Obituaries

Judith Ann (Meek) Berg died in Christ on Tuesday, December 23, in Barrington, Illinois.
Judy was born May 14, 1940, in Danville, Illinois, to Paul and Edith (Olson) Meek. She graduated from Danville High School and earned a degree in speech and hearing therapy from the University of Illinois.
On June 16, 1963, she...

Grant A. Burton, 60, of Schaumburg, Illinois passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025 at his mother's home in Covington. He was born on August 2, 1965 in Scotland, UK to Clarence and A. Marcella Burton. His father preceded him in death.
Grant's educational journey began at Danville High School, where he...

Kenneth (Ken) Allen Craig passed away at his home in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on December 4th, 2025. He got to spend his last days in the place he loved, with Mary Lou, the person he loved the most. Ken's favorite saying through all of this was "Have a good day every day", and he lived by that to the end.
Ken was...

Stephen Donald Cunningham, 68, of Danville (formerly of Oaklawn, IL and Cape Coral, FL) passed away at 7:36am on December 19, 2025. Steve was the youngest child of Dorothy (Broderick) and Wayne Cunningham. They both preceded him in death.
Stevie Don, as he was affectionately known, graduated from Schlarman High...

Danville - Ruth Ann Earl, 86, of Danville passed away at 6:48 AM on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. She was born June 18, 1939, in Danville to Howard Louis and Sarah Fraulein (Nicholson) Krauel. She married Jack A. Earl on December 12, 1958, in Danville. He survives.
She is also...

Curtis Edward Gidding passed from this life on Saturday, December 20, 2025. He was born in Danville, Illinois on October 17, 1945, and was adopted by Carl and Helen Gidding. He graduated from Danville High School in 1963 and from Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1967, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry....

Marian Marie Heideman, age 92 , went to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening Dec. 16, 2025 at home with her family by her side.
Marian was born on June 22, 1933 in Danville, Illinois to Alfred and Minnie Anders. She was united in marriage to Marlon Heideman on May 14, 1955 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in...

Danville - Melvin C. Lane, 71, of Georgetown, passed away at 5:22 AM on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born January 9, 1954, in Danville to Charles Edward and Naomi Helen (Holden) Lane.
He is survived by two children, Roy (Janna) Durkee of Covington, IN and Jodi Lane of...

Danville - Theda Mae "Teedie" McQuown, 97, of Danville, passed away at 10:10 AM on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Hawthorne Inn of Danville. She was born January 5, 1928, in Danville to Joseph Louis and Velma Leona (Cox) Wakeland. She married Thomas R. "Dick" McQuown on June 29, 1947, in Danville. He preceded her...

Mary Jane "Janey" Mertz, age 77, of Rossville, passed away on January 5, 2026, at 11:29 a.m. at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana of a broken heart.
Born September 20, 1948, in Danville, Illinois, Janey was the daughter of John and Daisy (Ellis) Loden. She was united in marriage to Allen E. Mertz on February 28,...

Edwin Louis Rademaker, 91, of Oakwood, passed away Saturday, December 13th, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at the VA palliative care facility in Danville, IL.

He was born on September 9, 1934, in Sellers, Illinois to the late William and Anna (Albers) Rademaker.

On November 28, 1957, he married JoAnn...

Edna Shelby, 96, died December 21, 2025, in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her family at her bedside. She was born Edna Sweet in Martinsville, Illinois, the only child of Harold and Doris Sweet.
She attended school in Casey and East Chicago, Indiana, and graduated from Covington High School in 1947. In Covington, she...

Danville - With grateful hearts, we celebrate the life of Michael Clyde West, who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at the age of 75. Mike was born on May 13, 1950, in Danville, Illinois to Clyde (Jr) and Lois West. He graduated from Oakwood High School in May 1968 and married the love of his...