Category: Obituaries

Brenda Lee (Hamilton) Shamhart, age 58 March 28, 1963 – June 22, 2021 Brenda Lee (Hamilton) Shamhart, age 58, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 1:35 AM – Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating the Brenda’s life will be held at 12:00

Duane Richard Poehler, age 86 April 23, 1935 – June 21, 2021 Duane Richard Poehler, age 86, of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 8:50 AM – Monday, June 21, 2021, at OFS Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Duane’s life will be held at 11:00

Coleton Paul Price, age 24 November 6, 1996 – June 19, 2021 Coleton Paul Price, age 24, of Wheeler, Illinois and formerly of Shumway, Illinois, passed away at 4:04 PM – Saturday, June 19, 2021, near Brownstown, Illinois.   Funeral services celebrating Coleton’s life will be held at 3:00 PM

Hailey Elizabeth Funneman, age 22 August 15, 1998 – June 19, 2021 Hailey Elizabeth Funneman, age 22, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 4:04 PM – Saturday, June 19, 2021, near Brownstown, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Hailey’s life will be held at 3:00 PM – Friday, June 25, 2021, at

Leona Marie (Kocher) Schafer, age 69 December 15, 1951 – June 10, 2021 Leona Marie (Kocher) Schafer, age 69, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 4:49 AM – Thursday, June 10, 2021, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Leona’s life will be held at 10:30

Scott Alan Perry, age 47 March 31, 1974 – June 16, 2021 Scott Alan Perry, age 47, of Rantoul, Illinois, and formerly of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 1:19 PM – Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Private services will be held. Arrangements are under

Doris Jean Haberland, age 76 May 9, 1945 – June 17, 2021 Doris Jean Haberland, age 76, of Toledo, Illinois, passed away at 8:08 AM – Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM – Monday, June

Patricia Eileen Taggert, age 78 November 15, 1942 – June 10, 2021 Patricia E. Taggart, 78 of Hazel Dell, Illinois passed away at 1:55 PM – Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Patricia’s life will be held at 2:00 PM – Thursday,

Hailey Elizabeth Funneman, age 22 August 15, 1998 – June 19, 2021 Hailey Elizabeth Funneman, age 22, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 4:04 PM – Saturday, June 19, 2021, near Brownstown, Illinois. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Meyer Funeral Home in Dieterich, Illinois.  The obituary can be viewed and

Marshall William “Fireball” Taggart, age 90 November 13, 1930 – June 12, 2021 Marshall William “Fireball” Taggart, age 90, of Hazel Dell, Illinois, passed away at 9:23 AM – Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. Funeral services celebrating Marshall’s life will be held at 11:00