Obituaries - Record Herald News

Patricia A. “Patty” (Loftus) Walsh, 92, of Bement, IL., passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 7:38 P.M., at Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello, IL. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M., on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ivesdale. Monsignor Michael Bliss and Deacon Jim Brewer will officiate. Visitation…

Jeannine Alldredge Fortney, 88, formerly of Tuscola, died on January 10, 2025.  Services celebrating her life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 1, 2025 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Tony Crouch officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., Saturday at…

Danny D. Lee, 81, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 1:57 am, Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Arbor Rose Adult Daycare and Memory Care Facility of Tolono, IL. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Penn Station, Arthur IL. Times will be announced closer to the date of the…

Eli A. Herschberger, 90, of Arthur, IL, passed away at 11:30 PM on Monday, February 17, 2025, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Friday, February 21, 2025, at the HCK West Building. Bishop Nelson Diener will officiate. Burial will follow in the Otto Cemetery in rural Arthur, IL. Visitations…

Richard S. Thornton, 71, of Monticello, IL., formerly of Bement, IL., passed away at 9:16 A.M., on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello. Richard was born on November 6, 1953, in Monticello, a son of R. Glenn and Ruby M. Fuqua Thornton. Richard is survived by his daughter, Jessica (Adam) Culp…

Ruth Marie Sims, 98, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Amber Glen Special Care Center in Urbana, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, February 17, 2025, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tuscola, IL. Rev. Jason Braaten will officiate. Burial will follow in the Young…

Beloved husband, father, brother and grandfather Earl E. ‘Ned’ Ferguson, Jr. passed away suddenly on Friday, February 7, 2025. A consummate dealmaker and quiet man of faith, Ned was a well-known face around Tuscola and a treasured friend and neighbor to all who crossed his path. As proprietor of Ferguson Motor Sales for more than…

Waldemar “Waldo” Perez-Lopez, 63, of Arcola, passed away on Wednesday morning, February 12, 2025 at the Indiana University Health Center in Indianapolis, IN surrounded by loved ones.  Waldo was born November 23, 1961 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, the son of Waldemar Perez and Doris (Lopez) Perez. Waldo graduated from the Instituto Evangelico America Latina. He attended seminary…

Bernard “Bernie” Eisenmenger, age 68, of Pesotum passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 8, 2025. Bernie was born December 6, 1956 in Urbana to Bernard and Geraldine Eisenmenger. On July 28, 1979, he married Paula Abeln and they spent 45 wonderful years growing their family and life together. After graduating from high school in 1975,…

Dr. Franklin Delano Nickell, a former professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University died on February 9, 2025 surrounded by his family. He taught at Southeast from 1969 to 2013. After his retirement he worked for the Missouri State Historical Society then transitioned to his most recent position at the Kellerman Foundation. He established…