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Gibson City IL Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, January 23, 2017GIBSON CITY – Norman Beecher Ashley, 84, of Gibson City died at 3:40 a.m. on Friday (Jan. 20, 2017) at Avocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.His funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, with the Rev. Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Township Cemetery in Gibson City with military rites by the Lee Lowery American Legion in Gibson City. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City.In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor.Mr. Ashley was born May 20, 1932, in Sibley, a son of Clyde and Rose Beecher Ashley.Survivors include his sister, Sherilyn (Donald) Bathgate; nieces and nephews, Elaine (Mark) Ploense, Diane (Bob) Edgington, Cindy (Gary Omar) Bathgate, Kevin (Tami) Bathgate, Carla (Karl) Kinch and Carrie Ashley; and many great-nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Rose; a brother, Wesley Ashley; and...
Monday, January 16, 2017OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday (Jan. 16, 2017) at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City. Burial will be at Wiley Cemetery in Colfax. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.Mr. Grizzle was born July 10, 1955, in Bloomington, a son of Myron and Lois O'Brien Grizzle. He married Kay L. Tauber on March 14, 2004, in Florida. She survives in Chatsworth.Also surviving are a daughter Heather (Jared Milton) Grizzle of Colfax; a granddaughter, Alexis Molck; five siblings, Dennis (Barb) Grizzle, Jayne Cook, David (Tamara) Grizzle, Robert (Patricia Puetz) Grizzle and Joseph (Tina) Grizzle; a brother-in-law, Sam (Barbara) Tauber; and his beloved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother-in-law, Rick Cook; sister-in-law, Jane Tauber; and mother-in-law, Verla Tauber. Mark worked at Alamo in Gibson City for 42 years. He was an avid Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and NASCAR fan, especially Jeff Gordon. Mark particularly enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and pets. Memorials may be made to the Chatsworth fire and EMS department, American Cancer Society or CISAR.
Monday, August 15, 2016GIBSON CITY – Eugene "Gene" Johnson, 85, of Gibson City died at 11:25 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 13, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.His funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Gibson City, with Father Thomas Theneth officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Drummer Township Cemetery in Gibson City. His visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City, with a rosary service at 7 p.m.Gene was born in rural Gibson City on Aug. 12, 1931, a son of Elmer and Lucille Hancock Johnson. He married Regina Fackler on Jan. 2, 1954, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Colfax.He is survived by his wife, Regina; sons, Bob Johnson of Florida and Dave Johnson of Gibson City; daughter, Debra (Ed) Molck of Gibson City; and grandchildren, Ashley Massie of Ohio, Bradley Molck of Kentucky, Samantha (Andrew) Lage of Gibson City, AJ Johnson, and Gavin Johnson of Florida; great-grandchildren, Ayden Lage, Landen La...
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Monday, January 23, 2017GIBSON CITY – Norman Beecher Ashley, 84, of Gibson City died at 3:40 a.m. on Friday (Jan. 20, 2017) at Avocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.His funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, with the Rev. Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Township Cemetery in Gibson City with military rites by the Lee Lowery American Legion in Gibson City. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City.In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor.Mr. Ashley was born May 20, 1932, in Sibley, a son of Clyde and Rose Beecher Ashley.Survivors include his sister, Sherilyn (Donald) Bathgate; nieces and nephews, Elaine (Mark) Ploense, Diane (Bob) Edgington, Cindy (Gary Omar) Bathgate, Kevin (Tami) Bathgate, Carla (Karl) Kinch and Carrie Ashley; and many great-nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Rose; a brother, Wesley Ashley; and...
Monday, January 16, 2017OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday (Jan. 16, 2017) at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City. Burial will be at Wiley Cemetery in Colfax. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.Mr. Grizzle was born July 10, 1955, in Bloomington, a son of Myron and Lois O'Brien Grizzle. He married Kay L. Tauber on March 14, 2004, in Florida. She survives in Chatsworth.Also surviving are a daughter Heather (Jared Milton) Grizzle of Colfax; a granddaughter, Alexis Molck; five siblings, Dennis (Barb) Grizzle, Jayne Cook, David (Tamara) Grizzle, Robert (Patricia Puetz) Grizzle and Joseph (Tina) Grizzle; a brother-in-law, Sam (Barbara) Tauber; and his beloved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother-in-law, Rick Cook; sister-in-law, Jane Tauber; and mother-in-law, Verla Tauber. Mark worked at Alamo in Gibson City for 42 years. He was an avid Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and NASCAR fan, especially Jeff Gordon. Mark particularly enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and pets. Memorials may be made to the Chatsworth fire and EMS department, American Cancer Society or CISAR.
Monday, August 15, 2016GIBSON CITY – Eugene "Gene" Johnson, 85, of Gibson City died at 11:25 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 13, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.His funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Gibson City, with Father Thomas Theneth officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Drummer Township Cemetery in Gibson City. His visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City, with a rosary service at 7 p.m.Gene was born in rural Gibson City on Aug. 12, 1931, a son of Elmer and Lucille Hancock Johnson. He married Regina Fackler on Jan. 2, 1954, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Colfax.He is survived by his wife, Regina; sons, Bob Johnson of Florida and Dave Johnson of Gibson City; daughter, Debra (Ed) Molck of Gibson City; and grandchildren, Ashley Massie of Ohio, Bradley Molck of Kentucky, Samantha (Andrew) Lage of Gibson City, AJ Johnson, and Gavin Johnson of Florida; great-grandchildren, Ayden Lage, Landen La...
