Obituary Listing

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...

Mar 20, 2021

Ruth E. Schloz, 93, of Urbana passed away on March 20th at Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana, Illinois. Ruth was born on February 1, 1928, in Dieterich, Illinois to parents William J. Evans and Bessie A. (Hale) Evans.  She graduated high school and married her husband, Herbert B. Schloz, on July 27, 1947 in Evansville, Indiana.  Ruth...

Mar 20, 2021

Edward Graham Evans, Jr. (known as Graham), 78, of Urbana, IL passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021 after many years of living with Parkinson's disease.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel. All guest are required to wear a mask due to COVID-19, thank...

Mar 17, 2021

Matthew Elliott Harrington, 39, died last week. He was the first-born child and only son of Walt and Keran (Elliott) Harrington and the brother of Kyle C. Harrington. He was married to Kacie (Mitchell) Harrington, who he always introduced as "the love of my life." They have three children, Colton James, 12, Ethan Brooks, 11, and Alexander...

Mar 15, 2021

Maria E. Barger, 87, of Savoy passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Maria was born on December 16, 1933 in Hilversum, Holland the daughter of Peter and Maria (Van de Weijer) Baas. She married James Edgar Barger on July 28, 1979 in Champaign, he precedes her in death. She is survived...

Mar 12, 2021

Lee E. Moore, 84, of Philo passed away peacefully at 4:15 a.m. on Friday (March 12, 2021) at home surrounded by his family. He was born on July 10, 1936 to Roy and Lois (Foster) Moore in Rossville, Illinois. Lee is survived by his wife, JoAnne (Cribbett) of 60 years.  He is also survived by his daughter...

Mar 12, 2021

Debby K. Johnson, formerly of Champaign, was called home to Heaven on March 12, 2021.  She passed away peacefully at the age of 81 years at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst, IL.

Beloved wife of the late Lawrence E. Johnson (2005), her survivors include: children Mark Johnson (Tracy), of Elmhurst, IL, and Lori Purtzer and...

Mar 12, 2021

Waynona Newcom was born June 23, 1921 in Benton, KS to Wayne and Yetiva Morgan Newcom.  Following public school in Haven and Pretty Prairie, KS, she attended Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg, KS.  Upon graduation with a BS degree in Education with a major in Mathematics and minors in Commerce, English, and Speech, Mrs. Brown taught...

Mar 10, 2021

Wayne Weidner, 83, of Urbana passed away at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday March 10, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Wayne was born September 1, 1937 in Urbana, the son of Roy E. and Mildred M. (Brown) Weidner.  He married Diane Rear on September 15, 1963 in Urbana.

Wayne is survived by his wife,...

Mar 10, 2021

Helen Nichelle Heath,35, of Joliet passed away on March 10, 2021 at the Amita Health Adventist Medical Center in Hinsdale, Illinois.

Helen was born on August 11, 1985 in Urbana, Illinois to parents Vallena Adkinson and Joseph Heath.

Helen worked as a CNA and a homecare provider. She was attending classes for her...

Mar 9, 2021

Mary Parsons, 80, of Urbana passed away at 9:20 AM March 9, 2021 at Champaign Urbana Nursing and Rehab in Savoy, Illinois. Mary was born on October 25, 1940 in Champaign the daughter of Louis and Bernice (Bishop) Farruggia. She married Donald Parsons on September 25, 1980 in Urbana, Illinois.

Mary is survived by her...

Mar 8, 2021

Sharon L. Dawson, 77 of Homer, passed away 5:26 p.m. Monday March 8, 2021 at home.  She was born March 19, 1943 in Mattoon, the daughter of William Elvin and Frances Louise (Titus) Dillman.  She married Eugene Allen Dawson and he preceded her in death.  She is survived by daughters, Crystal L. Dawson (Mary K. Anderson), Joann...

Mar 6, 2021

Donald Arnold age 82, passed March 6th at Carle Hospital. He was born July 1938 at Burnham Hospital in Champaign, IL. He attended Urbana High School, where he married his favorite "Tigerette", and high school sweetheart Marsha Thrasher. Don and Marsha were married 55 years. They had 4 children; James, Scott, Robin, Curtis and 4 grandchildren; Ashley,...

Mar 2, 2021

Jack King, 81, of Urbana passed away at 6:16 PM on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. Jack was born on April 18, 1939 in Urbana. The son of Bob and Agnes(Breen) King. He married Sharon Brown on September 6, 1969 in Rantoul, Illinois, she survives. His faithful and loving marriage to Sharon...