Obituaries

Dec 25, 2021

Joyce Miller Hancock , 87, of Arcola, IL passed away at 7:30 P.M. on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Carriage Crossing in Arcola, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL.   Pastor Brent Budd will officiate.  Burial will...

Dec 25, 2021

Ricardo Galvan Lira , 50 of Arcola, IL passed away at 9:43 A.M. on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Arcola, IL.  Father Angel Sierra...

Dec 17, 2021

JUNE FLEMING SHRADER, 98, of Arthur, IL passed away at 9:05 A.M.  on Friday, December 17, 2021, at her daughter’s residence in Cypress, TX.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at the Vine Street Christian Church, 249 South Vine, Arthur, IL.   Pastor Bob Silvanik will officiate.  Burial will be in...

Dec 17, 2021

MAX VERNON FINNEY, 80, of Spring Hill, TN formerly of Mattoon, IL passed away at 1:58 P.M. on Friday, December 17, 2021, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00-Noon on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Casey White Oak Church of God, 3305 E 1000 Road, Casey, IL.  Pastor Brian Miller...

Dec 16, 2021

Mary Hochstetler, 89 years, 2 months,of Arcola, IL passed away at 2:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the HCK Building, one mile south of Arthur, IL.  Bishop Jeff Miller will officiate.  Burial will be in the Otto Cemetery in...

Dec 14, 2021

Frances E. Goad, 83, of Arcola, IL passed away at 2:40 P.M. on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St. in Arcola, IL.  Rev. Rodney Houser will officiate.  Burial...

Dec 14, 2021

Jerry H. White, 54 of Neoga, IL passed away at 3:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at his residence.

A memorial potluck will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Burgess Auditorium in Mattoon, IL.  The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Jerry was born...

Dec 11, 2021

Jane Etta Bergen, 73, of Sullivan, IL formerly of Hammond, IL passed away at 11:25 P.M. on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Mason Point in Sullivan, IL.

Jane was born on July 1, 1948 in Tulsa, OK.  She was a daughter of Louis Dean and Hazel Etta (Blevins) Keller.  She married Phil Webster in 1964; he passed...

Dec 10, 2021

Michael Andrew Rutledge, 73, of Arthur, IL passed away at 12:45 A.M. on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at the Arthur Southern Baptist Church. Rev. Doug Davis will officiate.  Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery. ...

Dec 9, 2021

Betty Lou “Vickroy” Maier, 84, of Arcola, IL passed away at 9:38 P.M. on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at her residence in Arcola, IL.

Betty was born on January 2, 1937, at Jarman Hospital in Tuscola, IL. She was a daughter of Paul and Martha “Seip” Vickroy. She married Kenneth Maier on November 23, 1963. He passed away...

Dec 5, 2021

Juan Pablo Zendejas, 67, of Arcola, IL passed away at 8:05 P.M. on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at his residence.

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL.  Burial will be at a later date in the J....

Dec 2, 2021

Kathy Jean McManus, 70 of Arcola, IL passed away at 8:46 A.M. on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.

Memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, December 6, 2021 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main Street in Arcola, IL.

Kathy was born on...

Dec 1, 2021

Elbert Charles Goad, 75, of Danville, IL passed away at 11:45 A.M. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at OSF Hospital in Danville, IL.

Charles was born on September 22, 1947 in Tompkinsville, KY.  He was a son of Oscar and Elsie Ruthie (King) Goad.

He is survived by one daughter, Rebecca Vanpelt, granddaughter, Jordan Messisco...

Nov 30, 2021

DANIEL J. KAUFMAN, 98, of Arthur, IL passed away at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at his residence

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, December 3, 2021 at the HCK West Building in rural Arthur, IL.  Bishop Howard A. Otto will officiate.  Burial will be in the Yoder Cemetery.  Visitation will...

Nov 28, 2021

Mary Ann (Otto) Schrock, 79 of Sullivan, IL passed away at 11:45 A.M. on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at her son’s residence in Arcola, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the HCK West Building in rural Arthur, IL.  Bishop Ervin Dean Schrock and the home ministry will officiate. ...

Nov 26, 2021

NANCY ELLEN (OTTO) MILLER, 64 of Arcola, IL passed away at 6:23 A.M. on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, November 29, 2021 at the Henry William Otto residence, 326 E CR 100 N, Arcola, IL.   Bishop Jeff Miller will...

Nov 25, 2021

Stephen Ray Johnson, 69, of Decatur, IL passed away at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL.

Private funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, December 3, 2021 at the Antioch Christian Church in Decatur, IL.  Pastor Steve DeVore will officiate.  Burial will be in the North...

Nov 21, 2021

Alina Valerie Budd, 41 of Arcola, IL

Alina was born on December 11, 1979 in Moscow, Russia, the only child of her parents, Valera and Nina Agalakovi. Her grandparents Yankel and Ida Sapozhnikovi lived in the same apartment. Alina attended a neighborhood school that concentrated on the French language, and her parents hired an English language tutor...

Nov 17, 2021

Maria D. Becerra, 81of Arcola, IL passed away at 5:10 A.M. on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 204 South Pine, Arcola, IL.  Father Angel Sierra will officiate. ...

Nov 12, 2021

David Nissley, 88 years, 5 months, 5 days, of Springfield, Ohio, formerly of Arthur, Illinois, passed away peacefully November 12, 2021, 11 am at Forest Glen Health Campus in Springfield, Ohio.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at Penn Station in Arthur, Illinois with Pastors Larry Rocke and Luke Goss...