obituaries

Feb 17, 2017

Barry P. Welch, 68, of Arcola, IL, passed away at 2:36 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2017 at the Arcola Health Care Center, Arcola, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 10 am, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust St., Arcola, IL. Burial will...

Feb 17, 2017

Richard "Dean" Gensler, 85, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 7:02 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at the Arthur Home, Arthur, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL, with Pastor Darin...

Feb 14, 2017

Haleen E. Eaton, 79, of Arcola, IL, passed away at 10:42 pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Arcola Township Cemetery, Arcola, IL. No visitation will be held. Shrader Funeral...

Feb 13, 2017

Robert J. Carr, 95, of Urbana, IL, formerly of Atwood, passed away at 6:05 p.m., Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana, IL

Services celebrating his life will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Stone Creek Church, 2502 South Race Street,...

Feb 11, 2017

R. Fred "Fritz" Wicker, 82, of Decatur, IL, formerly of Atwood, passed away at 12:42 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the First Baptist Church, 231 North Illinois Street, Atwood, IL, with Dr. Lanny Faulkner officiating. Burial will follow...

Feb 10, 2017

Mary Jane Harshbarger ( affectionately known as "Teeter") , 90, of Springfield, IL, originally of Atwood, IL passed away gracefully at 3:50 a.m. on Friday, February 10, 2017 at HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL.

Mary Jane was born on December 25, 1926, the adopted daughter of Leslie and...

Feb 7, 2017

John F. Hill, 80, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 7:16 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen, Tuscola, IL.

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Feb 7, 2017

Mary Lee McCollam Reifsteck, 87, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 12:32 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen...

Feb 5, 2017

James M. Laroe, 78, of Ivesdale, IL, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at his residence.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 201 Fifth Street, Ivesdale, IL, with Father Patrick Riordan as celebrant. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph's Cemetery,...

Feb 4, 2017

Janet Mary Nacke Campbell, 65, of Canton, Georgia, formerly of Arcola, Illinois, died at 6:20 AM (EST) Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, Florida.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Father Angel Sierra officiating. Burial will...

Feb 2, 2017

Kathie Rae Chandler (Dickason), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister was called home to God February 2, 2017. She is survived by husband, Virgil, daughters Julie Paddock (Scott), Diane Woodard (Justin) and Karla Huffman (Mark), grandchildren Bobbie Jo Mowell, Jeremy and Shawn Paddock, Jesse and Emily Conner, Zackary Woodard, Chandler and Graham Huffman, great grandchildren Peyton, Madyson,...

Feb 1, 2017

Jerry Allan Feeler, 70, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 5:21 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at his residence.

Graveside Services with military rites accorded will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Camargo Cemetery, Camargo, IL with Rev. Kenneth Roedder officiating. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home,...

Jan 29, 2017

Raymond Merle Kennedy, 88, of Tuscola, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen Street, Tuscola, IL with Father Angel Sierra as celebrant. A Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m., Friday,...

Jan 27, 2017

Charles "Chob" William Edmundson, 78, of Arthur, died at 6:37 P.M. Friday, January 27, 2017 at Sarah Bush Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at the Arthur United Methodist Church with Rev. Bruce Weiman officiating.  Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00...

Jan 27, 2017

Beloved son, Henry Alexander Owen passed away on Thursday, January 26th, 2017. Henry was a Tuscola resident for the last four years. He had finished his Associates Degree at Lakeland College and then went on to finish his degree at Eastern Illinois University. He was currently taking a break to re-assess his desires. He was...

Jan 23, 2017

Naomi Doris Little, 102, of Tuscola, died at 7:56 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2017 at Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Jeff Van Dyke officiating. Burial will follow in the Broadus Cemetery, rural Tuscola....

Jan 22, 2017

William H. "Bill" Ulbricht, 61, of Atwood, IL, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL, with his family by his side.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Hammond...

Jan 17, 2017

Norma Jean Aldridge, 86, died at 8:05 p.m., Tuesday,  January 17, 2017, at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan, Illinois.  She fell off a counter at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur on December 21, and did not recover from the fall and hip replacement surgery.  Jean is now with her family in Heaven, never to suffer pain again.

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Jan 16, 2017

Joel Kevin Lasswell, 82, of Monticello, IL, formerly of Cottage Hills, IL, passed away at 8:36 a.m., Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello, IL

Joel was born on April 14, 1934 in Walpole, IL, the son of Palmer J. and Vacle McGill Lasswell. He...

Jan 14, 2017

David J. Mitsdarffer, 70, of Atwood, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his residence.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL, with Dr. Lanny Faulkner officiating. Visitation will...