All Obituaries

James (Jim) L. Phillips, 86, of Champaign died on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 surrounded by his family.  There will be a graveside funeral service on Monday, December 13 at 11am at Bailey Cemetery, Tolono. Owens Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  Jim was born on May 6, 1935 to Verne and Margaret (Reis) Phillips. He married Nancy Cooper on June 1, 1958 in Champaign and together they had 3 children. Jim also honorably served in the Illinois...

Timothy J. Lowry, 68, died at 12:10pm on November 26, 2021 at his home in Savoy.  In accordance with family wishes, he will be cremated and there will be a Memorial Service at 4:00 on Saturday December 4 at Owens Funeral Home (101 N. Elm St.) in Champaign.  The visitation will be held  two hours prior to the service (2:00-4:00) at the funeral home.   Tim was born April 16, 1953, the first of 9 children born to Lyle and Evelyn (Early)...

Barbara J. Austin-Baker, 90, of Champaign died at 2:45 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 28, 2021) at Amber Glen Nursing Home, Urbana. There will be a graveside funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign.   Barbara was born on April 25, 1931, in Champaign, a daughter of Henry and Mary (Stribling) Austin, who owned Austin's Tennis Shop and Austin's Sportswear in downtown Champaign.   She married Willis 'Bud' Baker on September 11, 1953...

Arnold “Spud” R. Allen, 68, of Champaign, IL, passed away Monday Nov. 15th, 2021, with his wife and daughters by his side after a brief illness at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana. Visitation will be held at Owens Funeral Home, 101 N Elm St, Champaign, IL on Thursday, December 2 at 10am with a service following at 11am. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Spud was born on Sept. 29th, 1953, to Lloyd A. Allen and Naomi B. Allen in Champaign. He graduated...

Max L. Hershbarger, 76, of rural Champaign, died peacefully at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center Monday, November 22, 2021, with his son and his wife at his side. Visitation will be held at Owens Funeral Home, 101 N. Elm St., Champaign on Monday, November 29 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 30 at 11:00 AM at the funeral home.  The Reverend Joseph Donton will officiate.  Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana. Max was born August 4,...

Jean Elizabeth Carlson Daly, 93, of Champaign, IL, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Born on the far south side of Chicago, August 1, 1928, to Carl Ernst Carlson, a podiatrist, and Elizabeth Marie Huber, a teacher, both of Chicago, Jean graduated from St. Catherine of Genoa grammar school in 1941 and from Mercy High School in 1945. She worked for the United States Air Force during World War II, and took some evening courses in the downtown location of Northwestern University. She...

Champaign - Charlotte Lickly, 72 years old, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Paris Health & Rehabilitation Center in Paris Illinois. She was born in Champaign Illinois on March 5, 1949, the youngest of two children. Her parents Madeline and Wayne Siems preceded her in passing. She was preceded in passing by 2 other children, Michael Lickly and Jose Camargo. She has one living brother Wayne Peter Siems. She is survived by 3 of her children, Thomas W. (Denise), William J.,...

Rosemary Decker, 87, of Champaign, died at 2:40pm on November 11, 2021 at C-U Regional Rehabilitation in Savoy.  She was born on January 14, 1934 in Urbana, a daughter of Roy and Rose (Borgic) Baum.  She graduated from University Commercial College and met her husband, Maurice.  Rosemary had multiple jobs throughout her life and eventually retired from the U of I as an operator.   Survivors include: her brother, Jim Baum; two sons, Paul and James Decker; one...

Kevin T Kammermann, 61, of Mahomet, IL, formerly of Onarga, went to be with Jesus, his friend and Savior on November 2nd, 2021 surrounded at home by his loved ones.   Kevin was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Esther Kaisner Kammermann; his brothers, Kent, Rod, Scott, and Mark and his sisters, Charlene, Diane, and Pamela.   He is survived by his sister, Deb Taylor of Mahomet and 3 brothers, Curt (Sandy) Kammermann of Elwood, John (Becky) Kammermann of Farmington, MO...

Norma L. Davis, of rural Dewey, died at 2:28pm on October 30, 2021 at Country Health in Gifford.  There will be a funeral service at 11:00am on November 8 at New Beginnings Lutheran Church (304 E. Dunbar) in Mahomet.  The visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.   Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Champaign.   Norma was born on March 18, 1934 in rural Ogden, a daughter of William and Margaret (Osterbur) Frerichs.  She...