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Jim (James R.) Campbell
May 11, 2016
Jim (James R.) Campbell passed away Wednesday evening, May 11, 2016 at Presence Hospital.
A celebration of Jim's life will be Saturday, May 14th from 5 to 7 PM at Renner-Wikoff Funeral Home.
Jim was born August 24, 1937 in Rolla, Missouri the son of Avo and R.B (Jack) Campbell. He was preceded...
Lois Elaine Johnston
May 7, 2016
Lois Elaine Johnston 93 of Urbana died at 11:23 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Meadowbrook Healthcare Center, Urbana.
She was born in Pana, Illinois on November 28, 1922. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University and taught in Garrett, Illinois. She then moved to Danville, Illinois and taught there for over 30 years. While in...
Margaret Shannon White
May 7, 2016
Margaret "Maggie" Shannon White, 56, of Urbana, passed away at 11:15pm Saturday (May 7th) surrounded by family and friends.
She was born on October 29th, 1959 in Urbana, to Dr. Donald Taylor Shannon and Katharine Case Shannon of Urbana. She was a graduate of Urbana High School in 1977 and attended Parkland College where she...
Thomas Douglas Kosowski
May 7, 2016
Thomas D. Kosowski, 67, of Urbana passed away at 3:08 P.M. on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral Services will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory in Urbana. Pastor C.W. Greer will officiate. A Visitation will be held prior to the funeral...
William "Bill" H. Grant
May 5, 2016
William "Bill" H. Grant, 93, of Urbana, passed away at 12:45 a.m., Thursday, May 5th, 2016 at Presence-Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. A visitation will be held Monday, May 9th, 2016 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., immediately following the visitation....
Nancy Bible
May 3, 2016
Katherine "Nancy" Bible, 92, of Urbana passed away at 9:30 P.M. on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Heartland Health Care Center in Champaign.
There will be no services at this time.
Nancy was born on April 27, 1924 in Shelbyville, IL to parents Frank and Rosa Pearl (Groves) Neal. They preceded her in...
Yu-Ju Chih
Apr 30, 2016
Yu-Ju Chih, 98, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at his home in Champaign, Illinois, surrounded by family.
Y.J. was born on November 14, 1917 in Shuang Miao village in Zhaoxian County, near Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China. He was the third of six children of Feng-chu Chih and Ran Chao....
Pauline Elizabeth Thrasher
Apr 30, 2016
Pauline Elizabeth Thrasher, 93, of Urbana passed away at 2:26 P.M. on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Pastor Hank Sanford will officiate. A Visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 10:00 -...
Terry Duane Phillippe
Apr 28, 2016
Terry Duane Phillippe 65 of Urbana died at 3:35 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016 at home.
There will be a reception in memory of Terry's life on May 14, 2016 at the Phillippe residence.. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Phillippe was born on February 13, 1951 in...
Gerald Beedy
Apr 28, 2016
Gerald "Jerry" Beedy, 70, of Urbana passed away at 1:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana.
A Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 4-7 p.m. at Renner-Wikoff Chapel & Crematory in Urbana. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, May 6,...
Roger Sommer
Apr 27, 2016
Roger A. Sommer, 85, of Urbana, passed away peacefully at 12:09 a.m., Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 2nd at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd. Funeral services will be held immediately following the visitation at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Dennis Anglin will...
David Lynn Fisher
Apr 25, 2016
David L. Fisher, 68, of Champaign passed away at 7:50 P.M. on Monday, April 25, 2016 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana. A Visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 1:00 -2:00 P.M. at the funeral...
Kathryn Avery Burtness
Apr 21, 2016
URBANA - Kathryn Avery Cobb Burtness, 90, passed away peacefully at home on April 21, 2016. Kathryn was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Roger William Burtness, her parents Thomas Howell and Nina Reed Cobb, and her brothers Clinton and John Cobb. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Roger William...
Charles Wallace
Apr 21, 2016
Charles "Chuck" E. Wallace, 76, of Fisher, passed away at 5:14 a.m., Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. A reception will be held Thursday, April 28th from 9-10 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 200 W. Arnold, Thomasboro, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at the church immediately following the reception.
Chuck...
Pete Eveland
Apr 20, 2016
Melbourne David "Pete" Eveland 72 of Urbana died at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana; Rev. Al Simonson and Rev. Rex Richardson will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens,...
Max Lloyd Lukens
Apr 18, 2016
Max Lloyd Lukens, 91, of Urbana passed away at 6:15 A.M. on Monday, April 18, 2016 at his home surrounded by family.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana with the Rev. Todd Lafond and Rev. Warren Lukens officiating. A Visitation will be held...
Michael Ferris
Apr 15, 2016
Michael Ferris Sr., 72, of Urbana, passed away at 4:45 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016 at St. Boniface Cemetery in Seymour, Illinois, with Fr. Joseph Hogan officiating. The Urbana American Legion Post #71 will perform military rites.
Michael...
Carol L. Washburne
Apr 15, 2016
Carol L. Washburne, born in St. Louis September 16, 1925 to Albert and Marie Ludwig, died in the home of her daughter, Shelley Washburne Masar, in Urbana, Illinois on April 15, 2016. She married Norman Foster Washburne in 1947. They divorced in 1954. Educated in Art and Art History at The University of Missouri and Washington University,...
Clifton Bergeron
Apr 14, 2016
Clifton G. Bergeron, 91, of Urbana, died on April 14, 2016.
Clifton Bergeron was born January 5, 1925, at Los Angeles, CA, son of Lewis G. and Rose Dengel Bergeron. He married Laura Kaario on June 9, 1950, at Milwaukee, WI. She died on January 19, 2010.
Surviving are daughter Ann Bergeron (Kevin...
Randy L. Dorrough Sr
Apr 13, 2016
Randy L. Dorrough Sr. 61 of Urbana died at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2016 at...
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