Urbana High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Born on March 24 1947 in Bay Springs Mississippi to Adline and U.M. Duckworth Annie Anna Doris Gunn peacefully transitioned into eternal rest on December 19 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband Jimmy Gunn her beloved parents and eleven cherished siblings. Anna moved to Danville Illinois at...

Mark Allen Stephenson 69 of Mayville Wisconsin passed away on Monday July 8th 2024 at Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam Wisconsin. Mark was born on March 31st 1955 in Lakewood Ohio. He was the son of Samuel and Doris Vogel Stephenson. Mark graduated from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange ...

Lisa LaVerne was born to Edward Thorpe Sr. and June Bigelow on October 9 1962. She is a graduate of Urbana High School 1981 Parkland Community College 1983 where she earned an Associate of Science Degree and also attended Southern Illinois University. Lisa has been married to Michael David Brooks fo...

Jane Swinford 93 of Jacksonville Illinois and formerly of Rantoul and Champaign died Thursday February 12 2026 at The Grove Nursing and Rehab in Jacksonville. She was born May 9 1932 in El Dorado Illinois the daughter of Harrison and Oma Allen. Jane married Robert Dean Swinford Sr. on May 13 1950 an...

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...

Dale Williams born on March 11 1955 in Champaign IL. passed away on February 11 2026 in Tuscola Illinois. He lived a full life and will be dearly missed by many.Dale is survived by his loving wife Samantha Williams with whom he shared 51 wonderful years. He also leaves behind his sister Wanda Isaac ...

Dale F. Lieb 90 of Rantoul passed away on Tuesday February 3 2026. He was born in Urbana on August 3 1935 the son of Frederick and Katherine ne Sullivan Lieb. On September 3 1960 he married the love of his life Judith Lund and they spent 61 years together before her passing in April Debra Joan Toliv...

Lowell L. Cooper 97 of Campaign Illinois formerly of Philo Illinois passed away peacefully Monday December 22 2025 at Bickford Senior Living in Champaign Illinois. Lowell was born February 7 1928 in Neoga Township Cumberland County Illinois the son of James A. and Ella Hatten Cooper. He attended Neo...

Leslie "Kemp" Daurice Adams was cherished for his warmth joy and unique ability to connect with others. Born on December 1 1978 as the youngest child of Wanda A. nee Henderson and Edward Leslie Adams he grew up in Niagara Falls NY where he formed deep roots in the community. In 1989 he found faith a...

Joy Janice Locke Swenson was a cherished daughter, born to Gertrude (Brock) Locke and Howard Locke on August 20, 1930, in Kettle Island, Kentucky, in a house built by her father and other family members. At age 5, she and her family moved to Middlesboro, Kentucky where she lived until graduation fr...

Allan W. Traphagan 89 of South Bend passed away on Monday January 12th at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Allan was born in Urbana Illinois on December 31 1936 to Woodrow I. and Elsie L. Hawn Traphagan. When he was 13 years old the family moved to the Michiana area. After graduating high school he ...

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...