Olive May Burton, 98, of Sheldon, passed away peacefully February 3, 2023 at Watseka Health Care Center. Olive was born March 3, 1924, in Orange County, Indiana, one of the twin daughters born that day to Thomas and Lora (King) Robbins. Olive married Richard R. Burton on May 29, 1943 in Sheldon. He preceded her in death October 29, 1992.

Olive was a 1943 graduate of Sheldon High School. A devoted mother and wife, she also volunteered for many local causes. Including the Sheldon Alumni, American Cancer Society, Sheldon Community Fund, Sheldon Grandmothers Club, Sheldon Meals-On-Wheels, Sheldon Road Runners and Sheldon Square Shooters 4-H Clubs. She loved creating with fabric. Gifted at sewing and quilting, her works are proudly displayed in the many homes of her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Each year for many, she pieced together quilts that were raffled to support the Robbins Family Reunion.

Surviving are two children, Ronna Jean (Earl) Pope of Greenwood, IN and Terry Richard (Debora) Burton of Sheldon. One daughter-in-law, Ellen Burton of Sheldon. Seven grandchildren, Jeff Renville, Scott (Tiffany) Renville, Matthew (Kristin) Burton, Myla Burton, Aaron (Whitney) Burton, Ryan (Savannah) Burton and Cayla Carlson. Eleven great grandchildren, Nicholas Renville, Colin Renville, Regan Renville, Rowan Renville, Ava Burton, Farrah Burton, Chace Burton, Hadley Burton, Knox Burton, Olivia Burton, Bryson Burton and many nieces and nephews. Olive was preceded in death by her parents, her husband. Also, two children and one son-in-law, Roberta Ann Renville and Ronald Renville, and Thomas Charles Burton. Also, twelve brothers and sisters, Ester Robbins, Cecil Robbins, Mary Robbins, Faith Beach, Monroe Robbins, Paul Robbins, Chester Robbins, Ollie Burton, Ruth Burton, Victor Robbins, Alonzo Robbins, Johnnie Robbins, and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Friday, March 3, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka, IL, with funeral after visitation. Burial will follow in the Sheldon Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to VITAS Hospice of Illinois.

Memories and condolences may be shared at www.knappfuneralhomes.com.

Mark William Guill, 64, of Watseka passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023 at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka. He was born on July 7, 1958 in Carthage, IL, the son of William and Ruth (Conrady) Guill.

He is survived by two sons, Ben (Jenni) Biskie of Streator and their two sons, Tyler and Garrett; and Chris (Lacey Wessels) Guill of Watseka and their two children, Caleb and Devon; two stepdaughters, Jennifer and Jani and her son, Chandler; and one brother, Dan (Mary) Guill of Georgia.

Mark was preceded in passing by his parents and one brother, Darwin Guill.

Mr. Guill enjoyed all things trivia as well as loved canoeing with his friends in the summertime.

Cremation rites are being handled by Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka.

Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project.

Please share a memory of Mark at knappfuneralhomes.com.

Jo Ann (Shoufler) Howard, 82, of Watseka passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at her home. She was born on July 10, 1940 in Belmont Township - Iroquois County, the daughter of Sidney Danny and Frances Marie (Robertson) Shoufler, Sr. She married Ervin F. Howard in Milford on November 13, 1960 and he preceded her in passing on February 23, 2013.

Surviving are two children, Deanna (Joseph) Moody of Bourbonnais and Dr. Darren (Megan Griffin) Howard of LaGrange, IL; six grandchildren, Patrick Moody (Jules), Christopher Moody, Matthew Moody, Ryann Howard (John Valenti), Mason Howard, and Dane Howard (Destiny Caprio); one great grandchild, Chase Martin Moody; and one sister, Linda Kochell of Fairmont, IL.

Jo Ann was preceded in passing by her parents; four brothers, John, Thomas, Jerry Lee, and Sidney Danny Shoufler; three sisters, Diantha Hansen, Sylvia Shoufler, and Marilyn Shoufler.

Mrs. Howard was a member of First Christian Church in Watseka, where, among many other activities, she was active in the Christian Women’s Fellowship, served on the Daycare board, and hosted the over 55 public luncheons. She also sang in the annual county Christmas Cantata for many years. For more than 50 years, Jo was involved in many local and state activities for the Watseka Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7450 and the related Ladies Auxiliary for which she served as president at least twice. Having lost both a brother and a brother-in-law in Vietnam, Jo was a genuine patriot and advocate for American Veterans. Her community service related activities are too numerous to list here.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at First Christian Church in Watseka. Pastor Roy Johnson will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ARC of Iroquois County.

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Dolores Lynn Pentecost, 70, of Milford passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Iroquois Resident Home in Watseka. She was born January 22, 1953 in Watseka, the daughter of Victor Richard and Betty Marie (McIntyre) Krick and they preceded her in death in addition to one sister, Vicki Monroe and two granddaughters, Madison Horton and Braelyn Villa.

She married Dennis W. Pentecost on September 21, 1996 in Milford and he survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Dawn Villa of Needville, TX; one son, Dustin (Jessie) Pentecost of Hoopeston; four grandchildren, Ashton Ross, Hailey Rebillard, Fallyn Pentecost and Alejandro Villa; one brother, John Krick; and many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Pentecost was a member of the Milford Christian Church. She was a Quality Control Inspector at Howard Industries in Milford and a line supervisor at Bosch in Watseka. Dolores was kind hearted and enjoyed collecting bird houses and spending time with her family.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at the Milford Christian Church with Rev. Brent Zastrow officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Arrangements are by the Knapp Funeral Home in Milford.

Please share a memory of Dolores at knappfuneralhomes.com.

Thomas Newton Bohannen, 92, of Cissna Park passed away on February 10, 2023 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born on January 18, 1931 in Granite City, Illinois, the son of Russell N. and Lorene (Hanson) Bohannen. They preceded him in death along with his sister, Joyce Swick. Thomas married Connie Dumaran in Chicago on December 23, 1978, and she survives.

Besides his wife, Connie Bohannen of Cissna Park, he is survived by one daughter, Beth Anne (Tim) Biggs of Ballwin, MO; two sons, Jonathan (Sarah) Bohannen of Mahomet, and Jeffrey Bohannen of Chicago; six grandchildren, Kiley (Ryan) Rawson, Nathan (Lisa) Bergbower, Shelton (Shelby) Biggs, Sydney, Lillian, and Everett Bohannen; six great-grandchildren, Jagger, Maddux, and Noxx Bergbower, Savannah and Luke Rawson, and Levi Biggs; and numerous nieces and nephews for which he is affectionately known as Uncle “Buck” or Uncle “Tom”.

Tom graduated from Newton High School in 1949 and shortly after was employed at Borg-Warner, Norge Div. in Effingham as a Punch Press Operator. In 1951, he was enlisted in the United States Army- 6th Armored Division Trains, Fort Leonard Wood, MO. He later served in the Korean War as a Combat Engineer in Alaska and was honorably discharged in 1954.

Tom subsequently moved to Chicago and had a progressive and successful career in the tool and die manufacturing industry. In his early professional career, his was a tool and die operator at Witt-Mor Specialties, and through hard work and dedication to his craft, purchased his place of employment and became the President and CEO of Kut-Rite Tool Company until his retirement 1994.

Following retirement, Tom and his family moved to Kellart Lake in Cissna Park, IL where he enjoyed gardening on his many acres, tending to his Asian pear tree orchard, tinkering and taking things apart, (and seldomly managing to get things back together), lawn mowing, driving around on his many tractors, listening to old country music on his 8-track, fishing, trying out new and exotic foods, entertaining family and friends, raising his Muscovy ducks, spending time with his children, grandchildren and raising his many cats and dogs. He is well known to the area as an avid gardener, and he could often be seen tending to his many vegetable gardens and fruit tree orchards from sunrise to sunset. His influence in the area will be missed and one that will never be forgotten.

Tom was a proud brother of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and was proclaimed a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret, 32 degree, a caring husband, a devoted father, friend, and provider to many.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at the Knapp Funeral Home in Cissna Park.

A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. with a memorial service to follow at 11:00 a.m. at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, IL. Burial with military rites will follow at Bailey Cemetery in Latona, IL.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Grace Bible Church at Kellart Lake or The American Legion in Cissna Park, IL.

Mervyn H. Kaeding, 89, of Piper City passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 at his home. He was born April 12, 1933 in Thawville, the son of Henry and Ferne (Diercouff) Kaeding and they preceded him in death in addition to his step-father, Frank Fuoss; three brothers, Donald, James and Jon Kaeding; one daughter, Deanna; one great-granddaughter, Alayna Goetz; and one sister-in-law, Peg Fuoss.

He married Marianna R. Vaughn on November 6, 1955 in Piper City and she survives. Also surviving are four daughters, Kate (Bob) Schwarz of Ottawa, Judy (Ron) Schwarz of Piper City, Lori (Bruce) Kietzman of Paxton and Shelly (Tom) Harrell of Forrest; two sisters, Becky (Eric) Warlow of Thawville and Cheryl (Ron) Best of Sarasota, FL; two brothers, Dennis (Mary) Kaeding of Onarga and David Fuoss of Thawville; three sisters-in-law, Betsy Kaeding of Piper City, Kathy Kaeding of Fort Washington, WI and Ruddieann Kaeding of Onarga; eleven grandchildren, Jackie Gerling, Jamie Bond, Jodie Goetz, Nikki Elvidge, Kari Maubach, Keli Aremu, Craig Kietzman, Cody Kietzman, Matthew Harrell, Mitchell Harrell and Mason Harrell; and twenty great-grandchildren.

Mr. Kaeding was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thawville and Piper City American Legion Gibb Post #588. He served in the U.S. Army. Mervyn was a farmer, manager at Ford-Iroquois FS in Cullom, manager at Home Guarantee Savings & Loan in Piper City and employed at the Natural Gas Plant in Herscher. He enjoyed farming, cattle and horses.

Visitation will be from 9:30 am until the 11:00 am funeral service on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thawville. Rev. Brian King will officiate. Burial will follow at Ridgeland Twp. Cemetery in Thawville with military graveside rites by the Piper City American Legion Gibb Post #588.

Memorials may be made to St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thawville or Transition Hospice Care.

Arrangements are by the Knapp-Redenius Funeral Home in Gilman.

Please share a memory of Mervyn at knappfuneralhomes.com.

Paul W. Davis, age 60, of Watseka, Illinois, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 from an unexpected illness.

He had a love affair with carpenter tools, classic cars, and any flavor of ice cream. It was calculated by his family that he drove his semi enough miles to circle the world over 90 times.

Paul is survived by his wife, Sharolyn "Sharry", his two sisters, Nora and Ginny, and his loving son, Donald Davis.

A memorial service will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Knapp Funeral Home, 219 S. 4th St., Watseka, Illinois on Friday, February 17, 2023.

Memorials may be made to the Donor’s Choice.

Arrangements are by the Baier Funeral Home in Watseka.

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James F. Keigher, 95, of Gilman passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Faith Place in Danforth. He was born on June 4, 1927 in Manteno, a son of Raymond and Kathryn (Haley) Keigher. James married Mary Jane O’Connor in Symerton on September 15, 1951 and she preceded him in death on December 21, 2020.

He is survived by ten children, Leo (Debbie) Keigher of Minooka, Dick (Lorene) Keigher of Danforth, Don Keigher of Gilman, Bob (Candy) Keigher of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Ann (Tim) Kulow of Paxton, Cliff (Michele) Keigher of Onarga, Ray Keigher of Champaign, Kay (Ron) Vinson of Manhattan, Margie Woolridge of Huntsville, Alabama, and Jay (Maureen) Keigher of Melvin; 29 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ed Keigher of Wilmington and David (Ann) Keigher of Bourbonnais; one sister, Judy (Dan) Robbins of Wilmington; two sisters-in-law, Angela O’Connor of Moline and Theresa O’Connor of Wilmington; and several nieces and nephews.

James was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Winnie Boudreau, Diane Phillips, Jean Keigher, and Jane Keigher; two brothers, Ray Keigher and Jerry Keigher; and two brothers-in-law, Ed O’Connor and Jerry O’Connor.

James was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Gilman. Jim's early farming career began near Manteno, Illinois in the late 40s. In the early 60s, he moved to Webster City, Iowa, where he farmed with his brother, Jerry, of Vincent, for many years. In 1977, he moved back to Central Illinois, where he continued farming in the Onarga and Gilman areas. James served in the United States Navy during World War II. He loved to travel and listen to music, especially Irish and Country. James was a nature enthusiast and enjoyed walking in the timber. He especially loved when the family would get together.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Knapp-Redenius Funeral Home in Gilman. Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Gilman with Fr. Marek Herbut officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Gilman.

Memorials may be made to God’s Food Pantry, St. Mary’s Cemetery, or Donor’s Choice.

Steven Allen Keath, 65, of Noblesville, Indiana passed away on Tuesday February 7, 2023 at his home. He was born on March 26, 1957 in Watseka, a son of Russell Keath and Mildred Walker Trumann and his father preceded him in death. Steve married Peggy Jackson on December 22, 1976 in Normal, IL.

Surviving are his wife, Peggy Keath of Noblesville, Indiana; one daughter, Stacy (Jeffrey) Hauber of Noblesville, Indiana; two sons, Scott (Nicole) Keath and Steven (Jessica) Keath both of Westfield, Indiana; his mother, Mildred Trumann of Watseka; two sisters, Debra Keath Bernucno of Mascoutah and Diana Keath of Watseka; two brothers, Kevin Keath of Watseka and Russ Keath of Watseka; and nine grandchildren- Theodore, Samuel, Amelia, and Sarah Hauber, Peyton, Oliver, Riley, and Liam Keath, and Noah Keath.

Steve was a 1975 graduate of Watseka Community High School and worked as a general manager for Donato’s Pizza. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and his cat, Kiki. He was an avid Bears and Colts fan and enjoyed listening to classic rock music and reading spy novels.

Visitation will be on Saturday February 11, 2023 from 10:00am to 12 noon at the Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka. Funeral services to follow with Joe Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in the Body Cemetery near Woodland.

Memorials may be given to Lewy Body Dementia Association.

Please share a memory of Steve at www.knappfuneralhomes.com.

Duane K. Williams II, 55, of Emden, Illinois, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 at Edward Elmhurst Health in Elmhurst. He was born on November 30, 1967 in Bloomington, a son of Duane K. Williams and Carolyn Harder.

He is survived by his mother, Carolyn Wright of Emden; one daughter, Rachelle Williams; two grandchildren, Jase Williams and Riley Williams; three brothers, James (Dar) Williams of Sheldon, Brian Williams of Emden, and Korey (Misty) Williams of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.

Duane was preceded in death by his father; one brother, Scott Williams; and one sister, Maria Smith.
Duane enjoyed drag racing, fishing, and his ’73 Chevy Nova.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023 at the Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka. Burial will be held at a later date in the Sheldon Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Family’s Wishes or to the Baier Funeral Home to help pay for funeral expenses.

Arrangements are by the Baier Funeral Home in Watseka.

Please share a memory of Duane at www.baierfuneralhome.com.

Olive May Burton, 98, of Sheldon, passed away peacefully February 3, 2023 at Watseka Health Care Center. Olive was born March 3, 1924, in Orange County, Indiana, one of the twin daughters born that day to Thomas and Lora (King) Robbins. Olive married Richard R. Burton on May 29, 1943 in Sheldon. He preceded her in death October 29, 1992.

Olive was a 1943 graduate of Sheldon High School. A devoted mother and wife, she also volunteered for many local causes. Including the Sheldon Alumni, American Cancer Society, Sheldon Community Fund, Sheldon Grandmothers Club, Sheldon Meals-On-Wheels, Sheldon Road Runners and Sheldon Square Shooters 4-H Clubs. She loved creating with fabric. Gifted at sewing and quilting, her works are proudly displayed in the many homes of her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Each year for many, she pieced together quilts that were raffled to support the Robbins Family Reunion.

Surviving are two children, Ronna Jean (Earl) Pope of Greenwood, IN and Terry Richard (Debora) Burton of Sheldon. One daughter-in-law, Ellen Burton of Sheldon. Seven grandchildren, Jeff Renville, Scott (Tiffany) Renville, Matthew (Kristin) Burton, Myla Burton, Aaron (Whitney) Burton, Ryan (Savannah) Burton and Cayla Carlson. Eleven great grandchildren, Nicholas Renville, Colin Renville, Regan Renville, Rowan Renville, Ava Burton, Farrah Burton, Chace Burton, Hadley Burton, Knox Burton, Olivia Burton, Bryson Burton and many nieces and nephews. Olive was preceded in death by her parents, her husband. Also, two children and one son-in-law, Roberta Ann Renville and Ronald Renville, and Thomas Charles Burton. Also, twelve brothers and sisters, Ester Robbins, Cecil Robbins, Mary Robbins, Faith Beach, Monroe Robbins, Paul Robbins, Chester Robbins, Ollie Burton, Ruth Burton, Victor Robbins, Alonzo Robbins, Johnnie Robbins, and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Friday, March 3, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka, IL, with funeral after visitation. Burial will follow in the Sheldon Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to VITAS Hospice of Illinois.

Memories and condolences may be shared at www.knappfuneralhomes.com.

Deborah L. Quick, 73, of Watseka passed away on February 2, 2023 at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, IL. She was born on August 6, 1949 in Terre Haute, Indiana to Eugene and Elizabeth Clark. She married Stephen Quick on April 18, 1970 in Marshall, IL.

Deborah is survived by her husband Steve of Watseka, and her children Joshua and Roselene Quick of Robinson, IL, Jacob and Shawna Quick of Watseka, and Megan and Ryan Baxter of Bloomington, IL; her grandchildren Jessica and Jacob Blankenbeker of Robinson, Ian Quick and Emma Goodman of Webster, TX, Samuel Quick of Terre Haute, IN, Joseph Quick of Robinson, Aden and Abby Quick of Watseka, Caleb and Joshua Baxter of Bloomington, and her great-grandson Leo Blankenbeker of Robinson. She is also survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law Penny and Ken Cannady, Mindy and Bryan Harper, and Tammy and Bill Fraker all of Marshall as well as her sister-in-law Diane Clark, sisters-in-law Marilyn and Bob Smitley of Marshall and Phyllis Higginbotham of Bristow, VA and many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Mark Clark, brother-in-law Fenton Quick and his wife Judy, and brother-in-law Ron Higginbotham.

Debbe and Steve grew up just blocks from each other in their hometown of Marshall, IL. Following her graduation from Marshall High School in 1967, Debbe attended college at Southern Illinois University where she trained as a laboratory technician and worked at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. In 1971 they moved to Watseka where Debbe worked at Iroquois Memorial Hospital until the birth of her oldest son. She held many different jobs during her life, including selling wicker, sewing vinyl pouches for Stam Manufacturing, and working at Dr. Curry’s office. Her longest career, which took her into her retirement, was painting and wallpapering for numerous area clients. She was also active in the community. She was a Unit 9 school board member for 8 years and really enjoyed the relationships built through that experience. She was also a member of St. Edmund’s Catholic Church since 1971 and decorated the church for many years at Christmas.

Deborah, also known as Debbie, Debbe, Deb, Cobweb, Mom, Grammie, Gram, and even Graham Cracker, was a wonderful and talented creator of beauty. She created a stunning flower garden that bloomed nearly year-round and was featured twice in the community garden walk. She made many woodworking projects completely from scratch with her husband, was famous for her ice cream dessert, and always had an immaculately decorated house no matter what the season. Easter egg hunts were for all ages and usually involved tree-climbing and hiking through the woods at Jake’s house. Her summers were often spent with her constantly-visiting grandkids riding bikes, and taking walks with her neighborhood friends. A clown costume she made for her son Josh’s Halloween costume was worn by all her grandchildren, most of her nieces and nephews, and this year by her great-grandson, Leo. Christmas was mandatory at her house, and always included good food, holiday music, Yahtzee!, and Santas in every nook and cranny.

A time of visitation will be held from 2:00-5:00PM on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Pearce Funeral Home in Marshall. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00AM on Monday, February 6 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marshall. Donations may be made to Iroquois Memorial Hospice, St. Edmund’s Catholic Church, or the Alzheimer’s Association. The family gives special thanks to Tracy and Lisa from hospice, Tina, Helen, Jody, Mary, Judy, and Jeff for all their care.

Christopher L. Brown, 46, of Piper City passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. He was born on December 17, 1976 in Fairbury, a son of Michael and Debra (Hurt) Brown Sr. and they survive in Piper City.

Also surviving are one brother, Mike (Jeanette) Brown of Colfax; his niece and nephew, Jaycey and Riley Brown of Colfax; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Chris was a Prairie Central graduate. He loved everyone and had lots of friends. Chris loved cars and his cat, Pixie. His favorite place to visit was the Gulf of Mexico. Chris had worked in the parts department at several auto dealerships.

Per his wishes, no services will be held.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Iroquois County Animal Rescue or Piper City United Methodist Church.

Arrangements are by the Knapp-Redenius Funeral Home in Gilman.

Please share a memory of Chris at www.knappfuneralhomes.com

Frederic L. Bell, 78, of Kankakee passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Aperion Care in Bradley. He was born on April 7, 1944 in Villa Ridge, IL, the son of Carter and Britha (Williams) Bell.

Surviving are a host of nieces and nephews; one brother in law, Robert Sowell of Kankakee; and one sister in law, Sylvia Bell of Kankakee.

He was preceded in passing by his parents; four sisters, Bridie Ann Smith, Patricia Wicks, Charlotte Winfield, and Sandra Sowell; and five brothers, Carter Bell Jr, Charles Bell, Lloyd Bell, William Bell, and Ronald Bell.

Frederic was a graduate of Gilman High School as well as Philander Smith College in Little Rock, AR. He was a tennis instructor and coach for many years at Bishop Mcnamara and was a football coach at Momence High School. He taught math at Momence, Manteno, and Bishop Mcnamara High Schools. Mr. Bell enjoyed playing the lotto and his scratch off cards.

Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Knapp-Redenius Funeral Home in Gilman.

Funeral services will be at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Knapp-Redenius Funeral Home in Gilman. Burial will follow at Gilman Cemetery in Gilman.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.

Elizabeth “Betty” Jean Long, 90, Watseka, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023 at Iroquois Resident Home in Watseka.

Betty was born on August 23, 1932 in Cissna Park, the daughter of Albert and Mollie (Hopman) Martin and they preceded her in death. She married Robert Long on August 22, 1953 in Watseka and he preceded her in death on March 12, 2000. She was also preceded in death by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Robert “Bud” Long and Bill “Big Bill” and Kathy Long; one brother, Jerry Martin; and one niece, Sheila Gensler.

She is survived by two sons, James “Jim” (Kathleen) Long of Watseka and Timothy “Tim” (Laura) Long of Avon, IN; seven grandchildren, Jenny Long of Watseka, Matthew (Natalie) Long of Arlington, VA, Andrew (April) Long of Watseka, Kevin (Debra) Long of Monon, IN, Kristyn (Levi Sowers) Long of Watseka, Chris Long of Indianapolis, IN and Rachel Long of Fishers, IN; one brother Bill (Joyce) Martin of Danville; one daughter-in-law, Lori Long; and one great-granddaughter, Willow Long.

Betty was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Watseka, Ladies’ Aid, Watseka Band Boosters, as well as Cub Scout Leader. She was a homemaker, worked at ASAC, and was a playground supervisor at Glenn Raymond for many years. Betty enjoyed crossword puzzles, NASCAR, and the Chicago Bears.

Visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka. Pastor Jim Harkins will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Watseka.

Baier Funeral Home in Watseka is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Lutheran Preschool or Watseka Food Pantry.