Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Marianna Wolters, of Rantoul passed away peacefully in her loving home on Friday, January 5th. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 12, at American Lutheran Church, 500 Church Drive, Rantoul, with burial in Eden Park Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10am, with the Funeral service to be held…
John Joseph Stika Jr., 94, of Rantoul passed peacefully in his sleep Sunday morning (Dec. 31, 2023) at home. He was born Aug. 7, 1929, in Chicago, the last of nine children born to John Joseph and Edna Kuchar. He married Virgina Ann Siuta on Dec. 5, 1950, in Chicago. She preceded him in death…
Tyler Flynn, 34, of Dewey, IL was called home unexpectedly on Dec. 25, 2023. He was born July 10, 1989, in Urbana, a son of Mark and Mary (Cargo) Flynn. He married Viri Lopez on Nov. 2, 2019, in Dewey. She survives. Also surviving are three children, Audria, Evelyn and Oliver, all at home in…
Charles “Dick” Pechin, 83, of Rantoul passed away on the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, at Gibson Annex, Gibson City. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Lux Memorial Chapel, 1551 E. Grove, Rantoul. He was born Oct. 9, 1940, in Lafayette, Ind., a son of Robert Eugene and…
James Henry Hayes, Jr. passed away on Wednesday December 20th, 2023 at 5:51 PM CST. His life began in Mount Vernon, NY, on October 31st, 1932, the proud son of James and Ethel Hayes. While in New York, Barbara met James Hayes and they had three children together, who are Larry, David and Derrick Hayes…
Steve A. Chapman, 68, of Bayles Lake, formerly of Champaign, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday (Dec. 16, 2023) at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. He was born Oct. 3, 1955, in Lexington, Miss., a son of Robert and Pauline (Headley) Chapman. He married Sandy Stites on June 7, 1980, in Gifford. She survives. Also surviving…
John A. Reale, 84, of Rantoul, passed away on Dec. 16, 2023, in Rantoul. He was born on March 3, 1939, in Hartford, Conn., to the late Gino and Frances Reale. John married Anne Bolser on May 16, 1959, in Rantoul. She preceded him, as did his son, Jeffery and his brother, Rick Reale. John…
Jenny L. Green, 66, of Rantoul passed away after long fight with cancer on Dec. 14, 2023, at her home, surrounded by friends. She was born Nov. 26, 1957, in Urbana, a daughter of Irene Green Richey, she was lovingly raised by her grandmother Beatrice “Beady” Green. She is survived by three brothers, Jimmy Green,…
Georgia M. Womble, 90, of Rantoul, IL passed away at her home surrounded by family and friends on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Funeral services will be held on the morning of Thursday, December 21 at 11:00 at the Greater New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 1500 Shepherd Place, Rantoul. Rev. Otis Evans will officiate. Burial will…
Terry Wayne Stonestreet, 78, of Gifford, IL passed unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. He was born February 23, 1945 in Urbana, IL, a son of Wayne and Clara (Ackerman) Stonestreet. He married Linda Adkins, he later married Judy Walsh on August 7, 1976 in the Methodist Church of Gifford. She survives.…
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