Arin P. Reinhart
Sep 28, 2026
Arin Paul Reinhart, 56, of Tuscola, passed away on Monday morning, September 28, 2026 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, October 3, 2026 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Pastor Steve Swann officiating. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be...
Blanche Kathleen "Kay" Kleiss
Sep 27, 2026
Blanche Kathleen Kleiss (Kay) passed away on September 27, 2026 after 92 wonderful years of life.
Kay was born August 8, 1934 in Villa Grove, graduated from Villa Grove High School in 1952 and continued on to graduate from Eastern Illinois University with honors in chemistry in 1956. Kay married Edwin R. Kleiss in 1956 and they were married 62 years...
David D. Otto
Sep 21, 2026
David. D. Otto, 72, of Camargo, passed away at 6:54 a.m., Monday, September 21, 2026 at the Willow Breeze Hospice House, Mattoon, ILFuneral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2026 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Pastor Steve McCann officiating. Burial will follow in the Craig- North Union Baptist...
Alan Ray Thode
Sep 19, 2026
Alan Ray Thode, age 80, of Tolono, Illinois, passed away on September 19, 2026, at Carle Hospital. He was born on the 4th of July, 1946, at Jarman Hospital in Tuscola, Illinois, the first-born son of Max R. and Virginia (Biddle) Thode of Tuscola.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2026 at the Hilligoss...
Sharon Luetta Gocking
Sep 17, 2026
Sharon Luetta Gocking of Monticello, IL, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at the age of 83, under the care of Carle Hospital, with her loving husband of 61 years by her side.
Sharon was born on September 2, 1943, the daughter of Paul and Olive Franklin Huddle. She married James A. Gocking on May 15, 1965 in Villa Grove....
Donald "Doc" Slade
Sep 16, 2026
Donald “Doc” Slade, 69 of Garrett, passed away peacefully surrounded by his girls at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 26, 2026 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL.
Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Donald was...
Joan Yvonne Kellogg
Sep 13, 2026
Joan Yvonne Kellogg, 74, of Arthur, Illinois, passed away at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at her home surrounded by family.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at First Apostolic Church of Arthur, 320 Surrey Lane, Arthur, Illinois. Burial service will follow in Arthur Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00...
Leland T. Lust
Sep 7, 2026
Leland T. Lust, aged 98, of Hammond, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 2:39 a.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026 at Savoy Place Memory Care in Savoy, Illinois, with family members present.
Leland was born at his rural home near Hammond, Illinois on January 4, 1928 to the late Henry C. Lust and Audrey V. (Emery) Lust. He was raised on the...
Bobbi G. Hanners Turner
Sep 5, 2026
Bobbi Hanners Turner, 67, of Tuscola, passed away at 5:25 p.m., Saturday, September 5, 2026 at the Haven of Tuscola.
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 2, 2026 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery with Rev. Duane Piercy officiating.
Bobbi was born on August 26, 1959 in Canton, OH. She was the daughter of Bobby D. Crowder and Alma...
Darryl Lee Fancher
Sep 2, 2026
Darryl Lee Fancher, 55, of Villa Grove, Illinois, passed away on September 2, 2026, leaving behind many memories that will forever be treasured by those who loved him.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 10, 2026 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL.
Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service...
Joyce E. Gulley
Aug 30, 2026
Joyce E. Gulley, 79, of Pana, IL, passed away at 11:17 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2026 at the Arc at Hickory Point, Forsyth, IL.
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at the Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, IL.
Mrs. Gulley was born March 29, 1947, in Pana, IL, the daughter of Tolliver and Helen (Shelton) Goldsmith. She married...
Ronald L. Passon
Aug 25, 2026
Ronald L. Passon, 82, of Tuscola, passed away at 6:09 p.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at the Richland Nursing and Rehab Center, Olney, IL
Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery.
Ronald was born on September 28, 1943 in Tuscola, the son of Max and Wilma H. Payton Passon.
Survivors include several extended family...
Robert S. Fairow, Sr.
Aug 23, 2026
Robert Scott Fairow, Sr., 99, formerly of Oblong, IL, passed away at 10:37 p.m., Sunday, August 23, 2026 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL
Graveside services with US Navy military rites will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2026 at the Oblong Cemetery, Oblong, IL with Pastor Justin Sweitzer officiating.
Robert was born on April 27, 1927 in Oakford,...
Bobbi Jo Parsley
Aug 20, 2026
Bobbi Jo Parsley, 53, of Atwood, Illinois, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Mattoon Rehabilitation Center, Mattoon, Illinois.
Born May 23, 1973, in Decatur, Illinois, Bobbi Jo was raised by her beloved grandparents, Paul Edward "Gramps" and Eunice Kay "Frog" Jay. Eunice, Paul’s second wife, loved Bobbi Jo dearly, nicknamed her Tadpole, and taught her Bible scriptures and biblical stories....
Carolyn M. Sanders
Aug 16, 2026
Carolyn M. Sanders, 84 of Atwood, passed away at 8:50 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2026 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL surrounded by her loving family.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 24, 2026 at the United Church of Atwood, 210 North Main Street, Atwood, IL. Burial will be held at the Mackville Cemetery,...
Dorothy "Dottie" Riddle
Aug 11, 2026
Dorothy J. "Dottie" (Bally) Riddle, 96, of Tuscola, passed away at 6:44 pm., Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at the Apostolic Christian Home, Eureka, IL
Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2026 at the Tuscola United Methodist Church, 901 North Prairie Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Anne Fuquay and Rev. Tony Crouch officiating.
Visitation will be held 1 hour...
Bernita Fern Ashwill
Aug 9, 2026
Bernita Fern Luth Ashwill, age 93, of Tuscola, Illinois, passed away at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois, on Sunday evening, August 9, 2026, at approximately 7:30 PM after a very brief illness.
In 1965, she married Lloyd Ashwill until his death in 1997. She is survived by her sons, Mark Ashwill and Steven (Cindy) Ashwill; her granddaughter, Sarah Ashwill; a...
Jean Bryson
Aug 6, 2026
M. Jean Bryson, 91, of Atwood, passed away at 9:35 p.m., Thursday, August 6, 2026 at the Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello, IL
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2026 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL with Rev. Gawain Bevis officiating. Burial will follow at the Lake Fork Cemetery,...
Denice Ann Riley
Aug 4, 2026
Denice Ann (Mattingly) Riley, 79, of Villa Grove, formerly of Arcola, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at her daughter’s residence in Hindsboro.
She is the daughter of Vernie (Spud) and Doris Vaughn Mattingly. She married Forrest “Frosty” Riley on November 21, 1963; he preceded her in death on August 29, 2010.
Survivors include her son, Paul Riley of...
Yonathan Alfredo Guevara
Jul 31, 2026
Yonathan Alfredo Guevara, 52, of Arthur, died at 1:50 p.m. July 31, 2026 at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Illinois
There will be a visitation on Saturday, August 8, 2026 from 3:00-7:00 p.m. at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur.
Yonathan was born on December 22, 1973 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, the son of Alfredo Rafael Ebarra and Sergia Guevara Galea.
Yonathan...
