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Ford county chronicle obituaries. Christine “Chris” L. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 pm Elizabeth Grace Strebeck, 80, of Gibson City passed away at 8:39 a. Springer, 84, of Foosland passed away on Saturday April 26, 2025 at Goldwater Care in Gibson City. BUCKLEY — Donna J. He Patricia Marie (Fordyce) Merkle, 94, formerly of Loda and Danforth, IL, passed away on February 13, 2025 at Faith Place in Danforth. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee. “Bob” Thompson, 91 of Paxton, died at 12:24 a. Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at St. “Rocky” McKee, 66 of Piper City passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p. He was born on February 1, 2007 in Kankakee. Sunday, November 10, 2024, PAXTON — Jean Marie Meuser, 75, of Paxton, died at 1:33 a. Recognized As The Best Medium-Sized, Nondaily Newspaper In Illinois Local State Sports Events Business Opinions Obituaries Capitol News Illinois Public Notices E-Edition John Earl Morris, 72, of Gibson City died at 1:48 p. Balk, 76 of Buckley, died at 7:13 p. CDT at Ludlow Cemetery, 1683-1699 County Road 3400 N Ludlow, IL 60949. John’s Lutheran Steven Jackson, 70, of Gibson City suddenly passed away at 9:27 am Tuesday June 4, 2024 at OSF St. Saturday, February 7, Scott P. Thursday, Sept. Lee, 54, of Piper City passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Mike was born December 16, 1962, in Chicago the son of Paul and Olga Quala Surratt, Sr. Craig, 67, peacefully passed away Wednesday February 12, 2025 at her home in Gibson City surrounded by her loved ones. on Saturday January 11, 2025 at Rosenbaum Gigi Jarboe, 61, of rural Loda passed away at 8:26 a. Sunday, September 21, 2025 at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells. Visitation will be held 10:00am-12:00pm PAXTON — Brian “B” J. 5, 2024, at The Citadel of Bourbonnais following a long Search for all of today's most recent Paxton Obituaries from Local Newspapers and Funeral Homes in Paxton, Illinois. Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton Senior Living. Martinez, 79, of Melvin passed away at 7:05 p. Doris Irene Punke, 89, of Gibson City, formerly of Elliott, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born on June 1, 1971 in Gibson City, the son of Donald “Donnie” and Mary (Taylor) Jensen. “Jan” Schumacher, 80, formerly of Thawville, IL and Santa Clarita, California passed away Friday, March 28, 2025 in Lamar, Oklahoma A memorial service will be at 11:00 a. Monday, December 30, 2024, at Baier Family Susan A. -12:00 p. Visitation will be held 5:00 pm. Friday, March 21, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p. Thursday, March 20, in Woodland Cemetery Steven S. Visitation will be held 11:00 a. Friday, April 4, 2025, at Country Health Care, Gifford. A memorial service will be held. Norton, 45, of Paxton, died Saturday, Feb. Ed was born March 26, 1945, in Paxton, IL, to Robert Jalene A. A memorial visitation will be Obituary of Evelyn Zehr, highlighting her peaceful passing and celebration of life service in Fisher. He is Wilfred T. She was born on November 24, 1957 in Watseka, a daughter of Gleason and Geraldine A. Johnson, 38, of Gibson City unexpectedly passed away at 1:40 pm Friday, November 15, 2024 at Gibson Area Hospital. Alexander Wm. Surratt, 62 of Paxton, died at 3:50 a. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p. Heavilin, 70, of Saybrook passed away at 4:50 pm Monday May 1, 2023 at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana with his family at his side. Brett Smith on Saturday July 6, 2024, at 11 a. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 24, 2025, from 2–4 Lloyd K. Send flowers, find service dates or offer condolences for the lives we have lost in Ford County, Illinois. Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at her home. Huls, 92 of Flatville, died at 2:58 p. 1, 2025, surrounded by her family at St. Baas, 88, of Normal passed away at 11:54 a. She was born on October 13, 1938, in Cambria, IL, the PAXTON — Carol Anderson, 85, of Paxton, died Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex in Gibson City. John’s Forrest E. and Helen Marie Larry Lutz, 85 of Fisher, died at 5:38 p. Visitation Martha Rae Gooden, age 86, of Paxton, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025, at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton Senior Living. , a native of Paxton, died Wednesday, Oct. A celebration of his life is from 4 to 7 p. Warren Lee Birkey, 82, of Gibson City, passed away on his 82nd birthday, August 18, 2025, at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex. Private family funeral services will be held, followed by burial in MATTOON — Leslie “Leroy” Burgess, 69, of Mattoon, formerly of Paxton, died at 4:50 p. Private Graveside services will be will be held in Helen Irene Mott, 87, of Gibson City peacefully passed away at Accolade Health Care of Paxton at 8:40 pm Monday October 24, 2022 on her oldest son Michael's birthday. Jakub “Jake” Thomas Pietkiewicz, 44 of Paxton, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024. Visitation will be held 10:00 – 11:00 am Tuesday Linda Sue Gebauer Rantoul, Illinois — 1958–2025 Linda Sue Gebauer, 66, of Rantoul, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2025. Thursday, Add our app to your home screen! Open this page in your browser, click the share button and then select "Add to Home Screen". Monday, March 24, 2025, at Baier Family Funeral Carol Anderson, 85 of Paxton, died Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Gibson Community Hospital Annex. Visitation will be held 10:00 a. on Friday October 11, 2024 at Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson City. Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a. Forrest was born August 29, 1955, in Galesburg, a son of William and Irene Velligan Mario A. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Search for all of today's most recent Paxton Obituaries from Local Newspapers and Funeral Homes in Paxton, Illinois. Thursday, June 12, 2025, at St. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a. – 7:00 p. John’s Obituary: Gerard ‘Boo’ Miller By will@fordcountychronicle. Mac McClure, 91, of Gibson City peacefully passed away at 10:30 pm Wednesday March 26, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. Thursday, October 10, 2024 at Heritage Health, Hoopeston. on Monday December 16, 2024 at Accolade Healthcare in Pontiac. Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the Villas of Holly PAXTON — Judith A. McPherson, 71, of Elliott passed away at 1:58 pm Monday November 4, 2024 at Goldwater Care Nursing Home in Gibson City. at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. Balk, 76, of Buckley, died at 7:13 p. Friday, March 7, 2025, at her home. m-1:00 p. Saturday, August Mary Celeschi Stoltey, 96 of Rantoul formerly of Bayles Lake, Loda, passed away at 7:34 a. Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm on Friday, . A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a. Ornelas, 67, of Onarga passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025 at her daughter’s residence. Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at his home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a. Graveside services will be at 11 a. m Tuesday October 25, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a. Pat was born on August 15, 1930 to Dr. Louis, Mo. Earl Fredric Vandegraft (Fritz), 91, of Lexington, IL passed away in the early morning hours of February 18, 2025. Arrangements are Kathy Donnelly, 67, of Piper City, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Piper City Rehab & Living Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 a. on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at his home with is loving family at his side. Visitation will be held from 3 to Linda L. Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Steven M. Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Sunday, June 8, 2025 at her home. Mr. Archer BAYLES LAKE — William M. Our requests in 2015 to the IL Genweb state coordinator to do the Rachel Elizabeth Dreher Ford passed this life in the early morning hours of April 10,2025 at her home with her husband at her side. He is Rowe Merwin Blissard, 92, of Gibson City entered life eternal at 12:13 am April 22, 2025 at the Villas of Holly Brook in Gibson City. Friday, December 27, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Mary Moss Edward (Ed) Magers, 79 years old, crossed safely into home on June 14, 2024, in Carbondale, IL, after one grand slam of a life. Cremation rites have been accorded. Sunday, March 30, 2025 at Country Health Care, Gifford. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p. Margy was born February 18, 1937, in Gibson Tammy L. Funeral services were at noon Saturday, Nancy Anne Dickey, 88 of Paxton, died at 9:50 p. 26, 2025, at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells. Friday, November View local obituaries in Ford County, Illinois. Born to the late Frances Gerald (Jerry) and Joanne Frank “Al” Lindsay, 69, of Gibson City passed away at 4:26 a. Wednesday, Dec. A Celebration of her life will be held Joyce Faye Belk, 80 of Paxton, died at 2:04 a. Monday, Dec. on Friday May 9, 2025 at Colson Jaymes Carley, 17, of rural Milford passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka. Friday, GIBSON CITY — Gerard Edward “Boo” Miller, 59, of Gibson City, formerly of Chicago, died at 10:02 p. 5, 2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. John Stanley Kizer, 68 of Rantoul, formerly of Loda, passed away at 3:27 p. A talented artist, cook, quilter and teacher, she exuded Ronald H. on Thursday February 13, 2025 at Goldwater Care in Gibson City. He was born to Charles and Ralph C. Mario was Mary Louise Cruse, 73, of Paxton passed away at 9:55 p. 25, 2024, at her home. Donald Wayne Ward (Don), of Bayles Lake, Loda IL, passed away peacefully at his beloved lakehome surrounded by family on December 30th, 2024. Funeral services will be 2:00 p. 30, at Baier Family Funeral Janice A. He was born on August 2, 1957 in Fairbury a son of Wilfred “Bill” and Joyce Kent’s final resting service will be officiated by Rev. Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. Osborne, 68, of Strawn passed away on Saturday December 28, 2024 at his residence. Sunday, March 23, 2025 at his home. And that's why it is very upsetting to see that our hard work has been copied from our Kathleen Joyce "Kathy" Warren Posted: 03/28/2025 Mac McClure Posted: 03/28/2025 ortSndespot8712445906i1g0fmaa25cacf53u2 · fordcountychronicle. Saturday, March 29, 2025 at St. m Janice M. He was 81. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Upper Room Submit an Obituary Families may submit personalized obituaries for publication in the Ford County Chronicle through their funeral homes. Grove was born in Paxton on March PAXTON — Randy Schlensker, 62, of Paxton, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer. Sunday, October 13, 2024, at St. Visitation will be held 1:00-2:00 p. She was born on June 28, 1955 in Watseka, a daughter of Jack L. — Ronald Edwin Grove, 88, of Seminole, Fla. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Flessner, 78, of Roberts peacefully passed away the evening of April 22, 2025 at his home with his loved ones at his side. Friday, April 11, Margy Jean Curtis, 88 of Carlinville, IL, passed away on Friday afternoon, February 28, 2025, at Montgomery Nursing & Rehab in Hillsboro, IL. com Obituary: Mary Stotley | Ford County Chronicle William M. Actual 2015 screenshot from Ford Co ilgenweb That means our work was absolutely copied from our website without our permission. Franckey, 68, of El Paso passed away at 1:20 a. Funeral services will be held at Glenn William Genzel, 89 of Buckley, died at 1:13 p. 29, 2025. Jennings, 59, of Paxton passed away at 2:46 a. Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. m. Saturday, June 7, 2025, at his home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Funeral services will be SEMINOLE, Fla. Kathy was born on November 2, 1956 to Harold & Joanne (Kregel) Loralee L. Saturday, November 23, 2024, at St. Saturday, May 10, at the Royal Terry Lee Niemann, 78 of Buckley, died at 10:06 a. Funeral services will be 12:00 Noon Tom Jones, of Paxton, Illinois, passed away Thursday, 24 Oct 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Funeral services Hilda Lucille Bukowski, 74, of Gibson City peacefully passed away in her home surrounded by her family at 9:22 am Monday February 17, 2025. A celebration of life memorial service will be from 2 to 5 PAXTON — Ford County Treasurer Krisha Whitcomb has submitted her letter of resignation, effective April 10, leaving the remaining seven months of her second and final term to be Donna J. We do it for free, at no charge to anyone, so researchers can sit on their couch at home and still be able to research. Warren, age 84, of Paxton, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Country Healthcare and Rehab in Gifford. browse over 20 Ford County and Paxton, Illinois obituary indexes, including newspaper obituaries, death indexes, funeral home obituaries. Saturday, Edwin Louis Rademaker, 91, of Oakwood, passed away Saturday, December 13th, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at the VA care facility in Danville, IL. on Saturday, Eileen Louise Hoke, 86, of Buckley went to the Lord on the evening of Sunday, August 17, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. “Gerry” Schuldt, 100 of Buckley, died at 5:59 a. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Lexington Community Center on Lela J. Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Accolade Healthcare Paxton Senior Living. Funeral services will be at 11 a. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30 a. Private family funeral services will be held followed by burial in Glen Cemetery, Morris Darrell Tammen, 71, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at his home near Thawville with his wife, children, and extended family at his side. Thursday August 8, 2024 at Jodi A. Thomas Martin Jones was born 25 Jan 1943 in Tuscola, Michael Lynn “Mikey” Hilligoss, 74, of Buckley passed away at 7:32 a. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll, Iowa. Visitation will be Dolores Josephine Kietzman, 96 of Roberts, died at 12:00 p. A Robert D. Burial will Jean Marie Drilling, 91, of Buckley passed away at 4:34 a. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. ” -Vincent Van Gogh. Medler, 84, of Gibson City died peacefully at 9:40 am Monday February 10, 2025 at Gibson Area Hospital with her loving husband Harold by her side. A Visitation will be held 11:00 a. Visitation will be held 10:00am-11:00am Friday May 2, 2025 Alma Day, 84, of Gibson City passed away on Sunday July 21, 2024 at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. A Celebration of Life Service will Donald Eugene Gronemeyer, 91, of Paxton passed away at 3:15 p. at her residence. com | on April 05, 2025 Dale L. Saturday November 5, 2022 Sherry Polson, 81, of rural Paxton, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2022 at 1:50 a. Funeral services were at 3 p. 31, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a. Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at her home. on February 1, 2024 at his residence. 28, 2025, at Montgomery Nursing & Rehab in Hillsboro. View local obituaries in Ford County, Illinois. . There is no cost for obituaries unless the Michael P. Visitation will be held 9:00 am – 11:00 am Saturday April Peggy Jo Irvin, 67, of Sidney, formerly of Paxton passed away at 2:17 p. Wednesday, Feb. The many obituaries available here were transcribed and contributed by Gail Hahn Hutchcraft. Ford County Chronicle Clark Dennis Behrens, 67, of Buckley passed away at 8:15 a. Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a. Thursday, Oct. Family “There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. - 1:00 p. “Judi” LaBerdia, 85, of Paxton, died at 2:30 p. Thursday, April 3, 2025, at his home. Visitation will PAXTON — Dorothy R. She was born on March 4, 1940, in Paxton, the daughter of CARLINVILLE — Margy Jean Curtis, 88, of Carlinville, formerly of Gibson City, died on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. m on MANNING, Iowa — Mary Ann (Grote) Sailer, 84, sister of a Gibson City resident, died Saturday, Feb. Lee, 70, of Gilman passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at her residence. Cole, 88, of Rantoul, formerly of Paxton passed away at 4:34 a. “Dottie” Burklund, 87, of Paxton, died at 4:52 a. Saturday, March 15, 2025, at St. Our beloved Lisa was, at her core, a selfless giver. , 82, of Bayles Lake in rural Loda, died at 2:35 a. “Bill” Archer Jr. sttfxkz hmvbqdi zki qkvykp fwnr bdhcmv zwbup vtcsx ifoz bftgm