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Robert Russ Little
Feb 23, 2013
Robert Russ Little, 75, Fairbury, died at 10:57 pm Saturday, February 23, 2013 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 1:30 pm Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Fairbury VFW, 205 East Locust St., Fairbury, IL. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers the...
Lee Deverne Smith
Feb 22, 2013
LEE DEVERNE SMITH, age 74, passed away peacefully of heart failure with his wife Jaquae by his side on February 22, 2013. A truly special and glorious day. Lee was born on May 5, 1938 in Colfax, Illinois to the late L.D. Smith and Julia Elizabeth Wiley. He would later marry his first love, Jaquae, on August 23, 1958 and...
Owen B. Streeper
Feb 13, 2013
Owen B. Streeper, 89, of Chenoa passed away at 12:53 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at his residence in Chenoa. His funeral service will be 10:00 am, Monday, February 18, 2013 at Chenoa Presbyterian Church, Chenoa with Chip Finck officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington; where full military honors will be conducted. A visitation will be 2-6...
Robert J. Crain Jr.
Feb 10, 2013
Robert Joseph Crain Jr., 54, of Fairbury passed away at 12:15 am, Sunday, February 10, 2013 after a battle with cancer, at his residence in Fairbury. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 pm, Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the River of Life Outreach Church, Meadows; with Pastor David Heath officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded and a private...
Herbert E. Wiles
Feb 8, 2013
Chenoa – Herbert Wiles, 85, of Chenoa, passed away at 12:25am, February 8, 2013 at Asta Care Center of Pontiac. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Chenoa Township Cemetery, where military honors will be performed. Visitation will be held from 10-10:45am on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa....
Mattie R. Jacobs
Feb 6, 2013
Mattie R. Jacobs, 88, of Chenoa passed away at 5:24 pm, Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Evenglow Health Center, Pontiac. A graveside inurnment will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa with Pastor Dan Patterson officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of...
Doris M. Eymann
Feb 6, 2013
Chenoa – Doris M. Eymann, 78, of Chenoa, passed away at 10:10am, February 6, 2013 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Funeral will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. Pastor Carrie Carnes will be officiating. Burial will be in Chenoa Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7:00pm on Friday, February 8, 2013...
T. Ann Miller
Feb 4, 2013
T. Ann Miller, 80, Fairbury, died at 6:30pm Monday, February 4, 2013 at her residence in Fairbury. A graveside inurnment will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury with Wayne Kurth officiating. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations be directed to the...
Sharon L. Hoselton
Feb 3, 2013
Sharon L. Hoselton, 66, of Chenoa passed away at 4:37 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at her residence in Chenoa with her family by her side after a courageous battle with Cancer. Her Funeral Mass will be 11 am, Thursday, February 7, 2013 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Chenoa with Father Carl LoPresti officiating. Burial will be in Chenoa...
Dean E Grosshans
Feb 2, 2013
Dean E. Grosshans, 77, Fairbury died at 9:16 am Saturday, February 2, 2013 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. A private graveside service will be held Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at East Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury with the ministers of the German Apostolic Christian Church officiating. Mr. Grosshans was born February 25, 1935 in Fairbury, IL the son of Fred...
Bernard L Harris
Feb 1, 2013
Fairbury – Bernard L. Harris, 78, of Fairbury, passed away at 12:30am, February 1, 2013 at El Paso Health Care Center. Cremation has been accorded. A graveside service will take place at 10:00 am Friday, July 12, 2013 in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Full military rites will be accorded by the Fairbury VFW and American Legion posts. Memorials may be made...
Logan Otis Cox
Jan 28, 2013
Logan Otis Cox, 93, the fourth of five children of Amos Franklin and Ethel Ward Cox, died at 10:15pm Monday, January 28, 2013 at Freedom Village, Bradenton, FL. He was born May 3, 1919, on the 200-acre family farm in Livingston County, IL, midway between Cropsey and Fairbury. Logan attended the Cropsey two room grade school and graduated from Cropsey...
Larry F Sutter
Jan 27, 2013
Cooksville – Larry F. Sutter, 78, of Cooksville, passed away at 8:50am, January 27, 2013 at Bickford House in Bloomington. Funeral will be held at 12:00pm, Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Cooksville Union Church. Pastor Dan Jassman will be officiating. Entombment will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be held from 4-7:00pm, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at...
Ruth Marie Gambrel
Jan 26, 2013
Ruth Marie Gambrel, 91, of Fairbury, passed away at 1:09 pm, Saturday, January 26, 2013 at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with the Rev. Dr. Richard Neiderhiser officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be one hour...
Judy Marilyn Stork
Jan 23, 2013
Judy Marilyn Stork, 64, Fairbury, died at 12:57 am Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Christian Apostolic Church, Forrest with ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in the South Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm...
Mary Bernice Nix
Jan 20, 2013
Chenoa – Mary Bernice Nix, 73, of Chenoa, passed away at 10:03am, Sunday, January 20, 2013 at her residence. Mass will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Chenoa. Fr. Carl LoPresti will be officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be from 9-9:45am, on Wednesday also at the church....
Kathy Evans
Jan 18, 2013
Kathy Evans, 72, of Pontiac formerly of Chenoa passed away at 8:24 am on Friday, January 18, 2013 at her residence in Pontiac. Cremation rites have been accorded and a private family service was held per Kathy's request. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the family of Kathy Evans. Kathy was...
Mary M. Fehr
Jan 18, 2013
Mary M. Fehr, 82, Fairbury, passed away at 5:03 am Friday, January 18, 2013 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. A funeral service will be 10:00 am Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 pm Monday, January 21, 2013...
Roger Mcdevitt
Jan 18, 2013
Bloomington – Roger V. McDevitt, 65, of Bloomington, passed away at 5:48pm, Friday, January 18, 2013 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Visitation will be held from 6-8:00pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa. Cremation will be accorded following the visitation. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Roger was born January 10,...
Raymond "Val" Woodrey
Jan 16, 2013
Raymond "Val" Woodrey, 93, of Bloomington formerly of Colfax passed away at 2:10 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at his residence in Bloomington. Funeral Services will be 10:30 am, Monday, January 21, 2013 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax with Pastor Stephanie Soon officiating. Burial will follow in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax with full military rites conducted by the Colfax American...
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