Merle W. Kaisner, 95 of Fairbury, passed away at 10:35 a.m., Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at his residence in Fairbury.… MORE
Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituaries: Kennedy, Prodehl, Vedder
Larry Kennedy Jr. NORMAL – Larry Wayne Kennedy Jr., 57, Normal and formerly of Cooksville, died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax followed by his funeral service at noon. The family…… MORE
Obituaries: Kridner, Rees, Kelly
Mildred Kridner Mildred Frances Kridner, 97 of Gloucester, Va., formerly of Chenoa, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at her home in Gloucester, Va. Mrs. Kridner was born July 23, 1921 in Pontiac, the daughter of Ray and Mary (Wagner) Askew. She was a true farmer’s wife. After her husband’s death at an early age, she…… MORE
FAIRBURY– Robert Allen Sikorski, 71, Fairbury, died at 5:30 am Saturday, September 29, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with a prayer service at 4:30 pm and a I.O.O.F. service at 7:00pm. Burial will be in Calverton…… MORE
Obituary: Beverly E. Dunahee
Beverly E. Dunahee (Photo: Duffy Pils Memorial Home) Lexington –Beverly E. Dunahee, 84, of Lexington passed away at 10:30 pm Friday, September 28, 2018, at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Lexington United Methodist Church, Lexington; with Pastor Garry Gromley officiating. Burial…… MORE
Obituary: Boruff
Mary Ann Boruff, 75, of Chatsworth, passed away at 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.… MORE
Obituaries: Nottoli, Spurling
Cathy Hall Nottoli NORMAL – Cathy Hall Nottoli, 60, Normal, passed away Tuesday, September 25, at Advocate BroMenn Hospice, Normal with family at her side. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, September 28 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. There will be a private family funeral at Evergreen Cemetery at a later…… MORE
Obituaries: Rausch, Friedman
Mary Rausch BLOOMINGTON – Mary V. Rausch, 99, of Bloomington, formerly of Springfield, died peacefully at 2:22 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. A Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 29, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bloomington with Rev. Greg Nelson officiating. Burial will be at…… MORE
Obituaries: Ulseth, Heck, Hinds
Rev. David Ulseth Reverend David A. Ulseth, 79, of Bloomington, IL went to be with his Lord at 8:45 a.m. on September 13, 2018 at Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Normal. His funeral will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at New Life Fellowship Church, 4754 E. 1400 North Road in…… MORE
Obituary: Frink
NORMAL – Howard Glen Frink, 93, of Normal, has reached his final address. We imagine he was walking with no pain down the streets of Heaven at 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. Howard’s service will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11 a.m. at East White Oak Bible Church, with Pastor…… MORE
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WJBC Voices: Rauner’s Toyota claim a misleading, false promise
On September 27, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner told the Pantagraph that Bloomington-Normal was in serious contention for a Mazda-Toyota auto plant, but the existence of unions and Illinois laws lost the potential jobs to Alabama.
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WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers
By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar. Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…