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Albert Van Ness Dr. Albert Lyle Van Ness, M.D., F.A.C.P. passed away peacefully on February 1, 2018 with family by his side. He was 92. His visitation will be held at Wesley United Methodist Church on...

Helen Smith Helen L. Smith, 96, of Bloomington, passed away at 8 p.m., Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Bickford House in Bloomington. A private family graveside service will be held at Funks Grove C...

Gordon BreenGordon L. Breen, 87, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago.A private family graveside service was held at Holy Cross Cemetery in N...

John Hoppe John Hoppe confidently stepped into Eternity on Tuesday evening, Jan. 23, 2018, surrounded by family, after a brief illness. John was born on Nov. 4, 1940 in Lima, Ohio, the son of George a...

Florence SchmidtFlorence Mary Schmidt, 103, Forrest, died at 3:18 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.Her funeral will be 11:00 am Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 at Du...

Chuck Lade Charles "Chuck" R. Lade, 76, of Pontiac, Ill., passed away at 10:16 pm on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at his home in Pontiac. A visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 at...

Illinois Wesleyan’s Brady Rose helped the Titans to their fifth-straight CCIW win scoring with 27 points. (Photo Courtesy WJBC) By Blake Haas WAUKESHA, Wis. – After heading into the locker...

Tom BoundsThomas “Tom” M. Bounds, 63 of Bloomington, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 at 2:27 a.m. at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, Ill.Tom’s service ...

Merlin Eash Merlin Ray Eash, 90, of Meadows at Mercy Creek, Normal, Ill., formerly of Chenoa, Ill., passed away at 1:47 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Visitati...

Herman Harms Herman Andrew Harms, 96, of Forrest, Ill., died peacefully on the evening of Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. Surrounded by family at his daughter’s home in Sugar Land, Texas, he drifted into...