All Obituaries

Christopher Aaron Gorman, 46, of Orlando, Florida, previously of Danville, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019.  Arrangements are currently pending.

   William Paul Krage Sr. passed away on August 5, 2019.  Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00am on Monday August 12, 2019 at the VA Illiana Chapel, 1900 E. Main Street, Danville, IL.  Service will follow at 11:00am at the VA Illiana Chapel, with burial to follow at Danville National Cemetery.   William was born April 4, 1956 in Danville.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Addie and Leroy Krage; his brother Victor Krage; and his grandson Zayden...

   Charles Alvin McClain, 87, of Tilton, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 at OSF Sacred Heart in Danville.  Visitation will be from 4-7pm on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams Street in Danville.  Service will be at 10:30am on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home, with Pastor Kevin Ziegler officiating, honor guard by American Legion Post 210.  Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.   ...

   Ella Elizabeth Samson, 77 of Danville, passed away at 1:25pm on Friday, July 19, 2019 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Per her wishes she was able to give to others through her donation to Gift of Hope after her passing. A memorial visitation will be at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams Street in Danville on Saturday, July 27, 2019 from 4-6pm. She will later be interred with her son at Johnson Cemetery.    Ella was born on October 1, 1941 in...

Sounya Ann Jones, 51, of Danville, formerly of Englewood, FL, passed away on July 18, 2019 at OSF Healthcare in Danville. She was born June 22, 1968, in Danville, to Kathleen A Qualey and Jack H Jones Sr. He preceded her in death. She moved to Lakeworth, FL in 1991 and then on to the Nokomis/Englewood, FL area where she was the manager/employee of Burger King in Englewood until roughly 2001, when she met and fell in love with Joe Coleman, owner and operator of J.J. Teez. They worked...

Paula Lynn Browning, 53 of Danville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 5:17pm, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be from 4-8pm on Friday, July 19, 2019 at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams Street in Danville.  Services will begin at 10am on Saturday, July 20th at the funeral home, with Rev. Jay Sorrell officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Greenwood cemetery, with The Last Ride escorting her to her final resting place....

Adrienne (Engelhardt) Dahncke, age 80, of Bismarck, Ill. passed away 3:30pm on July 1, 2019 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after a battle with heart disease.  Adrienne was born Mar. 30, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Samuel Benard and Mollie (Mintz) Engelhardt.   She married Charles “Chuck” Dahncke on Feb. 7, 1960 in Champaign, Ill.  He preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 2006. Surviving is her sister Diane (Gerald) Cohen of Hatfield,...

Betty Lou (Conner) Smith passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. She was born June 26, 1931, the daughter of Donald Thomas and Margaret Louise (Litchlyter) Conner. Betty married Lowell Austin Smith on May 6, 1951, in the parsonage of Farmers Chapel Church in Danville.  She passed away in the home they built together with their family. Betty is survived by five children: Cathy Steinbaugh of Danville, Lloyd (Debbie) Smith of Hoopeston, Cheryl (Bruce) Brumett of Bismarck, Cindy (Neil) Ingram...

Kenneth Ray Wilburn, 77, of Danville, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Danville Care.  A memorial service will be at 11:00am on Friday, June 29, 2019 at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home, with Pastor Raymie Gordon officiating.  A memorial visitation will be from 10:30am - 11:00am on Friday, June 29, 2019. 

   Arnold Lee Hooks, 71, of Westville, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Carle Hosptial in Urbana.  Visitation will be from 10:00am to 1:30pm on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams Street in Danville.  Service will follow at 1:30pm on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Funeral Home. Following services, he will be laid to rest beside his wife Glenna in Sunset Memorial Park.    Arnold was born in Tennessee on October 13, 1947...