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Norma Jean Padgett
Nov 2, 2025
Norma Jean Padgett, 79, of Assumption, IL, passed away at 3:18 p.m. Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Pana Health and Rehab Center, Pana, IL.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 7, 2025, at Glenwood Cemetery, Section B, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Dan Watkins, Sr. officiating. Memorials may be given to Mt. Pleasant Church of God. Arrangements are...
Sally Jo Bruska
Oct 27, 2025
Sally Jo Bruska, 70, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Monday, October 27, 2025, at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville, IL.
Sally was born on July 11, 1955, in Portsmouth, VA, Naval Hospital, the daughter of Homer Roth Jr. and Carol Jane (Evans) Iler. She graduated from Bethany High School and continued her education at MacMurray College in Jacksonville,...
Lawrence Lee "Larry" Mentz
Oct 31, 2025
Lawrence Lee “Larry” Mentz, 92, of Findlay, IL, passed away at 8:55 a.m. Friday, October 31, 2025, at Shelbyville Manor, Shelbyville, IL.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 7, 2025, in Findlay Cemetery, Findlay, IL, with Pastor Mike Reynolds officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Clarence Bixler American Legion Post # 409 of Findlay, IL....
Mary E. Turner
Oct 28, 2025
Mary Ellen Turner, 95 years old, of Herrick, IL, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 2:43 p.m. in Pana Health and Rehab Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL, with Pastor Tonna Percival officiating. Visitation will be from noon – 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the...
Larry D. Eversole
Oct 27, 2025
Larry Dale Eversole, 86, of Assumption, IL, passed away at 3:30 p.m. Monday, October 27, 2025, at home surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 31, 2025, at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Friday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery,...
Gregory A. Walls
Oct 25, 2025
Gregory A. “Greg” Walls, 57, of Mason, IL, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Belleville Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Howe & Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, IL, with Pastor Steven Linton officiating. Visitation will be from noon until – 1:00 p.m. Saturday in...
Richard Ralph Stremming
Oct 25, 2025
Richard Ralph “Dick” Stremming, 84, of Strasburg, IL, passed away at 11:49 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025, in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Strasburg, IL, with Rev. Kene Whybrew officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in Howe...
Sharon K. Rohdemann
Oct 24, 2025
Sharon Kay Rohdemann, 67, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 6:34 a.m. Friday, October 24, 2025, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in South Macon Township Cemetery, Macon, IL. Memorials may be given to Sarah Bush Lincoln Regional Cancer Center. Arrangements are by Howe and Yockey...
Larry R. Reynolds
Oct 13, 2025
Larry Rae Reynolds, 85, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, October 13, 2025, in Shelbyville Manor.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025, in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, IL with military rites by the Shelby County Honor Guard. Visitation will be from Noon-1:00 p.m. on Thursday in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home,...
Ione M. Elliott
Oct 6, 2025
Ione Marie Elliott, 83, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 1:51 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2025, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL, with Rev. Linda Trent officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, October 10th in the funeral home. Burial...
Richard A. Wildman
Oct 5, 2025
Richard Allen Wildman, 59, of Findlay, IL, passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2025, in Shelbyville Manor, Shelbyville, IL.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 11, 2025, in Findlay Cemetery, Findlay, IL, with Pastor Mike Reynolds officiating. Memorials may be given to Tunnel to Towers Foundation and mailed to Howe and Yockey Funeral Home,...
Robert L. Reedy
Sep 30, 2025
Robert Lawson Reedy, 83, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 9:21 a.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2025, surrounded by family at his daughter’s residence in Rochester, IL.
Masonic Rites will be held at noon on Monday, October 6, 2025, at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, followed by a funeral service officiated by Kenneth Reedy and Jacob Sampson, Visitation will be...
Paula Sue Hubner
Sep 30, 2025
Paula Sue Hubner, 76, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 2:22 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.
Burial will take place at a later date in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, IL. Memorials may be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Shriners Hospitals for Children and mailed to Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, 415 North Broadway,...
Francis G. "Frank" Reid, Jr.
Sep 28, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Francis Gerard “Frank” Reid, Jr., 62, of Findlay, IL, on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville, IL.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL. At 7:00 p.m., immediately following...
Lyle Bruce Brown
Sep 13, 2025
Lyle “Bruce” Brown, 63, of Herrick, IL, passed away at 8:02 a.m. Saturday, September 13, 2025, in Eastview Terrace, Sullivan, IL.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Cowden Free Methodist Church, Cowden, IL, with Bishop Thomas Suey officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 – noon Thursday in the church. Burial will be in Oconee...
David Scott Lee
Sep 10, 2025
David Scott Lee, age 60, of Arlington, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital, surrounded by his family.
David was born on August 23, 1965, in Shelbyville, Illinois, to Gerald “Tiz” Lee and Phyllis (Mears) Lee. He married Kara Flick on June 3, 1995, in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
A graduate of Findlay High School in...
Ramona D. Hazen
Sep 10, 2025
Ramona Diane Hazen, 72, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away Wednesday morning, September 10, 2025, in her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12, 2025, in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. Tim Yankee officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville,...
Ivan E. Crutcher
Sep 5, 2025
Ivan Edward Crutcher of Tower Hill, IL, passed away on September 5, 2025, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. He was 95.
Ivan was born in Decatur, IL on October 30, 1929, to Charles Dewey Crutcher and Ruth (Cutler) Crutcher. He was the second born of their three sons and lived on the family farm until 1948.
He met the love of his life,...
Madelon M. Fisher
Sep 1, 2025
Madelon Margaret Fisher, 98, of Shelbyville, IL, was promoted to glory at 2:57 p.m. Monday, September 1, 2025.
A celebration of Madelon’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 6, 2025, in the First Baptist Church of Shelbyville with Rev. Tim Yankee officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the church. Casual attire is requested....
Margery M. Eversole
Aug 31, 2025
Margery Merle Eversole, 94, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 3:34 a.m. Sunday, August 31, 2025, in Shelbyville Manor, Shelbyville, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday September 6, 2025, in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Pastor Don Jefferies and Pastor Derrick Ritchie officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the funeral...