Miscellaneous Champaign County, IL Obituaries

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Grace Anderson
RANTOUL – Grace Mae Anderson, 93, of Rantoul died at 10:20 a.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at home.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana.

Barbara Bushar
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Barbara J. Bushar, 69, of San Bernardino, formerly of Urbana, died Wednesday (April 4, 2001) at St. Bernardine Medical Center, San Bernardino.
Graveside services and visitation will be Saturday in Enterprise, Utah. Burial will be in Enterprise City Cemetery, Enterprise.
Bobbitt Memorial Chapel, San Bernardino, is in charge of arrangements.

Marjorie Casey
BISMARCK – Marjorie Cecelia Bernardi Casey, 77, of Bismarck died at 5:15 a.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at her home.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church, Danville. The Rev. Ted Pracz will officiate. Entombment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Danville.
Visitation will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, with the rosary at 4 p.m., at Pape Memorial Home and Cremation Gardens, 10 E. Williams St., Danville.

Cynthia Churchill
URBANA – Cynthia Ann Churchill, 54, of Urbana died at 5:20 a.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at ManorCare Health Services of Urbana.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday in Mount Hope Cemetery, Champaign. Rabbi Norman Klein will officiate.
Memorial services will be at noon Wednesday in Mount Hope Cemetery, Champaign.
Heath and Vaughn Funeral Home, Champaign, is in charge of arrangements.

David Geist
INDIANAPOLIS – Memorial services for David Ross Geist, 63, of Indianapolis, formerly of Champaign, will be at 7 p.m. April 13 at Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary, 2950 N. High School Road, Indianapolis.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. April 13 at the funeral home.
Additional memorial services will be at noon April 14 at Morgan Memorial Home, 1304 Regency Drive West, Savoy. The Rev. Terry Harter will officiate. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign.
Visitation will be from 11:30 to noon April 14 at the funeral home.
Mr. Geist died at 1:05 a.m. Sunday (April 1, 2001) at Wischard Hospital, Indianapolis.

Rubye Gossett
CHAMPAIGN – No services will be held for Rubye O. Gossett, 89, of Champaign.
Owens Funeral Home, Champaign, is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Gossett died at 3:15 a.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at home.

Norma Harrold
FITHIAN – Norma Claire Harrold, 80, of Fithian died at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday (April 4, 2001) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Private family services will be held. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana, is handling arrangements.

Lola Head
CHAMPAIGN – Lola Loeta Head, 86, of Champaign, formerly of Farmer City, died at 5 p.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at the ManorCare Health Services, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Farmer City. 

Jane King
SAVOY – Jane Gertrude King, 91, of Savoy died at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday (April 4, 2001) at Meadowbrook Health Center, Urbana.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church, 313 S. Prospect Ave., C. The Rev. Roger Digges will officiate. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Tonawanda, N.Y.
Visitation will be for one hour before the services Thursday in the Helen Hofmeister Room at the church. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana, is handling arrangements.

Margaret Kotwasinski
DANVILLE – Margaret Ann Erven Kotwasinski, 82, of Danville died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (April 4, 2001) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan campus, Danville.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 3940 N. Vermilion St., Danville. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Lorina Lustfeldt
BUCKLEY – Lorina A. Lustfeldt, 89, of Buckley died at 1:06 a.m. Friday (April 6, 2001) at Heartland Health Care of Paxton.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Ford-Baier Funeral Home, 306 Lincoln St., Buckley.

Evelyn Pollock
HENNING – No funeral services will be conducted for Evelyn J. Pollock, 60, of Henning. She will be cremated.
Wolfe Funeral Home, Potomac, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Pollock died at 4:34 p.m. Wednesday (April 4, 2001) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan campus, Danville.

Evelyn Riley
GIBSON CITY – Evelyn Riley, 86, of Gibson City died at 3:03 p.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex, Gibson City.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City.

Bertha Savage
HOOPESTON – Bertha Savage, 83, of Hoopeston died at 8:35 a.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at the home of her daughter in Hoopeston.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Floral Hill Cemetery, Hoopeston. The Rev. Robert L. Marsh will officiate.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hamilton-Orr FUneral Home, 427 E. Main St., Hoopeston.

Lucile Schackmann
DANVILLE – Lucile June Schackmann, 78, of Danville died at 9:23 p.m. Wednesday (April 4, 2001) at her home.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church, Danville. The Rev. Ted Pracz will officiate. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Danville.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 3940 N. Vermilion St., Danville.

Billy Scott
MONTICELLO – Billy C. Scott, 71, of Monticello died at 1:10 p.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Private graveside services will be Saturday in Monticello Cemetery.
There will be no visitation. Roux-Hinds Funeral Home, Bement, is in charge of arrangements.

Lucile Wilson
McNABB – Lucile Stansell Wilson, 102, of McNabb died at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday (April 3, 2001) at St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McNabb United Methodist Church. The Rev. John Lee will officiate. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Lostant.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville, and from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.

John Wood
BEMENT – John Wood, 67, of Bement died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday (April 5, 2001) at Kirby Hospital, Monticello.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Roux-Hinds Funeral Home, Bement.

Jean Allen 
THAWVILLE – Jean M. Allen, 86, of Thawville died at 7:15 p.m. Thursday (May 24, 2001) at ManorCare Health Services of Champaign. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Thawville United Methodist Church. The Rev. Melvin Bell will officiate. Burial will be in Thawville Cemetery. 
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Knapp Funeral Home, 115 W. Seminary St., Onarga, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at church. 

Jimmie Ashmore 
OAKLAND – Jimmie L. Ashmore, 67, of Oakland died Thursday afternoon (May 24, 2001) at Fort Myers, Fla. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Taber Funeral Home, 221 E. Main St., Oakland. Tony Crouch will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland. 
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. 

Ronnie Back 
SIBLEY – Funeral services for Ronnie Back, 49, of Sibley will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home, 303 N. Church St., Gibson City. The Rev. Richard Gray will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Sibley. 
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. 
Mr. Back died at 11 a.m. Thursday (May 24, 2001) at the University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, Ky. 

Leah Benjamin 
CISCO – Leah Benjamin, 60, of Cisco died Thursday (May 24, 2001) at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur. 
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Monticello Cemetery, Monticello. 
Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is in charge of arrangements. 

Michael Bobis 
WAUKEGAN – Michael G. Bobis, 48, of Waukegan, formerly of Hoopeston, died at 10:25 p.m. Thursday (May 24, 2001) in Waukegan. 
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Hamilton-Orr Funeral Home, Hoopeston. 

Edward Fillman Jr. 
NEOGA – Edward R. Fillman Jr., 45, of Neoga died Friday (May 25, 2001) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis. 
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon. The Rev. Ron Dickinson and the Rev. Eugene Black will officiate. 
There will be no visitation. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, Mattoon, is in charge of arrangements. 

Donna Jo Gast 
INDIANAPOLIS – Donna Jo Gast, 47, of Indianapolis died Thursday (May 24, 2001) at home. 
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at College Park Baptist Church, 2606 W. 96th St., Indianapolis. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Indianapolis. 
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Shirley Brothers Fishers-Castleton Chapel, 9900 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis. 

Eleanor James 
CHAMPAIGN – Funeral services for Eleanor B. James, 89, of Champaign will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Owens Funeral Home, 101 N. Elm St., C. 
Burial will be in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Champaign. 
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. today at the funeral home. 
Mrs. James died at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday (May 23, 2001) at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. 

William Johnson 
GIFFORD – William R. Johnson, 82, of Gifford died Thursday (May 24, 2001) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Gifford. The Rev. Dennis Cooley will officiate. Burial will be in Huls Cemetery, Gifford. 
Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Lux Memorial Chapel, Rantoul, is handling arrangements. 

Harriett Lockman 
JACKSONVILLE – Harriett Hanley Lockman, 74, of Jacksonville died Friday (May 25, 2001) at St. John's Hospice, Springfield. 
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of Our Saviour, Jacksonville. 
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Jacksonville. 
Visitation will be from 3:45 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Williamson Funeral Home, Jacksonville. 

Harry Marsh 
TUSCOLA – Harry Sherman Marsh, 81, of Apollo Beach, Fla., formerly of Tuscola, died at 9:10 p.m. Sunday (May 20, 2001) at South Bay Hospital, Sun City Center, Fla. 
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tuscola Cemetery, Tuscola. The Rev. Stan Killebrew will officiate. 
There will be no visitation. Hilligoss Shrader funeral Home, Tuscola, is in charge of arrangements. 

Verda Mitsdarffer 
ATWOOD – Verda M. Mitsdarffer, 76, of Atwood died at 6:48 p.m. Thursday (May 24, 2001) at home. 
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 U.S. Highway 36, Atwood. The Rev. Allen Kemme will officiate. Burial will be in Mackville Cemetery, Atwood. 
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. 

Bertha Olinger 
BEMENT – Bertha E. Olinger, 89, of Bement died at 2:20 p.m. Friday (May 25, 2001) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. 
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Roux-Hinds Funeral Home, Bement. 

Louise Primmer 
FARMER CITY – Louise W. Primmer, 89, of Farmer City, formerly of DeLand, died at 3 a.m. Friday (May 25, 2001) at Jackson Heights Nursing hOme, Farmer City. 
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:15 p.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Farmer City. The Rev. Antonio Dittmer will officiate. Burial will be in DeLand Cemetery, DeLand. 
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, 106 N. Main St., Farmer City. 

Theodore Prisland 
SAVOY – A remembrance gathering for Theodore J. Prisland, 87, of 401 Burwash Ave., Savoy, will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Windsor of Savoy, 401 Burwash Ave., Savoy. 
Morgan Memorial Home, Savoy, is in charge of arrangements. 
Mr. Prisland died at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday (May 23, 2001) at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. 

Wilma Shumaker 
TOLONO – Funeral services for Wilma Gene Lashmett Shumaker, 73, of Tolono, formerly of Winchester, will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Mackey-Daws Funeral Home, 202 W. Franklin St, Winchester. 
Burial will be in Winchester City Cemetery, Winchester. 
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. 
Mrs. Shumaker died Wednesday evening (May 23, 2001) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, as the result of an automobile accident in Champaign County. 

Michael Bobis
HOOPESTON – Funeral services for Michael G. Bobis, 48, of Waukegan, formerly of Hoopeston, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Orr Funeral Home, 427 E. Main St., Hoopeston. The Rev. George Pyle will officiate.
Burial will be in Floral Hill Cemetery, Hoopeston.
Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Bobis died at 10:25 p.m. Thursday (May 24, 2001) at home.

Louis Clements Jr.
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Graveside services for Louis Clements Jr., 83, of Phoenix, formerly of Danville, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville. The Rev. Geoffrey Scanlon will officiate.
Pape Memorial Home & Gardens, Danville, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Clements died Monday (May 21, 2001) at Thunderbird Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix.

William Haluska
DANVILLE – William Charles Haluska, 79, of Danville died at 12:20 p.m. Saturday (May 26, 2001) at home.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Protestant Chapel of the Department of Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System, 1900 E. Main St., Danville. Burial will be in Danville National Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Pape Memorial Home & Gardens, Danville, is in charge of arrangements.

Mattie Harris
DANVILLE – Funeral services for Mattie Harris, 84, of Danville will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Greater Shiloh Baptist Church, 609 N. Bowman Ave., Danville. The Rev. John Herring will officiate.
Burial will be in Sanhill Memorial Park, Danville.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Leek & Sons Funeral Home, Danville, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Harris died at 4:40 p.m. Monday (May 21, 2001) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan campus, Danville.

Robert Haun
CATLIN – Robert G. Haun, 70, of Catlin died at 9:36 a.m. Saturday (May 26, 2001) at home.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Lakeside-Barrick Funeral Chapel, Danville.

George Kent
CHAMPAIGN – George Gordon Kent, 84, of Champaign died at 9:36 p.m. Friday (May 25, 2001) at Meadowbrook Health Center, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Owens Funeral Home, Champaign.

Theodore Kingery
DANVILLE – Graveside services for Theodore Kingery, 77, of Danville will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Waynetown, Ind. The Rev. Gary Johnson will officiate.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Pape Memorial Home & Gardens, 10 E. Williams St., Danville.
Mr. Kingery died at 10:15 a.m. Thursday (May 24, 2001) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Sager campus, Danville.

Aden McDaniel
MATTOON – Aden D. McDaniel, 76, of Mattoon died at 4:30 a.m. Saturday (May 26, 2001) at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home, Mattoon.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Embarrass Cemetery, west of Redmon. Burton Senter will officiate and military rites will be accorded by the Tuscola Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
There will be no visitation. Taber Funeral Home, Oakland, is in charge of arrangements.

Evelyn Meyer
BLOOMINGTON – Evelyn M. Meyer, 77, of Bloomington, formerly of Colfax, died at 11:59 a.m. Friday (May 25, 2001) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Colfax. The Rev. Robert Spillman will officiate. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, 201 N. Harrison St., Colfax. A rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Ray Miller
VILLA GROVE – Ray Miller, 70, of Villa Grove died at 4 p.m. Saturday (May 26, 2001) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Freese Funeral Home, Sidney.

Loren Morris
ATWOOD – Loren Dean Morris, 77, of Atwood died at 6:55 a.m. Saturday (May 26, 2001) at Sullivan Healthcare Center, Sullivan.
Funeral services will be at a later date. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, is in charge of arrangements.

Bertha Olinger
BEMENT – Graveside services for Bertha E. Olinger, 89, of Bement will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bement Cemetery. The Rev. Marsha Frederick will officiate.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Roux-Hinds Funeral Home, 348 N. Piatt St., Bement.
Mrs. Olinger died at 2:20 p.m. Friday (May 25, 2001) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Luster Pilgrim
CHAMPAIGN – Luster Dewitt Pilgrim, 83, of Champaign died at 7:40 p.m. Friday (May 25, 2001) at the Department of Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System, Danville.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Melker-Bluitt-Parker Funeral Home, Champaign.

Beverly Roberts
DANVILLE – Beverly Byrel Roberts, 82, of Danville died at 7:20 p.m. Friday (May 25, 2001) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan campus, Danville.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 3940 N. Vermilion St., Danville. Sister Jean Patrice Schingel will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Thomas Sherman
DANVILLE – Thomas Sherman, 84, of Danville died at 11:15 p.m. Friday (May 25, 2001) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Sager campus, Danville.
Funeral services by Olive Branch 38 Masonic Lodge will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Pape Memorial Home & Gardens, 10 E. Williams St., Danville. Burial will be in Atherton Cemetery, Danville.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Flora Taylor
PAXTON – Flora Genevieve Taylor, 67, of Paxton died at 2 a.m. Saturday (May 26, 2001) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Ford-Baier Funeral Home, 406 E. Pells St., Paxton. The Rev. Chet Travis will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul.
There will be no visitation.

Jerrold Ziff
URBANA – Jerrold Ziff, 72, of Urbana died at 3 p.m. Saturday (May 26, 2001) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana.


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