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Michael Jones

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Phillip Schwengel

Phillip Schwengel

Aug 7, 2021

Phil Wesley Schwengel passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Tuscola, Illinois.

A visitation will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, with a service to follow at 11 a.m.

Phil was born on May 15, 1938 in Champaign, Illinois to...

James Matthews

James Matthews

Aug 4, 2021

James W. Matthews, 54, of Rantoul, IL, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Cecil Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Camargo Cemetery, Camargo, IL.

Visitation...

Mary Williams

Mary Williams

Aug 4, 2021

Mary Joan (Knight) Williams, 91, passed away on August 4, 2021 at Newman Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Mary was born in Danville to Dale and Joy (Willison) Knight on November 21, 1929. She graduated Indianola High School in 1947 and the University of Illinois in 1951. She married her high school sweetheart, Jack Williams, in Las...

Robert Vukelich

Robert Vukelich

Aug 3, 2021

Robert J. "Bob" Vukelich, 79, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 12:55 a.m., Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 9, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Joe Carter officiating. Burial will be in the...

Norman Hale

Norman Hale

Aug 3, 2021

Norman H. Hale, 88, of North Port, FL formerly of Atwood and Decatur IL. passed away on August 3, 2021 at Tidewell Hospice, Port Charlotte Fl.

A celebration of life service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood IL.  Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until time...

William D. "Bill" Montgomery

William D. "Bill" Montgomery

Aug 1, 2021

William D. "Bill" Montgomery, 58, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 1:20 a.m., Sunday, August 1, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 6, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Burial will follow in the Hewitt Cemetery, rural Lovington,...

Robert "Scooter" Wilson, Jr.

Robert "Scooter" Wilson, Jr.

Jul 31, 2021

Robert D. "Scooter" Wilson, Jr., 61, of Trilla, formerly of Tuscola, passed away at 11:21 p.m., Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL as a result of an automobile accident.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola,...

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