Obituaries

Clara J. Schrock

Clara J. Schrock

Jan 19, 2026

Clara J. Schrock, 91, of Arthur, IL passed away at 2:08 AM on Monday, January 19, 2026 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at the HCK West Building, one mile south of Arthur, IL. Bishop Melvin Kaufman will officiate. Burial will be in the Yoder Cemetery in rural Arthur, IL. Visitation...

Marquitta Ann Mulrooney

Marquitta Ann Mulrooney

Jan 10, 2026

Marquitta Ann “Skeets” Mulrooney, 86, of Decatur, IL formerly of Arcola, IL passed away at 12:25 PM on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL. Chaplin Joe Bowman will officiate. Visitation will be held two hours prior...

Rosa Mae Yoder

Rosa Mae Yoder

Jan 17, 2026

Rosa Mae (Beachy) Yoder

August 7, 1936 – January 17, 2026

Visitation will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026 from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M., and 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Pleasant View Church. Funeral services and burial will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. at Pleasant View Church, Arcola, IL. The Edwards Funeral home is...

Jean Patrick

Jean Patrick

Jan 16, 2026

Jean Elizabeth Patrick, 92, of Mt. Zion, IL went home to be with the Lord at 4:40 PM on Friday, January 16, 2026, at Mt. Zion Health and Rehab Center surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, January 30, 2026, at GT Church, 500 S. 27th St., Decatur, IL. with visitation two hours...

Dennis Eugene Day

Dennis Eugene Day

Jan 13, 2026

Dennis E. Day, 61, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 12:06 PM on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

A memorial service will be held on February 28, 2026 at the Cornerstone Fellowship in Arthur, IL. Pastor Kevin Schrock will officiate. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Dennis was born on April 25, 1964 in Indianapolis,...

Loretta Hart

Loretta Hart

Jan 15, 2026

Loretta Hart, 85, of Arcola, IL passed away at 12:03 PM on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at her residence.

Family graveside services will take place in the Moors Cemetery in Gilbertsville, KY at a later date. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Loretta was born on November 14, 1940 in Festus, MO. She was a daughter of John Henry and...

Peggy Butler

Peggy Butler

Jan 4, 2026

Margaret Louise “Peggy” Butler, 76, of Hindsboro, IL passed away at 5:10 AM on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Willow Breeze Hospice House in Mattoon, IL.

Private burial will be held in the Union Cemetery. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Peggy was born on April 14, 1949 in Douglas County, IL. She was a daughter of Howard Russell and...

Ruby Borkholder

Ruby Borkholder

Dec 24, 2025

Ruby Borkholder, 72, of Arthur, IL passed away peacefully in her sleep early Wednesday morning, December 24, 2025 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, December 29, 2025 at the HCK West building in rural Arthur, IL. Bishop David E. Schrock will officiate. Burial will be in the Otto Cemetery. Visitation will be anytime after...

Alan Dale Ferguson

Alan Dale Ferguson

Dec 22, 2025

Alan D. Ferguson, 61 of Humboldt, IL passed away at 8:48 AM on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Masonic Rites conducted by the Arcola Masonic Lodge 366...

Larry Franklin Belton

Larry Franklin Belton

Dec 21, 2025

Larry Franklin Belton, 75, of Arthur, IL passed away at 3:18 AM on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, December 26, 2025 at the Vineyard Church, 1805 South Hamilton St., Sullivan, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the church....

Bruce E. Condill

Bruce E. Condill

Dec 21, 2025

Bruce E. Condill, 82, of Arthur, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, December 21, 2025. Born in Elgin, IL on June 23, 1943, Bruce grew up in nearby Barrington, IL, where he cultivated his love of nature and adventure roaming Barrington’s neighborhoods with his brothers and friends. He was a 1961 graduate of Barrington Consolidated High School...

Laverne R. Borntreger

Laverne R. Borntreger

Dec 19, 2025

Laverne R. Borntreger, 74, of Arthur, IL passed away at 7:40 AM on Friday, December 19, 2025 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. 

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Monday, December 22, 2025 at the HCK West Building 2008 CR 1800 East, one mile south of Arthur, IL. Bishop Raymond Miller will officiate. Burial will...

Mary Beth Shipman

Mary Beth Shipman

Dec 18, 2025

Mary Beth Shipman, 84, of Atwood, IL passed away peacefully in her own home on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025 at the United Church of Atwood, 210 North Main St., in Atwood, IL. Rev. Mike Drake will officiate. Burial will follow in the Mackville Cemetery in Atwood, IL. Visitation...

Rev. Donald Carl Winch

Rev. Donald Carl Winch

Dec 14, 2025

Rev. Donald Carl Winch, 81, of Arcola, IL, passed away at 10:30 AM on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at his residence.Don led a varied life which spoke to his faith in God and how God would always provide. Born on April 19, 1944 in Elmira, New York, he was the son of Carl Dallas and Bertha Marie (Sheppard) Winch.Having originally...

Kevin Eugene Helmuth

Kevin Eugene Helmuth

Dec 9, 2025

Kevin Eugene Helmuth, infant son of Lester Jay and Rosa A. (Miller) Helmuth passed away at 7:12 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at St. Johns’s Hospital in Springfield, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 AM on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the HCK West Building, one mile south of Arthur. Bishop Reuben Kaufman will officiate. Burial will follow...

LaVeeta Sharon Goens

LaVeeta Sharon Goens

Dec 8, 2025

LaVeeta Sharon Goens, 86, of Lake Paradise, Mattoon, IL passed away at 11:55 AM on Monday, December 8, 2025 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in the Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon, IL. Pastor Don Pankey will officiate. Burial will take place in the Dodge Grove...

Julie Ann Gingerich

Julie Ann Gingerich

Dec 5, 2025

Julie Ann Gingerich, age 55, of Westmoreland, TN, formerly of Arthur, IL, passed away on December 5, 2025. 

Julie was born on May 13, 1970, a daughter of Freeman and Bertha (Chupp) Beachy.

She is preceded in death by son, Timothy Lynn Gingrich, and Brother, Ernest Lynn Beachy. 

Julie is survived by husband, Eddie Gingerich; Children, Brendan Delbert, Janeen Ann, and Christopher Ernest;...

Willis Stutzman

Willis Stutzman

Dec 3, 2025

WILLIS STUTZMAN, 79 of Arthur, IL passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at his home in Arthur, IL.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Penn Station, 122 East Progress in Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, December 15, 2025, at the Edwards Funeral Home...

Tiana Harris

Tiana Harris

Nov 30, 2025

Tiana Gaye “Ti” Harris, 67, of Gays, IL passed away peacefully at 7:40 PM on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at her residence.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL. A Nightingale Tribute conducted by the Central Illinois Nurse Honor Guard will be...

Ronnie A Sanders

Ronnie A Sanders

Nov 28, 2025

Ronnie A. Sanders, 82, of Atwood, IL passed away at 10:30 PM on Friday, November 28, 2025 at the Willow Breeze Hospice House in Mattoon, IL surrounded by his family.

Ronnie was born on October 20, 1943 in a small country home outside of Arcola, IL to Walter Russell and Marie (Gregg) Sanders. He graduated from Atwood-Hammond High School in 1962.

On...