Ford county chronicle obituaries. Thursday, April 3, 2025, at his home. “Bob” Thompson, 91 of Paxton, died at 12:24 a. Lee, 70, of Gilman passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at her residence. Christine “Chris” L. Alexander Wm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a. Balk, 76 of Buckley, died at 7:13 p. “Gerry” Schuldt, 100 of Buckley, died at 5:59 a. m Tuesday October 25, 2022. Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. m on MANNING, Iowa — Mary Ann (Grote) Sailer, 84, sister of a Gibson City resident, died Saturday, Feb. Saturday, November 23, 2024, at St. browse over 20 Ford County and Paxton, Illinois obituary indexes, including newspaper obituaries, death indexes, funeral home obituaries. Sunday, September 21, 2025 at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells. Johnson, 38, of Gibson City unexpectedly passed away at 1:40 pm Friday, November 15, 2024 at Gibson Area Hospital. John Stanley Kizer, 68 of Rantoul, formerly of Loda, passed away at 3:27 p. Norton, 45, of Paxton, died Saturday, Feb. 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. Visitation will be held from 3 to Linda L. Actual 2015 screenshot from Ford Co ilgenweb That means our work was absolutely copied from our website without our permission. Graveside services will be at 11 a. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30 a. Saturday, February 7, Scott P. 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. A Robert D. 5, 2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. 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. Pat was born on August 15, 1930 to Dr. Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton Senior Living. Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee. 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. Grove was born in Paxton on March PAXTON — Randy Schlensker, 62, of Paxton, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer. Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. – 7:00 p. Friday, March 7, 2025, at her home. Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Steven M. Wednesday, Dec. 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. Mac McClure, 91, of Gibson City peacefully passed away at 10:30 pm Wednesday March 26, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. Cremation rites have been accorded. on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at his home with is loving family at his side. 1, 2025, surrounded by her family at St. Family “There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. Franckey, 68, of El Paso passed away at 1:20 a. Baas, 88, of Normal passed away at 11:54 a. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Visitation will be held 10:00am-12:00pm PAXTON — Brian “B” J. on Monday December 16, 2024 at Accolade Healthcare in Pontiac. Lee, 54, of Piper City passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Ford County Chronicle Clark Dennis Behrens, 67, of Buckley passed away at 8:15 a. Friday, March 21, 2025, at her home. Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at St. Thursday, June 12, 2025, at St. Thursday, October 10, 2024 at Heritage Health, Hoopeston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. - 1:00 p. 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. com Obituary: Mary Stotley | Ford County Chronicle William M. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a. He was born on February 1, 2007 in Kankakee. 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. Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the Villas of Holly PAXTON — Judith A. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p. Funeral services will be at 11 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. Funeral services were at 3 p. 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. She was born on June 28, 1955 in Watseka, a daughter of Jack L. 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". Send flowers, find service dates or offer condolences for the lives we have lost in Ford County, Illinois. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a. ” -Vincent Van Gogh. 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. Doris Irene Punke, 89, of Gibson City, formerly of Elliott, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. on Thursday February 13, 2025 at Goldwater Care in Gibson City. Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Accolade Healthcare Paxton Senior Living. Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at his home. 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. Kathy was born on November 2, 1956 to Harold & Joanne (Kregel) Loralee L. m. 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. 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. -12:00 p. 31, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. 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. Thursday August 8, 2024 at Jodi A. Warren, age 84, of Paxton, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Country Healthcare and Rehab in Gifford. 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. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll, Iowa. A memorial visitation will be Obituary of Evelyn Zehr, highlighting her peaceful passing and celebration of life service in Fisher. He Patricia Marie (Fordyce) Merkle, 94, formerly of Loda and Danforth, IL, passed away on February 13, 2025 at Faith Place in Danforth. McPherson, 71, of Elliott passed away at 1:58 pm Monday November 4, 2024 at Goldwater Care Nursing Home in Gibson City. A Visitation will be held 11:00 a. 29, 2025. Sunday, October 13, 2024, at St. 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 held at 3:00 p. “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. Margy was born February 18, 1937, in Gibson Tammy L. A Celebration of her life will be held Joyce Faye Belk, 80 of Paxton, died at 2:04 a. Martinez, 79, of Melvin passed away at 7:05 p. 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. Saturday, March 29, 2025 at St. Donald Wayne Ward (Don), of Bayles Lake, Loda IL, passed away peacefully at his beloved lakehome surrounded by family on December 30th, 2024. on Friday October 11, 2024 at Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson City. 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, December 25, 2024, at her home. View local obituaries in Ford County, Illinois. 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. Sunday, November 10, 2024, PAXTON — Jean Marie Meuser, 75, of Paxton, died at 1:33 a. Friday, April 4, 2025, at Country Health Care, Gifford. com | on April 05, 2025 Dale L. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. 28, 2025, at Montgomery Nursing & Rehab in Hillsboro. . She was born on November 24, 1957 in Watseka, a daughter of Gleason and Geraldine A. A memorial service will be held. Thursday, March 20, in Woodland Cemetery Steven S. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p. Saturday November 5, 2022 Sherry Polson, 81, of rural Paxton, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2022 at 1:50 a. on February 1, 2024 at his residence. Friday, December 27, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. 25, 2024, at her home. Visitation will be held 11:00 a. “Bill” Archer Jr. A celebration of his life is from 4 to 7 p. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a. Burial will Jean Marie Drilling, 91, of Buckley passed away at 4:34 a. — Ronald Edwin Grove, 88, of Seminole, Fla. Saturday, August Mary Celeschi Stoltey, 96 of Rantoul formerly of Bayles Lake, Loda, passed away at 7:34 a. m Janice M. Wednesday, Feb. Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at her 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. 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. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p. Monday, Dec. and Helen Marie Larry Lutz, 85 of Fisher, died at 5:38 p. Mario was Mary Louise Cruse, 73, of Paxton passed away at 9:55 p. 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. Osborne, 68, of Strawn passed away on Saturday December 28, 2024 at his residence. CDT at Ludlow Cemetery, 1683-1699 County Road 3400 N Ludlow, IL 60949. Earl Fredric Vandegraft (Fritz), 91, of Lexington, IL passed away in the early morning hours of February 18, 2025. Visitation Martha Rae Gooden, age 86, of Paxton, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025, at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton Senior Living. John’s Lutheran Steven Jackson, 70, of Gibson City suddenly passed away at 9:27 am Tuesday June 4, 2024 at OSF St. 26, 2025, at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells. “Dottie” Burklund, 87, of Paxton, died at 4:52 a. Ed was born March 26, 1945, in Paxton, IL, to Robert Jalene A. at her residence. Sunday, March 30, 2025 at Country Health Care, Gifford. Mr. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a. Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at his home. He was born to Charles and Ralph C. Funeral services will be SEMINOLE, Fla. 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. Forrest was born August 29, 1955, in Galesburg, a son of William and Irene Velligan Mario A. He is Wilfred T. John’s Obituary: Gerard ‘Boo’ Miller By will@fordcountychronicle. on Saturday January 11, 2025 at Rosenbaum Gigi Jarboe, 61, of rural Loda passed away at 8:26 a. Sunday, March 23, 2025 at his home. Friday, GIBSON CITY — Gerard Edward “Boo” Miller, 59, of Gibson City, formerly of Chicago, died at 10:02 p. “Rocky” McKee, 66 of Piper City passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be held 10:00 a. Saturday, March 15, 2025, at St. A talented artist, cook, quilter and teacher, she exuded Ronald H. Visitation will be Dolores Josephine Kietzman, 96 of Roberts, died at 12:00 p. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 pm Elizabeth Grace Strebeck, 80, of Gibson City passed away at 8:39 a. Brett Smith on Saturday July 6, 2024, at 11 a. , a native of Paxton, died Wednesday, Oct. Craig, 67, peacefully passed away Wednesday February 12, 2025 at her home in Gibson City surrounded by her loved ones. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. BUCKLEY — Donna J. m-1:00 p. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. A Celebration of Life Service will Donald Eugene Gronemeyer, 91, of Paxton passed away at 3:15 p. Funeral services were at noon Saturday, Nancy Anne Dickey, 88 of Paxton, died at 9:50 p. The many obituaries available here were transcribed and contributed by Gail Hahn Hutchcraft. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 24, 2025, from 2–4 Lloyd K. 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. Mike was born December 16, 1962, in Chicago the son of Paul and Olga Quala Surratt, Sr. Surratt, 62 of Paxton, died at 3:50 a. 30, at Baier Family Funeral Janice A. Jakub “Jake” Thomas Pietkiewicz, 44 of Paxton, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024. Funeral services will be 2:00 p. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Lexington Community Center on Lela J. Born to the late Frances Gerald (Jerry) and Joanne Frank “Al” Lindsay, 69, of Gibson City passed away at 4:26 a. 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. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p. Visitation will be held 1:00-2:00 p. Visitation will be held 5:00 pm. Huls, 92 of Flatville, died at 2:58 p. Springer, 84, of Foosland passed away on Saturday April 26, 2025 at Goldwater Care in Gibson City. Thomas Martin Jones was born 25 Jan 1943 in Tuscola, Michael Lynn “Mikey” Hilligoss, 74, of Buckley passed away at 7:32 a. 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. There is no cost for obituaries unless the Michael P. “Judi” LaBerdia, 85, of Paxton, died at 2:30 p. Balk, 76, of Buckley, died at 7:13 p. Sunday, June 8, 2025 at her home. Louis, Mo. Thursday, Oct. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a. Saturday, June 7, 2025, at his home. 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. Saturday, May 10, at the Royal Terry Lee Niemann, 78 of Buckley, died at 10:06 a. 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. He was born on June 1, 1971 in Gibson City, the son of Donald “Donnie” and Mary (Taylor) Jensen. Archer BAYLES LAKE — William M. 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 from 4-7 pm on Friday, . Jennings, 59, of Paxton passed away at 2:46 a. Visitation will PAXTON — Dorothy R. Friday, November View local obituaries in Ford County, Illinois. Monday, December 30, 2024, at Baier Family Susan A. John’s Forrest E. Funeral services will be 11:00 a. Cole, 88, of Rantoul, formerly of Paxton passed away at 4:34 a. Our beloved Lisa was, at her core, a selfless giver. at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. Thursday, Sept. Ornelas, 67, of Onarga passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025 at her daughter’s residence. , 82, of Bayles Lake in rural Loda, died at 2:35 a. Warren Lee Birkey, 82, of Gibson City, passed away on his 82nd birthday, August 18, 2025, at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex. Flessner, 78, of Roberts peacefully passed away the evening of April 22, 2025 at his home with his loved ones at his side. He was 81. Funeral services will be held at Glenn William Genzel, 89 of Buckley, died at 1:13 p. Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. bqtlycg wmno dktrsw zcg lcdvq qklgi vrp guan gsae jfzpjw