Charles "Charlie" E. Ogle
Dec 31, 2017
Charles "Charlie" E. Ogle, Sr., of Urbana passed away at 3:26 a.m. Sunday December 31, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the CU Christian Church at 602 W. Church St Champaign on Saturday (Jan.6, 2018) from 1-3:00 p.m.
Charlie leaves Marilyn "Jean" Ogle (Welborn) his...
Francis Beardsley Kroha
Dec 30, 2017
Francis Beardsley Kroha, 97, of Urbana passed away on Saturday morning, December 30, 2017 at Illinois Knights Templar Home (Accolade) in Paxton.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 5, 2018 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Urbana. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 9:00 a.m. -...
Rosanne Janice Koehler
Dec 27, 2017
Rosanne Janice Koehler, 93, of Champaign passed on to God's heavenly kingdom on December 27, 2017.
Rosanne was born in Champaign, Illinois, in 1924, the daughter of Mrs. Marjorie Keck Koehler, and Jesse Newton Koehler. She and her family moved to Miami, Florida, in 1935. She was educated in Miami and worked as an Insurance...
Betty Irene Grothe
Dec 26, 2017
Betty Irene Grothe of Urbana and formerly Rantoul, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 12:40 a.m., with her family with her.
Betty was born to Roy and Emma (Huffman) Wood on July 4, 1930 in rural Sadorus. We always celebrated her birthday on Independence Day with a cookout and...
Denny Roger Allen
Dec 25, 2017
URBANA, IL- Denny Roger Allen, 79, of Urbana, Illinois passed away at 4:01 A.M., Monday, December 25, 2017 at his home.
A visitation will be held from 2-4 P.M., Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Military rites will be held immediately following the visitation at 4:00 P.M. A...
Arnold Dipert
Dec 23, 2017
URBANA - Arnold William Dipert passed away Saturday (Dec. 23, 2017) at home surrounded by family. He was 85.
Arnold is survived by his wife of 37 years, Shirley (Wetherald) Dipert; daughters Joanne (John) Foster of Florida and Marianne (David) Thomas of Round Rock, Texas; step-daughters Lori (Jason) Mears of Roscoe Illinois and Lisa (David)...
Dolores Shumway
Dec 21, 2017
After a long and valiant struggle, Dolores (Dee) Gail Shumway, 88, of Urbana, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017 in the presence of her son and Peg and Roger Wade, her dear friends and caretakers. A visitation will be held from 9:00 to 10:00 AM, January 4th, 2018 at the Community United Church of Christ at 805...
Nhung Thi Nguyen
Dec 16, 2017
Nhung Thi Nguyen, 91, of Urbana passed away at 8:15 am on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at her home, surrounded by family.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Urbana. Father Luke Spannagel and Father John Huy Pham will officiate. A visitation will...
Rosalie "Jolene" Peacock
Dec 16, 2017
Rosalie Jolene Peacock, 92, of Urbana, Illinois; Murray, Kentucky; and Chillicothe, Illinois passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017 with family by her side. She was born to Ralph Aubrey Eaton and Eva Marie Tolby on May 25, 1925 in Wapella, Illinois. She married Myrle Wayne Peacock on January 12, 1946 in Clinton, Illinois. They were married...
William "Bill" Knell
Dec 15, 2017
William "Bill" Lewis Knell, 83, of Urbana passed away at 11:38 a.m., Friday, December 15, 2017 at Champaign County Nursing Home.
Mr. Knell was born October 23, 1934 at his family home in Dewey, Illinois to parents Samuel and Leona (Bresee) Knell. He married Wanda Taylor (who he called "Little One") October 23, 2013; she...
Clara F. Brenneman Bair
Dec 15, 2017
Clara Fern Brenneman Bair died on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 at her residence at Brookdale Assisted Living in Urbana, IL. She was 96 years old. She leaves two daughters, Kathleen Ruhter (David) and Sheila Bair (Scott Cooper), four grandchildren and five great grandchildren who loved her dearly. Born and raised in Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of Ona...
John W. Welch
Dec 15, 2017
John Wrinkle Welch was born October 29, 1944, in Pineville, Louisiana, to Ernest and Mildred Welch. He was born shortly after his father shipped out to Europe as a soldier in WWII. When his father returned, the family settled in Champaign. He graduated from Central High School and Illinois Commercial College, and served in the Army National...
Phillip A. Wassom
Dec 12, 2017
Phillip Andrew Wassom, 62, of Sidney passed away at 3:10 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Quest Church, 2004 Philo Rd., Urbana. Pastor Casey Taylor will officiate. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 10:00-11:00...
Karley Ann Shan
Dec 3, 2017
Karley Ann Shan, 19, of Champaign, formerly of Urbana passed away at 9:40 a.m. on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Pastor Tyson Olheiser will officiate. A visitation will be held from 5-7...
Britt Mcleod
Nov 29, 2017
Britt McLeod, 75, of Urbana, died at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at the VA Illiana Medical Center in Danville, IL. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday December 2 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory, 1900 Philo Rd., Urbana. Rev. Richard McGuire will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday at...
Ralph R Swarr
Nov 28, 2017
Ralph R. Swarr, 89, of Urbana passed away at 7:12 a.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Services will be held at a later date.
Ralph was born in Mount Joy, PA, on February 28, 1928 to parents J. Lehman and Edna B. (Rohrer) Swarr. They preceded him...
William Newell
Nov 24, 2017
William Dimock Newell, 70, of Urbana died on Friday (November 24, 2017) at his home.
Bill was born on December 31, 1946 in Hartford, Connecticut to William Francis & Eunice Dimock Newell. He married the love of his life Mary Jane (Uphoff) Newell on August 6, 1972.
Bill is survived by his wife...
Rick Slade
Nov 24, 2017
Richard "Rick" A. Slade, 55 of Rantoul, formerly of Urbana, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday, November 24, 2017 at home. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Rick was born June 19, 1962 in Urbana, the son of Jim Slade and Cindy (Powers) Slade. He is survived by his mother, Cindy of...
James Rauch
Nov 24, 2017
James "Jim" or "Roach" Rauch, 67, of Urbana, passed away peacefully at 10:39 a.m., Friday, November 24, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital. Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory is handling arrangements. A celebration of Jim's life will be held at "The Hill" at a later date.
Jim was born February 26, 1950 at Burnham Hospital in Champaign,...
Mel Schwartz
Nov 23, 2017
Mel Schwartz 85 of Urbana, IL died November 23, 2017 at Kirby Medical Center Hospice Unit, Monticello, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday November 29 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 2200 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. The Rev. Bob Rasmus will officiate. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Sidney, IL with military rites...
