All Obituaries

Harold Calder Blackwell, 89, of Hoopeston, passed away at 12:01 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024, at Accolade Healthcare of Danville. He was born on March 17, 1934, in Danville, the son of James and Lucille (Finch) Blackwell.  He married Naomi Jane Correll on August 31, 1990, at the Prairie Green Township Church, and they celebrated 27 years of marriage.  She preceded him in death on December 22, 2018. He is survived by one step-daughter- Dorothy L. (Robert Jr.) Rickart of Hoopeston;...

Mrs. Carolyn Sue Hedrick, age 87, of Central Illinois, peacefully passed away Friday morning, February 23, 2024.  She was born February 11, 1937, in Broadlands, Illinois, and was the second daughter of the late Roy Robert and Mary Evelyn Jeffers McCormick. Her late sisters Janie and Kay were her lifelong best friends and a picture of the three of them hung in her room until the very end.  Mrs. Hedrick was originally married young to the late Clarence William Davis. Together they...

Karen F. St. John, 79, of Potomac, passed away at 8:04 p.m. Saturday, February 24, 2024, at her home. She was born on January 23, 1945, in Danville, the daughter of Alva and Pauline (Zorns) Weidenburner. She is survived by her son-Matt St. John of Potomac; daughter-Susan Pickett of Danville; three grandchildren- Zane and Maci St. John and Skylar Pickett; great-granddaughter- Alane Pickett; nephew- Lloyd Gouty of Attica, IN; and niece- Audrey Cox Farrell of Ogden, IL. She was preceded in...

Pauline Lucile Bury, 95, of Milford, passed away at 6:58 p.m. Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, in Watseka. She was born on June 11, 1928, to Ross and Mildred (Davis) Bury.  She was preceded in death by her parents, infant brother and brother- Lloyd Bury. She is survived by several cousins. She graduated from Stockland High School in 1946 and earned her BS, in 1950 and her MS, in 1956, from the Illinois State University, in Normal, Illinois.  Pauline was...

Jean “Rita” Keippel Jeffers, 74, of Hoopeston, passed away at 9:13 a.m. Thursday, February 1, 2024, at her home. She was born on June 9, 1949, in Desplaines, Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Daisy Belle (Blossom) Glasscock Sr.  She married Don Jeffers on November 29, 2020, in Hoopeston.  He survives. She is also survived by a daughter- Josephine (Tommy) Egofske of Aurora, Illinois; son- Johnny Keippel of Chicago, Illinois; three grandchildren; brother- Michael...

June Mary Campbell, 100, of Chillicothe, MO, formerly of Hoopeston, passed away at 8:28 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2024, at Morningside Center, in Chillicothe. She was born on June 4, 1923, in Hoopeston, the daughter of George Washington and Silvia (Davis) Goudy.  She married William Campbell Jr. on December 28, 1941, in Chicago Heights, Illinois.  He preceded her in death on August 29, 1997. She is survived by her daughter- Charlene Elwood of Glen Ellyn, Illinois; grandson-...

George M. O’Neill, 72, of Hoopeston, passed away at 8:36 a.m. Friday, January 12, 2024, at his home. He was born on March 14, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of John “Jack and Dolores “Dolly” (Bergeron) O’Neill.  He later married Arlene Jozefiak on December 29, 2000, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in Morris, Illinois.  She survives. He is also survived by his daughter- Elizabeth (Adam) Condon; two sons- Peter (Kim) and Quinn...

Kenneth Wayne Deck, 68, of Alvin, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2024, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 26, 1955, in Danville, the son of Henry and Marjorie (Foxworthy) Deck.  He married his first love Teresa Compton in 1975 and together they had two children-Jessica (Juan) Ybarra and Jeffrey (Amber) Deck.  He later married Mary Lawrence, on January 17, 1981, in Alvin. Together they have two daughters- Tanya (William) Mockbee and Traci...

Donald Leroy Anderson Jr., 73, of Hoopeston, passed away at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center. He was born on January 18, 1950, in Danville, the son of Donald Leroy and Mary Elizabeth (Chew) Anderson Sr.  He married Carol Lynn Foster on March 21, 1986, in Danville.  She survives. He is also survived by two daughters- Kelly (Justin) Wallace of Rossville and Becky (Kelly) Teeguarden of Henning; two sons- Michael (Pam) Van Leer of...

Jennifer Lynn Diesman, 48, of Hoopeston, passed away at 12:08 a.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at her home. She was born on September 14, 1975, in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, the daughter of William and Terrie (Glass) Diesman. She is survived by her three children-Ali Diesman, Javon Stegall and Jeminae Stegall; two brothers-William Diesman and Rodney Glass; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother- Gilbert Diesman and nephew- Nathan Diesman. Jennifer was...