Stephen Louis Drach
Jan 24, 2008
Fairbury – Stephen Louis Drach, 61, of Fairbury, passed away at 5:05AM Thursday, January 24, 2008 at his home after a brave battle with cancer. Visitation for Stephen will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2008 from 4-7:00PM at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Funeral will be held on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 1:00PM at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury with...
Ardella Marie Zimmerman
Jan 23, 2008
Ardella Marie Zimmerman, 85, a lifetime Fairbury and Forrest area resident died at 10:20 pm Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Colfax. Ardella was born February 11, 1922 in Forrest, IL a daughter of Harry and Elise Sohn Streitmatter. She married Melvin Zimmerman on June 18, 1946. He survives in Fairbury. Also surviving is a son Randall...
Gary L. Wilkins
Jan 22, 2008
Chenoa: Gary L. Wilkins, 66, of Chenoa, died at 8:55 pm, Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at his residence in rural Chenoa with his family by his side. Visitation is from 5 to 7 pm, today, Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, January 25, 2008 at Chenoa Baptist...
Leona Elfreida Sutter
Jan 21, 2008
Leona Elfreida Sutter, of Fairbury, 95, died at 4:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 at Heritage Manor, Colfax. Her funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with the Rev. Charles McDonald officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. She was born on...
Keith Bentley
Jan 16, 2008
Keith "Joe" Bentley, 64, a resident of Sharon Healthcare Pines, Peoria died at 1:30 am Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Sharon Healthcare Pines. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 pm Friday, January 18, 2008 at Chenoa Cemetery with the Rev. Edward Hudelson officiating. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bentley was born April 25,...
Vernon Harper
Jan 14, 2008
Colfax – Vernon "Bud" Harper, 87, of Colfax, passed away at 2:50AM Monday, January 14, 2008 at Heritage Manor in Colfax. Visitation for Vernon will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 from 9:30-11:30AM at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. His funeral will also be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 1:00PM at the Funeral Home with Reverend Pastor Stephen...
Drew David Mueller
Jan 10, 2008
Drew David Mueller, stillborn infant son of Mark and Erika (Slagel) Mueller was born at 3:49 p.m. Thursday, January 10, 2008 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Private funeral services will be held Monday, January 14, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with the ministers of the Forrest Apostolic Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in the South Apostolic...
Edward L. Butler
Jan 8, 2008
Edward L. Butler, 92, a resident of Meadows Mennonite Home, Chenoa and formerly of Fairbury died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Meadows Mennonite Home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with the Rev. Charles McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 1:00...
Omer Edmund Coomes
Jan 5, 2008
Omer Edmund Coomes, 93, of Chenoa died Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 5:40AM at Meadow Mennonite Retirement Community. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 from 5-7:00PM at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. Funeral will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 10:00AM at Chenoa Baptist Church. Burial will be in Chenoa Cemetery. Omer was born June 9,...
Sheryl Diane Hilton
Jan 4, 2008
Sheryl Diane Hilton, 13, of Gridley died at 6:57 pm Friday, January 4, 2008 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chenoa with the Rev. Jerry Koch officiating. Burial will be in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday...
A. Isabella Jontry
Dec 31, 2007
A.Isabella Jontry (nee Hansen) Born January 10, 1909, Bloomington, Illinois Isabella attended St. Mary's Grade School in Bloomington and graduated from Bloomington High School. She married John Edward Jontry of Chenoa, Illinois on June 6, 1936, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bloomington, Illinois. The children of that marriage are Margaret M (Joseph) Andel of Woodridge, Illinois, and Michael J. (Carol)...
Melissa Ann Belcher
Dec 30, 2007
Normal – Melissa Ann (Leggett) Belcher, 38, of Normal died peacefully in her parent's home in Chenoa surrounded by her family after a battle with cancer at 6:25 pm, Sunday, December 30, 2007. Her faith never wavered through Christ Jesus. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 8 PM., Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. Funeral services will...
Florence Annette Ellis
Dec 29, 2007
Chenoa- Florence "Annette" Ellis, 48, of Chenoa passed away at 11:16 pm, Saturday, December 29, 2007 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, IL. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, January 6, 2008 at the United Methodist Church of Chenoa. There will be a visitation for family and friends at the church from 1 to 3 P.M. prior...
Dennis R. Busing
Dec 26, 2007
Melvin - Dennis Reid Busing, 64, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at Craig General Hospital in Vinita, OK. His memorial service will be 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax with Pastor Diane Yentes officiating. There will be a visitation from 5 to 7 pm prior to the service also at the funeral home in Colfax....
Patricia Goodin
Dec 26, 2007
Patricia "Pat" K. Goodin, 65, of Chenoa, died December 26, 2007 at 1:15PM at her residence. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Chenoa with a visitation one hour prior. Fr. Carl LoPresti will be officiating. Burial will be in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Pat was born July 25,...
R. Dale Bradford
Dec 26, 2007
Colfax – R. Dale "Porky" Bradford, 61, of Colfax, died December 26, 2007 at 4:17PM at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 28, 2007 from 5-8:00PM at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. Funeral will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 10:00 AM also at the funeral home. Rev. Dan Jassman will be...
Minnie G. Foltz
Dec 16, 2007
Fairbury – Minnie G. Foltz, 82, of Fairbury passed away at 8:34AM on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Her Memorial Mass will be on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 10:30am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fairbury, Rev. Scott Archer will be officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7:00pm Friday, December 21, 2007...
Shirley Ann Brucker
Dec 13, 2007
Shirley Ann Brucker, 77, of Fairbury died at 11:49 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 2007 at Gibson Area Hospital Annex, Gibson City. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 17, 2007 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Colfax with Fr. Carl LoPresti and Fr. BK Tran officiating. Burial will be in Cropsey Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 to...
Ronald C. Hardy
Dec 9, 2007
Champaign – Ronald C. Hardy, 63 of Champaign, died December 9, 2007 at 10:10 PM at his residence in Champaign. Cremation rites have been accorded with a graveside service to be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Wiley Cemetery, Colfax, IL. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax is in charge of arrangements. Ronald was born March 25, 1944...
Clarence Evart Taylor
Dec 8, 2007
Chenoa – Clarence Evart Taylor, 94 of Chenoa, died December 8, 2007 at 8:29AM at OSF St. James John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. His visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 from 10:30 -11:30AM at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chenoa. Funeral will also be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 11:30AM at the Church with Pastor...
