Obituary Listing

Jul 20, 2020

Darrell L. "Corky" Lovett, 83 of Urbana, passed away at 5:47 a.m. on Monday, July 20, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.  Corky was born May 2, 1937 in Urbana, the son of Arthur and Myrle (Hyatt) Lovett.  He married Shirley Toler on August 17, 1958 in Cornith, Mississippi.  She preceded him in death on January 10,...

Jul 20, 2020

Carolyn was born January 2, 1924 as the third child of Raymond and Kathryn Schlueter in Kenesaw Nebraska. She graduated from Kenesaw High School and Hastings College Nebraska (BA in Fine Arts). She married Lloyd D. Witter in Seattle, Washington in 1950; moved to Chicago IL; Hinsdale IL; then to Urbana IL in 1956. She had three...

Jul 20, 2020

Lois Jean Key (Sarver), 75, of Urbana, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020, peacefully, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born December 7, 1944 to Woodrow G. and Alma Faye Sarver. She graduated from Urbana Highschool. Lois married Thomas (Larry) Key, Sr. on January 4th, 1966 in Loudon, TN. She is survived by her beloved...

Jul 19, 2020

Marjorie Brewer, 88, of Champaign passed away at her home on Sunday, July 19, 2020.

Marjorie was born on October 1st, 1931 in Sidney, Illinois to parents Joseph and Della White. She graduated from Sidney Highschool and was a member of the Mahomet United Methodist Church.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her...

Jul 19, 2020

CHAMPAIGN, IL-  Alan Lee Beasley, 78, of Champaign, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away at 11:35 PM,

July 19, 2020 in Bloomington, IL.

Alan was born February 24, 1942, in Chicago, IL, a son of Richard and Oleva(Koepp) Beasley.  He graduated from Urbana High School in 1960 and received his Bachelor's...

Jul 17, 2020

Charles (Skip) W. Thompson, Lt. Colonel, Retired, USAF, 84, of St. Joseph peacefully passed away unexpectedly with his family in attendance on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 6:52 p.m. at Carle Foundation Hospital.

He was born in Chicago, IL, the son of George W. and Dorothy E. Thompson.  He is survived by his wife of...

Jul 15, 2020

Glenn Michael Rothermel, 60, of Camargo, passed away on July 15, 2020, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

A visitation will be held from 9am-11am on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Broadlands, IL. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 11am.

Mike was born on June 20, 1960,...

Jul 14, 2020

John Martin James passed away Tuesday July 14, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.  He was born January 19, 1034 in Urbana, IL, the son of Homer and Lottie Brownfield James.  He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings Chauncey, Homer, Cora Josephine and Harold.  He is survived by Paul.

John graduated from Mahomet...

Jul 13, 2020

N. Narayana Rao, 88, of Savoy passed away at 2:37 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2020 at his home surrounded by family.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. A private family service will be held and cremation rites will be accorded.

N....

Jul 13, 2020

James Cloyd Elder, 80, died Monday, July 13, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital's Hospice Care in Urbana, IL surrounded by family..

Born June 5, 1940, in Urbana, IL, he was the son of the late Obel and Daisy (Cloyd) Elder.

He grew up in Villa Grove, IL, and graduated from Villa Grove High...

Jul 11, 2020

Dolores Marie Laird (Dee), 90, died peacefully at home with her family by her side on July 11, 2020. Dee was born 2/3/30 at her family farm in Mapleton, IL, the daughter of John Bernard and Minnie Elizabeth (Reichel) Goetze.

Dee was a graduate of Timber Township High School (1948) and graduated from the University...

Jul 4, 2020

Caleb Andrew Sullivan (Smiley), the sun rose on April 18, 1996, the sun set, he earned his wings and heaven gained an angel on July 4, 2020.

Born in Urbana to Darren and Jae Sullivan, Caleb was the baby brother of ten brothers and one sister.

Caleb is survived by Eric Lehman of...

Jul 2, 2020

URBANA - David Alan de Jong passed away at Carle Foundation Hospital on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at age 67.

He was born on December 29, 1952 in Chicago, IL to Dr. Jerome and Lavonne (Vande Stoep) De Jong.  In 1958 the family moved to Grand Rapids, MI, the beginning of his lifelong love of...

Jun 29, 2020

Mary E. Dailey, March 29, 1920–June 29, 2020

Mary E. Dailey, 100, peacefully passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at home in Urbana, Illinois. She was born in Chicago in the spring of 1920 and was raised in Oak Park, Illinois where she married Joseph Dailey in 1951. They were married for 51 years...

Jun 20, 2020

Ada Belle Siler, 93, of Urbana passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living in Urbana.

Ada was born on July 22, 1926 in Lafayette Indiana to parents Walter and Georgia (Patterson) Maxwell. On September 26, 1947 she married her husband William Siler Jr. in Indiana. Ada achieved...

Jun 16, 2020

Ronald Lee Short, 74, of Urbana passed away at 4:34 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Private family services will be held on Monday, June 22, 2020. Burial with Firefighter's Last Call will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Sidney.

Ron was born in Champaign...

Jun 16, 2020

Patsey Ann Neese, 81 of Sullivan, formerly of Urbana passed away at 8:56 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Mason Point Nursing Home in Sullivan.

A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Bailey Cemetery in Tolono.

Pat was born in Sullivan on September 20, 1938 to parents...

Jun 16, 2020

Tuong Van Phan, 84, of Champaign passed away at 11:35p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at OSF Medical Center in Urbana.

A visitation will be held from 9a.m.- 2p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Renner Wikoff Chapel, with funeral proceeding.

Tuong was born on February 5, 1936 in Hue, Vietnam to parents...

Jun 13, 2020

Robert M. Haessly, 84, of Urbana, Illinois, passed away at 8:26 AM, Saturday, June 13, 2020 at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana.

A private graveside service will be held at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, IL.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.  Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S....

Jun 11, 2020

On June 11, 2020, the world lost a great musician, Ray Marshall Curtsinger "Popeye" 62 of Urbana passed away.

Cremation rites will be accorded, a graveside service will be held at Danville National Cemetery at a later date.

Ray was born on May 9, 1958 in Union City, TN to parents C.N. and H.K. Curtsinger-Nicholas....