obituaries
Obituaries
E. Lavonne Smith
Mar 21, 2016
E. LaVonne Smith, 98, of Arcola, IL, passed away at 12:33 a.m., Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Arthur Home, Arthur, IL Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Arcola United Methodist Church, 121 South Locust Street, Arcola, IL with Rev. Vince Rohn officiating. Burial will be in the Arcola Township Cemetery, Arcola,...
Lois J. Helm
Mar 12, 2016
Lois Helm, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, March, 12, 2016 at Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL. She was born Lois Jean Perry. She lived and went to school in Villa Grove and Atwood. She married Roscoe Helm in 1944. He preceded her in death in 2013. She was a wife, homemaker and mother on their Tuscola farm. She is...
Leona Hughes
Mar 11, 2016
Leona Marie Hughes, 88, of Arthur, died at 8:15 PM Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Arthur Home. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Arthur United Methodist Church with Rev. Bruce Weiman officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine...
Lloyd E. Dunwoodie
Mar 10, 2016
Lloyd E. Dunwoodie, 87, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 4:41 a.m., Thursday, March 10, 2016 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 14, 2016 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL, with Rev. Bob Williams officiating. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the services. Burial will...
Ruth Lois Holaday
Mar 3, 2016
Ruth Lois Campbell Holaday, age 91, passed away peacefully Thursday March 3, 2016, at Carle Hospital with family at her side. Ruth was born February 11, 1925 in Chesterville Illinois to Charles Woodrow and Ursula (Hendrickson) Campbell. She married Robert Holaday on November 24, 1944, in San Bernardino, California where Bob was stationed during WWII. In 1947, they made their...
James Lewis Bales
Feb 27, 2016
James Lewis Bales, 78, of Hammond died at 8:50 am Saturday (February 27, 2016) at his daughter's home in Atwood with his girls by his side. Visitation will be from 6 to 8pm Tuesday, March 1 at Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11 am, Wednesday, March 2 at...
Joseph Ehrhart
Feb 21, 2016
Joseph Loyd Ehrhart, 81, of Urbana, formerly of Arcola, died at 7:55 AM Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at the Marigold Healthcare and Rehab in Galesburg. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Arcola Cemetery with military rites by the Navy Honor Guard. Visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 pm at the Shrader Funeral...
James Edward Nelson
Feb 21, 2016
James Edward Nelson, 67, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 8:34 p.m., Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Presence Medical Center, Urbana, IL Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the First Baptist Church, 231 North Illinois Street, Atwood, IL, with Dr. Lanny Faulkner officiating. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the...
Nancy Marie Black
Feb 19, 2016
Nancy Marie Black, 93, of Sullivan, IL, formerly of Atwood, IL, passed away at 11:15 a.m., Friday, February 19, 2016 at Mason Point, Sullivan, IL Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the services...
Alma Grace Harshbarger
Feb 19, 2016
On February 19, 2016, at 8:00 AM CST, the heart, which had faithfully performed so well for 102 years needed a rest, giving the hard-working farm girl, Alma Grace Swick Harshbarger some peace. She died of natural causes at her home of 76 years, south of Arcola. The family has planned a visitation for Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 6:00-8:00...
Marjorie June Allen
Feb 18, 2016
Marjorie June Allen, 92, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 5:00 a.m. Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL, with Rev. Ted Mitchell officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:30 p.m....
Shirley M. Rowe Zakowski
Feb 18, 2016
Shirley was born on January 7, 1931 in Casey, IL to Parents Charles A. and Lucinda A Weaver. She had one sister, Juney A. Rowe (deceased) and two brothers: Charles R. Weaver and Danny Weaver both deceased. She was a graduate of Casey High School and worked for the Marathon Oil Company after graduation. In 1951 she married Phillip Rowe...
Virgil L. Watts
Feb 17, 2016
Virgil L. Watts, 88, formerly of Tuscola, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Country Health Care and Rehab, Gifford, IL. He is survived by his son: Greg (Priscilla), daughter: Marsha (Terry) Reid, two brothers: Gary and Joe, five sisters: Dorothy, Margaret, Mary, Brenda and Nancy, one granddaughter, one grandson, two great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons. Private family graveside services will...
Martha Louise Marquette
Feb 13, 2016
Martha Louise Marquette, 96, of Mattoon, formerly of Arcola, passed away at 9:58 a.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Mattoon Health Care Center, Mattoon. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the St. John's Catholic Church, Arcola, IL. No visitation will be held. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery, Arcola,...
Elizabeth "Betty" Fombelle Harshbarger
Feb 12, 2016
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Fombelle Harshbarger, 88, of Arthur, IL, formerly of Atwood, IL, passed away at 3:05 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL with Rev. Bruce Weiman officiating. Visitation will...
Betty M. Kleiboeker
Feb 9, 2016
Betty M. Kleiboeker, 76, recently of Lovington, IL, formerly of Arcola, IL, passed away at 5:40 a.m., Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Heartland Health Care Center, Champaign, IL Private Family Visitation and Services will be held at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL, with Rev. Adam E. Jacobsen officiating. Burial will be in the...
B. Louise Carwile Bartholomew
Feb 7, 2016
B. Louise Carwile Bartholomew, 88, of Urbana, died at 7:20 PM Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 at the Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust St., Arcola, IL. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 PM Saturday at...
Renee Diane Dare
Feb 6, 2016
Renee Diane Dare, 90, of Arthur, died at 4:08 AM Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, February 12, 2016 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Rev. Paul Fraser officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...
Bettye J. Gilmore
Feb 6, 2016
Bettye J. Gilmore, 87, of rural Tuscola, IL, passed away at 3:00 a.m., Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL Funeral Services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL, with Rev. Kathy Murphy officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m.,...
Robert V. "Bob" Smith
Jan 28, 2016
Robert V. "Bob" Smith, 82, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL with Dr. Lanny Faulkner officiating. Visitation will be held 1...
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