Obituaries

Sep 2, 2017

CLIFFORD KAUFFMAN, 62, of rural Arthur, IL passed away at 4:36 P.M. on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 8, 2017 at the Arthur Mennonite Church, 710 E. Park in Arthur, IL.   Rev. Glen Rhodes will officiate.  Burial will be in...

Aug 23, 2017

BEVERLEY ANN GOOD, 77, of Arcola, IL passed away at 2:05 P.M. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL.  Pastor Darrell Helmuth will officiate.  Burial will be in the Arcola, IL.  Visitation...

Aug 22, 2017

PATRICIA BARNES, 78, of Arcola, IL passed away at 12:07 A.M. on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Arcola Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL.   Rev. Kent Conover will officiate.   Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery.  Visitation will...

Aug 19, 2017

RAUL GONZALEZ, 34, Arcola, IL passed way at 7:20 A.M., EDT on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at University Hospital in Indianapolis, IN.

Visitation will be held on Monday, August 21, 2017 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL.    A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August...

Aug 19, 2017

Betty McCarty, 98, of Brentwood, Missouri passed away on August 19, 2017 in Chesterfield, MO. She was born on July 28, 1919, in Arcola, Illinois as Elizabeth Watson Cox, and was preceded in death by her father Edmund E. Cox and Thelma (Watson) Cox. She is survived by her son Doug Mullikin and his wife Georgia, and grandson Eric...

Aug 18, 2017

KELLY T. SEAMAN, 53, of Humboldt, IL passed away at 10:49 P.M. on Friday, August 18, 2017 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., in Arcola, IL.  Rev. Dr. Mark R. Jordan will officiate.  Burial will be in the...

Aug 17, 2017

JOE DIENER, 85 of Cooks Mills, IL passed away at 9:38 A.M. on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Arthur Mennonite Church.  Rev. Glen Rhodes and Rev. Carl Helmuth will officiate.  Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery.  Visitation will be...

Aug 16, 2017

ADRIANA OFELIA RODRIGUEZ, 60, of Arcola, IL passed away at 11:16 PM on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL.  Rev. Waldemar Perez-Lopez will officiate.  Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. ...

Aug 16, 2017

CAROL SUE JOHNSON, 73 of Charleston, IL passed away at 11:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Carol was born on August 20, 1943 in Douglas County, IL to the late Eva and Ernest Tate.  She graduated from Oakland High School and was employed by Zenith in Paris, IL and...

Aug 12, 2017

PATRICIA LYNN YUTZY, 78, of Arthur, IL of was surrounded by her family at her residence when she went home to be with her Heavenly Father at 7:42 P.M. on Saturday, August 12, 2017.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at the New Life Church in Sullivan.   Pastor Dave Dolan...

Aug 11, 2017

TOM MCLANE, 95, of Arcola, IL passed away at 7:30 A.M. on Friday, August 11, 2017 at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, August 18, 2017 at the Edwards funeral Home.   Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at St. John’s Catholic Church...

Aug 6, 2017

ANDREW J. POSKIN, 16, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 7:20 A.M. Sunday, August 6, 2017 at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL.   Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M....

Jul 31, 2017

MARCIA A SIKER, 86, formerly of Eau Claire, WI passed away on July 31, 2017 in Arthur, IL.

Visitation was held at 10:00 A.M., followed by a memorial service at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 26 at Evergreen Funeral Home in Eau Claire. Interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery.

Marci was born on August...

Jul 27, 2017

JOHN J. HOSTETLER, 85, of Arthur, IL passed away at 7:18 P.M. on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be held any time after 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 28, 2017 and any time after 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Otto Center, one half mile south of Arthur, IL.  Funeral...

Jul 22, 2017

TROY HENDERSON, 33, of Arcola, IL passed away at 8:38 P.M. on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, in Mattoon, IL.

A Celebration of Troy’s life will be held from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St. in Arcola, IL....

Jul 20, 2017

ROBERT DEAN “BOB” DAY, 41, of Hammond, IL, formerly of Bement, IL, passed away at 8:28 P.M. Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Springfield Memorial Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at St. Philomena Catholic Church, 1301 North Market St, Monticello, IL.  Burial will follow in St. Isidore Cemetery...

Jul 5, 2017

DAVID RICH, 75, of Urbana, IL passed away at 7:10 A.M. on Wednesday, July 05, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL.  Rev. Grant Wade will officiate.  Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery.  Masonic...

Jul 1, 2017

EDNA E. (SCHROCK) HERSCHBERGER, 87, of Arthur, IL passed away at 7:10 A.M. on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at the HCK West Building, 300 North CR 000 East in Arthur, IL.   Bishop Omer Otto will officiate.  Burial will be in the...

Jun 24, 2017

REUBEN J. SCHROCK, 80, of Arcola, IL passed away at 2:15 P.M. on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the HCK West Building, 300 North CR 000 East in Arthur, IL.   Bishop Ervin E. Miller will officiate.  Burial will be in the...

Jun 17, 2017

EARL WAYNE “JACK” SYLVESTER, 86 of Elsinore, MO passed away at 6:15 A.M. on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at River Ways Nursing Home in Van Buren, MO.

Graveside funeral services with military rites conducted by the Arcola American Legion and the Arcola VFW will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in the Arcola Cemetery.  ...