Marvin Noah Plank, 77, of Arthur, IL passed away at 4:30 A.M. on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Sullivan Rehab and Health Care.     Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, August 26, 2019 at the Arthur Mennonite Church, 710 East Park St., Arthur, IL.  Rev. Glen Rhodes will officiate.  Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery at a later date.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the church.  The Edwards...

Our Mother, Dorothy (Koehn) Wedel, was born January 16, 1929 to Peter T. and Mary (Unruh) Koehn. She was born and grew to womanhood at Montezuma, Kansas. Mom crossed over to her eternal reward on August 20, 2019 at the Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas, reaching the age of 90 years. She grew up on a farm north of Montezuma, Kansas. At 4 years of age her mother was burned badly and died shortly thereafter. This was a very vivid memory of Moms and her growing up years were difficult. She went...

Lillian Brown, 94, of Charleston, IL passed away at 12:10 A.M. on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Mattoon Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.    Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Charleston First Baptist Church, 2800 University Drive, Charleston, IL.  Rev. Pat Murphy and Rev. Tom Skinner will officiate.  Burial will follow in the Roselawn Cemetery in Charleston, IL.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral...

Marylin Mae Joergens, 84, of Arcola, IL passed away at 4:00 A.M. on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Arcola Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 19, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 600 East Northline Road, Tuscola, IL.  Rev. Jason Braaten will officiate.  Burial will follow in the St. Matthews Cemetery in Eberle, IL.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East...

Eloise Heller, 95, of Champaign, IL passed away on August 9, 2019 with her family beside her and is now with God. She was born on May 23, 1924 to Agnes and Paul Miebach in Urbana, IL and was a graduate of Urbana High School. On April 16, 1946 she married Robert Heller after having met at a USO dance. She and Bob owned Heller Photography Studio on Green Street in U of I’s Campustown for over 25 years. She was a 50 year member of the Hope Chapter of Eastern Star, bowled and organized...

JOSE HERNANDEZ, 67, of Garrett, IL passed away at 8:22 P.M. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, August 12, 2019 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL.    Private service will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2019.   

Jonas D. Herschberger, 87, of rural Arthur, IL passed away at 11:10 A.M. on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the Adlai Miller residence, 1955 CR 1700 E., Arthur, IL.  Bishop Daniel Chupp will officiate.  Burial will be in the Yoder Cemetery.  Visitation will be anytime after 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 2, 2019 at Adlai Miller residence.  The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with...

MARIA DORA RAMIREZ DE MEDINA, 80, of Arcola, IL passed away at 12:20 A.M. on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.    A memorial celebration of Dora’s life will be held at 12:00 Noon on Friday, August 2, 2019 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, in Arcola, IL.   Father Angel Sierra will officiate.   Visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial celebration at the funeral home. Dora was born sometime in...

Virginia E. Davis, 91, of Charleston, IL passed away at 5:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Miller Health Care Center in Kankakee, IL.  Private family services will be held at a later date.  The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Virginia was born on October 7, 1927 in Irving, IL.  She was a daughter of Guy and Cynthia (Morehouse) Eddington.  She married Albert “Max” Davis on December 8, 1945 in Charleston, IL.  He passed away on...

Rafael Perez, 68, of Charleston, IL passed away at 4:20 P.M. on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Hilltop Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Charleston, IL. Private services will be held, the Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Rafael was born on July 27, 1951 in Missouri.  He was a son of Ramon and Escolastica (Cantu) Perez.   He is survived by the love of his life, Candy “Dulce” Glosser of Mattoon, IL, two brothers, Ruben Perez and his wife...