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...
Vernon L. Thomas
Dec 7, 2007
Vernon Lyle Thomas, 82, of Colfax died Friday, December 7, 2007 at 2:30 AM at Heritage Manor Colfax. A graveside service will be held on Monday, December 10, 2007 at 2:30PM at East Lawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Bloomington. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax is in charge of arrangements. Vernon was born May 24, 1925 in Holder the son of Luke and...
Timothy J. Boles
Dec 7, 2007
Timothy J. Boles, 53, of Chenoa died at 4:10 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2007 ¼ a mile south of 2200 north road on old Route 66 near Cayuga from injuries sustained in a two vehicle accident. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Chenoa with Father Carl LoPresti officiating. Burial...
Gregory G. Gaitens
Dec 2, 2007
Gregory G. Gaitens, 88, a resident of Livingston Manor Nursing Home, Pontiac and formerly of Fairbury died at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Livingston Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Gaitens was born January 25, 1919 in Jacksonville, IL, the son of James F. and Anna (Phalen) Gaitens. He married Jean Pursley on February 15, 1947 in Strawn, IL. She...
Muriel Hoffman
Nov 26, 2007
Muriel Martens Hoffman, 93, a long-time resident of Anchor and Fairbury area, died at 2:30 a.m. on Monday, November 26 at Johnson Health Care, Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL. Cremation has been accorded. A Memorial Visitation will be at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home in Colfax from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, November 29. She was born November...
Lynn Bolden
Nov 21, 2007
Lynn Bolden, 80, of rural Fairbury died at 8:46 a.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at his residence in rural Fairbury. Mr. Bolden was born July 31, 1927 in Ripley, TN, the son of Claude and Carrie (Lock) Bolden. He married Thelma Thurmond November 28, 1953 in Hernando, MS. She survives in Fairbury. Also surviving are four daughters, Shirl Barnes, Chenoa,...
Herminia Perales
Nov 21, 2007
Herminia Perales, 68, of Fairbury died at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Funeral services will take place at Elizondo Mortuary in Mission, TX at a later date. Burial will be in Los Altos Cemetery, Los Altos Tamaulipas Mexico. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences and a...
Rosemary Munz
Nov 20, 2007
Rosemary "Rosie" Munz, 87, of Fairbury died at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at Meadows Mennonite Home, Chenoa. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2007 at the First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury, with the Rev. Spencer Homan officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday also at the church....
