Joseph Parnarauskis

Joseph J. Parnarauskis was born on March 15, 1954, to Joseph and Irene Parnarauskis in Danville, Illinois. He attended Westville High School and graduated in 1972. Joe then went on to attend University of Illinois in Champaign for a year. He then decided to join the workforce and worked for JM Jones in Champaign where he loaded semis until he decided what to do with his future. In 1984, he graduated from Parkland College in Champaign with an Associate of Science in Nursing. He worked at various hospitals in the Champaign/Urbana area and at the Danville V.A. Medical Center. In 2001 he received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Joe decided to pursue a career in nursing, working in Psychiatry. He worked for 27 years in the Inpatient Adult Behavior Health Unit at the Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana until his retirement in 2018. In his spare time, he enjoyed gardening, being with family and friends, reading, and politics.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Irene; his partner, Mark Haun; and brother-in-law, Charles Gustafson.

Joe leaves behind his sister, Rita Gustafson; step-nieces, Christina (Chad) Duncan and Karissa (Dustin) Rian; and great nephews, Max and Asher.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Fr, November 14, 2025, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Carlton, Minnesota. A visitation celebrating Joe's life will be held on April 10, 2026 from 10 am - 11 am am at Sunset Funeral Home's Urbas Chapel, located at 414 S State Street in Westville, Illinois. A graveside service will immediately follow at Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery, also located in Westville.