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
URBANA – Nelva M. Aubuchon, 75, of 909 S. Lynn St., U, died at 1 p.m. Sunday (April 11, 1999) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
No services will be held. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana, is handling arrangements.
Marie Baker
HOOPESTON – Marie Baker, 69, of Hoopeston died at 6:55 a.m. Tuesday (April 13, 1999) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan Campus, Danville.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Orr Funeral Home, 427 E. Main St., Hoopeston. Burial will be in Floral Hill Cemetery, Hoopeston.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Charles Burdick
Memorial services for Charles A. Burdick, 69, of Harlingen, Texas, formerly of Champaign, will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 309 W. Green St., U. The Rev. Axel Gehrmann will officiate.
Mr. Burdick died March 18, 1999, at Harlingen, Texas.
Ila Crossman
GIBSON CITY – Ila Jean Crossman, 71, of Gibson City died at 10 p.m. Monday (April 12, 1999) at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church, Gibson City. The Rev. Kathleen Riechmann will officiate. Burial will be in Drummer Township Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home, 303 N. Church St., Gibson City, and for one hour before the services Thursday at the church.
Mary Dy
PAXTON – Mary Rita Novak Dy, 75, of Highland, Calif., formerly of Paxton, died Feb. 21, 1999, at Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. June 26 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Paxton. The Rev. James Heramb will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda.
The family will greet friends after the services at the Father Paul F. Dinan Parish Center, Paxton.
Ford-Baier Funeral Home, 406 E. Pells St., Paxton, is in charge of arrangements.
Elden Hitchens
MAHOMET – Funeral services for Elden R. "Hitch" Hitchens, 83, of Mahomet, a longtime principal, teacher and coach at Mahomet-Seymour High School, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Mahomet United Methodist Church, 304 E. Dunbar St., Mahomet. The Rev. J. Keith Zimmermann will officiate.
Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign.
Visitation was to be Tuesday night at Blair-Owens Funeral Home, 102 E. Dunbar St., Mahomet.
Mr. Hitchens died at 7:45 p.m. Sunday (April 11, 1999) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Bernice Mason
CHAMPAIGN – Memorial services for Bernice Marie "Bee" Mason, 89, of 1819 Tahoe Court, C, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Heath & Vaughn Funeral Home, 201 N. Elm St., C.
Burial will be at a later date.
Mrs. Mason died at 4:35 p.m. Saturday (April 10, 1999) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Kenneth Orr
ST. WICKENBURG, Ariz. – Kenneth R. Orr, 64, of St. Wickenburg, Ariz., died April 7, 1999, at home.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church, Piper City. The Rev. Dori Dana Hudson will officiate. Burial will be at Brenton Cemetery, Piper City.
Friends may meet with the family after the services at the church.
Reilly-Redenius Funeral Home, 22 E. Market St., Piper City, is in charge of arrangements.
Holman Pearl
URBANA – Holman Rhodes Pearl, 79, of 906 N. Linview Ave., U, died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday (April 11, 1999) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Heath & Vaughn Funeral Home, 201 N. Elm St., C. Chaplain Vera Duncanson will officiate. Burial will be at a later date.
