Obituary Listing

Feb 6, 2017

Jeannine E. Martin 86 of Urbana died at 11:44 a.m. Monday, February 6, 2017 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.

A reception will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana.

Mrs. Martin was born on July 6, 1930 in Decatur, the...

Feb 3, 2017

Kay Allene Evans Weidert died Friday, February 3, 2017. Kay was born September 17, 1937 in Indiana. She grew up in Watseka, IL, and there married Alan Roy Weidert in 1958. Kay and Alan moved to Urbana, where they resided the rest of their lives. As a proud 1958 graduate of the Julia F. Burnham School of...

Feb 2, 2017

Anna J. Deremiah, 83, of Thomasboro passed away at 7:00 a.m. on February 2, 2017 at Heartland Health Care Center in Paxton.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Rev. Richard McGuire will officiate. Burial will take place at Beckman Cemetery. A visitation will...

Feb 1, 2017

Ray N. Meyers 89 of Urbana died at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, Rev. Kris Light will officiate. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana with military rites accorded. Visitation...

Jan 31, 2017

Norma Bartholomew Kent, 85 of Urbana passed away at 4:08 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Senior Pastor David Johnson will officiate. A visitation will be held prior to the...

Jan 29, 2017

Pamela S. Brown 63 of Sidney died at 1:02 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017 at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February3, 2017 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Champaign. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 at the Renner-Wikoff...

Jan 27, 2017

Charles M. Draper of Urbana, Illinois, passed away Friday January 27, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital following a brief illness. A memorial reception will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 1st at Renner Wikoff Chapel & Crematory, Urbana. A memorial service at the funeral home will be held Thursday, February 2nd at 10:00 a.m....

Jan 26, 2017

Whitney Yvette Long, 32, of Champaign departed this life at 6:02 a.m. on January 26, 2017 at Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.

A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Urbana, Pastor Dan King Crede will officiate.

Whitney was born...

Jan 25, 2017

Patricia Louise Wayman, 82, of Urbana, IL passed peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 10:34 pm at her home, surrounded by her family.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church of Urbana's Chapel. Reverend Deborah Owen will officiate.

A proud...

Jan 13, 2017

Dale Ivan Edwards entered his Heavenly home with Jesus free from Earthly pain at 7:10 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2017.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Webber Street Christian Church, Urbana; Rev. Sam Stow officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign. Military rites will...

Jan 11, 2017

Betty (Elizabeth) Esser, 102, of Urbana died at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in her apartment at Autumn Fields, Savoy.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 16, 2017 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Urbana. Rev. Father John Pham and Rev. Father Doug Hennessy will officiate. A...

Jan 10, 2017

Nadine Neucks, 91, long time resident of Champaign-Urbana, passed away on January 10, 2017 in California.

She was born May 19, 1925 in South Bend, Indiana to the late Emmett and Hazel Modesitt. She had one sister and three brothers, who preceded her in death, as did her devoted husband, Dr. Howard Neucks, who she...

Jan 10, 2017

Bernard "Bernie" Michael LaValle, 61, of Urbana passed away at 11:31 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital.

A Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory in Urbana. Cremation rites will be accorded.

Bernie was born on January...

Jan 9, 2017

Martha K. Guy, 86, of Urbana, passed away at 10:10 p.m., Monday, January 9, 2017 at her home. Immediate burial will be held at Grandview Memorial Gardens. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., with Pastor Shawn Boylan officiating.

Mrs....

Jan 5, 2017

Michael Shane Taylor, 63, of Urbana passed away at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Services will be held in the Spring.

Michael was born on December 4, 1953 in Gibson City, to parents Earl Taylor Jr. and Anna Cogene (McClain) Taylor. They preceded him in...

Jan 4, 2017

Frances Claudine Thomas nee Sheetz 99 of Urbana died at 12:28 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Amber Glen facility in Urbana, Illinois. She was born on February 24, 1917, in Stockton Illinois, the daughter of James Albert and Maude (Tucker) Sheetz. She attended Jefferson grade school until 8th grade. In 1934 she graduated from Stockton High...

Jan 4, 2017

Betty S. McClurg, 95, of Urbana, passed away at 9:20 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Presence Covenant Medical Center. A visitation will be held Monday, January 9, 2017 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana from 12:30-1:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held immediately following the visitation at 1:00 p.m., with Pastor Steve...

Jan 3, 2017

Dorothy Ann Schoeps, nee Sturdivant, 76, died peacefully in her sleep at home on January 3, 2017 after a long illness.

A Memorial Reception will be held from 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory in Urbana.

Dorothy was born on March 26, 1940 in Corinth,...

Jan 3, 2017

James "Jim" Mathews, 74, of Mahomet passed away at 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at his home.

There will be no services at this time.

Dec 30, 2016

Helen Ann (Straehle) Carson passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at 8:25 PM. She was 90 years old.

A Remembrance Service will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2016 at Clark Lindsey Village in Urbana.

Helen was born May 24, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Edward and Gertrude...