Richard "Skip" Neville, 59, of Danville passed away at 7:07 pm on Monday, June 27, 2016 at VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville. He was born December 17, 1956 in Chicago, the son of Edwin and Ella Blackwell Neville. Skip will be missed by: life partner, Shonvette Shields of Danville; brother, Kevin Neville of Chicago. He was preceded in...
Cayuga, Ind. - William "Bill" A. Elliott, 63, of Cayuga, passed away at 10:07 a.m. EDT Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Union Hospital Clinton. Bill was born July 20, 1952 in Danville, Illinois the son of Clarence and Mary (Chow) Elliott. He married Kim R. Krise on August 18, 1979 in Kokomo, Indiana. She survives. Other survivors include two...
Gene Michael Vanderport, 66, of Urbana, beloved husband, father, grandfather, union brother, social activist, comrade, and friend, died suddenly on Saturday night, June 25, 2016. Born in Tilton on August 29, 1949, the son of Oscar Vanderport and Marie Underwood Vanderport, who preceded him in death, Gene graduated from Westville High School and University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He...
Malcolm H. Aukerman Malcolm H. Aukerman of Newport, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 24, 2016, at age 92. One of 10 children born to Harry and Dora Aukerman in 1924, Malcolm grew up on hard work during the Great Depression on a small farm in rocky rural west-central Ohio. He graduated from Eaton...
Bea Dennemann, 86, of Champaign, passed away on June 24, 2016 at Champaign Urbana Nursing and Rehab in Savoy, IL. She was born on February 11, 1930 in Louisville, KY to Chester and Mary (Villafranka) Small. Bea married James Sermon in June 1946 in Leitchfield, KY. Bea is survived by her sons Kevin (Kelly) Dennemann & Dale (Alisa) Sermon;...
Russell R. "Rick" McLaughlin II In the morning hours of Friday June 24, 2016 on a perfect summer day, Rick left in a brilliant white cloud for a family reunion with his parents "Spud" and Francis McLaughlin, grandparents Walter and Nellie McLaughlin, "Houk" and Ruth Houston, and oldest son Russell R. McLaughlin III. Rick was born September 14, 1943...
Shirley Ann Russell, 79 of Westville, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at 1:37 AM at her home. She was born June 11, 1937 in Danville, the daughter of Glen and Gladys (Ponder) Richards. She married Bill Russell in 1974 in Daytona Beach, FL. He survives and will cherish all the memories they made together. Also surviving are her...
Perrysville, Ind. - Mary Murphy, 75, of Perrysville, passed away at her residence on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 6:45 a.m. EDT. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on February 3, 1941 to Garrett and Liddle (Owens) Gray. On November 28, 1961 in Hamilton, Ohio she married Joseph Murphy, and he preceded her in death in 1990. Mary loved...
Thelma Darlene Schroeder, 85, of Danville passed this life on Wednesday evening, June 22, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana surrounded by her family. Thelma was born on July 30, 1930 in Danville to John Forrest and Mary Ellen (Conner) Smith. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah (Michael) Ferris; son, Danny (Julie Creviston) Schroeder; 4 grandchildren; Douglas...
Rick Allan Pollard, 53 of Ridge Farm, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 6:45 PM at Presence USMC in Danville. He was born November 29, 1962 in Clinton, IN, son on Freeman and Nadine (Kiser) Pollard. On August 17, 1991 he was united in marriage to Dianne Vandevender in Hutsonville, IL. She preceded him in death on January...