Jan 15, 2022

Dale French, 63, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born on May 30, 1958 the son of Delbert L. French and Dorcas (Weakley) French in Pontiac, IL. He married Judy (Corduan-Fowler) on August 9, 2013 in Danville, IL.

Dale is survived by his wife, Judy; siblings, Delbert B....

Jan 15, 2022

Wayne Leon Bracken, 75, of Danville passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born on September 27, 1946, the son of Guy and Rovigne (Holland) Bracken. In 1966 Wayne married Marilyn Benting and they have spent 55 wonderful years together, she survives.

Also surviving are children, Robin Royer, Guy...

Jan 15, 2022

Danville William "Bill" Henry Fredericks, 95, of Danville passed away at 1:28 AM on January 15, 2022 at his home in Danville, IL.

Bill was born on August 16, 1926 the son of Harry C. and Selma May (Miller) Fredericks in Danville, IL. He married Betty Carroll on June 17, 1950 in Paris, IL. They were married...

Jan 15, 2022

Gordon Edward Murphy, age 74, died on January 15, 2022 surrounded by his family after visiting his hometown of Danville, Illinois and suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.

Born November 18, 1947, Gordon earned a bachelors degree from Illinois State University, and he played left field for the Redbirds baseball team, which won the 1969 national championship. Gordon then...

Jan 15, 2022

Janice Franklin Sloan, of Danville, passed away on January 15, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was 85 years old.

She is survived by her husband of sixty-four years, James Joseph ("JJ") Sloan, and by their six children: Suzanne (Morey-Sloan); Colleen (Jones), Michael, Gregory, Thomas, and Patricia; as well as her three sisters: Barbara Franklin and...

Jan 14, 2022

John Mosser was born in Danville, Illinois, on February 12, 1947, to Clarence Edgar "Mose" Mosser and Nelle Smith Mosser.

While attending a friends wedding, John met his wife-to-be. He married Betty Jane Weldon on September 9, 1950. Betty died on July 27, 2011, a couple of months before their 60th wedding anniversary.

John is...

Jan 14, 2022

Ed Nuku, 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children on Friday night, January 14, 2022, at Gardenview Manor in Danville, IL. Ed was born January 10, 1942 in Okaiawa, New Zealand, the son of Hapeta and Miriam Nuku. He grew up on his familys dairy farm at the base of Mt. Taranaki. He was a talented...

Jan 14, 2022

Ralph G Knight Jr., 76, of Danville, passed away peacefully January 14, 2022. He was born February 16, 1945, in Gary, Indiana to Matilda (Young) Knight and Ralph Knight.

Ralph grew up on Sherman Street in Danville, IL. He was a car enthusiast and restored a 1941 Ford pickup in a garage he built. From 1963-1984 he...

Jan 13, 2022

Charles "Charlie" M. ONeal left this life surrounded by the prayers of his family on January 13, 2022 at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville. He was born on July 6, 1941 in Danville, where he lived and attended Danville schools.

Charlie married Sharon Hamilton in 1963. From that union, he leaves daughter Laura Perry, 2...

Jan 13, 2022

James "Jim" E. Vance, of Danville, passed away on January 13, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born a son of Charles and Betty Vance on February 8, 1955 in Danville.

Jim is survived by his wife of 47 years, Cherie Vance, daughters Jullie (Dennis) Bond and Jamie Allison (Brad Hooks), and grandchildren Mikella...