Lorraine Dorothy (Pufunt) Martinek, 91 of Covington, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 7:55 am at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born January 27, 1925 in Chicago, the daughter of Bernard and Martha (Bober) Pufunt. On June 15, 1946 she married Thomas William Martinek in Chicago. He preceded her in death on May 12, 2007. Lorraine...
Tilton - Evelyn (Beauvois) Haluska-Creighton passed away on April 19, 2016 at her home in Tilton. She was born on February 16, 1933 in Oakwood, IL She is the daughter of Arthur and Irene Beauvois. Evelyn is survived by her husband, Henry Haluska, of Tilton, IL; daughters, Carol Volden of Danville, IL, Sharon (Eric) Christiansen of Washington D.C.; brother,...
Clinton, Ind. - Robert Lee Roderick, 78, of Clinton, passed away at 5:30 a.m. EDT Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Roudebush V.A. Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born August 31, 1937 in Danville, Illinois the son of the late Wilbur Allen and Thelma Jane (Cole) Roderick. Survivors include his sister, Roberta Hinote of Veedersburg, Indiana and brother,...
June Marie Smothers, 85, of Danville, IL passed away at 6:10 P.M. on April 16, 2016 at Pleasant Meadows Nursing Home in Chrisman. June was born on June 11, 1930 in Danville to Lee and Jessie (Kilby) Newell. She married Robert "Smokey" Smothers on October 4, 1947. He preceded her in death. June is a survived by Sharon (Rick)...
Judy Williams, 72, of Danville, passed away on April 15, 2016 at Hawthorne Inn Nursing Home in Danville. She was born on March 6, 1944 in Danville, the daughter of Harold and Hazel Seibert. Judy will be deeply missed by her daughter, Laura Richardson of Covington, IN, granddaughter, Ashley Pippin of Covington, IN, sisters; Phyllis Siebert of Georgetown, IL...
Danville - Robert "Bob" Dean Colby Sr., 74, passed away on Friday April 15, 2016 at 8:18pm at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL with his family by his side, after a brief illness. He was born on September 11, 1941 at home in Danville, IL, the son of Elmer & Frieda (Kistler) Colby. Bob married Inge Christensen (Mathis)...
Danville - James "Jim" Franks, 73, passed away on Thursday April 14, 2016 at his home in Danville. He was born on February 20, 1943 in Oak Lawn, IL, the son of James and Annamae (Kuhn) Franks. Jim married Virginia "Gini" Lee Harkness in 1970 in Danville. Jim is survived by his children Jay (Phyllis) Franks, Jennifer Ferguson, and...
William (Bill a/k/a Baba pronounced bay ba) Rutkowski, 85, of Georgetown, peacefully went to be with the woman of his dreams for 47 years, his beautiful wife Naomi, at 6:25 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Presence USMC, in Danville. He was born in Georgetown on January 30, 1931 to the late Anthony (Tate pronounced totee) and the...
Norris Hansell, M.D., MPH, died peacefully on April 14 at MeadowBrook health center. The visitation will be held at Sunset Funeral Home, 710 N. Neil St. on Sunday from 2 to 3:30 pm, memorial service following. Burial will be private at Woodlawn Cemetery in Urbana. Norris was born on December 20, 1931 in Bryn Mawr, PA, son of Norris...
Bette J. Elliott, 78, of Danville, passed away on April 14, 2016 at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville. She was born on May 15, 1937 in Cayuga, IN, the daughter of Willard and Esther (Smith) Anglemyer. She married Donald Elliott on June 12, 1955 in Danville and he preceded her in death in 2010. Bette will be...