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Waneta B Stockle
Jul 16, 2007
Waneta B. Stockle, 76, of Colfax, died July 16, 2007 at 9:15AM at her residence. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 10:00 AM at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. David O'Neall will be officiating. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Union Church of Cooksville. Waneta...
Ruth Marie Reid
Jul 15, 2007
Ruth Marie Reid, 92, a resident of Greenbrier Healthcare Center, Piper City and formerly of Fairbury died 7:25 pm Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday, July 20, 2007 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with Professor Peter Worrall of the Moody Bible Institute officiating. Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury....
Shirley A. Luttrell
Jul 12, 2007
Fairbury: Shirley A. Luttrell, 67, Fairbury died at 6:30 pm, Thursday, July 12, 2007 at her residence in Fairbury with her family by her side. Her visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm, Saturday, July 14, 2007 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury and 12:15 to 12:45 pm prior to the service on Sunday at the church. Funeral service is 1:00...
Lois Mae Abbey
Jul 9, 2007
Lois Mae Abbey, 78, of Cropsey, died at 12:15 am Monday, July 9, 2007 at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex, Gibson City. Memorial services will be 10:30 am Friday, July 13, 2007 at the Cropsey United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tim Lembke officiating. Inurnment will be at Cropsey Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday at Duffy-Pils...
Miloe M. Linman
Jul 7, 2007
Bloomington: Miloe M. Linman, 83, of Bloomington, died at 6:05 pm, Saturday, July 7, 2007 at Heritage Manor, Normal, IL. A graveside service will be 11:00 am, Tuesday, July 10, 2007 in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa, with Pastor Dan Patterson officiating the service. There will be no visitation, Duffy-Pils Memorial Home; Chenoa is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Linman was born...
Merle D. King
Jun 30, 2007
Chenoa: Merle King, 95 of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Chenoa, died at 12:15 PM, June 30, 2007 in Mesa, AZ. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 10:00AM in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is in charge of arrangements. Merle was born September 4, 1911 in Chenoa a son of Jesse A. and...
Margaret Alice Bertram
Jun 30, 2007
Margaret Alice "Peggy" Bertram, 68, Forrest passed away at 2:05 pm Saturday, June 30, 2007 peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at St. James Catholic Church, Forrest with Father Doug Hennessy and Father BK Tran officiating. Burial will be at Forrest Twp. Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Cora Elizabeth Sechrest
Jun 26, 2007
Cora Elizabeth Sechrest, 83, Chenoa died 1:18am Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am Friday, June 29, 2007 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa with the Rev. Paul Gray and Rev. Eugene Gray officiating. Burial will be at Chenoa Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home,...
Ira L. Grandon Jr.
Jun 23, 2007
Fairbury: Ira L. Grandon Jr., 85 of Fairbury, died 8:11 am Saturday, June 23, 2007 at his residence in Fairbury. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Monday, June 25, 2007 at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. His funeral service will be 10 am, Tuesday, June 26, 2007 also at the memorial home in Fairbury with Pastor Charles McDonald...
Brandon W. Tjarks
Jun 22, 2007
Strawn: Brandon W. Tjarks, 15 of Strawn, died 10:29 pm Friday, June 22, 2007 at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City, IL. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at the First Baptist Church of Fairbury with Pastor Steve Anderson officiating. Burial will take place in Strawn Cemetery, Strawn, IL. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 pm...
Rebecca Joy Strike Vaughan
Jun 18, 2007
Chenoa: Rebecca Joy Strike Vaughan, 59 of Austin, TX, formerly of Chenoa, passed away on June 18, 2007 in Austin, TX. A memorial service was held June 21, 2007 at Oak Hill Bible Church in Austin where she was a member. A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the new...
Don E. Schroeder
Jun 17, 2007
Forrest: Don E. Schroeder, 47 of Forrest, died at 8:23 pm Sunday, June 17, 2007 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. His body was donated to science for medical research and there will be a memorial service at 11:00 am, Thursday, June 21, 2007 at the First Baptist Church of Fairbury, with Pastor Steve Anderson officiating. Don was born June...
Lyle E Riecks
Jun 14, 2007
Lyle Edward Riecks, 89, Sun Prairie, WI and formerly of Anchor, IL died 8:00 am Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Hospice Care Center, Madison, WI. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor. Burial will be at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Anchor with full military rites accorded by the Davis-Kerber American Legion...
Margaret A. Cox
Jun 11, 2007
Fairbury: Margaret A. Cox, 93 of Livingston Manor, Pontiac formerly of Fairbury died at 6:58 PM, Monday, June 11, 2007, at Livingston Manor, Pontiac. A graveside inurnment for Margaret will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, June 16, 2007 at the Cropsey Cemetery with Pastor Spencer Homan officiating and Tim Huey assisting in the service. Cremation rites will be accorded. Duffy-Pils Memorial...
Lloyd T Defries
Jun 11, 2007
Lloyd T. DeFries, 98, of Fairbury, formerly of Cropsey, died June 11, 2007 at 3:04PM at Fairview Haven Nursing Home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 from 6-8:00PM at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home in Fairbury. Funeral will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 11:00AM at St. John's Lutheran Church, Sibley. Pastor Bob Kinas will be officiating....
Irma Irene Ray
Jun 5, 2007
Irma Irene Ray, 77, Fairbury died 7:28 am Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, IL with interment at Cisne Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury and 10:00 to 10:45 am...
Dorothy L. Hammond
Jun 3, 2007
Fairbury: Dorothy L. Hammond, 76 of Fairbury died at 5:20 AM, Sunday, June 3, 2007, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center., Peoria, IL. A memorial service for Dorothy will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 7, 2007 at the First Baptist Church of Fairbury with Pastor Steve Anderson officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded with inurnment to take place at Graceland...
Elmer Bachtold
May 22, 2007
Elmer D. Bachtold, 86, of Anchor died May 22, 2007 at 3:50AM at Heritage Manor in Colfax. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 11:00AM at the Cropsey Cemetery, Cropsey. Rev. Tim Lembke will be officiating. Memorials may be made to Cropsey Methodist Church or OSF Hospice, Bloomington. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax is in charge...
Lucile Bachman
May 21, 2007
Chenoa: Lucile Bachman, 91, of Chenoa, died at 4:35 pm Monday, May 21, 2007 at OSF St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm, Friday, May 25, 2007 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa and one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. Her funeral service will be 10:30 am, Saturday May 26, 2007...
Marjorie E Shilts
May 17, 2007
Marjorie E. Shilts, 97, Fairbury died 9:52 am Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury with the Rev. Spencer Homan officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury...
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