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Bernita Louise Meredith
Jun 20, 2011
Bernita Louise Meredith, 61 of Chenoa, passed away at 10:10 pm, Monday, June 20, 2011 at her residence in Chenoa. Her funeral will be 11:00 am, Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa with Pastor Dan Patterson officiating. Burial will follow in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 am, on Thursday prior to the...
Doris Louise White
Jun 15, 2011
Doris L. White 69, of Fairbury passed away at 4:08 am, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Asta Care Center, Colfax. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with Pastor Tom Krieger and the Reverend Stephen Goodwin officiating. Cremation rites will follow the service with a private inurnment in St. John's Lutheran Church...
Marlene R. Harms
Jun 14, 2011
Marlene R. Harms, 76, Fairbury died at 4:38am Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, June 18, 2011 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Fairbury with Fr. Scott Archer officiating. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm...
John William Streid
Jun 11, 2011
Chenoa, John William Streid, 88, of Chenoa, passed away at 1:42am, Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. His funeral will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chenoa with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa where military honors will be performed by the...
Margaret R Fehr
Jun 11, 2011
Margaret R. Fehr, 72, Fairbury passed away at 1:20pm Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. She was born August 31, 1938 in Fairbury, the daughter of John W. and Anna L. Peter Fehr. They precede her in death. Surviving are eight siblings, two brothers, Donald Fehr and William Fehr; six sisters, Mary Fehr, Norma Edelman, Anna Mae...
Glenn A. Winterland
Jun 9, 2011
Colfax – Glenn A. Winterland, 87, of Colfax passed away at 2:45pm on June 9, 2011 at Asta Care Center of Colfax. His funeral will be held at 11:00am on Monday, June 13, 2011 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Colfax. Pastor Connie Frase will be officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2-5:00pm...
Gregory Paul Friedman
Jun 1, 2011
Gregory Paul Friedman, 49, Pontiac, formerly of Fairbury, died at 7:37 pm Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at his residence. His death has been attributed to an existing heart condition. Memorial services will be held at 5:00pm Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the First Baptist Church, Fairbury with the Rev. Steve Anderson officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 pm...
Joyce M. Ringenberg
May 27, 2011
Joyce M. Ringenberg, 82 of Chenoa, passed away with her family by her side at 5:34 am, Friday, May 27, 2011 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Chenoa United Methodist Church, Chenoa. Visitation will be one hour prior...
Diana Lane
May 19, 2011
Fairbury – Diana Lane, 66, of Fairbury Illinois, passed away at 5:32 p.m. Thursday, May 19th at Fairview Haven Retirement Community in Fairbury. Diane Lea Thostensen was born March 30, 1945 to Thorborn and Alice Crane Thostensen in San Francisco, CA. Her father, a war hero, died in the battle of Iwo Jima He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross,...
Lois Marie Chapman
May 17, 2011
Lois Marie Chapman, 82, of Chenoa passed away at 8:05 am, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa. Her funeral will be 10:00am, Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa with Father Carl LoPresti officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be from 5-7pm Thursday, May 19, 2011 also at the...
Dorothy Louise Ziegenhorn
May 12, 2011
Dorothy Louise Ziegenhorn, 96, Fairbury died at 4:42 am Thursday, May 12, 2011 at OSF St. James – John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. Memorial services will be held at 9:00 am Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Cremation rites have been accorded. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is in charge of arrangements. Miss Ziegenhorn was born August 24, 1914...
Wayne E. Sutton
May 12, 2011
Coflax - WAYNE E. SUTTON, 89 of Colfax, formerly of El Paso, IL died peacefully on Thurs. night, May 12, 2011 at Asta Care Center of Coflax. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, May 20, 2011 at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, El Paso. Fr. Roger Corpus will be officiating and military honors will be provided by...
Duane Lee Ferguson
May 10, 2011
Colfax – Duane Lee Ferguson, 51, of Colfax passed away at 7:29pm, May 10, 2011 at his residence. His funeral will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. Visitation will be held from 5-8:00pm on Friday, May 13, 2011 also at the funeral home. Memorials may...
Michael J. Streitmatter
May 9, 2011
Michael J. Streitmatter, 55, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at his residence in Ocean Springs, MS. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the 1st. Baptist Church, Fairbury with the Rev. Steve Anderson officiating. Because of Michael's wish for a cure for cancer the family suggests memorial contributions be directed to the Children's Research...
James Evert Crabtree
May 3, 2011
James Evert "Codge" Crabtree, 83, Cropsey died at 9:35 pm Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at his residence in Cropsey. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the United Methodist Church, Cropsey with Pastor Paulette Cott officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. The family suggests...
Richard E. Miller
May 2, 2011
Richard E. Miller, 80, Fairbury died at 5:00 am Monday, May 2, 2011 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with Rev. Charles McDonald officiating. Inurnment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury with full military rites conducted by the Fairbury VFW and American...
Carroll C. Bandy
Apr 29, 2011
Carroll C. Bandy 88, of Chenoa formerly of Raymond, IL passed away at 4:30 am, Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa. Graveside services will be held at 1 pm, Friday, May 6, 2011 in St. Raymond Cemetery, Raymond, IL. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, May 7, 2011 at St. Joseph's...
Viola Goembel
Apr 29, 2011
Viola Goembel, 97, of Fairbury, passed away at 12:26am April 29, 2011 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Funeral will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, May 2, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Pastor Spencer Homan will be officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be held from 4-6:00pm on Sunday, May 1, 2011 also...
Nathan J. Nylander
Apr 27, 2011
Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, 35, Tucson, AZ, formerly of Fairbury, was killed April 27, 2011, at an airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury with Pastor Tom Krieger officiating. Full military rites will be accorded by the Fairbury VFW post #9789 and John Joda American...
Ruth H. Bittner
Apr 22, 2011
Ruth H. Bittner, 80 of Fairbury passed away at 6:25am, Friday, April 22, 2011 at Heartland Health Care in Normal. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury with Pastor Tom Krieger officiating. Burial will be in South Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00pm on Monday,...
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