Mar 15, 2022

Janice "Jan" "AJ" "mom" "grandma" Francis Bengtson was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many. She died in Urbana, IL on March 15, 2022 at the age of 87.

She was born the daughter of Merrill and Inez (Swanstrom) Rudin on August 5, 1934, in Rockford, IL. After completing high school she married Stanley...

Mar 15, 2022

Donald L. Stimac, 87, of Danville Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather (Pappaw) passed away at Colonial Manor Nursing home in Danville, IL at 10:31 am on March 15, 2022.

Don was the loving and faithful son of John and Marcelle (Birmont) Stimac. He was born on September 13, 1934 in Westville, IL. He married the love of...

Mar 14, 2022

Donald "Bill" William Liggett, 92, of Danville, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022. He was born in Danville on July 26, 1929, the son of Andrew and Helen Liggett. Bill married Jacquelyn D. Altman and they would spend many wonderful years together before her passing in 1996.

Bill is survived by his children, Holly (William) Norton,...

Mar 13, 2022

Jen was born September 14,1933 in Perrysville, Indiana to Florence Lena Pritchard Kizer and Frank Michael Kizer. She married Charles "Lee" Johnson of Catlin, IL. Their marriage resulted in three children: Philip (Sherry) Johnson of Oakwood; Brenda (Jay) Wood of Anderson, IN; and Karen (John Laker) Loewenstein of Danville, IL.

Her grandchildren include Brandy Schacht, Bobbi (Josh)...

Mar 13, 2022

Joan Yecny, 91, of Champaign passed away at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton. Joan was born on February 10th, 1931, the daughter of Charley & Dorothea Miner in Champaign, IL. She married Robert D. Yecny on September 20th, 1958, in Champaign, IL.

Joan loved the arts, she played the accordion and loved cats.

She is survived...

Mar 13, 2022

Doris Jean Howie, 90, of Tilton passed away on March 13, 2022 at her daughters home in Rocky Point, North Carolina. She was born November 27, 1931 in Fithian, Illinois to parents Marvin and Alice Hackney. They preceded her in death. She graduated from Sidell High School with the Class of 1949.

Doris married Harold Howie in...

Mar 12, 2022

Jerry A. Gale 88, of Danville, IL passed away on March 12, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. He was born on April 30, 1933, the son of George and Leatha (Taylor) Gale in Paris, IL.

Jerry married his wife of 69 years, Janet A. (Fritts) Gale on January 25, 1953 in Paris, IL, she...

Mar 12, 2022

Michael C. Stubbs, 73 passed peacefully at 1:09 PM at the Honor House in Danville Illinois on March 12, 2022

Born August 14, 1948, in Peoria, Illinois. Michael was one of six children born to Homer and Donna Stubbs.

Michael was a US Navy Veteran. He attended Great Lakes Naval Academy in Chicago, Illinois and...

Mar 12, 2022

William C. Wiggins was born on September 27th, 1940 in Herrin, Illinois; the second of four children of William and Kathleen Wiggins.

Not long after graduating high school in Herrin, he joined the Army in 1959. He met the love of his life, his wife Anna Lou Eigenrauch while home on leave in 1963, and the two...

Mar 12, 2022

Pauline Baszis, 84, of Danville, passed away at 5:00pm, Saturday, March 12, 2022, at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center, Danville, IL. She was born on November 1, 1937, in Danville, Illinois, the daughter of George and Rose {Piesko} Morris. Pauline worked as a checker at Eagles when Benedict Baszis would make sure to get in her line with his...