Marilyn V. Lynch

FAIRMOUNT – Marilyn V. Lynch, 82, of Fairmount passed away at 1:05 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 25, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Marilyn was born on April 25, 1934, in Homer to Edward and Mary Frazier White. Marilyn married Russell Lynch on July 12, 1953; he preceded her in death.

Survivors include two sons, Kenneth (Jennifer) Lynch of Fairmount and Kerry (Brad Hurt) Lynch of Menomonee Falls, Wis.; two daughters, Julie (Steve) Price of Cody, Wyo., and Joni (Bill) Markel of Homer; and nine grandchildren, Angi Luhrsen, Joshua Price, Uriah Price, Lindsey Gates Markel, Jessi Gawthorp, Kaleb Shields, Keith Shields, Abigail Moldovan and Anna Lynch.

Also surviving are 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Angie McKenzie and JoEllyn White; and several nieces and nephews.

Marilyn was also preceded in death by one son, Keith Lynch; one daughter, Jayne Lynch; her grandson, Brandon Markel; great-granddaughter, Macey Duewer; as well as two brothers, Jack White and Fred White.

Marilyn was a graduate of Homer High School and attended Illinois Business College.

She retired from the University of Illinois Beckman Center after 24 years.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Fairmount and loved her family. Marilyn enjoyed helping people; as an example, she read books for many years to a visually impaired gentleman in Champaign.

Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Robison Chapel in Catlin. The Rev. Mike Roberts will officiate. Inurnment will follow in the GAR Cemetery at Homer. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Robison Chapel.

Memorials may be made to the GAR Cemetery in care of Robison Chapel, P.O. Box 79, Catlin, IL 61817.

Online condolences may be offered at www.robisonchapel.com.

Robert W. "Bob" Schiff

ST. JOSEPH – Robert W. "Bob" Schiff, 90, of St. Joseph passed away at 8:15 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 17, 2016) at Amber Glen, Urbana.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, with the Rev. Norm McCormick officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery, Mayview. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Bob was born on March 6, 1926, at Urbana, the son of Phillip and Ruth Mahn Schiff. He married Edith Munds on Sept. 20, 1947, in Urbana. She preceded him in death on March 30, 2015.

He is survived by three sons, Don W. (Eva) Schiff of Pontiac, Darrell D. (Mary) Schiff of St. Joseph and Dale J. (Linda) Schiff of Collinsville; grandchildren, Andrea (Neil) Dose of Belvidere, Ill., Ingrid (Brandon) Schwoerer of Washington, Ill., Michael Schiff of Chicago, Troy (Ashley) Schiff of Urbana, Todd (Bailey) Schiff of Ogden, Kelli (Mat) Williams of Troy, Ill., and Jennifer (Todd) Hechtof Troy, Ill.; great-grandchildren, Landon and Ingrid Dose, Nora and James Schwoerer, Owen Schiff, Dean Schiff, Beau Hauersperger, Noah Starr and Sam Starr.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, George and Maurice Schiff.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Urbana.

He farmed in the area for 40 years. Bob was also on the Mount Olive Cemetery board for over 50 years. He was the St. Joseph Township clerk.

Bob enjoyed bingo, woodworking, travel (especially to Las Vegas) and bus trips.

The family would like to thank all the caregivers who helped keep him at home, especially Sally Fiscus; she was the daughter he never had.

Memorials can be made to First Baptist Church of Urbana.

Hilda F. Olson

ST. JOSEPH – Hilda F. Olson, 102, of St. Joseph passed away at 4 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 15, 2016) at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at St. John Lutheran Church, Royal, with Pastor Jay Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church.

Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.

Hilda was born on Jan. 3, 1914, at Royal, the daughter of John and Gebke Loschen Huls. She married Oscar E. Olson on Feb. 17, 1932. He preceded her in death on Dec. 25, 1997.

She is survived by her son, Mervyn (Velma) Olson of Philo; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; and daughters-in-law, Dottie Olson of St. Joseph and Norma Sherfey of Royal.

Hilda was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Vernon and Wendell Olson; and four grandchildren.

Hilda was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church of Royal. She was a farm wife helping her husband on the farm.

The family appreciates Hilda's home care women, Country Health Nursing Home staff and the nurses at Presence Covenant Medical Center for the care they gave Hilda.

Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church or Country Health Nursing Home.

Louise Morgan

Louise Morgan

HOMER — Louise Morgan, 86, of Homer passed away at 6:45 a.m. Friday (Sept. 9, 2016) at Amber Glen nursing home in Urbana.

There will be a funeral service at noon Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Kirby Funeral Home, 708 S. Main St., Homer. Randy Walters and the Rev. Teri Shane will officiate. The burial will be in the GAR Cemetery in Homer. There will be a visitation from 10:30 a.m. until noon Monday at the funeral home.

Louise was born on Feb. 11, 1930, in Homer, a daughter of Lynn and Zelda Olive Ellis Jackson. She married Donald Morgan on March 24, 1951, in Homer. He survives.

Also surviving are three children, a son, John (Deborah) Morgan of Batavia; a daughter, Peggy (Michael) Jenkins of Homer; and a daughter, Nancy (Steve) Hoffman of Farmer City. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Tara Jenkins, Josh Jenkins, Leslie (Ryan) Frenk, Danielle (Paul) Huston, Michael Morgan and Rebekah Hoffman; and three greatgrandchildren, Mya Huston, Juliana Frenk and Ian Huston.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Olive Walters, and one brother, Harold Cromwell.

Louise was a 1948 graduate of Homer High School and then attended Illinois Commercial College. She was a volunteer for the Crisis Nursery.

Louise had a strong faith in the Lord, and her passion was helping people. She loved quilting, reading and her collection of dolls, with Shirley Temple being her favorite.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Crisis Nursery.

Danny Goad

Danny Goad

HOMER — Danny A. Goad, 69, of Homer passed away at 3:30 p.m. Friday (Sept. 9, 2016) at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.

Private services will be held. Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.

Danny was born Nov. 22, 1946, at Champaign, the son of Dwain and Lucille Goad.

He is survived by his mother of Homer.

Danny retired from the University of Illinois in 2002.

Bruce Dale Shore

Bruce Dale Shore 1968 - 2016
LINCOLN, IL - Bruce Dale Shore, 48, of Lincoln, passed away September 7, 2016 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Bruce was born May 18, 1968 in Urbana, IL., the son of Glen and Margaret (Moen) Shore.
Surviving are his mother Marge Shore of Lincoln, brother Timothy (Shirley) of St. Joseph, IL., step mother Freda Shore of St. Joseph, IL., and his nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and his brother David.
Bruce was employed at Mel-O-Cream in Lincoln. He loved fishing and helping others. He was a faithful member of AA/NA.
Cremation rites have been accorded by Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. There will be no services at this time.
Memorials may be made to Memorial Hospice Services or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital .

Pearl Myers

ST. JOSEPH – Pearl Myers, 100, passed away at 8:39 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 4, 2016) at her home.

Private services will be held. Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.

Pearl was born on Dec. 17, 1915, in Sidney Township, the daughter of Charles Chester and DeEtta Mumm Place. She married Hubert Meyers on March 2, 1936, in Michigan. He preceded her in death in October 1994.

She is survived by her daughter, Dixie (BJ) Hackler of St. Joseph; six grandchildren, Greg Myers, Kristi Sutter, Kim Crum, Traci Jarvis, Gene Myers and Tonya Bayler; 16 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Phyllis (Marvin) Koski of Urbana.

She was preceded in death by her son Don, six brothers, one sister, two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Pearl was a farm wife all of her life. She enjoyed yard work, flowers and sewing. She kept in touch with her family and liked to attend all her grandchildren's sporting events.

Memorials may be made to St. Joseph United Methodist Church, Carle Hospice or G.A.R. Cemetery.

Phyllis Joan Charles

URBANA – Phyllis Joan "Joann" Charles, 88, of Urbana passed away at 3:55 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 28, 2016) in Urbana.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana. Funeral services will follow in the chapel at noon. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Champaign.

Joan was born July 26, 1928, in Newman. She grew up in Broadlands and Homer with her sister Hazel and parents, Lillie and Fred Mohr. All preceded her in death.

On Jan. 6, 1950, Joan married Roy Charles in Homer. He passed away in June.

Surviving are their three children, Carol Baumann (Terry) of Flower Mound, Texas, Kirk Charles (Victoria) of Monticello and Andrew Charles (Linda) of Sidney. Ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, Laurie and Lillie, also survive her.

Joan was a graduate of Homer High School and Burnham Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse in the newborn nursery and taught parent classes at Burnham for many years.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Urbana, the Burnham nurses alumni association, and United Methodist Women. Joan was also an Illini basketball fan; she enjoyed attending the games with Roy and getting hot chocolate at the Rebounders Club.

Joan loved collecting dolls, baking, shopping for garage sale "treasures" for her grandkids and traveling with the love of her life, Roy. Together, they visited all 50 states. By far her greatest joy was providing loving care for her family. She was the best - wife, mother, grandma and great-grandma.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorial contributions may be made to the Julia F. Burnham nursing scholarship fund, P.O. Box 2192, Station A, Champaign, IL 61825-2192 or to the Alzheimer's Association. Condolences may be offered online at renner-wikoffchapel.com.