obituaries

Apr 16, 2017

Janice Gail Shaffer, 74, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 9:55 a.m., Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL

Celebration of Life Services will be 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street Tuscola, IL with...

Apr 16, 2017

Herbert Francis Lust Jr., 62, of Hammond, IL, passed away at 10:45 A.M., Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, April 22, at the Hammond United Methodist Church, Hammond, IL. Burial at the Hammond Cemetery, Hammond, IL will immediately follow.

Visitation will be...

Apr 11, 2017

Joyce Mor, 88, of Arcola, died at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Jeff Van Dyke officiating. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Apr 9, 2017

Kay Francis Johnson, 75, of Arcola, formerly of Villa Grove, died at 8:52 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Carle Hospital in Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Providence Church, 708 South 9 th Street, Mattoon, with Pastor Kent Conover officiating. Burial will follow in the Toledo Cemetery. Visitation...

Apr 8, 2017

Nancy Carol Bradford, 77, of Gulf Shores, AL, formerly of Champaign, IL, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Diversicare of Foley, Foley, AL

Graveside Services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, IL with Rev. John Stewart officiating. Shrader...

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...