All Obituaries

Linda K. Hempel, 72, of Champaign, died at 1:42am on October 20, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.  There will be graveside funeral service at 10:30am on Tuesday October 27 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Champaign.  Visitation will be private. Linda was born on May 11, 1948 in Urbana, a daughter of Kermit and Ruth (Brown) Nogle.  She married Harold Hempel, Jr. on October 24, 1964 at Chanute AFB in Rantoul.  He survives and resides in Champaign.   Other...

William Wingler, Sr. passed away on October. 19, 2020 with his family by his side.  He was born on October 9, 1935, the son of Chester and Alma (Davidson) Wingler. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Patricia, and his daughter Patty Ann Sapp.  He is survived by his sons: Bill Jr. (Diann), Dave, Larry, and son-in-law Ed Sapp; daughters: Cheryl Smith, and Jean Wingler, as well as many loving grand and great grandchildren.  There will be a graveside service at 2:00...

Francis T Repcynski, Jr, 73, passed away on June 5, 2020, at home in Mahomet, Illinois. Frank was born on December 14, 1946, in Janesville, Wisconsin, to Francis Repcynski and June Fritz Repcynski. Frank grew up in Lombard, Illinois.  He graduated from Glenbard East High School in Lombard in 1964. After high school he attended the University of Illinois at Champaign, Lewis College at Lockport, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where he received a B.S....

Janet Lynn Ashby, 69, of Mahomet was met by the arms of her Savior at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2020, at home, surrounded by her loving family. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at the Shiloh Cemetery, Mahomet. The visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, at Trinity Community Fellowship, 1300 W Clinton Ave, Farmer City, IL 61842. Masks are required. Owens Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Janet was born...

Clyde T. Levitt, Jr, 67, of Champaign passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Oct 5, 2020, with family.    There will be a visitation on Friday, Oct. 9 from 5:30-7 pm at Owens Funeral Home, 101 N. Elm St, Champaign. Masks will be required. The graveside funeral service will be on Saturday, Oct 10 at 10am at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. Military rites will be accorded.   Clyde was born on Sept. 22, 1953 in Champaign, the first child of Clyde Sr and Patricia...

Edward Guy Galassi, 88, born April 23, 1932 in LaSalle, Illinois to Guy and Freida (Castiglia) Galassi, passed away on October 4, 2020, in Mobile, Alabama, after a brief illness.  He attended LaSalle-Peru High School and LPO Jr. College.  He married Carol Posladek in 1953.  Ed is survived by Carol and their children: David, Marcia (Khamis Al-Omari), Lisa (Dr. Kenneth Petersen), Kathi (Gary Poyser), William (Julie), Laurie (Michael Wright), and Gaye, as well as eleven...

Joanne Lorraine (Hart) Bond Born November 1,1942 in Freeport, Long Island New York to F. Stewart Hart and Alma L.Sheppard. Joanne passed away at Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL, with her daughter, Michele, by her side, on October 7, 2020 at 2:53 AM. She was a lifelong learner and loved education. After graduating from Williamsburg, IN High School, she attended Ball State University, where she obtained her teaching degree. She taught 6th grade at Whitewater Fountain City School as Miss Hart....

Chris Russell fought valiantly but lost her almost five-year battle with melanoma on Thursday, October 1, 2020. There will be a visitation on Tuesday, Oct 6 from 3:30-4:30 pm at the Rotary Hill Shelter of Lake of the Woods Park in Mahomet. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery, Mahomet. She was born on September 16, 1965, in Albany, New York.  She attended SUNY-Albany and the College of St. Rose, completing her Master’s Degree in speech-language pathology in 1992. ...

Joseph "Lynn" Stayton, 78, of Thomasboro died at 2:05 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 26, 2020) at Heritage Health, Hoopeston. There will be a graveside funeral service at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign.   Lynn was born on Jan. 9, 1942, in Champaign, a son of Joseph and Myra (Benner) Stayton. He married Nellie "June" Stappenbeck on Oct. 27, 1963, in Mahomet. She survives and resides at Eagles View in Rantoul.   Survivors...

Mildred B. Law (née Branson), 94, of Urbana died on October 2, 2020. Mildred is survived by her six children, Bonita Daly, Loretta (Ron) Peterson, Roxana Seten, Melissa (Ralph) Kaufmann, Pamela (Tom) VanHousen, and Raymond Law. Mildred is also survived by her seven grandchildren, Meada (Juan) Cano, Tim (Masumi) Williams, Ryan Daly, Megan (Josh) Beck, Emily Phillips, Elizabeth (Tim Yocum) Peterson, and Ronnie (Elyse) Peterson; and her ten great-grandchildren, Gabriel and Cecilia...