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Phyllis M Tipton
Aug 18, 2019
Fairbury – Phyllis M. Tipton, 92, of Fairbury, passed away at 7:45pm, August 18, 2019, at Serenity Villa at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Cremation has been accorded.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury. J.D. Buchenou will be officiating.
Friends may greet...
Mary Donna Vail
Aug 12, 2019
Mary Donna Vail, 92, of Bloomington, died at 8:46 am Monday, August 12, 2019 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm, Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Burial will follow the service in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury.
Visitation will...
Linda Lee Stewart
Aug 11, 2019
Anchor – Linda Lee Stewart, 73, of Anchor, passed away at 12:45pm, August 11, 2019, at her residence.
Cremation has been accorded.
Her funeral will be held at 11:00am, Friday, August 16, 2019, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. Pastor Daryl Evans will be officiating. Inurnment will be in Anchor Cemetery.
Visitation will be...
Earl E. Gerber
Aug 10, 2019
Earl E. Gerber, 92, of Fairbury, passed away at 5:45 pm, Saturday, August 10, 2019, at his residence in Fairbury.
Funeral services will be 10 am, Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Apostolic Christian Church of Forrest with the ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in North Apostolic Christian Cemetery, rural Forrest.
Visitation will...
Davy Mccarty
Aug 9, 2019
Chatsworth – Davy McCarty, 61, of Chatsworth, passed away at 7:55am, August 9, 2019, at Mercy South Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Cremation has been accorded.
Friends may greet the family from 10-11:00am, Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Private burial will be held at Forrest Township Cemetery.
Memorials may be...
Dr. Darol H Johnston
Aug 8, 2019
Fairbury – Darol H. Johnston, DDS, 101, of Fairbury, passed away at 8:42am, August 8, 2019, at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
His funeral will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, August 17, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury. Pastor Dan Robertson will be officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury.
Visitation will be held...
Donna Bowles-Mauser
Aug 7, 2019
Fairbury – Donna Bowles-Mauser, 78, of Fairbury, passed away at 2:55pm, August 7, 2019 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.
Her funeral will be held at 1:00pm, Sunday, August 11, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury. Pastor Tom Krieger will be officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury.
Visitation will be held...
Richard L. Forneris
Aug 7, 2019
Richard Leo Forneris, 75 of Fairbury, formerly of Reddick; passed away at 11:55 am, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee.
Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 11 am, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church of Fairbury. His Inurnment will be at 3 pm,...
Warren Ulfers
Aug 6, 2019
Fairbury – Warren R. Ulfers, 92, of Fairbury, passed away at 2:58pm, August 6, 2019, at Fairview Haven Retirement, Fairbury.
His funeral will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, August 10, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, Fairbury. Pastor Ann Champion will be officiating. Cremation will be accorded following the funeral and inurnment will take place at a...
Francisco Chavez Jr.
Aug 2, 2019
Francisco "Frank" Chavez Jr., 68, Fairbury, died at 3:54 am Friday, August 2, 2019 at his residence, Fairbury.
Frank was born July 19, 1951 in McAllen, TX the son of Francisco and Maria B. Oliva Chavez Sr. He married Ernestina Solis on August 8, 1971 in Kinsman, IL. She survives in Fairbury.
Other survivors include...
Edward Marshall Malcom
Aug 2, 2019
Edward Marshall Malcom, 88, Wilmington, died at 6:15 am Friday, August 2, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee.
His funeral will be 1:00 pm Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. Burial will be in Chenoa Twp. Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be 11:00 to 1:00 pm Thursday also at the memorial home. The family suggests...
Velma M Schladenhauffen
Jul 29, 2019
Velma M. Schladenhauffen, 91, Fairbury and formerly of Forrest, died at 2:10 pm Monday, July 29, 2019 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Her funeral will be 10:00 am Monday, August 5, 2019 at the Apostolic Christian Church, Forrest with the Ministers of the Church officiating. Burial will be in the North Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Forrest.
...Kenneth L Rinkenberger
Jul 27, 2019
Kenneth L. Rinkenberger, 89 of Denver, CO., formerly of Strawn and Fairbury, died at 9:00 pm, July 27, 2019 at his residence.
Inurnment took place at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Co.
Mr. Rinkenberger was born October 20, 1929 in Gridley, the son of Benjamin and Minnie Wenger Rinkenberger. He married Mary Kuntz in Strawn...
Carla Ann Hannie
Jul 24, 2019
Carla Ann Hannie, 55 of Pontiac, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood; surrounded by her family.
A visitation with the family will be from 2 -5 pm, on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. At the conclusion of visitation cremation rites will be accorded with a private inurnment...
Wilbur Molck
Jul 22, 2019
Anchor - Â Wilbur J. Molck, 98 years, eight months and 14 days, of Anchor, passed away at 10:00pm, July 22, 2019 at Heritage Health in Normal.
Cremation has been accorded.
His service will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, July 25, 2019, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor. Pastor Jim Davis will be officiating. Inurnment will...
Richard E Kafer
Jul 20, 2019
Richard E. "Dick" Kafer, 78, Fairbury, died at 9:34 pm Saturday, July 20, 2019 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.
Visitation will be 3:30 to 6:15 pm Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church, Fairbury followed by a memorial service at 6:30 pm. Inurnment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury at a later...
Robert E Wharton
Jul 16, 2019
Robert E. Wharton, 94, Fairbury, died at 3:45 pm Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
His funeral will be at 10:00 am Monday, July 22, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church Fairbury with Pastor Dan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury where full military rites will be accorded by the...
Marilyn Ann Kiper
Jul 15, 2019
Marilyn Kiper, 83, Fairbury, died at 12:39 am Monday, July 15, 2019 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury with Pastor Corinne Blissard officiating. Burial will follow the service in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury.
Visitation will be 9 to 10:45...
Lucille E. Moser
Jul 15, 2019
Lucille E. Moser, 88, Fairbury, died at 7:45 pm Monday, July 15, 2019 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.
Her funeral will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church, Fairbury. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday at Duffy-Pils...
James Richard Parks, Sr.
Jul 12, 2019
James Richard Parks, Sr., 65 of Fairbury, died at 11:42pm, Friday, July 12, 2019 at his residence in Fairbury.
Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be a big ass party at his home on Saturday, July 20, 2019 to celebrate his life. Memorials may be made to the Family of James Parks, Sr. or to St....
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