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Betty Joy Ricketts
Feb 16, 2011
Betty Joy Ricketts, 80, of Chenoa formerly of Pontiac and Fairbury, passed away at 5:28 am, February 16, 2011 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa. Visitation will be held from 6 - 8:00pm, Monday, February 21, 2011, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Funeral will be held at 10:00am Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with Dr. James...
Albert Tavener
Feb 15, 2011
Pontiac: Albert Tavener, 79, of Pontiac passed away at 2:28 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2011 in Winter Park, FL. Funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at McDowell United Methodist Church, McDowell. Rev. Donna Baker and Deacon Michael An will be officiating. Burial will take place in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7:00pm,...
Ruth Meiners
Feb 7, 2011
Anchor – Ruth Meiners, 97 of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Anchor, passed away February 7, 2011 at her residence in Tucson. Funeral will be held at 11:00am, Monday, February 14, 2011 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor with visitation one hour prior. The Reverend Stephen Goodwin will be officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Anchor. Visitation...
Jeffrey Spence
Feb 2, 2011
Colfax – Jeffrey Spence, 39, of Colfax, passed away at 10:02pm, February 2, 2011 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. A funeral will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. Visitation will be held from 10-11:00 am also on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials...
J.D. Berryhill
Feb 1, 2011
J.D. Berryhill, 74 of Chatsworth, passed away at 6:41 am, Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at his residence in Chatsworth after a long illness. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm, Monday, February 7, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Cremation rites will be accorded at the conclusion of the visitation. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to...
Melvin L. Zimmerman
Feb 1, 2011
Melvin L. Zimmerman, 90, Fairbury died at 12:35 am Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Church, Fairbury with the ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in the Fairbury Apostolic Christian Cemetery with military honors provided by the Fairbury...
Julie Marie Starcher
Jan 30, 2011
Julie Marie Starcher, 50, Fairbury died at 6:42 am Sunday, January 30, 2011 at her residence in Fairbury. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 pm Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury with Pastor Tom Krieger officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm Friday also at the church. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is in...
Matilda A Hoerr
Jan 22, 2011
Matilda A. Hoerr, 95, Fairbury died at 11:58pm Saturday, January 22, 2011 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the Christian Apostolic Church, Forrest with ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday...
Mary A. Lawrence
Jan 16, 2011
Mary A. Lawrence 84, of Peoria Heights formerly of Chenoa passed away at 9:51 pm, Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa. Funeral services will be 10 am, Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa with Pastor Jane Roeschley officiating. Burial will follow in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be 5 to 7 pm,...
Lois B. Sutton
Jan 11, 2011
Lois Sutton, 85, Mahomet and formerly of Colfax, went home to be with the Lord on January 11, 2011 in Mahomet. For the past several years, she was cared for by her sons Bob and Jim, Jim's wife Adrienne and her grandson Chad. She was quite certain that her loving husband Lyle would be at Heaven's gate awaiting her arrival....
Jesse Richard Huber
Jan 9, 2011
Jesse Richard Huber, 84, Fairbury died at 11:35 pm Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Apostolic Christian Church, Fairbury with ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in the Fairbury Apostolic Christian Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday,...
Joseph W. Francis
Jan 9, 2011
Joseph W. Francis 88, of Chenoa passed away at 1:20 pm, Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac, IL. At Joe's request graveside services will be 11 am, Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac with Pastor Edward Huddelson officiating. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa has charge of services. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be...
Vernon Wahls
Jan 8, 2011
Vernon Wahls, 88, of Pontiac and formerly of rural Chenoa, died at 10:00 pm, Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac. His funeral service will be 11:00am Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Chenoa with Pastor Jerry Koch officiating. Burial will be at Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm Monday, January 10,...
Melvin D. Ringenberg
Jan 5, 2011
Melvin D. Ringenberg, 83 of Chenoa, passed away at 12:04 am, Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa. Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Chenoa United Methodist Church, Chenoa with Pastor Robb McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa with...
Esther M. Winterland
Dec 30, 2010
Esther M. Winterland, 83 of Fairbury, passed away at 5:38 am, Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Gibson City. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Forrest, IL with Pastor Connie Blissard officiating. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Monday,...
Hazel Karcher
Dec 29, 2010
Hazel Karcher, 104, of Fairbury passed away December 29, 2010 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Funeral will be held at 10:00 am Monday, January 3, 2011 at Forrest Apostolic Christian Church. Burial will be in Forrest Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3-5:00pm Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury and 9-9:45 am at the church...
David W. Steffen
Dec 24, 2010
David W. Steffen, 90, of Hudson passed away at 6:40 am, Friday, December 24, 2010 at his residence at Lake Bloomington. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at the Apostolic Christian Church of Gridley with the ministers of the church officiating. Burial will immediately follow in Gridley Cemetery, Gridley. Visitation will be from 3:00...
Sally Marie Schieler
Dec 22, 2010
Sally Marie Schieler, 94, passed away at 2:38 am, Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at the Apostolic Christian Church of Fairbury with the ministers of the church officiating. Burial will immediately follow in the South Apostolic Christian Cemetery, rural Fairbury. Visitation will be...
Helen Theodora Gerber
Dec 21, 2010
Helen T. Gerber, 96, Fairbury died at 5:18 pm Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Visitation will be 11:00 am to 1:15 pm Wednesday also at the memorial home. Interment will follow in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. In lieu of...
Wayne "Sam" Butler
Dec 13, 2010
Arrowsmith – Wayne "Sam" Butler, 78, of Arrowsmith, passed away at 8:12am, December 13, 2010 in Arrowsmith. Graveside service will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. Visitation will be held also on Thursday from 10-10:45 am at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. Sam was born September 15, 1932 in Arrowsmith the son of Aaron and...
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