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Marjorie A. Hawkins

Marjorie A. Hawkins

Jun 16, 2026

Marjorie A. Hawkins, 87, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Reflections Memory Care, Savoy, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2026, at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Burial will be in the Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, IL. Visitation will be held 1...

Jay Ard

Jay Ard

Jun 15, 2026

Edwin “Jay” Ard, 94, of Bement, IL, passed away on Monday afternoon, June 15, 2026 at his residence.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 20, 2026 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL. Burial will be in the Bement Township Cemetery, Bement, IL

Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the...

Sarah D. Dillon

Sarah D. Dillon

Jun 1, 2026

Sarah D. Dillon, age 38, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away on June 1, 2026 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 11, 2026 at the Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Illinois. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the graveside service at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur.

Sarah was born...

Mary A. Smith

Mary A. Smith

May 31, 2026

Mary Alice Smith of Tuscola, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, May 31, 2026, at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon, Illinois. She was 101½ years old.

Mary Alice Cederquist Smith was born on November 13, 1924 in St. John’s, Michigan, the daughter of Ralph Hartwick and Wadea Corey (Nafe) Cederquist. She was raised in St. Johns, MI and graduated...

Ivan Mulvaney

Ivan Mulvaney

May 29, 2026

Ivan Mulvaney, 89, of Arthur, IL passed away at 4:30AM on Friday, May 29, 2026 at his residence.

Ivan was born on March 30, 1937 in Bement, IL. He was the son of Alfred and Leona (Tipsword) Mulvaney. He married Susan Yoder on June 6, 1959 in Arthur, IL.

Ivan attended school in Bement, IL, then started working for Schultz and Howell...

Dolores E. Lust

Dolores E. Lust

May 28, 2026

Dolores Evelyn (Askew) Lust, aged 97, of Hammond, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 9:09 AM on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Savoy Place Memory Care in Savoy, Illinois, surrounded by family and her special team of caregivers.

Funeral services to honor her life will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at the Hammond United Methodist Church with...

Patricia Lee Sullivan

Patricia Lee Sullivan

May 21, 2026

Patricia Lee Sullivan, age 91, of Tuscola, passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Haven of Tuscola, Tuscola, Illinois.

Born on February 3, 1935, in Cisco, Patty was the beloved daughter of Fred W. and Florence Parrish Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her parents, her infant brother, and her sister, Barbara Moody.

Patty is...

Billy D. Romine

Billy D. Romine

May 17, 2026

Billy D. Romine of Villa Grove, Illinois, was born on July 29, 1937, in Ficklin, Illinois, and peacefully passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Tuscola, Illinois.

Billy spent much of his early life in Garett, Illinois, and attended Atwood Schools. On September 25, 1957, he married Bonnie Day. Following a dedicated career at Trunkline Gas Company, Billy continued to...

Kenneth D. Schumacher

Kenneth D. Schumacher

May 15, 2026

Deacon Kenneth D. Schumacher 81, of Atwood, IL, and Tulsa, OK, passed away May 15, 2026, after a progressive fight with Alzheimer’s disease.

A Memorial Mass will be held at Forty Martyrs Catholic Church in Tuscola, IL on Thursday, May 28th at 4 p.m., and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, June 30th at Church of the...

Diane Stirrett

Diane Stirrett

May 13, 2026

Virginia “Diane” Dare Stirrett, 72, of Charleston, formerly of Tuscola, passed away at 10:32 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Willow Breeze Hospice House, Mattoon, IL 

Celebration of Life Services will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the East Harrison Street Church of God, 17996 East Harrison Street Road, Charleston, IL.

Diane was born on March...

Judith Ann Wright

Judith Ann Wright

May 13, 2026

Judith Ann Wright, 78 of Tuscola, passed away at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Carle Hospital, Urbana, Illinois.

She was born on April 13, 1948, in Tuscola, Illinois, the daughter of Wayne R. and Wilma J. Lewis Rahn.

Judy devoted 28 years of her professional life to working as a case worker for the Illinois Department of Human Services in...

Judith A. Maggio

Judith A. Maggio

May 10, 2026

Judith Ann Maggio (Stephenson), 86, of Tuscola passed away at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Carriage Crossing in Arcola, Illinois. 

Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, with a Celebration of Life Service immediately following the visitation. Burial will be...

Alan L. Gilmore

Alan L. Gilmore

May 6, 2026

Alan L. "Ace" Gilmore, 74 of Grafton, IL, formerly of Tuscola, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 6, 2026 at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with graveside services immediately following the visitation at the Lewis Cemetery, rural Tuscola, IL.

Alan...

Mary Ellen Traxler

Mary Ellen Traxler

May 4, 2026

Mary Ellen Traxler, 73, of Arthur, passed away at 12:07 p.m. at Sullivan Healthcare and Senior Living in Sullivan.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Pastor John Maples officiating. Burial will follow at Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior...

Myrna Moore

Myrna Moore

Apr 29, 2026

Myrna V. Moore, 89, of Arcola died at 11:11 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at Willow Breeze Hospice House, Mattoon.Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00, with funeral immediately following Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust St., Arcola. Ryan Rappe`, grandson of Myrna officiating. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery.Myrna was born April 6, 1937 in...

Gerald "Peanuts" Stahler

Gerald "Peanuts" Stahler

Apr 26, 2026

Gerald "Peanuts" Stahler, 63, of Bement, formerly of Tuscola, passed away on Sunday morning, April 26, 2026, at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL.

Private family interment will be held at the Tuscola Township Cemetery.

Peanuts was born on December 17,...

Lois Y. West

Lois Y. West

Apr 20, 2026



Lois Y. West, 96, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Monday morning, April 20, 2026 at the Arc at Hickory Point, Forsyth, IL.

Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, IL. No visitation will be held.

Lois was born on March 28, 1930 in Pierson, IL, the daughter of Troy and Laverne...

Rev. James H. Arbuckle, Jr.

Rev. James H. Arbuckle, Jr.

Apr 19, 2026

Rev. James Henry Arbuckle, Jr., 70, of Atwood, IL has been called to his Heavenly Home leaving a legacy of faith and love. Jim passed away Sunday, April 19, 2026, at 3:45 p.m. surrounded by family and friends.

Jim was born August 19, 1955, at Jarman Hospital in Tuscola, IL. He was the son of Mabel Catherine (Kitty) Dickerson. On October...

Patti Lincoln Waters

Patti Lincoln Waters

Apr 19, 2026

Patti Lincoln Waters died peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born on December 1st, 1930 in Tuscola, IL to Harold T. and Alliece Warren Lincoln, and attended Tuscola schools through 1949 when she graduated from Tuscola High School.

She attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL, and married the love of her life, Dale “Corky” Waters....

Jill Hall

Jill Hall

Apr 10, 2026

Jill Lacy Hall, 79, of Tuscola, formerly of Arthur, passed away on Friday morning, April 10, 2026 at her residence.

Private family graveside services will be held at the Arthur Cemetery.

Jill was born on June 27, 1946 in Tuscola, the daughter of Forest W. “Shorty” and V. Maxine Taylor Lacy. She married Curtis D. Hall on March 1, 1968 in Arthur....

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