Obituaries - Record Herald News

Peggy Jo VanDeveer, 91, of Arcola, IL passed away at 7:30 AM on Friday, January 24, 2025 at The Oaks Manor in Oakland, IL. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, January 29 at 11:00am at Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL. Todd Nolen will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour…

Samuel C. Bontrager, 69 of Purdin, MO, passed away at 2:20 PM on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, IL. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Penn Station, 122 East Progress, IL in Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held at…

Nancy Elaine Clark, 74, of Arthur, IL passed away at 11:11 AM on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL. Visitation honoring Nancy’s life will be held from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Penn Station, 122 East Progress Street in Arthur, IL. The family requests…

Robert Howard Ponder, 85, of Wellington, IL, passed away peacefully at Newman Rehabilitation Center on January 19, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., following a long battle with Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinsonism syndrome.   Born on December 19, 1939, he was the eldest child of Howard and Lorene (Foltz) Ponder of Murdock Township, IL. Robert was…

Claire Marie Holland Munson Brookhart died on January 14, 2025, as a result of complications related to cancer. Born in Pampa, Texas to Bernadine L. (Wehling) Holland and Edward J. Holland, Jr., on August 29, 1947, Marie’s upbringing included time spent in Milledgeville, Georgia and Tuscola, Illinois. After graduating from St. John’s High School in…

Roger E. Lawyer, 77, of Oakley, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, IL. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church in Cerro Gordo. Visitation will take place from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday,…

Nelson M Herschberger, 78 of Arcola, IL passed away on Sunday, January,19, 2025 at 5:20 A.M. at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the HCK Building. Bishop Daniel Rocke will officiate. Burial will be in the Otto Cemetery in Arthur IL. Visitation will be held…

Jean Chambers, 92, of Pierson Station, IL, passed away at 1:15 p.m., January 14, 2025 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Private Family Services will be held. Jean was born on August 5, 1932 in Moweaqua, IL, the daughter of Hal and Alma Gregory Weakly. She married Daniel D. Chambers on December 26, 1951…

Merle H. Stutzman, 69, of Arthur, IL passed away at 10:24 PM on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Penn Station, 122 East Progress Street in…

Jeannine Alldredge Fortney, 88, formerly of Tuscola, passed away peacefully at Carle Foundation Hospital on January 10, 2025.  She was born August 4, 1936, in Vincennes, Indiana, the only daughter of Kenneth B. and Genella C. Alldredge.  Jeannine had a lifelong love and passion for education. She received her teaching degree from Eastern Illinois University.…