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Lindsay Michelle Weber

Lindsay Michelle Weber

Dec 19, 2015

Lindsay Michelle Weber, 27, of Bloomington and formerly of Fairbury, died at 1:48 am Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her residence. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury with Pastor Tom Krieger officiating. Burial will be in Avoca Twp. Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm...

Ricky "Tiny" Taylor

Ricky "Tiny" Taylor

Dec 17, 2015

Ricky "Tiny" Taylor, 62, Fairbury, died at 3:15 pm Thursday, December 17, 2015 at his residence in rural Fairbury. Cremation rites have been accorded and services will be held at a later date. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is in charge of arrangements. Tiny was born July 2, 1953, Fairbury, IL the son of Maurice and Aldine Elizabeth Elliott Taylor. Survivors...

Kristina Marie Einsele

Kristina Marie Einsele

Dec 11, 2015

Kristina Marie Einsele, 39, of Chenoa passed away at 12:20 pm, Friday, December 11, 2015 at Aperion Care Center, Toluca, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11 am, Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Chenoa Baptist Church with Pastor David Heath officiating. Visitation with her family will be one hour prior to the service...

Harley B. Honegger

Harley B. Honegger

Dec 10, 2015

Harley B. Honegger, 91, Fairbury, died at 3:40pm Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Monday, December 14, 2015 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Forrest with Pastor Corinne Blissard officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Twp. Cemetery, rural Wing. Visitation will be 2:00 to 5:00 pm Sunday,...

Nina A. Mcbroom

Nina A. Mcbroom

Dec 7, 2015

Nina A. McBroom, 91 of Chenoa died at 4:10 am, Monday, December 7, 2015 at her residence in Chenoa. Her funeral will be 10:30 am, Friday, December 11, 2015 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa; with Pastor Kendall Coffman officiating. Interment will follow at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Thursday, December 10, 2015...

Sara Joyce Stiver

Sara Joyce Stiver

Dec 5, 2015

Sara Joyce Stiver, Born March 8th 1930 a long time Fairbury native has passed away in Elk Grove, California on December 5th 2015. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Graceland Cemetery in Fairbury with Pastor Floyd Blackard officiating. Sara grew up in the Cropsey area the daughter of Herbert and Helen Jackson....

Roy S. Oliver

Roy S. Oliver

Nov 28, 2015

Roy S. Oliver, 74, Chenoa, died at 1:27 pm Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa with Fr. Carl LoPresti officiating. Burial will be in Chenoa Twp. Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home,...

Kelly Weber

Kelly Weber

Nov 25, 2015

LeRoy – Kelly Marie Weber, 50, of LeRoy, passed away on November 25, 2015 at her residence. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Humane Society of Central Illinois, 423 Kays Dr. Bloomington, IL 61704. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax is in charge of arrangements. Kelly was born June 27, 1965 in Normal,...

Charles Farley

Charles Farley

Nov 22, 2015

Charlie Farley, 84, of Fairbury, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at 9:50pm, Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. His funeral service will be held at 10:00am, Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Apostolic Christian Church, Fairbury. Ministers of the church will be officiating. Burial will be in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation...

Lora S. Oyer

Lora S. Oyer

Nov 20, 2015

Bloomington - Lora S. Oyer, 94, of Bloomington, formerly of Normal and Chenoa, passed away at 4:55 a.m. on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Westminster Village in Bloomington. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Mennonite Church of Normal, 805 South Cottage Avenue, Normal, IL. A luncheon reception will follow immediately after...

Roy M. Petersen

Roy M. Petersen

Nov 20, 2015

Colfax – Roy M. Petersen, 88, of Colfax, passed away at 2:40am, November 20, 2015 at his residence. His funeral will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Colfax. Pastor Connie Frase will be officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7:00pm, Monday, November 23, 2015, at Duffy-Pils...

Betty Ione Blackmore

Betty Ione Blackmore

Nov 19, 2015

Betty Ione Blackmore, 88, of Flanagan formerly of Chenoa passed away at 2:10 am, Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Heritage Healthcare, Minonk. Cremation rites have been accorded and a graveside Inurnment will take place at a later date in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorial contribution may be directed...

Charles Dale Chapman

Charles Dale Chapman

Nov 19, 2015

Charles Dale Chapman, 82, of Chenoa, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, at OSF St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bloomington. Funeral mass will be 11 am, Monday, November 23, 2015 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Chenoa; with Father Carl LoPresti officiating. Burial will follow in Chenoa Twp. Cemetery, Chenoa; with full military rites accorded by Chenoa VFW Post 8350 and Ben Roth...

Wilma Frances Knapp

Wilma Frances Knapp

Nov 8, 2015

Wilma Frances Knapp, 96, Fairbury, died at 8:30 am Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Apostolic Christian Church, Forrest with ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in the Fairbury Apostolic Christian Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday...

Martha E. "Betty" Pulliam

Martha E. "Betty" Pulliam

Nov 8, 2015

Martha E. "Betty" Pulliam 82, of Meadows formerly of Farmington passed away at 11:35 pm, Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Meadows. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held Friday, November 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community Chapel, Meadows with Pastor Jane Roeschley officiating. Visitation will be one...

Merle W. Bittner

Merle W. Bittner

Nov 5, 2015

Merle Weldon Bittner, 88, Fairbury, died at 3:50 pm Thursday, November 5, 2015 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairbury with Pastor Tom Krieger officiating. Burial will be in South Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Full military rites will be conducted by the Fairbury...

Joseph "Joby" Singer

Joseph "Joby" Singer

Nov 3, 2015

Joseph "Joby" Singer, 78 of Cropsey passed away at 6:00pm Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Pontiac. Visitation will be 1:00 to 4:00 pm, Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Cremation will take place at the conclusion of visitation. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers...

Elva "Jean" Sparks

Elva "Jean" Sparks

Oct 29, 2015

Elva "Jean" Sparks, 91 of Fairbury, died at 8:45 am, Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Her visitation will be from 1:30 to 3:00 pm, Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 3:30 pm at Avoca Township Cemetery, rural Fairbury. Jean was born January 22, 1924...

Cody Kristopher Gail Huddleston

Cody Kristopher Gail Huddleston

Oct 29, 2015

Cody Kristopher Gail Huddleston, 31, of Chenoa passed away at 7:22 pm, Thursday, October 29, 2015 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. Cremation rites have been accorded and a celebration of Cody's life will be held at 7 pm, Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the River of Life Outreach Church, 24955 Church St, Meadows-Chenoa Township, IL 61726; with...

Kathryn L Hall

Kathryn L Hall

Oct 27, 2015

Kathryn L. Hall, 91, Hopedale and formerly of Morton, died at 2:15 am Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the Hopedale Nursing Home, Hopedale. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the First Baptist Church, Fairbury with Pastor Steve Anderson officiating. Inurnment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury at a later date. Visitation will...

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