Obituary Listing

Mar 18, 2015

Dr. Robert Delevan Mussey was born in Rochester, Minn. in 1916, the third of five children of Dr. Robert Daniel Mussey and Madge (Ayers) Mussey. His father was the founder of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mayo Clinic about 1911, and later became Chairman of the Board of Overseers. He was descended from five...

Mar 16, 2015

Russell (Russ) Brown, 53, of Champaign, died at 9:00 P.M. on March 16, 2015 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, following a lengthy and courageous battle against cancer.

Russell was born on April 18, 1961 in Wellington, Kansas to Ralph and Velda Brown. He graduated from Wellington Senior High School, Wellington, Kansas and then attended Wichita...

Mar 14, 2015

Kirsten Schouseboe, 95, of Urbana, formerly of Denmark, died at 6:40 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2015 at Meadowbrook Healthcare Center, Urbana.

Kirsten was a homemaker and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. There will be no local services. Services and burial will held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mar 13, 2015

URBANA, IL- James E. Overmyer, 96, of Urbana, IL, passed away at 12:20 P.M., Friday, March 13, 2015 at his residence. Private family services will be held at Mt. Hope Mausoleum in Champaign, IL. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL is charge of arrangements.

James was born on October 17, 1918 in Neoga,...

Mar 6, 2015

Barbara Ann (Barbie) Brown McGriff was born a cobbler's daughter February 25, 1933. She grew up in Urbana, Illinois, helping at her dad's large shoe repair shop. She passed away March 6, 2015 at Sequim Health and Rehabilitation in Sequim, Washington.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 16, 2015...

Mar 6, 2015

Judith "Judy" Ann Irick, 69, of Fithian, formerly of Urbana, died peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2015, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, surrounded by her loving family.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Urbana. Rev. Fr. Joseph Hogan will...

Mar 5, 2015

William David Goran, 68, died on March 5 after a two-year battle with lymphoma at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign-Urbana, IL. William (Bill) was a national leader in environmental sustainability. He was named the federal government's "Climate Champion of 2014." He received the Green Government Presidential Award for his pioneering efforts on climate change. During his...

Mar 4, 2015

Rose Ann Meccoli, a long-time resident of Urbana, died March 4th at her home. A native of Taylorville, IL, Rose Ann was born Dec. 25, 1947, to Pete and Stella Meccoli. A graduate of the University of Illinois, she worked for more than 35 years at the university's College of Veterinary Medicine, retiring in 2006 as a...

Mar 3, 2015

Herman "Bud" Edwards, 83, passed away at 7:15 A.M. on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Champaign.

A visitation will take place from 5-7 P.M. on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana. There will also be a visitation held at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Jones Funeral Home,...

Mar 3, 2015

Ralph T. Hensley, Sr. passed away at 11:31 a.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2014 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2015 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Funeral services at the funeral home will be held immediately following the visitation...

Feb 28, 2015

URBANA, IL- William H. "Bill" Ohms, 85, of Urbana, Illinois passed away at 11:55 A.M., Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:30 A.M., Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church, 2200 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL. Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M....

Feb 26, 2015

Tana L. Steigberg, 66, of Urbana passed away at 11:15 P.M. on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at her home.

A memorial reception will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2015 from 4-7 P.M. at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 2200 Philo Rd.,Urbana.

Tana was born in Champaign on September 11, 1948 to parents Robert...

Feb 23, 2015

Elmo Denniston, 87 of Mahomet, formerly of Urbana passed away at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana on Monday, February 23, 2015.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, Urbana. Burial will be at the Danville National Cemetery at a later date.

Feb 22, 2015

Mark H. Leff, 66, of Urbana, died in his home on Sunday, February 22, after a year of living with cancer.

Mark, son of Sam and Melitta Leff, was born in 1949, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Washington DC. He received a B.A. in Economics from Brown University and a Ph.D. in History...

Feb 19, 2015

Stefon DeShaun Baker, 22, of Centralia, formerly of Urbana, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 19, 2015 at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

A visitation will be held Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Urbana Lighthouse Church of the Nazarene, 1808 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00...

Feb 17, 2015

James R. Malloch, of Champaign, passed away at 2:22 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at his home. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory in Urbana will handle cremation services.

Mr. Malloch was born March 21, 1929 in Urbana, Illinois to parents James A. and Helen M. (Moore) Malloch. He married Wilma Jean Pyer August 12, 1948 in...

Feb 15, 2015

Marian Loomis Ascoli of Urbana passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Meadowbrook Health Center, a month and a half before her 93rd birthday. Born Marian "Mimi" Russell Loomis on March 31, 1922, during a blizzard in Arlington Massachusetts, her parents were Hubert Hillhouse Loomis and Frances Russell Loomis, a Boston business man and a professional artist...

Feb 13, 2015

Faye Hutts, 70, of Urbana passed away at 11:57 P.M. on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

A visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Burial will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Champaign, Friday, February 20, 2015...

Feb 11, 2015

Amber L. Danison, 27, of Camargo, passed away in Villa Grove Wednesday, February 11, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 P.M., on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Hilligoss Funeral Home, Tuscola. A graveside service will follow at Tuscola Cemetery.

Amber was born in Champaign, Illinois June 11, 1987 to parents Troy White...

Feb 7, 2015

LaVonna Marie Sechrest, 47, of Urbana passed away at 6:20 A.M. on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 600 E. Pennsylvania Av., Urbana. A visitation will be held from 5-7 P.M. on Wednesday, February 11, 2015...