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William "Bud" Bagley Jr.

William "Bud" Bagley Jr.

Nov 16, 2008

William "Bud" Bagley Jr., 70, of Chenoa, died at 6:52 pm, Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Audrain Medical Center, Mexico, MO. Visitation is from 4 to 8 pm, Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, November 21, 2008 also at the memorial home in Chenoa with Rev....

Frances Snodgrass

Frances Snodgrass

Nov 12, 2008

Frances M. Snodgrass (Cannon) passed on to the next life while residing in Midway, Georgia with her Daughter Carol and Son-in-law Bill Long. Frances was born in Balatan Minnesota on August 1, 1916. She was 92. Preceding her in passing were siblings, Marion Cannon, Zelma Mays, and Kathryn Bays, parents Frank & Maude Cannon, and three children, Robert, Theodore, and...

Lee G. Fillingham

Lee G. Fillingham

Nov 12, 2008

Lee G. Fillingham, 86, of Chenoa, died at 2:25 pm, Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Visitation is from 4 to 7 pm, Friday, November 14, 2008 at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the United Methodist Church of Chenoa with Pastor Rob...

Richard Earl Shomaker

Richard Earl Shomaker

Nov 11, 2008

Richard Earl Shomaker, 73, of Bloomington died at 11:00 pm Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax with the Rev. Dan Jassman officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington with full military rites accorded by the Davis-Kerber American Legion,...

Pia Langhoff

Pia Langhoff

Nov 9, 2008

Colfax – Pia Langhoff, 53 of Colfax passed away on November 9, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. at her residence. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 from 4-8:00 p.m. at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. Funeral will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Colfax United Methodist Church with visitation from 9-9:45a.m. Rev. Diane Yentes...

Richard William Zehr

Richard William Zehr

Nov 3, 2008

Richard William Zehr, 72, Fairbury died at 1:57 am Monday, November 3, 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Friday, November 7, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury with Rev. Spencer Homan officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 2:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury...

George H. Hurt

George H. Hurt

Nov 3, 2008

Fairbury: George H. Hurt, 81, of Fairbury, died at 7:34 am, Monday, November 3, 2008 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Thursday, November 6, 2008 also at the memorial home in Fairbury, with Pastor Steve...

Leo L Schleeter

Leo L Schleeter

Nov 3, 2008

Colfax – Leo L. Schleeter, 82, of Colfax, died at November 3, 2008 at 2:20 am at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Visistation will be held on November 4, 2008 from 4-7:00pm at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. A committal service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at East Lawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. A Memorial service...

Donna L. Prescott

Donna L. Prescott

Oct 24, 2008

Donna L. Prescott, 78, of Bradenton, FL and formerly of Fairbury died October 24, 2008 in Bradenton, FL. Donna was born May 17, 1930 in Fort Atkinson, WI the daughter of Herbert L. and Nora Edna Deschaer Madsen. Surviving are three children, Michael L. (Kathy) Marsch, Jefferson, WI, Mary L. (Steve) Moser, Monclova, OH, and Lisa L. Kessinger, Fairbury, IL,...

Margaret K. Hetman

Margaret K. Hetman

Oct 23, 2008

Chenoa- Margaret K. Hetman, 82, of Chenoa passed away at 6:05 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2008 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, IL. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm, Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am, Monday, October 27 also at the memorial home in Chenoa with Pastor...

Hazel L. Tamres

Hazel L. Tamres

Oct 22, 2008

Hazel L. Tamres, 84, Fairbury and formerly of Scottsdale, AZ died at 1:55 pm Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Evenglow Health Center, Pontiac. Mrs. Tamres was born September 16, 1924 in Duluth, MN the daughter of Eilert and Jennie Jakobsen Olson. She married Izzy Tamres on June 28, 1963 in San Francisco, CA. He precedes her in death. Surviving are...

Wilma Jean Harms

Wilma Jean Harms

Oct 21, 2008

Wilma Jean Harms, 87, of rural Fairbury died at 7:15 A.M. on Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2008) at Heritage Manor, Colfax, after a brave battle with cancer. Her funeral will be at 10:30 A.M. Friday, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Colfax, with Pastor Connie Frase officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m....

L. Dale "Tex" Vanhouten

L. Dale "Tex" Vanhouten

Oct 20, 2008

Chenoa: L. Dale "Tex" Vanhouten, 73 of Chenoa, died at 1:01 am, Monday, October 20, 2008 at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, October 24, 2008 at the Chenoa Baptist Church, Chenoa with Pastor Christian Ricker officiating. Burial will follow in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation is from 5 to 8 pm,...

William E. Birch

William E. Birch

Oct 19, 2008

Chenoa: William E. Birch, 70, of rural Chenoa, died at 12:23 pm, Sunday, October 19, 2008 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Visitation is from 4 to 8 pm, Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the First Baptist Church of Pontiac. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa has charge of services. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, October 23,...

Wilma Jean Gaitens

Wilma Jean Gaitens

Oct 17, 2008

Wilma Jean Gaitens, 90, a resident of Livingston Manor, Pontiac and formerly of Fairbury died at 4:29 pm Friday, October 17, 2008 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac after a short illness. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield with Fr. Scott Archer officiating. Visitation will be 5:00...

Helen A. Allen

Helen A. Allen

Oct 13, 2008

Helen A. Allen, 84 of Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community formerly of Fairbury passed from this life at 6:30 am, Monday, October 13, 2008 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, IL. Her funeral service will be, 10:03 am, Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with Pastor Charles McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will...

Norene Rose Brandt

Norene Rose Brandt

Oct 9, 2008

Norene Rose Brandt, 86, Fairbury died at 10:45 pm Thursday, October 9, 2008 at Alden Poplar Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Hoffman Estates, IL. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Fairbury with Fr. Scott Archer officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation...

Lyle R. Sutton

Lyle R. Sutton

Oct 6, 2008

Lyle R. Sutton, 86, Mahomet and formerly of Colfax died at 9:44 am Monday, October 6, 2008 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 am Friday, October 10, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Colfax with Fr. Carl LoPresti officiating. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax with full military rites conducted by the...

Opal V. Bauman

Opal V. Bauman

Oct 3, 2008

Opal V. (Frederick) Bauman, 99 of Chenoa died at 5:05 pm, Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community where she has resided for the past several years. Her funeral service will be, 10:30 am Thursday, October 9, 2008 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Chenoa, with Pastor Edward Hudelson and Pastor Steve Estes officiating. Interment will take place...

Dalton L. Ferguson

Dalton L. Ferguson

Oct 3, 2008

Dalton L. Ferguson, 19, Colfax died at 3:59 pm Friday, October 3, 2008 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Colfax with Fr. Deogratias Kwianuka officiating. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. Visitation will be 3:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday at...

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