Hunter Dillon
Sep 21, 2021
Hunter N. Dillon, 15, of Aurora passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at his home.
He loved playing video games, especially online gaming with his friends and enjoyed archery and FBLA at school. He will be sorely missed by many.
Survivors include his mother, Sarah Dillon; father, Nick Diener; Maternal grandfather, Tom Dillon; paternal grandparents,...
Shirley Hines
Sep 20, 2021
Shirley Hines of Indianapolis, IN, formally of Tuscola, IL passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, September 20, 2021. She was 86 years old.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Villa Grove First Christian Church, 701 North Sycamore Street, Villa Grove, IL with Rev. Mike Zylstra officiating. Burial...
Robert Crossman
Sep 19, 2021
Robert Elrah Crossman, 88, of Champaign, IL, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 19, 2021.
He was born June 1, 1933 to Elbert and Lois (Hackett) Crossman on the family farm in Tuscola, IL. Â Â Robert, "Bob" to all who knew him, was raised in Tuscola with his two older brothers, Don and Lee, for the...
Clara Jean Surma
Sep 18, 2021
Clara Jean Surma, 92, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 12:10 a.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the Arthur Home, Arthur, IL
Private family graveside services will be held at the Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, IL
Mrs. Surma was born on April 21, 1929 in Wayne County, IL, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Green...
Dale H. Brown, Sr.
Sep 14, 2021
Dale Holmes Brown, Sr., 88, Tuscola, Illinois, died at Sarah Bush Hospital in Mattoon on September 14, 2021.
He was born on April 01, 1933 in Monson, ME, a son of Guy T. and Isabella M. Bigger Brown. He attended Monson schools, then joined the Marine Corps in December of 1950. He was baptized in the Parris...
Sharon Wilson
Sep 13, 2021
Sharon M. Wilson, 79, of Tuscola, IL, passed away Monday afternoon, September 13, 2021 at her residence.
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery with Rev. Joe Carter officiating. No visitation will be held.
Sharon was born on May 11, 1942 in Greenup, IL, the...
Jean Pourchot
Sep 8, 2021
Clara "Jean" Pourchot, 99, of Atwood, IL, passed away September 8, 2021 in Decatur, IL.
Private graveside services will be held on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, officiated by Danny Powell. Â Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, IL, is assisting with arrangements.
Jean was born February 11, 1922 in Joliet, IL, daughter of...
Michael Jones
Sep 8, 2021
Michael E. Jones, 65, of Urbana, formerly of Tuscola, passed away at 5:27 p.m., Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.
Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Kent Conover officiating.
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Debora Ellen Holt
Sep 7, 2021
Debora "Deb/Debbie" Ellen (Dearnbarger) Holt of Arthur went home to be with the Lord at Arcola Health Care Facility at 4:55 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.
Visitation, open to the public, will be at Shrader Funeral Home in Arcola from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2021 and a private funeral will follow. She will be interred...
Bill Jones
Sep 7, 2021
William C. "Bill" Jones died on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Bill was born April 7, 1931 in Tuscola, IL, the son of Representative George A. Jones and Cecily (Blackford). He was a member of Forty Martyrs Catholic Church in Tuscola where he was also married to Jean Kennedy Jones on September 12, 1953.
Bill graduated from Tuscola...
Dale Henry Sargeant
Sep 1, 2021
Dale H. Sargeant, 82, of Decatur, IL, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joan Sargeant, and his son, Clint and his wife, Pam, (also of Decatur), his daughter-in-law, Lori, (Mesquite, TX), grandchildren, Amanda, (Portland, OR), Stephanie, (Seattle, WA), Michael and his wife, Chelsea, (Decatur,...
Jerry Gray
Aug 25, 2021
Jerry N. Gray, 77, of Pesotum, IL passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening, August 25, 2021 at his residence.
Services will be held at a later date.
Jerry was born on July 6, 1944 in Moscow, IA, the son of Woodrow and Pearl Johnson Gray. He married Elizabeth A. Head on September 14, 1996 in...
Alan Noles
Aug 25, 2021
Alan R. Noles, 73, of Tuscola, IL passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL
Graveside Services with military rites accorded will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL.
Alan was born on June 11, 1948 in McLeansboro, IL,...
Anita Yutzy
Aug 22, 2021
Anita Fern Yutzy, 89, of Tuscola, passed away at 12:27 a.m., Sunday, August 22, 2021 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL.
Graveside Services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery. No Visitation will be held.
Anita was born on November 9, 1931 in Murdock, IL,...
Joyce Strack
Aug 19, 2021
Joyce A. Strack, 83, of Tuscola, passed away at 12:15 p.m., Thursday, August 19, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 23, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Burial will be in the Tuscola Township Cemetery.
Visitation...
Bodie Hutchcraft
Aug 19, 2021
Lavonia "Bodie" Hutchcraft, 88 of Atwood, IL passed away at 6:26 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2021 at her home.
Visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 1,...
Gilbert Quick
Aug 19, 2021
Gilbert L. Quick, 83, of Bement, IL, passed away at 4:40 p.m., Thursday, August 19, 2021 at the OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL
Private Family Services will be held. Burial will be in the Lake Fork Cemetery, rural Atwood, IL.
Gilbert was born on March 7, 1938 in Tuscola, IL, the son of...
Corinne Huffer
Aug 17, 2021
Corinne Dorothy Huffer, 83, of Tuscola, passed away at 11:37 a.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon, IL
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 22, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Ralph Deal officiating. Burial will follow...
Virginia Gobble
Aug 15, 2021
Virginia Lucille "Ginny" Gobble, 95, of Tuscola, IL, passed away Sunday morning, August 15, 2021 at the Tuscola Health Care Center.
Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 16, 2021 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery with Rev. Terri Haas officiating.
Ginny was born on May 7, 1926 in Tuscola, IL,...
Anthony Manzella
Aug 12, 2021
Anthony J. "Skeech" Manzella, 50, of Tuscola, IL, passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at his residence.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at the Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen Street, Tuscola, IL with Father Angel Sierra as celebrant. Burial will be in the...
