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Betty Jean Hostetter
Jun 24, 2021
Chenoa – Betty J. Hostetter, 68, of Chenoa, formerly of Fairbury passed away at 5:25 pm, Thursday, June 24, 2021 at her residence in Chenoa. Cremation rites have been accorded with a graveside service at 11am, Friday, July 2, 2021 at Avoca Township Cemetery, rural Fairbury with Pastor Kim Ernst officiating. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is in...
Gerald L Batterton
Jun 18, 2021
Gerald L. Batterton, 89, Colfax, died at 10:45 pm Friday, June 18, 2021 at the Loft Rehabilitation & Nursing of Normal.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Wiley Cemetery, Colfax with Pastor Stacy Landry officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 to 10:45 am Saturday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. The...
Vicki Lynn Harn
Jun 17, 2021
Vicki Lynn Harn, 65 of Forrest, passed away at 3:45pm, Thursday, June 17, 2021 at her residence, Forrest.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at the Chatsworth United Methodist Church with Pastor Lynette Barnett officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will take place...
Maurice "Morrie" Huette
Jun 16, 2021
Maurice Dean Huette, 85 of Fairbury, entered into his heavenly home at 4:09pm, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at his residence, Fairbury.
Cremation rites have been accorded and a Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Chatsworth with Fr. William Keebler officiating. A visitation will be held...
Oren D. Nussbaum
Jun 8, 2021
Chatsworth – Oren Dean Nussbaum, 86, Chatsworth, died at 5:57 pm, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.
Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be a graveside service and military honors at 11am, Saturday, June 19, 2021 in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is in charge of...
Steven L. Krieg
Jun 1, 2021
Steven L. Krieg
A graveside service for Steven Lynn Krieg, 75, of Saint Augustine, Fl, and formerly of Colfax, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at Oak Grove Cemetery, LeRoy, in the family plot. His parents and grandparents were natives of LeRoy. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax is in charge of local arrangements. www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com .
...Dorothy Mae Dassow
Jun 1, 2021
Dorothy Mae (Wagenseller) Dassow, 94, a resident of Fairview Haven Independent Living, Fairbury, passed away at 7:29 am Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at her residence, Fairbury.
Mrs. Dassow grew up on the family farm north-west of Fairbury. Dorothy attended all eight grades in a little one room schoolhouse. After graduation from Fairbury High School, she studied art...
Curt M. Harrison
May 25, 2021
Saybrook – Curt M. Harrison, 64, of Saybrook, passed away at 8:53pm, May 25, 2021, at his residence.
Cremation has been accorded.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor. Pastors Jim Davis and Stephen Goodwin will be officiating.
Visitation will be held...
Rebecca M Todd
May 24, 2021
Chenoa – Rebecca M. Todd, 60, of Chenoa, passed away at 9:17am, May 24, 2021, at her daughter's home in Fairbury.
Her funeral will be held at 11:00am, Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Chenoa Baptist Church. Pastor Jeff Williams will be officiating.
Burial will be in Chenoa Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be...
Ilse Sonja Mygatt
May 22, 2021
Ilse Sonja Mygatt, 89 of Forrest, passed away at 11:45am, Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Carle Bromenn Medical Center, Normal.
Inurnment will take place at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Wing at 10:30am, Thursday, May 27, 2021. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ilse was born August...
Cindy K. Harrell
May 20, 2021
Cindy K. Harrell, 58, Forrest, died at 3:37 pm Thursday, May 20, 2021 at her residence, Forrest.
Cindy was born August 14, 1962 in Lincoln, IL the daughter of Richard and Sandra Parker Sutton. She married Charles "Chick" Harrell on June 3, 1983 in Forrest. He survives.
Other survivors include their four children, Melissa (Dan)...
Betsy Ann Cox
May 19, 2021
Betsy Ann Cox, 84, Fairbury, died at 12:40 am Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Visitation will be 12:30 to 1:30 pm Monday, May 24, 2021 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Private burial will take place in Avoca Twp. Cemetery, Fairbury. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be given to...
Phyllis A. Eilers
May 18, 2021
Phyllis A. Eilers, 91 of Fairbury, died at 10:28pm, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Funeral will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury with Pastor James Rients officiating. Burial will take place at 3:00pm that afternoon at Lyman Twp. Cemetery, Roberts. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00am...
Lora Lontz-Vejvoda
May 18, 2021
Chenoa – Lora Lontz-Vejvoda, 51, of Chenoa, passed away at 1:07am, May 18, 2021, at her residence.
Cremation has been accorded.
Friends may greet the family from 3-8:00pm, Wednesday May 26, 2021, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa.
Lora was born January 6, 1970, in Lagrange, the daughter of Richard and Linda Stover Lontz....
Mary Lou Schuler
May 16, 2021
Mary Lou Schuler, age 92 of Lexington, Illinois passed into God's hands on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
Mary Lou was born on May 20, 1928 to Floyd and Ardis (Patterson) Bossingham of Stanford, Illinois. She married Melvin D. Schuler on November 27, 1949.
Those remaining to celebrate her memory are her three children, Dwight Schuler,...
Beatrice Ramirez
May 15, 2021
Beatrice "Bea" Ramirez, 87 of Chenoa, died at 1:53am, Saturday, May 15, 2021 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30am, Friday, May 21, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Chenoa with Fr. Carl LoPresti officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 7:00pm,...
Margie Louise Rhoads
May 12, 2021
Fairbury – Margie Louise Rhoads, 91, of Fairbury, passed away at 11:35pm, May 12, 2021, at Evenglow Health Center, Pontiac.
A funeral will be held at 11:00am, Monday, May 17, 2021, at the First Baptist Church, Fairbury. Pastor Daryl Evans will be officiating. Burial will be in Brenton Township Cemetery, Piper City.
Visitation will be...
Michael Thomas Raby
May 11, 2021
Michael Thomas Raby, 56 of Normal formerly of Chenoa passed away at 5:32 pm, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Cremation rites have been accorded with a celebration of Mike's life at a later date. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is in charge of arrangements.
Michael was born April 25, 1965...
Fleta Meiner
May 8, 2021
Colfax - Fleta Arleen Meiner, 96, passed away at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Reflections Memory Care, Bloomington.
A private graveside service is planned. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. A celebration of life will be held later.
Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax is in charge of arrangements.
Fleta was born...
Allen F. Zimmerman
May 5, 2021
Allen F. Zimmerman, 89, Fairbury, died at 2:19 pm Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Mr. Zimmerman was born December 13, 1931 in Forrest, IL the son of Louis A. and Louise Mueller Zimmerman. He married Carolyn Marie Leman on February 13, 1955 in Fairbury. She preceded him in death on October 15,...
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