obituaries

Apr 7, 2017

Gayle Page, 81, of Savoy, formerly of Tuscola, IL, passed away on Friday morning, April 7, 2017 at Willowbrook Memory Care of Savoy. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Apr 2, 2017

Lyle Curtis "Papaw" Smith, 94, of Tuscola, IL, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017.

Graveside Services with military rites accorded will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery with Rev. Duane Piercy officiating. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, IL is handling...

Apr 1, 2017

Roland J. Spomer, 91, of Tuscola, IL, passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, April 1, 2017.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. , Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 600 East Northline Road, Tuscola, IL, with Pastor Jason Braaten officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will...

Mar 30, 2017

David R. Enyart, 65, of Murdock, IL, passed away at 2:30 a.m., Thursday, March 30, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.

Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Burial...

Mar 30, 2017

Herbert F. Lust, Sr., 87, of Bement, IL, passed away at 11:15 p.m., Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Bement Health Care Center, Bement, IL with his family members by his side.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral...

Mar 30, 2017

Patricia "Pat" Ann Howell, 91, of Arthur, passed away at 6:58 a.m. Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Mason Point in Sullivan.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Rev. Paul Fraser officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Mar 29, 2017

Edward R. Parrish, 88, of Hammond, IL, Loving Husband, Father and PaPaw,  passed away at 11:04 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his daughter's home in Danvers, IL Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL, with Dr. Lanny Faulkner officiating. Visitation will...

Mar 23, 2017

Robert P. "Bob" Dunning, 87, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 10:20 p.m., Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his residence. Memorial Services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m....

Mar 22, 2017

Beverly J. McCullough, 49, of Atwood, passed away suddenly at 5:50 pm., Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Eagle Mountain Assembly of God, 401 East Sale Street, Tuscola, IL, with Pastor Darin Elder officiating. The family asks...

Mar 20, 2017

Ms. Margaret Ann Monahan of Chicago and formerly of Arcola died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 51 on the morning of Monday, March 20th.

Margaret was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1965. She graduated from Arcola High School in 1983 and from St. Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana in 1987. She earned...

Mar 18, 2017

Marcian H. "Marc" Kleiss, 63, of Tuscola, IL, passed away suddenly at 12:29 p.m., Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL...

Mar 18, 2017

Evelyn M. Stutzman, 77, of Arthur, IL, died at 2:47 a.m., Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Douglas Nursing and Rehab Center, Mattoon, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Shrader Funeral Home, 431 South Vine Street, Arthur, IL with Mervin...

Mar 7, 2017

William Lawrence "Larry" Alexander, 67, of Arcola, died at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Jess Adams officiating. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery....

Mar 7, 2017

Margaret Ann "Marge" Wegeng Long, 91, of Tuscola, IL, formerly of Camargo, IL passed away at 10:07 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 17, 2017 at the Forty Martyrs Catholic Church,...

Mar 6, 2017

Cheryl Lynn (Little) Sanderson, age 61, of Westfield, IN, formerly of Tuscola, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 3:45 p.m. at home, surrounded by family.

She was born on July 5, 1955, in Benton, IL to Harry and Mary Lou (Quarles) Little.  She was a 1973 graduate of Tuscola...

Feb 28, 2017

Joan Mae Harshbarger Gillmore, 78, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 6:40 p.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at her residence.

Funeral Services celebrating her life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL with...

Feb 22, 2017

Ronald Lee Strange, 70, of Kankakee, formerly of Arcola, died at 8:57 AM Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at his residence in Kankakee.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Jeff Van Dyke officiating. Burial will follow in the Arcola...

Feb 20, 2017

William James Bartlett, 79, of Mattoon, died at 2:58 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2017 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

There will be a private memorial service at a later date. Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Bill was born September 18, 1937 in Mattoon, the son of John James and...

Feb 19, 2017

Cornelia A. Davison, 96, of Arthur, IL, passed away at 5:45 a.m., Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Mason Point, Sullivan, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, February 24, 2017 at the Shrader Funeral Home, 431 South Vine Street, Arthur, IL with Rev. Mike Johnson and...

Feb 17, 2017

Katie Ann Yoder, of Arthur, IL, passed from this life on February 17, 2017 at 12:15 p.m. into the arms of her loving Savior after 90 years of living for him.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the...