****JANUARY UPDATES****
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Monday, December 25, 2017
Obit of Jeanette M. (Hubly) Hallam
Jeanette M. Hallam, 85, of Normal, passed away at 7:02 a.m. Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Bickford House, Bloomington. Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. She was born January 19, 1932 in Chatsworth, a daughter of Charles and Arvilla Murphy Hubly. She married James A. Hallam on April 11, 1953 in Chatsworth. He preceded her in death on November 4, 2015. She is survived by five children, Jeannie (Dennis) Williams of Richmond, VA, Tim (Nancy) Hallam of Chicago, Jim (Jolene) Hallam of Kansas City, MO, Dennis (Julie Russo) Hallam of Normal and Carrie (John) Young of Bloomington; ten grandchildren, Brian (Danielle) Williams, Jason (Dawn) Williams and Matt (Marcie) Williams; Emily Hallam; Jensen Hallam; Rory and Michael Hallam; and Ryan, Kyle and Erin Heissler; two bonus grandchildren, Jacob and Julie Russo; six great grandchildren, Owen, Sawyer, Kendall, Ivy, Ethan and Preston; and a sister, Elaine (Roy) McDermott of Florida. She was preceded in death by a son, Danny Hallam; and four siblings. Prior to raising her family, Jeanette was a lab tech at Cook County Hospital and also worked in a doctor’s office in Piper City. Her true calling in life was that of a wife, mother and grandmother. Jeanette found immense pleasure in spending time with her grandchildren and would often travel great distances to attend their numerous events. She enjoyed golf and playing cards. The family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of the Bickford House for the care and compassion they showed to Jeanette and the Hallam family.
Obit of Clarence Edward Culkin
Clarence Edward Culkin, 94, of Wilmington, N.C., formerly of Forrest and Bloomington, passed away 1:21 a.m. Friday (Dec. 22, 2017) at the Commons at Brightmore, Wilmington, N.C. A funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Chatsworth, with Father Richard Brunskill officiating. Burial will follow at Forrest Township Cemetery with full military rites accorded. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Forrest; the rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Apostolic Christian Timber Ridge, 2125 Veterans Road, Morton, IL 61550. Clarence was born July 28, 1923, on the family farm in Charlotte Township, the son of Arthur T. and Blanche L. (Trunk) Culkin. He attended a country school, Bugan Grade School, and Chatsworth Township High School. Clarence graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. Clarence married Elizabeth A. Aberle on June 26, 1948, at St. Mark’s Church, Peoria. She passed away in 2013 after 65 years of marriage. In 1948, Clarence was employed with a funeral home in Peoria and Bloomington. In 1951, he purchased Brown Funeral Services, Forrest. In October 1952, Clarence built a funeral home in Forrest and, in August 1964, built the funeral home in Chatsworth. He owned and operated those two locations until his retirement in 1983.
Clarence proudly served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army in the medical administrative corps during World War II. He graduated from officers’ candidate school and served in the Army Reserves until 1954. He was the former Forrest treasurer, a member and past president of Forrest Lions Club, president of Forrest Community Council and president of Forrest PTA. In 1959, he was voted “Forrest Man of the Year” and received the TP+W “Tee Pee Willie” award. He was a charter member of SELCAS ambulance service in Fairbury and an Illinois Funeral Directors Association member. He served as Livingston County Board member from District 4 for five years. He was also a board member of Peoria Heights Bank. Clarence belonged to J.A. Folwell American Legion in Forrest for 60 years, where he served on the firing squad for military rites for many years. He was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church, Fairbury, and St. Patrick Catholic Church of Merna, Bloomington, where he was a 4th-degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
Clarence is survived by his daughters, Diane (John) Hoke, Carbondale, and Teresa (Steve) Flury, Wilmington, N.C.; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and one daughter-in-law, Mary Lou (Tom) Culkin, Fairbury.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth; two sons, Thomas and Michael Culkin; his parents; one sister, Marie (Culkin) Casson; and three brothers, Charles Culkin, Virgil Culkin and Francis Culkin. Clarence was a loving husband, dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, uncle and friend who will be dearly missed. This obituary may be viewed and condolences sent to the family at calvertmemorial.com.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Obit of Lisa M. (Knittles) Wade
Lisa M. Wade, 58, of Piper City, IL formerly of Chatsworth, passed away at 10:58 am on Friday, December 8, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. A gathering time will be from 10:00 to 11:00 am at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Chatsworth on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Private family burial will follow services at Chatsworth Cemetery. She was born April 12, 1959 in Gibson City, IL a daughter of John William and Etta Louise (Steinman) Knittles. Lisa is survived by her sister Julie Burkhalter of Chatsworth, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents. She graduated from Chatsworth High School in 1977. Lisa went on and graduated with her Laboratory Technology Associate’s Degree in Elkhart, IN. She worked as a lab tech in Hoopeston, IL. Lisa loved Christmas, presents, Monicals, and Dairy Queen. She enjoyed being spunky with her sister, always giving her a hard time.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Obit of Michael Fox
Michael Fox, 71, of Ramona, Calif., passed peacefully at Lakeview Hospice Home, La Mesa, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2017, with his loving daughter Michelle by his side. This cowboy will be greatly missed. He spent his high school years in Chatsworth and served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Nuremburg, Germany. Back in the states, he spent most years as a OTR truck driver and later lived out his dream as a cowboy, working on a ranch and training horses. After retirement, he worked in maintenance for the mobile home park where he lived. In his last year, he returned to OTR truck driving. He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Fox-Brand, and her mother, Susan Howell Fox, both of Illinois; his wife of 46 years, Janice Fox, and adopted son, Joe Fox, both of California; stepdaughter, Katrina Peabody, Colorado; sister, Margaret Marlon, Arizona; brother, Kent Fox, Hawaii; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Mabel Fox, and brother, James Fox. A celebration of life will be held at parish hall of Hope Catholic Church, Chatsworth, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with a Mass to follow in his honor at 5:15 p.m.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Monday, December 4, 2017
Obit of Jerome R. Haberkorn, Sr.
CHATSWORTH - Jerome R. Haberkorn Sr., 81, formerly of Chatsworth, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, in Albuquerque, NM. He was born to William and Helen Koehler Haberkorn, on March 11, 1936, in Chicago, IL. He married Virginia L. Gouge in Fairbury, IL, in 1955. Jerome is survived by three siblings, Alan (Denise) Haberkorn of Missouri, Wayne (Karen) Haberkorn of Illinois and Dolores Wagner of Florida. He is also survived by his ex-wife, Virginia; and three children, Cheryl Pashby of California, Jerry (Patty) of Texas and Steven (Liz) of Texas. There are also seven grandchildren, Mark (Natalie) Pashby, Corrie Pashby (Cristian) Ramirez and Todd Haberkorn of California and Kelsey (Karson) Lofink, Trevor Haberkorn, Brendan Haberkorn and Branson Haberkorn of Texas. There are also three great-grandchildren, Kyan of Texas and Nathan and Amelia of California. Preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers, William and James. Rest in Peace Jerome (JR, Jerry, Dad) A graveside memorial will be December 9, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Chatsworth, IL, with burial following. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Chatsworth, IL, will be coordinating the graveside memorial and burial of Jerome's cremated remains. This obituary may be viewed at calvertmemorial.com. Published in Peoria Journal Star from Dec. 2 to Dec. 4, 2017
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