Champaign County, Illinois Obituary and Death Notices Collection (From various funeral homes in the Urbana, Danville, Champaign, Rantool, and surrounding area.) Champaign County Discussion Forum
CHAMPAIGN – Private family graveside services for Jo Ann Justice, 67, of 405 W. University Ave., C, will be held Thursday in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. The Rev. Peter Dyke will officiate.
Owens Funeral Home, Champaign, is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Justice died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 19, 1999) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Helen Merritt
NORMAL – Helen Hands Merritt, 95, of Normal, formerly of Champaign, died at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 19, 1999) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Normal.
Private family services will be at Stubblefield-Froelich Memorial Home, 200 W. College Ave., Normal. The Rev. Arthur Headley will officiate. Burial will be in Elk Township Cemetery, Peck, Mich.
There will be no visitation.
Enoch Miller
CHAMPAIGN – Enoch "Stick" Miller, 63, of 204 1/2 E. Park St., C, died at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 20, 1999) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Twin City Memorial Chapel, 1203 N. Market St., C.
Ray Petersen
GIBSON CITY – Ray "Pete" Petersen, 62, of Gibson City died at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 19, 1999) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Gibson City.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lamb Funeral Home, 303 N. Church St., Gibson City. The Rev. Mark Dietrich will officiate. Burial will be in Drummer Township Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Robert Rainer Jr.
SPRINGFIELD – Memorial services for Robert E. Rainer Jr., 76, of Springfield will be at 3 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church, 200 W. Main St., Clinton. J. Kent Hickerson and Charles Lee will officiate.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Clinton.
There will be no visitation.
Calvert Funeral Home, 201 S. Center St., Clinton, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Rainer died at 6:35 p.m. Monday (Jan. 18, 1999) at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.
Jane Reetz
HOOPESTON – E. Jane B. Reetz, 80, of Hoopeston died at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 13, 1999) at Heartland Healthcare Center, Paxton.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Floral Hill Cemetery, Hoopeston. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 915 E. Orange St., Hoopeston. The Rev. William B. Thornton will officiate.
Family will greet friends after the services Friday at the church.
Hamilton-Orr Funeral Home, 427 E. Main St., Hoopeston, is in charge of arrangements.
Gladys Reitz
PAXTON – Gladys Mae Reitz, 80, of Paxton died at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 19, 1999) at the Ford County Nursing Home, Paxton.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford Baier Funeral Home, 406 E. Pells St., Paxton. The Rev. Richard H. Swain will officiate. Burial will be in Glen Cemetery, Paxton.
Visitation will be for one hour before the services Saturday at the funeral home.
Virginia Royalty
DANVILLE – Funeral services for Virginia Ellen Royalty, 91, of Danville will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. James United Methodist Church, 504 N. Vermilion St., Danville. The Rev. Russell Smith will officiate.
Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Pape Memorial Home and Gardens, 10 E. Williams St., Danville.
Mrs. Royalty died at 3:14 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 16, 1999) in Johnson City, Tenn.
Bobby Rutledge
ONARGA – Bobby Rutledge, 72, of Onarga died at 10:02 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 16, 1999) at home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Knapp Funeral Home, 115 W. Seminary St., Onarga. The Rev. James Small will officiate. Burial will be in Onarga Cemetery, Onarga.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
