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Charles C Jenkins
Oct 22, 2013
Charles C Jenkins (July 25, 1944 – October 22, 2013)
Charles Chester Jenkins, 69, of Tower Hill, IL, died at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in Heritage Health, Pana, IL.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 26, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Pastor Kurt Feneley officiating. Visitation...
Judith I Denton
Oct 19, 2013
Judith I Denton (January 03, 1951 – October 19, 2013)
Judith Irene (Miller) Smith Denton, 62, of Windsor, IL, passed away at 2:19 a.m. Saturday, October 19, 2013 in her residence.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Pastor Van Brooks officiating. Visitation will...
Nancy M Hostetler
Oct 12, 2013
Nancy M Hostetler (May 21, 1944 – October 12, 2013)
Nancy Marie Hostetler, 69, of Mode, IL, died at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013 in her home surrounded by family, after a long battle with colon cancer.There will be a memorial service for her at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Fourth Street...

Bertha Kessler
Oct 4, 2013
Bertha Kessler (April 05, 1934 – October 04, 2013)
Bertha (Lenz) Kessler, 79, of Alexandria, LA, formerly of Strasburg, IL, passed away peacefully in her home at 6:25 a.m. Friday, October 4, 2013.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Strasburg, IL with Rev. Steven Becker officiating....
Sarah J Reed
Sep 29, 2013
Sarah J Reed (September 19, 1946 – September 29, 2013)
Sarah J. (Whitehead) Koontz Reed, 67, of Shelbyville, died at 11:13 a.m. Sunday, September 29, 2013 in Shelbyville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Chaplain Tim Haworth...
Helen L Maxwell
Sep 18, 2013
Helen L Maxwell (December 15, 1917 – September 18, 2013)
Helen L. Maxwell, 95, of Shelbyville, died at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Church Creek Senior Living, Arlington Heights, IL.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Dan Seibert officiating....

Mary E Cress
Sep 17, 2013
Mary E Cress (March 26, 1929 – September 17, 2013)
Mary E. (Mathis) Cress, 84, of Strasburg, IL, died at 5:03 p.m. Tuesday, September 17, 2013 in Shelbyville Manor.Private graveside services will be held at a later date in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Strasburg. Arrangements are by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Strasburg, IL. Memorials may be...
Dorothy L Juhnke
Aug 28, 2013
Dorothy L Juhnke (June 02, 1930 – August 28, 2013)
Dorothy L. Doeding Juhnke, 83, of Strasburg, IL, died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013 in her residence.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 30, 2013 in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Strasburg with Rev. Steven Becker officiating. Visitation will be from...
Bernard Spracklen
Aug 26, 2013
Bernard Spracklen (May 04, 1923 – August 26, 2013)
Bernard A. Spracklen, 90, formerly of Shelbyville, died at 12:15 a.m. Monday, August 26, 2013 in his residence at Aspen Creek in Effingham, IL.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 29, 2013 in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Shelbyville with Father...
Judith A Pfeiffer
Aug 24, 2013
Judith A Pfeiffer (March 02, 1940 – August 24, 2013)
Judith Ann Pfeiffer, 73, of Shelbyville, Illinois, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, August 24, 2013 in her residence.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Wray Offermann officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00...

Paul D Berryman
Aug 24, 2013
Paul D Berryman (August 08, 1953 – August 24, 2013)
Paul David Berryman, 60, of Shelbyville, formerly of Herrick, died at 12:16 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2013 in his residence.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 27, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Craig “Seuss” Hensley officiating. Visitation will...
Ralph E Buesking
Aug 19, 2013
Ralph E Buesking (December 16, 1933 – August 19, 2013)
Ralph Eugene Buesking, formerly of Strasburg, Illinois went to meet the Lord face to face on the morning of August, 19, 2013, in his Springfield, Missouri residence. Ralph was born in Strasburg, Illinois to Martin Buesking and Bessie (Spannagel) Buesking. He was the youngest of eight children....
Donald L Thomas
Aug 17, 2013
Donald L Thomas (July 31, 1926 – August 17, 2013)
Donald L. Thomas, 87, of Strasburg, IL, died at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 in Effingham Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Effingham, IL.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 23, 2013 in Grace Cemetery, Strasburg, IL. Following the service, a luncheon will...
June Norfleet
Aug 17, 2013
June Norfleet (November 30, 1930 – August 17, 2013)
Norma June Edwards Norfleet, 82, of Shelbyville, died at 3:10 a.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 in Shelbyville Manor.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Greg Breeden officiating. Visitation from noon -2:00 p.m....
Sheryl L Hood
Aug 17, 2013
Sheryl L Hood (November 02, 1948 – August 17, 2013)
Sheryl L. Starwalt Hood, 64, of Shelbyville, died at 3:12 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 in Shelby Memorial Hospital.Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday August 22, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville. The funeral service will follow at 7:00 p.m. Thursday with Ellis...
Dennis B Edwards
Aug 14, 2013
Dennis B Edwards (February 18, 1952 – August 14, 2013)
Dennis Bradley “Brad” Edwards, 61, of Shelbyville, died at 3:04 a.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2013 in Shelby Memorial Hospital, Shelbyville, IL.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 16, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Chaplain Tim Haworth officiating. Visitation...
Max E Tabbert
Aug 14, 2013
Max E Tabbert (June 11, 1929 – August 14, 2013)
Max E. Tabbert, 84, of rural Stewardson, IL, went to be with his Lord at 4:19 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the farm.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 in Trinity Lutheran Church in Stewardson with Rev. Richard Bremer...
Viola M Slifer
Aug 10, 2013
Viola M Slifer (August 18, 1914 – August 10, 2013)
Viola Mary Slifer, 98, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at noon on Saturday, August 10, 2013 in Shelbyville Manor.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2013 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Don Devore and Chaplain Tim Haworth officiating. Visitation...
Georgia J Edwards
Aug 7, 2013
Georgia J Edwards (July 08, 1947 – August 07, 2013)
Georgia Jean Edwards, 66, of Strasburg, IL, died at 4:59 p.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2013 in St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, IL.Family and friends may gather at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 11, 2013 in Grace Cemetery, Strasburg, IL for a memorial graveside service with Rev. Steven...
Amelia M Williams
Aug 7, 2013
Amelia M Williams (June 04, 1931 – August 07, 2013)
Amelia M. Williams, 82, of Shelbyville, IL, died at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2013 in Shelbyville Manor.Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013 in Glenwood Cemetery, (Section D) Shelbyville, IL with Gary Crowder officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m....