Blake Thomas Lee Hall
Feb 14, 2008
Blake Thomas Lee Hall, 17, of Forrest died at 2:55 pm Thursday, February 14, 2008 at his residence in Forrest. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Church, Forrest with the ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in Forrest Twp. Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 to 7:00 pm Sunday, February 17,...
James W. Hardesty
Feb 12, 2008
James W. Hardesty, 69, Forrest died at 7:05 am Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at his property in Eppards Point Twp, rural Chenoa. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, Friday, February 15, 2008, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Funeral Services will be 10:30 am Saturday, February 16, 2008 also at the memorial home in Fairbury, with burial to follow...
Mildred Minnie Skrobonak
Feb 12, 2008
Mildred Minnie Skrobonak, 86, Fairbury died at 4:25am Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Thursday, February 14, 2008 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with burial in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 9:00 to 9:45 am Thursday at the memorial home. Miss Skrobonak was born April 15, 1921 in...
Rev. James W. Underwood
Feb 10, 2008
Chenoa: Rev. James W. Underwood, 80, of Chenoa, died at 5:26 am, Sunday, February 10, 2008 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Home, Meadows, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded with a private family graveside inurnment to be held at a later date in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa has charge of arrangements. Rev. Underwood was born November 13, 1927...
Robert E. Lee Short Sr.
Feb 10, 2008
Robert E. Lee Short Sr., 65, of Fairbury passed away Sunday, February 10, 2008. Mr. Short was born August 16, 1942 in Gilman, IL the son of Delmer and Juanita Pence Short. He married Faye L. Light on August 19, 1962 in Fairbury. She survives in Fairbury. Other survivors include his father, Delmer, Gilman, one daughter, Kelly (Michael) Maffett, Cropsey,...
Barbara Ann Meiss
Feb 9, 2008
Barbara A. Meiss, 72, of Fairbury died Saturday, February 9, 2008 at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center, Alamogordo, New Mexico. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Church, Fairbury with the Ministers of the Church officiating. Burial will be in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday,...
Helen Lehman Williamson
Feb 8, 2008
Helen Lehman Williamson, 96, of Durham, NC died peacefully, February 8, 2008. Mrs. Williamson was born in Forrest, IL the daughter of Herman and Sophia Hibsch Lehman. She earned a master's degree in education in Chicago, IL. She taught in the Illinois public schools for over 35 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit G. Williamson, in...
Yvonne K. Crull
Feb 7, 2008
Chenoa- Yvonne K. Crull, 65 of Chenoa passed away at 3:05 pm, Thursday, February 7, 2008 at OSF St. James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac, IL. Visitation will be tonight, Saturday, February 9, 2008 from 4 to 7 pm and one hour prior to services on Sunday at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa, IL. Her Funeral will be 2:00 pm,...
Dorothy Matilda Wenger
Feb 5, 2008
Refugio, TX – Dorothy Matilda Wenger, 85, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at her daughter's home in Refugio, TX. She was born April 24, 1922 in Strawn to George and Lydia (Wenger) Kiefer. On December 23, 1943 she married Willard Wenger of Fairbury who was pursing a military career. Willard retired from the military in April, 1958 and...
Verne E Swift
Feb 4, 2008
Verne E. Swift, 95, Chatsworth died at 4:00 pm Monday, February 4, 2008 at his residence in Chatsworth. Mr. Swift was born July 22, 1912 in Kenesaw, Nebraska the son of Evert Emerson and Laura Flood Swift. Surviving is his caregiver, Angel (Scott) Sanders, Chatsworth and their children Kristi, Jess and granddaughter, lil Amia. He is preceded in death by...
Phyllis J. Ambrose
Feb 3, 2008
Phyllis J. Ambrose, 80, of Fairbury died at 6:20 pm Sunday, February 3, 2008 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Mrs. Ambrose was born September 23, 1927 in Fairbury, IL, the daughter of John F. and Ida Denniger Somers. She married F. Van Ambrose on July 13, 1946 in Fairbury. He died March 13, 2001. Surviving are four sons,...
Doris M. Wiles
Feb 2, 2008
Chenoa: Doris M. Wiles, 77, of Chenoa, died at 5:17 A.M., Saturday, February 2, 2008 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded and a time of fellowship and sharing condolences with the family will be from 4 to 7 PM, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa, IL. Mrs. Wiles was born...
Lorraine Stephens
Jan 28, 2008
Lorraine Stephens, 88, of Colfax, died January 28, 2008 at 7:05AM at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Colfax. Visitation for Lorraine will be today, Tuesday, January 29, 2008 from 5-7:00PM at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 11:00AM also at the funeral home with visitation one hour prior. Rev. Diane Yentes will...
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...
