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Monday, March 06, 2017MATTOON -- Matthew L. Jackson, 36, of Mattoon, passed away at 4:08 p.m. Friday (March 3, 2017).Private family services will be held Monday (March 6, 2017). Burial will be in St. Isidore Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials are suggested to LifeLinks http://www.lifelinksinc.org/css.html attention the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program (PSR). Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.Matthew was born July 25, 1980 in Decatur the son of James and Rita Schulte Jackson. He was a member of St. Isidore Catholic Church. Matthew was an avid Cardinals fan and was an excellent bowler. He enjoyed watching movies, playing his Nintendo games and visiting the Coles County Animal Shelter. He was a very giving person who was always thinking of others and found joy in sharing what little that he had. He was loved and respected by his neighbors.Surviving are his parents Jim and Rita Jackson of Lovington; sister Sarah Jackson of Chicago a...
Monday, January 02, 2017Meyer Funeral Home-Bishop ChapelDecember 29, 1953 - December 20, 2016Marcia Ann (Kuhn) Brant, 62, of Mattoon, Illinois, passed away at 2:32 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at her home.Private family services were held. In loving memory of Marcia, memorial may be made to the Meyer Funeral Home–Bishop Chapel 115 East Lincoln Drive Greenup, Illinois 62428. Arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home–Bishop Chapel in Greenup, Illinois. The obituary can be viewed and condolences left at www.meyerfh.com.Marcia was born on December 29, 1953 in Charleston, Illinois, the daughter of Max Rudy and Betty (Phipps) Kuhl. She worked for several years as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant. Marcia enjoyed crocheting and sewing.Marcia is survived by her mother, Betty Kuhn of Greenup; children, Zabrina Wilson of Greenup, Matt Brant and Shane Brant, both of Mattoon; grandchildren, Shanice Brant, Keirianna Newlin and Kol Newlin; a great-grandchildren is expected to be born March 2017; brother, Max (Debbie) Kuhn of Greenup.Marcia was preceded in death by her father Max Rudy Kuhn.This article pas...
Monday, October 24, 2016Friday, Oct. 21, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 208 N. Pine St., Villa Grove. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Father John Titus of Mattoon will officiate. Burial will follow in Centennial Cemetery, Illinois 130 South, Villa Grove.A lunch will be held after the services at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.Memorial visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Adams, Winterfield & Sullivan, 4343 Main St., Downers Grove, IL 60515.He was born on May 3, 1968, to Dr. Hugh and Mary (Ormsbee) Ryan, in Hinsdale.Tom graduated from Montini Catholic School in Lombard and attended Eastern Illinois University where he received his Bachelor's of Science in business.He was a self-employed Enrolled Agent (tax preparer) for the last 17 years.Tom was an avid baseball fan and loved "watching" the Chicago White Sox games with his brother, Hugh. He received VIP treatment from the White Sox organization the last three years and enjoyed every minute of it and said he felt like a kid again! As most know, Tom was also a kid at heart and loved the Walt Disney Company: visiting the parks with his family, watching the movies multiple times, and decorating his home in anything Disney.He was a member of the Villa Grove Lions Club and secretary for the last two years. He was a member of Sacr...
Monday, July 18, 2016Marvin Perzee, a rural Ashkum farmer who was a client of Mr. Fiorillo for 50 years.After graduating from Mattoon High School and then studying accounting and business at Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois, Mr. Fiorillo served in the U.S. Army for two years as a medic stationed in Germany. He then became a registered agent with the Internal Revenue Service, a job he held from 1964 to 1969. After moving to Paxton in 1965, he began working for the Clifton-based father-and-son accounting firm, Granzow & Granzow, before he opened his own accounting firm, then known as Fiorillo & Associates, in the early 1970s in Paxton.Mr. Fiorillo's community involvement included being a longtime member and past president and treasurer of the Paxton Rotary Club."Nick was a stalwart member of the Paxton Rotary Club for decades and fought to keep the club alive and viable until the organization dissolved," said former Paxton Rotary Club member Tom McCabe, chief executive officer of Farmers-Merchants National Bank in Paxton.Mr. Fiorillo also for many years was involved in the PBL Area Community Food Pantry, currently serving as the pantry's comptroller."He did all the reporting to the government agencies and all that," said Gary Popel, the pantry's treasurer.Mr. Fiorillo was also a longtime sponsor of Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School's ICE Program, which places students in the workforce so they can gain first-hand experience in jobs they may want to pursue following graduation.Mr. Fiorillo was also a member and past secretary/treasurer of Lakeview Country Club at Bayles Lake. Shaffer said Mr. Fiorillo was not much of a golfer, but he enjoyed the camaraderie."Nick was very social," Shaffer said. "He always had time for a friend and conversation. He was very generous with his time. He was never in a hurry."Visitation for Mr. Fiorillo will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at Baier Family Funeral Services, 406 E. Pells St., Paxton.
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Monday, March 06, 2017MATTOON -- Matthew L. Jackson, 36, of Mattoon, passed away at 4:08 p.m. Friday (March 3, 2017).Private family services will be held Monday (March 6, 2017). Burial will be in St. Isidore Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials are suggested to LifeLinks http://www.lifelinksinc.org/css.html attention the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program (PSR). Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.Matthew was born July 25, 1980 in Decatur the son of James and Rita Schulte Jackson. He was a member of St. Isidore Catholic Church. Matthew was an avid Cardinals fan and was an excellent bowler. He enjoyed watching movies, playing his Nintendo games and visiting the Coles County Animal Shelter. He was a very giving person who was always thinking of others and found joy in sharing what little that he had. He was loved and respected by his neighbors.Surviving are his parents Jim and Rita Jackson of Lovington; sister Sarah Jackson of Chicago a...
Monday, January 02, 2017Meyer Funeral Home-Bishop ChapelDecember 29, 1953 - December 20, 2016Marcia Ann (Kuhn) Brant, 62, of Mattoon, Illinois, passed away at 2:32 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at her home.Private family services were held. In loving memory of Marcia, memorial may be made to the Meyer Funeral Home–Bishop Chapel 115 East Lincoln Drive Greenup, Illinois 62428. Arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home–Bishop Chapel in Greenup, Illinois. The obituary can be viewed and condolences left at www.meyerfh.com.Marcia was born on December 29, 1953 in Charleston, Illinois, the daughter of Max Rudy and Betty (Phipps) Kuhl. She worked for several years as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant. Marcia enjoyed crocheting and sewing.Marcia is survived by her mother, Betty Kuhn of Greenup; children, Zabrina Wilson of Greenup, Matt Brant and Shane Brant, both of Mattoon; grandchildren, Shanice Brant, Keirianna Newlin and Kol Newlin; a great-grandchildren is expected to be born March 2017; brother, Max (Debbie) Kuhn of Greenup.Marcia was preceded in death by her father Max Rudy Kuhn.This article pas...
Monday, October 24, 2016Friday, Oct. 21, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 208 N. Pine St., Villa Grove. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Father John Titus of Mattoon will officiate. Burial will follow in Centennial Cemetery, Illinois 130 South, Villa Grove.A lunch will be held after the services at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.Memorial visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Adams, Winterfield & Sullivan, 4343 Main St., Downers Grove, IL 60515.He was born on May 3, 1968, to Dr. Hugh and Mary (Ormsbee) Ryan, in Hinsdale.Tom graduated from Montini Catholic School in Lombard and attended Eastern Illinois University where he received his Bachelor's of Science in business.He was a self-employed Enrolled Agent (tax preparer) for the last 17 years.Tom was an avid baseball fan and loved "watching" the Chicago White Sox games with his brother, Hugh. He received VIP treatment from the White Sox organization the last three years and enjoyed every minute of it and said he felt like a kid again! As most know, Tom was also a kid at heart and loved the Walt Disney Company: visiting the parks with his family, watching the movies multiple times, and decorating his home in anything Disney.He was a member of the Villa Grove Lions Club and secretary for the last two years. He was a member of Sacr...
Monday, July 18, 2016Marvin Perzee, a rural Ashkum farmer who was a client of Mr. Fiorillo for 50 years.After graduating from Mattoon High School and then studying accounting and business at Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois, Mr. Fiorillo served in the U.S. Army for two years as a medic stationed in Germany. He then became a registered agent with the Internal Revenue Service, a job he held from 1964 to 1969. After moving to Paxton in 1965, he began working for the Clifton-based father-and-son accounting firm, Granzow & Granzow, before he opened his own accounting firm, then known as Fiorillo & Associates, in the early 1970s in Paxton.Mr. Fiorillo's community involvement included being a longtime member and past president and treasurer of the Paxton Rotary Club."Nick was a stalwart member of the Paxton Rotary Club for decades and fought to keep the club alive and viable until the organization dissolved," said former Paxton Rotary Club member Tom McCabe, chief executive officer of Farmers-Merchants National Bank in Paxton.Mr. Fiorillo also for many years was involved in the PBL Area Community Food Pantry, currently serving as the pantry's comptroller."He did all the reporting to the government agencies and all that," said Gary Popel, the pantry's treasurer.Mr. Fiorillo was also a longtime sponsor of Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School's ICE Program, which places students in the workforce so they can gain first-hand experience in jobs they may want to pursue following graduation.Mr. Fiorillo was also a member and past secretary/treasurer of Lakeview Country Club at Bayles Lake. Shaffer said Mr. Fiorillo was not much of a golfer, but he enjoyed the camaraderie."Nick was very social," Shaffer said. "He always had time for a friend and conversation. He was very generous with his time. He was never in a hurry."Visitation for Mr. Fiorillo will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at Baier Family Funeral Services, 406 E. Pells St., Paxton.
