Obituary Listing

Sep 4, 2021

Evelyn L Satterfield, 92 of Kingsport  Tennessee formerly of Champaign Illinois passed away on Saturday, September 4th, 2021 at Wexford House in Kingsport Tennessee.  Evelyn, who always went by her middle name Louise, was born in Bondville Illinois on February 23rd, 1929 the daughter of Leonard and Lela ( Cuppy) Watson.  On November 26th, 1952 she married...

Sep 3, 2021

URBANA, IL-  It is with great sadness that the family of Sharon Horney(Burgin) announce her sudden passing on Friday, September 3, 2021, at the age of 81.

Sharon was born in Urbana in 1939 to Neil and Helen (Barcus) Burgin.  Sharon married Roy E. Poll, Jr. in 1955 and they would go on...

Sep 2, 2021

Mark Steven Barnett of Savoy, formerly of Champaign & Urbana, died on Thursday, September 2, 2021 after a long battle with FTD (Frontotemporal Dementia) & Parkinson's Disease surrounded by his wife and sons at home.

Mark was the first of five children born to Mildred (Torcaso) Barnett and Norman Barnett in Urbana on August 31,...

Aug 31, 2021

Brian E. Wells, 59, of Tolono passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Brian was born on April 9, 1962, in Paxton, IL to Father Edward Wells and Mother Alta (Coon) Sandtrock. He graduated from Urbana High School and worked for almost 20 years at driving for Blager Concrete Co....

Aug 31, 2021

Ruth I. Douglas, 82, of Urbana passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Carle Foundation Hospital.

A graveside service will be held at 10am on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Grandview Memorial Garden in Champaign.

Ruth was born on November 21, 1938, in Champaign, IL to parents Roy and Mildred (Brown) Weidner....

Aug 26, 2021

Dennis Fitton, 67, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021, in Savoy, IL.

A visitation will be held from 6 – 8pm on Monday, August 30, 2021, at the Renner Wikoff Chapel in Urbana.

A funeral service will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the Renner Wikoff Chapel. Following...

Aug 24, 2021

Earlene 'Sandy' Barnes passed away August 24, 2021.  She was born January 25, 1938 in Eunice NM.   She has had various jobs but loved being a House Mother for various sororities at the U of I and also in Oklahoma.  She is survived by a son, Mike (Mary) McNealy  and a daughter Linda (Steven) Bickers.  Also, several...

Aug 24, 2021

George Craig Atkinson of Champaign, passed away at 8:40 PM on Saturday August 21 at home. He was born on November 22, 1958 in Chicago, to Hugh C and Mary N. Atkinson. He is survived by his mother Mary, of Urbana (Joe Behrends) sister Anne Pierce (Rick) sister Mary Van Cleave (Bill) longtime partner Beth Geitmann, uncles...

Aug 22, 2021

William "Bill" J Welbes, 69, of Urbana, died Sunday August 22, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after a brief illness.

He was born September 29, 1951 in Chicago, IL to William F Welbes and Mary Price Welbes.  He was raised in Indiana, developed his lifelong love of playing baseball, and graduated from Gavit...

Aug 18, 2021

DECATUR, IL-  Robert(Bob)  Cuppernell, Sr., of Decatur, IL and formerly of Urbana, passed away at 1:37 PM, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at The Loft Rehabilitation, Decatur.

There will be a visitation from 10:00-11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, with burial at Grandview Memorial Gardens...

Aug 18, 2021

Vilia Von "Vonnie", was born in Robinson, Illinois on June 24, 1955 to William Wayne and Patricia Ann Grubb. As a child, her family moved around in Arizona and Illinois where they eventually settled in Urbana. Vonnie attended and graduated from Urbana schools, this is where she met her husband of almost 50 years, John Reid. Her...

Aug 17, 2021

Baptized into the hope of Christ resurrection

Vera Faye Avery Capps (nee Fortune)

Dear Daughter of the late June and Margorie Fortune of Illinois

Loving Mother of Walter Eugene (Anne) Avery Jr. of Elmwood, IL., Craig Thomas (Kelly) Avery of Urbana, IL., Eugenia Rosanne Nicholson of St. Louis, MO and Rhonda...

Aug 15, 2021

Michael Dean Stephen, 66, of Urbana passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at OSF Heart of Mary Hospital in Urbana.

Michael was born on July 22, 1955, in Charleston, IL to parents Dean and Jo (Porter) Stephen. During his career Michael worked as the route man and supervisor for Pepsi-Cola until his retirement. On...

Aug 10, 2021

Mona A. Kaiser, 83, of Champaign passed away on August 10, 2021, at Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana.

There will be a visitation on Friday, August 20, 2021, at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel from 5-7 p.m.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel at 9:00 a.m....

Aug 10, 2021

Jeanette Forrest of Urbana was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and  friend.  She passed away peacefully at 8:53 AM on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, in her home.

Jeanette was born in Baton Rouge (Alexandria), Louisiana on January 10, 1938, the daughter of William and Erica (Green) Hornsey. She married her high school sweetheart, Clyde...

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...

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...

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"...

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;...

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...