All Obituaries

Melvin Ernest Cafin, 87, of Urbana died on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 in Tolono.   There will be a graveside funeral service on Monday, Jan 25 at 1pm with Pastor Bob Hassel officiating, at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Owens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.   Melvin was born on Aug 14, 1933 in Charleston, a son of Jesse and Meata (Miller) Cafin. He married Gladys Dalton on Feb. 20, 1954 in Bloomington. She survives.   Other survivors include 1 son, Russell...

Rose Marie Krueger of Urbana passed away at 4:19 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 16, 2021) at the University Rehabilitation Center of Champaign-Urbana. She was born on Oct. 14, 1939, in Champaign, the daughter of Irvin “Pinky” and Mary (Wascher) Kington. She is survived by her sons, Michael Krueger (Jill) of Urbana and Scott Krueger (Becky) of Urbana; grandchildren, Jacob Krueger, Joshua Krueger, Jordan Krueger (Hannah) and Jensen Krueger; sister, Debbie Chalk (Mike) of Mahomet;...

Mary Elizabeth Cox, 92, formally of Champaign, IL and Granbury, TX was called home to eternal peace at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday (January 20, 2021) at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells. She was born on August 11, 1928 at Mercy Hospital in Urbana IL, a daughter of Raymond J. and Mary E. (Bess) Truitt. Mary married Leonard L. Cox in Champaign, IL on August 5, 1946, and he preceded her in death on March 20, 2019 after 72 years of marriage, as did her parents, her sister Margaret Anne Truitt, her...

Ronald G. Garland, of Champaign, Illinois, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at his home. With him by his side was his wife of 65 years, Lynda (Whitlock) Garland and three of their five daughters. Ron was born on February 9, 1937 in Somerville, Indiana. He was a 1955 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Vincennes, Indiana where he served as senior class president. After graduation, he served 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired as a captain. After his service to his...

On Sunday (Jan. 3, 2021) at 8:35 a.m., Charles Dewey Martin, 79, passed away in the arms of his granddaughter and great-grandson.   He was born on Dec. 23, 1941 in Quincy, IL to Dewey and Elsie Martin. He spent his childhood years in Payson, IL and later graduated from Seymour High School (Payson), class of 1960 where he received letters for baseball, track, and tennis and set the record for discus in 1959 and 1960. He entered the US Army on Nov. 22, 1960 and served for 3 years in...

Beverly M. Kamerer, 86, of Mahomet passed away peacefully on Friday, (January 1, 2021) at Amber Glen Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Urbana.   The funeral Mass will be held on January 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Mahomet, with Fr. Joseph Hogan officiating.  The Mass will be livestreamed through the church's web site. Private burial will be at Shiloh Cemetery in Mahomet. Beverly was born on July 13, 1934, the daughter of Fount...

Sherry Lou Howard Emerson went to live with her Father on January 7, 2021 Sherry was born in Decatur, IL on October 18, 1950 to Sherwood (Bud) and Wilma Chambers Howard. She grew up in Lovington, IL. She married Randy Emerson in 1975 and again in 2012. Sherry graduated from Lovington H.S. and Wabash Valley College School of Nursing and later continued her education at SIUE. She was a 17+ year Girl Scout of America. She studied music and toured 10 different countries with the American Youth...

George M. Burton, 92, of Champaign, died on Tuesday evening (December 29, 2020) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.    There will be a graveside funeral service at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Champaign, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 at 11am. Owens Funeral Home is assisting the family.   George was born on August 23, 1928 in Pulaski County, KY; one of 5 sons born to Marion and Nell Burton. He married Mary Henderson on May 27, 1945 in Monticello and together they raised 3...

Jean L. Drish, 99, of Johns Creek GA (formerly of Champaign) passed away on Sunday, Jan 3, 2021, at Emory of Johns Creek hospital.   Jean was born Dec. 19, 1921 in Nokomis IL, to parents Harold Hartwood and Edna (Wilson) Hartwood.  Jean married her husband Thomas H. Drish in 1949. She worked at Illinois Bell in Champaign, earning retirement in 1983 after 27 years of work.   She was proud to be a long-standing pillar in the Champaign community.   Her...

On January 2, 2021 Professor Harry F. Breen passed into the clouds he so famously painted. He died due to complications from COVID-19. Harry Fredrick Breen was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 4, 1930. Chicago was where he spent his childhood and adolescent years. He was a child of the Depression but counted himself as lucky as his family always had meat on the table. When his father entered the sanitarium with tuberculosis, his mother went to work at the shipyards as a “Rosie the...