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Obituaries: Dixon, Nafziger, Stephens
Edith Dixon Edith Dixon Edith 'Edie' Evelyn Dixon, 89 of Bloomington passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a...
Aug 03, 2015
Obituaries: Dude
Ralph Dude Rev. Ralph H. Dude, 77, of Normal, passed away on July 24 at his residence. A celebration of life service will be held Aug. 7 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Normal. Vis...
Jul 29, 2015
Obituaries: Luedtke
Wayne Luedtke Wayne A. Luedtke, 66, of Bloomington, died the morning of July 27 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington....
Jul 28, 2015
Normal set to host national softball tournament
Normal has hosted the Amateur Softball Association national tournament nine times since 1994. (Photo courtesy Normal Parks and Recreation)By Eric StockNORMAL – It’s become an every-other-y...
Jul 25, 2015
Obituaries: Pierce
Alex PierceAlex Theodore Pierce, age 77, of 33631 E. 2550 North Road, Colfax, Ill., passed away on July 12 at home.He was born on March 18, 1938 in Cumberland County, New Jersey to the late Joseph and...
Jul 21, 2015
Obituaries: Kauffman, Tammen
Wanda KauffmanWanda Mae Kauffman, 84, of Chenoa, passed away at 6:55 a.m., July 19 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa.Her funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday at St. Joseph's...
Jul 20, 2015
Obituaries: Steidinger
Deann Steidinger Deann Sue Steidinger, 68 of Fairbury, passed away at 11:02 am, Saturday, July 18, 2015 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Her funeral service will be 10 am, Wednesday, Jul...
Jul 20, 2015
Dylan’s electric shock
Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965. Photo: Folklife Archives, Smithsonian Institution. On July 25, 1965 when Bob Dylan plugged in his electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival it was like...
Jul 19, 2015
Obituaries: Legner
Phyllis LegnerPhyllis LegnerPhyllis A. Legner, 81, of Normal, passed away at 3:33 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at her home.Her memorial visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2015 at ...
Jul 18, 2015
Obituaries: Barker
Dolores BarkerDolores J. "Dee" Barker, age 79, of Normal, passed away on June 28 at her residence, with her family by her side.The service celebrating her life will be at 3 p.m. Aug. 9, at Kibler-Brad...
Jul 17, 2015
