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Vernon "Butch" Kemplin

Sep 23, 2025

Mansfield - Vernon "Butch" Kemplin (93) was born in 1931 on Christmas Day and passed peacefully on September 23rd. A self-taught golfer had two holes in one at Woodlawn Country Club. He was a Navy man right out of high school and retired from the Post Office as a rural mail carrier. Butch was known…

Jeremiah Mason Thayer

Dec 29, 1987 - Sep 22, 2025

Jeremiah Mason Thayer, 37 of Danville, Illinois passed away September 22, 2025 from a tragic car accident. Jeremiah was born December 29, 1987 in Brandon, Florida, the son of David Thayer Sr and Diana Loschen. Jeremiah is survived by his daughter Harmony Thayer, mother Diana Loschen, father David(Sandy) Thayer, sisters Melissa(Adam)Wood, Melanie Dodgen, Melisa(Felix) Moreno, brothers…

Milton Kelly

Mar 15, 1949 - Sep 22, 2025

FISHER, IL – Milton Dow Kelly, 76, of Fisher, IL passed away unexpectedly on the evening of September 22, 2025.Milt was born in Champaign, IL, son of the late Floyd and Iva Kelly and younger brother of Mike. He lived in Fisher nearly his whole life, initially with his parents on S. Second Street and…

Gary Wayne Gritton

Feb 6, 1976 - Sep 22, 2025

Gary Wayne Gritton, 49, of Danville, IL passed away at his home on September 22, 2025, at 3:57 PM.Gary was born on February 6, 1976, in Danville, IL, the son of Edmund and Nancy (Richardson) Gritton (deceased-1976), and Marsha (Seitz) Gritton. Gary married Meridith Christman on June 26, 2010, in Danville.Survivors include his wife, Meridith…

Robert "Bob" A. Onley

Mar 4, 1969 - Sep 22, 2025

Robert "Bob" A. Onley passed away on September 22, 2025, at the age of 56, in Danville, Illinois. Bob was born on March 4, 1969 in Danville, Illinois, the son of the late Glenn and Joyce Onley. He attended Westville High School and graduated with the Class of 1987. A proud veteran, Bob enlisted in…

John T. Johnson

Mar 14, 1969 - Sep 22, 2025

John T. Johnson, 56, of Danville, IL passed away at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville at 10:23 AM on September 22, 2025John was born on March 14, 1969 the son of Albert and Carole (Rippon) Johnson in Danville, IL. He married Lori Hepburn on March 14, 2006 in Danville, IL and she survives.Survivors…

Dennis "Denny" R. Price

Aug 10, 1947 - Sep 22, 2025

Dennis “Denny” R. Price, 78, of Oakwood, IL passed away at 10:14 PM on September 22, 2025 at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville, IL.Denny was born on August 10, 1947 in Trenton, MI the son of Richard and Lelia Marie (Anderson) Price. He married Dorothy “Dottie” P. Pennington on December 27, 1981 in…

Beatrice Joy Hussmann

Aug 29, 1932 - Sep 21, 2025

Beatrice Joy Hussmann, 93, of Danville IL passed away peacefully on September 21, 2025 at the Loft Nursing Care Facility in Bloomington, IL.Known as Bea, to her friends and Sis to many of her family members, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Paul Hussmann of Danville, her parents Leland and…

Harold E. Ratliff

Jul 17, 1939 - Sep 21, 2025

Harold Eugene Ratliff was called home to his Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 21, 2025 in the comfort of his home, after a long battle with cancer. He was born July 17, 1939 in Oakwood, Illinois the son of the late Truman C. "Doc" and Helen (Cushwa) Ratliff.He married Georgianne Grimes on May 28, 1960…

Zhong-jin Ruan

Dec 22, 1955 - Sep 20, 2025

Zhong-Jin Ruan, 69, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2025, at Carle Hospital. He was born on December 22, 1955, in Tianjin, China.He earned his B.A. in Mathematics from Nankai University in 1982 and completed his Ph.D. at UCLA in 1987 under Professor Edward G.…

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