Obituary Listing

Apr 13, 2021

Victor E. Price Jr., 62, of Urbana passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021.

A visitation will be held from 1-3pm on Saturday, April 24th, 2021 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana.

Victor was born on August 1st, 1958 in Champaign, Illinois to parents Victor Eugene Price Sr. and Shirley...

Apr 13, 2021

Victor E. Price Jr., 62, of Urbana passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021.

A visitation will be held from 1-3pm on Saturday, April 24th, 2021 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana.

Victor was born on August 1st, 1958 in Champaign, Illinois to parents Victor Eugene Price Sr. and Shirley...

Apr 10, 2021

Richard L. Thies (Dick Thies) of Urbana, IL died peacefully on April 10, 2021. He was 89 years old. Dick was born in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska on November 7, 1931 to Arnold C. and Wilma P. Thies. He was preceded in death by his parents, including his step-father, David C. Player, and by brother-in-law Craig R. Webber,...

Apr 8, 2021

Ernest Landrum Young, 84, of Savoy, Illinois passed away at home on Thursday, April 8, 2021. He was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana on August 3, 1936, a son of Ernest Emile Young and Ada Mae Landrum Young. He was preceded in death by his parents and a twin sister, Ernestine, who died at birth.

Landrum...

Apr 5, 2021

Marvin Frankel passed away peacefully on April 5, 2021 at Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana. He had recently turned 97 years old.

Born March 28, 1924, in Oakland, CA to Joseph and Mathilde (Sewelson) Frankel, Marvin graduated from University High School in Oakland, at the age of 16. He then began his studies at the...

Apr 4, 2021

Beverly Jean Humes, 91, of Tolono passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at her home.

Beverly was born on August 22, 1929 to parents VanBuren and Ethel (Sperry) Reese. She attended high school in St. Joseph and married her husband Howard Lee Humes in 1948 in St. Joe, Illinois. Beverly raised five children and...

Apr 1, 2021

Jerry Gabel, 70, passed away at 2:38 p.m. on April 1, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Tuscola, Illinois, June 17, 1950 the son of Chester and Ruby (Scoby) Gabel. He married Joy Jewell on February 16, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois.

After graduating high school, Jerry was drafted into the Army and obtained...

Apr 1, 2021

Pamela Joyce Broderick-Rhoades, 71, passed away peacefully on Thursday April 1, 2021 at Illini Heritage Nursing Home in Champaign, IL. after a long battle with cancer.

Pam (known to her many friends as PJ) was born on Dec. 3, 1949, in Urbana, IL, the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Broderick.

She was raised...

Mar 31, 2021

On Wednesday, March 31st, 2021, Griffith (Griff) Pryce Dawson of Urbana, Illinois, passed away at the age of 30. Griff is survived by his mother, Norine Dawson of Ames, Iowa, father, Jeffrey Dawson of Los Angeles, his three siblings, Evan Dawson of Champaign (Richelle Hildebrand), David Dawson of Los Angeles, and Lauren Dawson of San Diego, and...

Mar 30, 2021

Dale A. Barcus of Urbana passed away at 1:17 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at his home in Urbana. He was born November 14, 1940, Son of Raymond Louis Barcus and Blanche Frances Nettie Selph. Dale Married Linda Louise Grein, of Urbana, on April 8th, 1962.

Dale is proceeded in Death by his Wife Linda,...

Mar 27, 2021

RANTOUL, IL-  Helen Annette Muehl, 74, of Rantoul, IL and formerly of Columbia, Missouri, passed away on March 27, 2021 at University Health Systems in Columbia, MO.

There will be a visitation from 10-11 AM on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL, with burial to follow at...

Mar 27, 2021

Edward Arthur Schaller passed away March 27th at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois. He was the son of Edward James and Concetta Rosina (Lolly) Schaller of New York, New York. He was the oldest of three sons raised in Franklin Square, Long Island and graduated the class of 1956 from Sewanhaka High School. After graduation he...

Mar 26, 2021

Glenn Harms II, 71, of Champaign passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at IU Health Hospital in Indianapolis.

Cremation rights have been accorded and there will be a celebration of life at the VFW in Champaign on April 17th form 5 - 9pm.

Glenn was born on July 31, 1949 in Urbana,...

Mar 25, 2021

Nancy Parry Swaney, 82, of Philo, passed away peacefully in her home on March 25, 2021.

Private funeral services will be held at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana.  Reverend Jeff Stahl of Countryside Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Locust Grove Cemetery, Philo.

Mrs. Swaney was born January 12,...

Mar 25, 2021

Violet Harder, 94, of Savoy passed away at 11:55 a.m. on March 25, 2021 at University Rehabilitation Center of Champaign-Urbana.

Violet was born January 26, 1927 in Tacubaya, Mexico the daughter of Hungarian émigrés Alexandro and Regina (Goldfarb) Kornhauser.  She worked for many years as an import/export clerk at Baxter Travenol in Skokie, IL until...

Mar 24, 2021

Death came for Olive Clark in her sleep, the morning of March 24, 2021. As a young child, she asked her mother, "Do you think I could live to the year 2000?"  Olive lived to be 100 years, seven months, 28 days. Olive was born in Passaic, NJ, July 27, 1920, the month before US women (effectively...

Mar 24, 2021

Janie McGraw, 81 of Urbana, passed away at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at C-U Regional Rehab, Savoy.  She was born May 13, 1939 at Grey Hawk, KY, the daughter of Robert G. and Marie E. (Bennett) Miller.  She married Clarence McGraw January 28, 1956 at Covington, IN.  He preceded her in death on January 21,...

Mar 24, 2021

URBANA -- Georgia Sue (McPherson) Kneller, loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at 6:38 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana at the age of 76.

A private commemoration was held with family in Urbana on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

She was born September 1, 1944, at...

Mar 22, 2021

Raymond D. Wait, 89, of Urbana passed away at 10:49 am on March 22, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital.

Raymond was born May 8, 1931 to Cloyd and Laura Wait. He married Irma Hausman Aug 9, 1952. They were married for 60 years. They have seven children: Paula Jones, Hope Johnson, Lora (Larry) Dykes, Jeff...

Mar 21, 2021

On March 21, 2021, Donna Evelyn Watson Orr loving wife, mother and grandmother to 2 children and 4 grandchildren, passed away at the age of 76. Donna was born December 19, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. Donna graduated from Urbana High School in 1964. Donna married Willard E Orr on May 9, 1966, Willard shipped off to Vietnam...