev. Heye E. and Elizabeth (Harms) Bruns. He is survived by 3 daughters, Jamie Bruns of Champaign, Brandy Stover (LeeRoy) of Urbana, and Tara Wilson (Joel) of Fawn Grove, PA. Also survived...
