Bloomington High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Beverly Jean Winston Burgard age 88 of Sheldons Grove Illinois stepped into eternity at 204 am on Thursday July 12 2018 while in the company of family. Beverly was born on July 24 1929 in Sheldons Grove Illinois the daughter of Eddie and Dorothy Workman Winston. She married James Othello Burgard on...

Sue was born on February 28 1939 and raised in New Carlisle Indiana. Growing up on Lake Michigan she loved swimming and sailing. Always friendly and outgoing Sue played french horn in her high school band acted in theater productions and participated in the pep club and on the yearbook staff. She gr...

Mr. Gerald Raymond "Gerry" Hobbs Jr. age 76 of Madison Indiana entered this life on March 7 1949 in Shelbyville Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Dr. Gerald R. Sr. and Betty June Engle Hobbs. He resided in Jefferson County most of his life and was a graduate of Southwestern High School Clas...

Gail Smith, 78, of Grinnell, IA and formerly of Rock Island, IL, died on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center.A private family burial will be held at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery in Rock Island.Memorials may be designated to the Grinnell Booster Club and ma...

Virgil L. Wasserman 86 years of age of Fairbury passed away on Tuesday February 10 2026 at Jefferson Community Health and Life Gardenside in Fairbury. He was born on June 18 1939 at Odell to Adam Butch Jr. and Cena Lottman Wasserman. Virgil graduated from Diller High School in 1958 and soon after ma...

Michael James Brown 74 of Rockville Maryland passed away suddenly on January 24 2026 at his home. He was born on February 12 1951 in Washington Indiana to Robert J. and Wilma Colvin Brown. He devoted his professional life to the law and public service. He was a hard worker who treasured his family a...

Janie Lee Thacker 68 Martinsville passed away at 1130 p.m. on Friday December 19 2025 at Redcrest Hospice House in Bloomington Indiana. She was born on Wednesday November 20 1957 in Martinsville Indiana to the late Kenneth Lee Kenny and Mary Jane Cook Thacker. Janie was a 1976 graduate of Martinsvil...

Rebecca Lamb 78 of Belvidere IL passed away Monday December 22 2025 at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford IL. She was born on September 4 1947 in Chicago IL. The daughter of Robert and Regina Thornton Henrich. She graduated from Maine West High School in Des Plaines IL and then went on to ...

Nancy Kay Winston 66 of Normal IL passed away at 1150 pm on Monday October 4 2021 at her home. She was born on August 26 1955 in Beardstown IL the daughter of Jack and Betty Weishaar Winston. Nancy married Jerry Behrens on April 23 2021 in Bloomington IL. He survives. Also surviving is her sister Ch...

Lois Jane Smith Rust 97 of Jacksonville Illinois died Wednesday December 17 2025 at The Pointe in Jacksonville. She was born July 6 1928 to LeRoy Thomas and Hattie Belle Scott Smith in Jacksonville. Lois married Paul Oliver Rust on July 24 1949 at Central Christian Church in Jacksonville they were m...

By Gods divine wisdom the Angels of Mercy descended from Heaven on January 24 2026 at1155 a.m. to add a beautiful and faithful servant to His heavenly host. The favor of God was granted to Willie James Staten Sr. and Mary Wright Staten when they were blessed with an angelic and glorious daughter Mar...

A Funeral Service for John M. Carter of Roseau MN will be held on Monday January 12 2026 at 1100AM at Messiah Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held on Sunday January 11 2026 from 57PM with a prayer service at 7PM at Messiah Lutheran Church in Roseau MN. Interment will take place at Mickinock Ceme...

Claudia A. Outlaw Gwin R.N. 73 of Mokena Illinois passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday December 24 2025 while visiting her family for the holidays. Born in Baldwyn Mississippi October 29 1952 the daughter of the late Claude and the late Mary Y. Dobbs Outlaw she was a graduate of Bloom Township High...

A memorial service for Michael K. Andrijeski will be held on Friday January 30 2025 at 200 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Father Jay Buhman officiating. Michael Mike Kent Andrijeski 65 years of age of Oxford passed away on December 10 2025 at CHI Health Good Samaritan i...

Bill was born February 1946 in Bloomington Illinois to Mr. Walter J. Wilkes of Biloxi Mississippi and Mrs. Audrey Genders Wilkes of Bloomington Illinois. He is survived by his wife Dolores De Jesus Wilkes of 26 years his children Wade and wife Jennifer Jonathan and wife Elisabeth Kristin and husband...

Ruth Crocker PhD of Auburn passed away peacefully at home on January 6th 2026 at age 82. Beloved wife of sixtyone years to Malcolm Crocker loving mother to Anne Crocker and Elizabeth Liz Crocker Rozek and devoted grandmother to grandchildren Claire and Max Rozek. Also survived by brotherinlaw Donald...

Robert Bob E. Bon Durant Jr. 64 of Divernon IL passed away Monday December 22 2025 at St. Johns Hospital. He was born July 25 1961 in Terre Haute IN the son of Robert E. and Joyce Garner Bon Durant Sr. He was preceded in death by his grandparents John and Anna Garner and Edward and Bertha Bon Durant...