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Recent Local obituaries

Marlene Flesner
Feb 23, 2019
Marlene Flesner (March 24, 1932 – February 23, 2019)
Frances Marlene (Hudson) Flesner, 86, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019 in Shelbyville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Kevin Ray...
Gail R Biehler
Feb 12, 2019
Gail R Biehler (January 07, 1929 – February 12, 2019)
Gail Ruth Biehler, 90, of Strasburg, IL, passed away at 7:36 a.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2019 in Shelbyville Manor.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2019 in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Strasburg, IL with Rev. Steven Becker officiating. Visitation will be from...
Phillis J Sain
Feb 12, 2019
Phillis J Sain (March 24, 1936 – February 12, 2019)
Phillis Jean Sain, 82, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 8:14 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 18, 2019 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Linda Trent officiating....
Joyce L Thompson
Feb 11, 2019
Joyce L Thompson (May 06, 1943 – February 11, 2019)
Joyce Luella Thompson, 75, of Tower Hill, IL, passed away at 4:08 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2019 in Shelbyville Manor.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Pastor Archie Fox officiating. Visitation will...
Dwight L Campbell
Feb 10, 2019
Dwight L Campbell (March 08, 1940 – February 10, 2019)
Dwight Lowell Campbell, 78, of Shelbyville, IL, died peacefully at 4:27 p.m. Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Shelbyville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Shelbyville, IL after a long-fought battle with Parkinson’s disease.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 16, 2019 in...
Gary L Martz
Feb 9, 2019
Gary L Martz (December 01, 1938 – February 09, 2019)
Gary Lee Martz, 80, of Westervelt, IL, passed away at 11:48 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019 in his residence.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2019 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Roger Quarton officiating. Visitation will be from...
Max D Tabbert
Feb 6, 2019
Max D Tabbert (June 17, 1927 – February 06, 2019)
Max D. Tabbert, 91, of rural Windsor, IL, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2019 in Heartland Christian Village, Neoga, IL.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019 in Grace Cemetery, Strasburg, IL with Rev. E. Wade Helmkamp officiating. Family...
Kathleen S Niksic
Jan 29, 2019
Kathleen S Niksic (June 28, 1948 – January 29, 2019)
Kathleen S. “Kathy” Niksic, 70, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 in her residence.A celebration of Kathy’s life will be held from 11 a.m – 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 in the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center in Shelbyville, Ill. Relatives and...
William L Mathis
Jan 24, 2019
William L Mathis (January 24, 2019 – January 24, 2019)
William Lee “Liam” Mathis, infant son of Caleb Joseph and Kathryn Lee (Lesko) Mathis, passed away at 3:02 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2019 in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.A family memorial service will be held this spring. Arrangements are by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in...
Deborah J Banning
Jan 21, 2019
Deborah J Banning (December 11, 1952 – January 21, 2019)
Deborah Jean Banning, 66, of rural Beecher City (Holliday), IL, passed away at 10:40 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2019 in her residence.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Pastor Brad Shaw officiating....
Mark K Evans
Jan 18, 2019
Mark K Evans (August 07, 1957 – January 18, 2019)
Mark K. Evans, 61, of Cowden, IL, passed away at 5:17 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2019 in HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville, IL.A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2019 in the First Assembly of God Church in Shelbyville, IL...
Johnny E Smith
Jan 16, 2019
Johnny E Smith (January 17, 1963 – January 16, 2019)
Johnny Ervin “John” Smith, 55, of Beecher City, IL, passed away at 7:33 p.m. Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville, IL.Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev....
Rosemarie Newhart
Jan 14, 2019
Rosemarie Newhart (June 19, 1928 – January 14, 2019)
Rosemarie “Vicki” Newhart, 90, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 3:55 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2019 in Hawthorne Inn Assisted Living, Shelbyville, IL.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2019 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. David Middleton officiating....
John S Granat
Jan 14, 2019
John S Granat (December 05, 1939 – January 14, 2019)
John Stanley Granat, 79, of Strasburg, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away at 11:30 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2019 in his residence.A graveside service will be held this spring in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Strasburg, IL. Arrangements are by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Strasburg, IL....
Brent Robertson
Jan 11, 2019
Brent Robertson (October 07, 1953 – January 11, 2019)
Orville “Brent” Robertson, 65, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2019 in his residence.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Wray Offermann and Rev. Wade Helmkamp officiating....
Charles S Ray
Jan 3, 2019
Charles S Ray (April 23, 1938 – January 03, 2019)
Charles “Stanley” Ray, 80, of Clay City, IL, formerly of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 9:56 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2019 in St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, IL.In keeping with Stanley’s wishes, a private graveside service will be held at a later date in McInturff Cemetery,...
Davadia L Rincker
Dec 24, 2018
Davadia L Rincker (April 06, 1930 – December 24, 2018)
Davadia Lela Rincker, 88, of Shelbyville, IL, joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at 5:30 a.m. Monday, December 24, 2018 in Hawthorne Inn, Shelbyville, IL.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2018 in Shelby Christian Church, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Mark...
Raymond R Kern
Dec 17, 2018
Raymond R Kern (March 26, 1940 – December 17, 2018)
Raymond Rodger Kern, 78, of Shelbyville, Illinois, went to be with Jesus at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 17, 2018 in HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL.A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL.
...Patrick J Burns
Dec 12, 2018
Patrick J Burns (July 20, 1930 – December 12, 2018)
Patrick James “Pat” Burns, 88, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 10:36 a.m. December 12, 2018 at Heritage Health in Springfield, IL.He was born on July 20, 1930 in Johnston City, IL, the son of Daniel Victor and Lareatha Opal (Moses) Burns. He married Lois Dean...
Jerome C Finney
Dec 7, 2018
Jerome C Finney (August 10, 1943 – December 07, 2018)
Jerome C. “Jerry” Finney, 75, of Windsor, IL, passed away at 7:26 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Kevin Ray...