Month: October 2020

Steven Clayton Neese, age 52, of Essex, Illinois and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois fought valiantly against the devastating implications that cancer left behind and he eventually passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois….

Margaret Ann Van Alstyne, 80, passed away suddenly on October 3, 2020 in Longmont, CO, surrounded by her family. A service with burial and a celebration of her life will be in Cullom, IL, but due to Covid-19 and family…

HERSCHER – Thomas A. Hughes, 83, of Herscher passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 9:05 p.m. at Heritage Health and Rehab in Dwight, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A private graveside service has been held. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home…

CABERY – Bernice A. Canham, 93, of Cabery, IL died Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 10:50 p.m. in the home of her daughter in rural Kempton, IL. Her funeral will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in…

by Bridget DeWaard — As the weather chills and we officially head into fall, get comfy, curl up on the couch, and catch a new episode of “Backstory with Larry Potash.” Centered around our history and stories of the past,…

Carl Wayne Carlson, 71, of Odell, IL  passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 8:55 a.m. in his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Duffy – Baier – Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac, is in charge…

Rita Styck-McWherter, age 75, of Herscher, IL and formerly of Wilmington, IL, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at home. Born September 25, 1945 in Kankakee, IL to the late Clayton Clarence and Margaret Mary (nee Larkin) Rynearson, Rita retired at the…

Mark C. Mau, 57, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in Cabery, IL. A visitation was held Monday, October 12, 2020 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Cullom, IL. Due…

Bro. David H. Pierce, 84, of Franklin, Kentucky died Monday, September 28, 2020 at his residence. Funeral services were held Thursday, October 1, at 11 a.m. in the Faith Baptist Church, Franklin, Kentucky, with Bro. Tom Otto and Bro. Mark…

Robert M. Long, 80, of Pontiac passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 8:05 a.m. at Evenglow Health Center in Pontiac. A graveside service with full military rites was held Monday, October 12, 2020 at 11 a.m. in McDowell Cemetery,…

Mary Lou Zagar, age 85, of Joliet passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at home. She was born November 22, 1934, in Wilmington, IL, the daughter of the late Mary (nee Naretto) and Louis Compasso. Mary was raised on the…

Betty Jean Mixen, 68, of Pontiac passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Cremation rites were accorded with services to be held at a later date. Duffy – Baier – Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac,…

Jane Murray Broeksmit, 92, of Chicago died at home on September 28, 2020 of kidney failure. She was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1928, to George and Margaret Murray. She spent several years in Chicago and attended the Lab…