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...
Rosemary D. Graham
Jan 26, 2016
Rosemary D. Graham, 93, recently of Robinson, IL, formerly of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong, IL. Rosemary was born on March 18, 1922 in Sullivan, IL, and graduated from Arthur High School and was awarded a music scholarship to Eureka College. On May 11, 1941, she married...
Sally Rena Bibby
Jan 14, 2016
Sally Rena Bibby, 54, of Arcola, died at 8:46 PM Thursday, January 14, 2016 at her residence. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Christopher DeWitt officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial service. Sally was born January 12,...
M. Ellen Frye
Jan 12, 2016
M. Ellen (Umbarger) Frye passed away at Presence Covenant Medical Center on Tuesday, January 12 2016. Ellen was born in Allerton, IL on June 5, 1931, the daughter of Ernest and Ruth Umbarger. Having spent her childhood in Allerton, IL and beginning at Allerton High School, she later moved to the Argenta area. There she attended Argenta High School. In...
Clarence Kaberline
Jan 12, 2016
Clarence Kaberline, 92, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at the Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL Clarence was born on May 16, 1923 in Topeka, KS, the son of Martin and Anna Marie Applehans Kaberline. He married Doris Mae Taylor on December 22, 1944 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Champaign, IL. Survivors include...
Francis James "Jim" Donnelly, Sr.
Jan 11, 2016
Francis James "Jim" Donnelly, Sr. Born Francis J. Donnelly on Sept. 20, 1920 to Thomas and Ella Donnelly in Wilke Barre, PA, he was the third oldest of 6 children. When Jim was only 9, his father passed away suddenly, leaving the family without financial support at the very beginning of the Great Depression. Jim and his older brother Thomas...
