All Obituaries

Robert P. Lytle, 68, of Rankin, passed away at 8:55 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2020, at Carle Foundation Hospital, in Urbana. Bob was born on February 5, 1951, in Danville, the son of Ralph P. and Helen (Cox) Lytle.  He is survived by his cousins- Janet (Brougher) Crouch of Hoopeston and James L. (Toni) Brougher of Danville. He was preceded in death by his parents. Bob worked for several years as a mechanic and helped his dad at the Napa Store.  He enjoyed fishing, traveling to...

Elmer Walter Huls, 85, of St. Joseph, passed away at 9:57 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Carle Foundation Hospital, in Urbana. Elmer was born on August 11, 1934, in Champaign County, the son of Herman and Johanna (Reitmeier) Huls.  He married Janet Frye on August 2, 1956, in Champaign County.  She survives. He is also survived by one daughter- Karen (Ed) Ward of Gifford; three sons- Larry Huls of St. Francisville, Louisiana, Randy Huls of Prairieville, Louisiana and Rodney...

Laura Louise Lawless, 102, of Danville, formerly of Potomac, passed away at 6:39 p.m. Friday, January 10, 2020, at North Logan Healthcare, in Danville. Louise was born on December 5, 1917, in Armstrong, the daughter of Oscar and Lula Mae (Delph) Downing.  She married Sellis Lawless on September 17, 1938, in Indiana.  He preceded her in death in 2004.  She is survived by one daughter- Shirleen Esworthy of Catlin; two sons- Larry (Carol) Lawless and Ron (Donna) Lawless both of...

Robert “Bob” Neishi, 68, of Covington, Indiana, formerly of Pasco, Washington and Cypress, California, passed away January 10, 2020, at Franciscan Health, in Lafayette. Bob was born on November 25, 1951, in Long Beach, CA, the son of Henry and Tomoko (Yano) Neishi.  He married Susan Coffenberry on September 14, 1985, in Santa Ana, California.  She survives. He is also survived by three sisters- Karen Neishi of Cypress, California, Marilyn Ruff of Buena Park,...

Juan Colunga Jr., 41, of Hoopeston, passed away January 3, 2020, at Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center. Juan was born on July 1, 1978, in Danville, the son of Juan and Rebecca (Solis) Colunga Sr.  He is survived by his paternal grandmother- Oralia Colunga of Mission, Texas;  father- Juan (Cristina) Colunga of Mission, Texas; mother- Rebecca (Geraldo) Ruelas of La Grulla, Texas; significant other- Barbie Gibson of Hoopeston; three daughters- Yulissa Colunga of Austin, Texas,...

John Daniel Reardon, 66, of Potomac, passed away at 10:23 a.m. Friday, December 27, 2019, at home. John was born on August 20, 1953, in Danville, the son of Robert Reardon and Roseanne (Price) Johnson.  He married Jackie Downs, on November 10, 1973, and from their marriage they had one daughter-Kimberly Rose (Jayson Haldiman) Wiegel of South Wayne, Wisconsin.  He later married Darlene Kottke, on September 29, 1978 and from their marriage they had three children- Joseph Daniel...

              Ann Joyce Lewis Alexander died peacefully at Franciscan Alliance Hospital in Crawfordsville, Indiana on December 31, 2019. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 2, 1933 to Herman W. and Flora W. Lewis, both deceased.           In 1977, she married Carlyle V. Alexander (deceased) of Goodwine. They made their home in rural Goodwine and in later years moved to Danville,...

  Ronald William Camp was born March 14, 1936 in Danville, IL. He was the son of Ellis Camp and Mabel Josephine Brooks Camp.  He lived his early life on the Camp Farm just east of Westville. Ron attended Westville public schools including Westville High School.   Ron married Virginia Rose Schultz Camp on August 23, 1953. He spent his early married life in rural Westville.  They moved to Collison area in August of 1960.  They bought 15 acres along the Middle Fork...

Edna Creighton, 91, of Armstrong, passed away at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Carle Foundation Hospital, in Urbana. Mrs. Creighton was born on January 7, 1928, in Danville, the daughter of Russell and Lena (Goble) Craigmyle.  She married Bud Creighton on November 20, 1946. He preceded her in death on September 25, 2007. She is survived by one half-brother- Danny (Susan) Owens of Danville; step-sister- Imogene Swick; and special friend- David (Amy) Wilken of Armstrong. She...

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 16, at Blurton Funeral Home, 400 N. Vermilion St., Potomac, for Tracy McGill Hedrick, who died unexpectedly Friday, November 8, 2019. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Potomac Cemetery. Tracy was 77 years old, born June 18, 1942. He resided comfortably in rural Penfield, Ill., and forever lived in central Illinois. He was educated at Potomac High School and raised by farmers, Dan and...