obituaries
Recent Local obituaries

Nohl Q Switzer
Sep 10, 2006
Nohl Q Switzer (January 30, 1926 – September 10, 2006)
Nohl Quentin Switzer, 80, of Shelbyville, went home to God on Sunday, September 10, 2006 at 12:15 a.m. at Shelby Memorial Hospital, Shelbyville.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Shelbyville, with Rev. E. Wade Helmkamp officiating. Visitation from 5:00-8:00...

Edwin H Kessler
Sep 9, 2006
Edwin H Kessler (February 09, 1934 – September 09, 2006)
Edwin H. Kessler, 72, of Alexandria, LA, formerly of Stewardson, died at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, September 9, 2006 at his residence surrounded by all of his family.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Strasburg, Illinois...
Will H Frederick
Aug 31, 2006
Will H Frederick (January 11, 1924 – August 31, 2006)
Will H. (Cap) Frederick 82 of Shelbyville, passed away at 11:30 pm Thursday, August 31, 2006 in Shelby Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be at 3pm Sunday Sept 3, 2006 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial...
Terri S Dove
Aug 27, 2006
Terri S Dove (April 03, 1957 – August 27, 2006)
Terri S. Dove, 49, of Mt. Zion, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, August 27, 2006 in her residence.Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Greg Breeden officiating. Visitation from 5:00-7:00 p.m....
Inez L Gordon
Aug 26, 2006
Inez L Gordon (February 11, 1905 – August 26, 2006)
Inez Lily (Tate) Gordon, 101, of Shelbyville, passed away at 11:20 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2006 in the home of her daughter.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday August 29, 2006 in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, Illinois, with the Rev. Kevin Ray...
Eileen Woods
Aug 21, 2006
Eileen Woods (March 22, 1931 – August 21, 2006)
Dorothy Eileen Woods, 75, of Shelbyville, died at 5:40 p.m. Monday, August 21, 2006 in her residence.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Kevin Ray officiating. Visitation from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday with Order of Eastern Star...
Naomi Barkhurst
Aug 19, 2006
Naomi Barkhurst (September 07, 1921 – August 19, 2006)
Naomi Barkhurst, 84, of Shelbyville, formerly of Springfield, died at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, August 19, 2006 in Shelby Memorial Hospital.Private graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville. Arrangements by Howe & Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Memorials may be given to...
Frank Sarver
Aug 15, 2006
Frank Sarver (November 21, 1947 – August 15, 2006)
Aldiff Franklin “Frank” Sarver, Jr., 58, of Cowden, went to be with the Lord at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at his mother’s residence in Shelbyville.A memorial graveside service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Antioch Cemetery, near Herrick. Military rites...
Andrea E Whitacre
Aug 3, 2006
Andrea E Whitacre (March 04, 1954 – August 03, 2006)
Andrea Ellen Whitacre, nee McDaniel, 52, of Hoffman Estates, formerly of Decatur, passed away the afternoon of Thursday, August 3, 2006, in her home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 8, in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Dan Eloe officiating....
Glen M Weaver
Aug 1, 2006
Glen M Weaver (February 19, 1945 – August 01, 2006)
Glen M. Weaver, 61, of Shelbyville, died at 3:42 a.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2006 in Shelby Memorial Hospital of lung disease.Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Shelbyville with Father Don Wolford and Father John Sohm officiating. Visitation...
Jacqueline R Sanger
Jul 24, 2006
Jacqueline R Sanger (March 24, 1929 – July 24, 2006)
Jacqueline Rae “Jackie” Sanger, 77, of Shelbyville, died at 10:15 a.m. Monday, July 24, 2006 in her residence.Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday in Greenhill Cemetery, Edgewood, Iowa. Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given...
Rollin H Ragan
Jul 22, 2006
Rollin H Ragan (September 01, 1925 – July 22, 2006)
Rollin H. Ragan, 80, of Windsor, died at 9:35 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 2006 in Manor Care, Decatur, Illinois.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Gary Fortkamp officiating. Visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday and one...
William J Hudson
Jul 17, 2006
William J Hudson (March 06, 1940 – July 17, 2006)
William J. Hudson, 66, of Shelbyville, died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2006 in Shelbyville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Hudson Cemetery, Shelbyville with military rites conducted by the Shelby County Honor Guard. Visitation from 9:00-10:00...
Viola L Fisher
Jul 12, 2006
Viola L Fisher (September 25, 1919 – July 12, 2006)
Viola L. Fisher, 86, formerly of Shelbyville, Peoria, and Crystal Lake, passed away at McAuley Manor in Aurora, IL, on Wednesday, July 12. She was a resident of the Holmstad Retirement Community in Batavia, IL.Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 PM on Tuesday, July...
Wanda L Adrian
Jul 3, 2006
Wanda L Adrian (September 28, 1933 – July 03, 2006)
Wanda Lee Adrian, 72, of Findlay, formerly of Shelbyville, died at 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 03, 2006 in Shelby Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 8, 2006, in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Bob Turner officiating. Visitation from...

Kenneth L Gillmore
Jul 1, 2006
Kenneth L Gillmore (September 25, 1919 – July 01, 2006)
Kenneth Lyle Gillmore, 66, of Nevada, MO, formerly of Shelbyville, died on July 1, 2006.Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2006, in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Private family burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, near Findlay, IL.
Mr. Gillmore...
Retha M Brehmer
Jun 29, 2006
Retha M Brehmer (September 18, 1922 – June 29, 2006)
Retha M. Brehmer, 83, of Strasburg, died at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, June 29, 2006 in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in Grace Lutheran Church, Strasburg with Rev. Michael Mohr officiating. Visitation from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday in the church....
Pamela S Butler
Jun 25, 2006
Pamela S Butler (August 25, 1958 – June 25, 2006)
Pamela Sue (Johnston) Butler, 47, of Maplewood, Minnesota, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, June 25, 2006 in Prairie Rose Health Care Center, Pana, Illinois.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Visitation from 6:00-8:00...
Carroll C Dunaway
Jun 22, 2006
Carroll C Dunaway (October 01, 1920 – June 22, 2006)
Carroll C. “Bud” Dunaway, 85, of Cowden, died at 8:24 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 2006 in the Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Illinois. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 26, 2006, in Cowden Free Methodist Church, with Rev. Robert Goldsborough, Rev. Marvin Chalfant and Rev. Barry Long...Ralph R Reel
Jun 21, 2006
Ralph R Reel (August 06, 1919 – June 21, 2006)
Ralph Raymond Reel, 86, of Windsor and Strasburg, died at 10:38 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2006 in St. Anthony Memorial Hospital, Effingham, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Strasburg, with Rev. Steven Becker officiating. Visitation from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Friday...