Obituary Listing

Oct 16, 2016

Harriett Pauline Simpson, 99, of Urbana died at 7:23 p.m. Sunday (October 16, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Pastor Bob Hassel will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Visitation will be held...

Oct 14, 2016

Nathan Ruggles Heard, 74, of Urbana died at 9:20 pm on October 14, 2016, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Cremation rites will be accorded at Renner Wikoff Chapel. A memorial service and burial will take place at a later date at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.

Nathan was born December 22, 1941, in Augusta,...

Oct 13, 2016

Alma Lee Merrifield, 89, of Champaign went to be with her Lord and Savior at 8:35 a.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2016.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Pastor Randy Boltinghouse will officiate. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral from...

Oct 12, 2016

Harold Green, 88, of Urbana passed away at his home Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 6:35 a.m. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, October 17, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 9:00...

Oct 10, 2016

Rev. Dr. Steven Robert Shoemaker, 73, died on October 10th, 2016 at home due to pancreatic cancer.

He is survived by his wonderful wife of 51 years, Nadja, two marvelous children, Daniel and Marla (as well as their spouses, Rachael and Craig), and two fabulous grandchildren, Carter and Grace.

Born and raised in...

Oct 10, 2016

George Nelson Anglin 75 of Deland died at 8:14 a.m. Monday, October 10, 2016 at home.

There will be no public services. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana is in charge of arrangements.

George was born on June 11, 1941 in Champaign, the son of Francis Wayne and Eva Belle Hatter Anglin. He married...

Oct 9, 2016

Araceli Solorzano, 35, of Urbana, passed away at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, October 9, 2016. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 13th at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Funeral services will be held immediately following the visitation at 7:00 p.m., with Fr. John Pham officiating. Renner-Wikoff Chapel &...

Oct 8, 2016

In Loving Memory

Randy E Stephen

July 18, 1953- October 8, 2016

Randy Stephen, 63, went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 8, 2016 in Urbana, IL. He is survived by wife, Lori (Curtis) Stephen and 5 children; Beth, Sarah (Kevin) Bewley, Rebecca, Jon, Josh as well as...

Oct 7, 2016

Robert Eugene "Luke" Vaughn 88 of Urbana passed away at 9:40 a.m. Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Illinois Veteran's Home, Quincy.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; Rev. Steve Diehl will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign with...

Oct 5, 2016

Martha J. (Prather) Storie, 85, of Urbana, passed away at 4:52 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 10 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Rev. Jeffrey Graham will officiate. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service time.

Oct 2, 2016

Margaret "Lassie" L Sandell, 86, of Urbana passed away at 3:15 a.m., Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Bickford Cottage, Champaign. Memorial contributions may be made to Champaign County Humane Society or Carle Hospice. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Sandell was born August 31, 1930 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter...

Oct 2, 2016

Richard P. (Dick) Kesler, 88, of Savoy, IL passed away at 3:57 pm on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana, IL. Richard was born July 10, 1928 in Olney, IL, the son of Isaac Kesler and Dora Prather Kesler. He married Evelyn M. Kiger on June 12, 1951 in Robinson, IL. He is...

Sep 22, 2016

Sharon Ann Armstrong, 74, of Urbana, Illinois passed away at 4:15 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana, Illinois

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Foosland, Illinois. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana, Illinois is in charge...

Sep 18, 2016

Joanne Carolyn Panepinto, 81, of Urbana passed away at 9:08 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory in Urbana. Rev. Father Joseph Hogan will officiate. A visitation will be held at the...

Sep 14, 2016

Ruth Marilyn Newman passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.).

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Quest United Methodist Church, A Community of Grace, 2004 Philo Rd., Urbana. A visitation will be held on Monday,...

Sep 11, 2016

Ross Raymond Reeves passed on to be with our Father in Heaven on September 11, 2016.

Ross was born on September 25, 1919 to Ralph and Nellie Reeves in rural Miles City, Montana. After a few years of no luck homesteading in N.E. Montana they moved to Garrett, Illinois for a few years of farming...

Sep 10, 2016

Julia Tse-Yee Chen passed away quietly in her sleep at home in Urbana on Saturday, September 10, 2016. She was 86 years old and had lived in Urbana for almost fifty years.

Julia Chen, nAC.e Fong, was born in Shanghai in 1930a

Sep 9, 2016

Melvin Thomas "Tom" Davisson, P.E., Ph.D., 84, of Clark-Lindsey Village, Urbana passed away at 7:14 am Friday September 9, 2016 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.

He was born December 23, 1931 in Grafton, WV the son of David Earl Davisson and Leona Caroline Davisson (nee Haas). At a young age, he moved with his...

Sep 2, 2016

Betty Jane Davey, 93, of Savoy, passed away peacefully at 10:12 p.m., Friday, September 2, 2016. The family will have a small, private graveside service at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory will perform the cremation.

Mrs. Davey was born December 13, 1922 in Belleville, Illinois to parents Dorothy (Bevirt) and Roy Williamson. She...

Aug 28, 2016

Phyllis Joan "Joann" Charles, 88, of Urbana passed away at 3:55 a.m. on Sunday, August 28th, 2016 in Urbana.

A visitation will be held from 11:00 - 12:00 on Saturday September 3rd, 2016 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Funeral Services will follow in the Chapel at 12:00. Burial will take place at Grandview Memorial...