All Obituaries

Hugh M Peters, 95, died on the evening of Friday, October 19, 2018 at Bickford Cottage, Champaign. There will be a funeral service on Tuesday, October 23 at 9:00 am at Owens Funeral Home, 101 N. Elm St., Champaign with Pastor Judd Travis officiating. The burial will be at Sumner Cemetery in Sumner, IL at 1:00 pm. Hugh was born August 28, 1923 in Sumner. He was the son of Allie L. and Ollie M. Peters. Three sisters; Garnet, Evelyn and Jane preceded him in death, as well as a brother, Dr....

Mary "Tetsa" Mabray, 98, of Champaign passed away at her home on Saturday (Oct. 13, 2018). Mary was born March 3, 1920, in Chicago, the daughter of Dan and Ruth Semmons. She married Kenneth J. Mabray. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Anne (David) Flesher of Urbana and Susan Gnaedinger of Champaign; one brother, Christ Semmons of Florida; two grandsons, Michael Andrew Stebbins of New Orleans and John Daniel Stebbins of Urbana; family friend, Jason Knauff of Mahomet; three...

Charles (Chuck) Richard Kibler, 66, of Fisher died at 11 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 10, 2018) at Carle Foundation Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Marla Kibler; six children, sons Devin Kibler of Yuma, Ariz, and Daniel (Sarah) Kibler of Marshall, daughter Elizabeth (Shawn) Spark of Fisher and stepdaughters Theresa (Ted) Conway of Melbourne, Fla., Christi Bowman of Columbus, Ohio, and Deanna (Cory) Shumard of Tolono; and six beloved grandchildren, Gavin, Krystyn, Emmalynne,...

Rebecca J. Simon, 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Meadowbrook at Clark-Lindsey in the early morning of Oct. 15, 2018. Becky was born on Oct. 4, 1940, in Centralia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Trevor and Mabel Jefffries; her sister, Martha; and her husband, James Simon. Becky spent her career at the University of Illinois in the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences as an academic advisor and in the School of Chemical Sciences as Director of the Placement Center. In...

John (Uncle David) Roberts, 70, of Champaign passed away on October 6, 2018, at 7:32 p.m.  John was born on September 26, 1948, in Champaign, a son of Delmar Eugene Roberts and Anna Rosella Knott Roberts. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Carol Sue (Jerry) Hatmaker of Ohio and infant brother Thomas Edward. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Kay Roberts; three children, Troy Damon (Nikki) Roberts of Sidney, Jamie Elizabeth (Terry) Lenox of Pontiac and Rebecca...

Rita Josephine Deters, 94, of Champaign, was called home to eternal peace at 4:46 p.m. Friday (Sept 14, 2018) at Meadowbrook Renewal Therapy Center, Urbana.  She was surrounded by her family.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday Oct 4, 2018 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 405 W Clark St., Champaign.  Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., The Rosary at 4:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Parish Center on Wednesday Oct 3, 2018.  Entombment will be conducted Mt. Hope...

John G. (Jack) Dillavou, 93, Champaign died peacefully on Oct. 4, 2018. He was a lifelong resident of the Champaign area. Jack was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Katherine (Kay) O’Connor Dillavou; his parents, Marcus E. Dillavou and Kathryn Rice Dillavou; brother, William E. (Bill) Dillavou and Bill’s wife, Irene. Jack is survived by his four children, John Dillavou of Laguna Niguel, Calif., Jim (Amy) Dillavou of Plano, Texas, Mary (Jeff) Collins of La Jolla,...

Eileen Henry Burr, 96, of Champaign, died on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana. Owens Funeral Home will conduct a visitation at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 403 W. Clark, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 12-1 pm. The funeral Mass will begin at 1:00 pm in the church. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, Pesotum. Eileen was born on May 9, 1922 in Pesotum, the daughter of Frank and Margaret (Butler) Henry. She married Robert D. Burr in May...

David Zola, 71, of Champaign passed away Friday (Sept. 28, 2018) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. The funeral Mass will be at 10 am on Monday October 1st at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 708 W. Main St., Urbana. Father Luke Spannagel will officiate. Visitation will be from 3:30 to 7:30 pm on Sunday, September 30th at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Burial will be private. Owens Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  Dr. Zola was born May 29, 1947,...

Danny W. Grady, 72, of Champaign, Illinois, died at 7:11 pm, Saturday, September 15th, 2018, at Carle Hospital in Urbana, Il. There will be a visitation from 4:30-7:00 on Monday September 24 at Meadowbrook Community Church (1902 S. Duncan Rd. Champaign), with a funeral service at 11:00 on Tuesday September 25, also at the church.  The Rev. Ron Strack will officiate.  Dan's family would like to extend an invitation to their family and friends to join them for a luncheon...