Category: Odell

The Livingston County Coroner’s Office On September 17, 2024 a few minutes before 12 p.m. a rural Odell man was killed in a single vehicle crash that occurred just east of Old Rt. 66 north of Cayuga.  The driver of…

Anna Marie (Hoggins) Thorne, 86, of Reedsburg, WI, passed peacefully May 23, 2024, at the Reedsburg Hospital with her loving family by her side. Ann was born September 6, 1937, in Pontiac, IL to parents Hugh LeRoy Hoggins, and Mary…

Kenneth Frank Norwid, 81, of Odell, formerly of Dwight, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8th, at St. James Hospital in Pontiac. Ken was born on December 16, 1942, in Chicago, IL, the only child of Frank and Bernice Norwid….

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – A total of 1,183 undergraduate students enrolled at Western Illinois University were named to the Fall 2023 Dean’s List. The total includes 107 students at the WIU-Quad Cities Campus. To receive this award, an undergraduate student must…

LeRoy R. Roloff, age 74, of Odell, IL passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024 at Hines Veterans Hospital. Born on June 5, 1949 in Harvey, IL to LeRoy and Rose (nee Filip) Roloff.  A Veteran of the United States…

Rep. Bunting to host traveling office hours in Odell and Minooka DWIGHT –State Representative Jason R. Bunting (R-Emington) announced that he will be hosting traveling office hours in Odell and Minooka on Monday January 22. “With the start of the…

The Marjorie J. Martin Scholarship trustees announced today that applications for the 19th annual Marjorie J. Martin Scholarships are now being accepted.  Applications are available at Odell Public Library, Odell Bank, Odell Grade School, Dwight High School, and Pontiac Township…

Donald “Moti” P. Wheatley, age 67, of Dwight, IL, passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Monday, December 18, 2023, at Arc at Dwight. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023, at…

Steven Michael Hogan, 63, of Dwight, IL, passed away in Dwight, IL, at 5:48pm on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Graveside services will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at St. Paul Cemetery in Odell, IL, where friends…

Donna Jean Earing Donna was the first of twin girls born on Saturday, September 3, 1932 to Donald Lester Allen and Theora Lucille Oberholtzer Allen. She was born at the farm of her grandparents at Odell, Illinois. She graduated from…

Madelyn C Doran, Senior from Odell, has been named to the Spring 2023 Western Illinois University Dean’s List. To receive this award, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.6 grade point average on a scale of 4.0, which…

Jessica Turner Casey, Odell On May 11, 2023, God reached down to Jessica Turner Casey and said, “Come with me.” A celebration of life will be held at the Dwight United Methodist Church on June 11, 2023 at 5pm. Visitation…

Schedules to remain unchanged for several weeks Important safety reminders CHICAGO – Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have received federal approval for maximum speeds up to 110 mph for most of the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, primarily between…

William “Skinner” “Bill” DeMarse, age 75, of Odell, IL, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 3:50 a.m. at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A celebration of life will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m….

Robert Keith Verdun, 79, of Dwight, formerly of Pontiac Robert Keith Verdun, 79, of Dwight, formerly of Pontiac, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 6:40 p.m. in Dwight, IL. His services will be Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 10:30…

Daniel Bruce Mentink, of Dwight Daniel Bruce Mentink, age 72, of Dwight, formerly of Kenosha, Wisconsin, passed away, Monday, March 13, 2023, at his home in Dwight. Cremation rites will be accorded. Funeral services will be held at Hager Memorial…

Kerry Lundberg, age 75, of Odell Kerry Lundberg, age 75, of Odell, passed away, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Aperion Care in Wilmington, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded. A celebration of life will be held at a later date….

Tracy Lynn Kelleher   Tracy Lynn Kelleher, age 51, of Dwight, and formerly of Channahon, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 at OSF St. James Medical Center, Pontiac, with her loving family by her side.   Born November 16, 1971…