Majer 'Mike' Mekel
Oct 22, 2010
Danville- After a brave battle against chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and congestive heart failure, Majer Mike Mekel, 88, passed away during the early morning hours of Friday, October 22, 2010, at his residence in Valley Park, Missouri. Born in April of 1922, in Vilna, Poland, Mike, who was fluent in six languages, traveled vast expanses of Europe and Russia during...
Margarete Shannon
Oct 21, 2010
Danville- Margarete G. Shannon, 87, of Danville passed away at 9:33 PM on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at her residence. She was born on November 15, 1922 in Berlin, Germany. She married Luther P. Shannon on March 8, 1946. Surviving are five children Shirley Shannon, Ruthford Paul (Debbie) Shannon, William R. (Rebecca) Shannon, Rose Evelyn (Eldon) Blair, and Charles...
Jane L. Eads
Oct 21, 2010
Paris- Jane Lee Eads, 65, of Paris, formerly of the Danville area, passed away at 3:15 AM on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Indiana Heart Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born on September 25, 1945 in Danville to George and Jessie Morris Nixon. She married Kenneth Eads on March 13, 1964 in Danville. Surviving are two sons...
Myrtle Margaret Hinkle
Oct 20, 2010
Danville- Myrtle Margaret Hinkle, 81, of Danville passed away at 3:08 PM on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville. She was born on December 18, 1928 in Danville to Louis and Dorothy Snyder Pichon. She married her husband of 61 years, Gene Robert Hinkle, on May 27, 1950 in Danville. He survives. Also...
Cary Lee Askren
Oct 20, 2010
Cary Lee Askren passed away peacefully at his residence on October 20, 2010. He was born on July 27, 1959, to Betty Sheppard who preceded him in death. Cary graduated from Washington School in Danville, IL, and attended Vermilion County Rehab Center. He has attended the Day Training program at Crosspoint Human Services since 1982. He was an avid...
Walter S. Pinter
Oct 20, 2010
Walter S. Pinter, 82, died at 4:20am, Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Hawthorne Inn, Danville, while receiving therapy before returning home. He was born March 5, 1928, in Westville, the son of Emil and Mildred {Bernotas} Pinter, both deceased. He married Eleanor Razaitis on April 11, 1953, until her passing on May 31, 2004. Surviving include: his children, Barbara...
Emma Caroline Turner
Oct 19, 2010
Emma Caroline Turner, 2, of Scottsdale, AZ, passed away at 5:05pm, Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Phoenix Childrens Hospital, Arizona. She was born on June 30, 2008, the daughter of Lance and Jill{Moody} Turner, who will miss her very much. She will also be missed by: her maternal great grandparents, Don & Dorothy Wheeler of Georgetown; her paternal great...
Gino Ghibaudy
Oct 19, 2010
Springfield " Gino E. Ghibaudy, 51, of Springfield, IL, formerly of Westville, passed away peacefully at his home in Springfield on October 15, 2010. Gino is survived by: his children, Joseph H. Ghibaudy of SIU Law School, Carbondale, IL and Andrea C. Ghibaudy of DePaul University, Chicago IL; his father, Honore Ghibaudy of Westville; his brothers, Randall his sister-in-law,...
William E. 'Curly' Long
Oct 18, 2010
William E. Curly Long, 89, of Danville, passed away at 10:40pm on Monday, October 18, 2010 at Provena USMC in Danville. He was born on January 21, 1921, in Danville, IL, the son of William J. and Blanche E. (Steigman) Long. On January 22, 1942, Curly married Glenna Jones in Danville. She survives along with one son, William (Susan)...
Rosemary Varner
Oct 16, 2010
Rosemary Varner, 79, of Danville, Illinois passed away on October 16, 2010 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Rosemary was born September 10, 1931 in Newport, Indiana daughter of Fred and Grace (Anglemeyer) DeMotte. She married Howard Varner on February 3, 1951 at the Lincoln United Methodist Church in Danville. He survives along with two sons: Lindsay (Marie) Varner...