 
                                Duane D. Franzen 89 of Gifford died at 727 a.m. Saturday October 18 2025 at Country Health Care Gifford. A memorial service will be held at 1100 a.m. Friday October 24 2025 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church 108 E. Church Street Gifford with Pastor Gary Maxwell officiating. A private family burial will be...
 
                                Ruth Ann Hartke 83 of Buckley passed away at 306 a.m. Tuesday October 14 2025 at Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana. Funeral services will be 100 p.m. Sunday October 19 2025 at St. Johns Lutheran Church 206 E Main St Buckley with Rev. J. Kevin Wyckoff officiating. Visitation will also be available one...
 
                                Blanche C. Vasquez 69 of Bethany formerly of Rantoul died at 1254 a.m. Sunday October 12 2025 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 100 p.m. Saturday October 18 2025 at St. Mary Catholic Church 407 W. Pells Street Paxton with Fr. Nestor Sanchez officiating. Private...
 
                                Funeral services will be held at 1130am Thursday October 9 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Flatville with Reverend Scott Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Huls Cemetery Gifford. Visitation will be from 911am Thursday also at the church. Baier Family Funeral Services Flatville is handling arrangem...
 
                                Allen Dean Al Litwiller 86 of Paxton peacefully passed away at 739 a.m. Saturday October 4 2025 at Gibson Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1000 a.m. Saturday October 11 2025 at the Dewey Community Church 16 3rd Street Dewey Illinois 61840 with Pastor Neal Hauser officiating. Burial wi...