 Eleanor Mary Branz, 99, Fairbury and formerly of Forrest, died at 12:08 am Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with Pastor Corrine Blissard officiating. Burial will be in Mt Hope Cemetery, Sibley. Visitation will be 1 hour preceding the service Tuesday at the memorial home. The family suggests memorials be given to Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury or St. Paul Lutheran Church, Forrest. Mrs. Branz was born June 30, 1917 in Cropsey, IL the daughter of C. Ray and Ruby B. Alford Ward. She married Lyle Emil Branz on November 1, 1941 in Cropsey. He preceded her in death January of 1996. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence and Edward Ward and two sisters, R. Irene Sweet-Zeller & Gladys Elliott. Mrs. Branz had been a hairstylist in the Forrest and Fairbury area for over 45 years. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Forrest.
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 Luella M. StephensJanuary 16, 1925 - January 17, 2017
Luella M. Stephens, 92, Fairbury and formerly of Forrest, died at 3:55 am Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, January 20, 2017 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with the ministers of the Fairbury Apostolic Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Sunny Slope Cemetery, Saunemin. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be given to Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Luella was born January 16, 1925 in Forrest, IL the daughter of Carl and Elsie Wenger Waibel. She married Raymond Shelby Stephens on March 10, 1945 in Peoria, IL. He died on April 2, 2007. Family was very important to Luella and she is survived by her children, Linda (Bill) Johnston, Bloomington, Duane (JeriNell) Stephens, Lees Summit, MO, Dennis (Pam) Stephens and Lori (Chuck) Power, both of Fairbury, one daughter-in-law, Suzi Stephens, Bloomington, eleven grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren, three brothers, Glen Waibel, Forrest, Gene (Sandy) Waibel, Morton, Eldon (Marge) Waibel, Fairbury, two sisters, Ethel (David) Wiegand, Urbana, Carol (James) Arden, Reno, NV. She is preceded in death by one son, James, one grandson, Justin and one brother, Harry Waibel. Luella was the valedictorian of the Forrest High School graduating class of 1943. She was a homemaker and had been employed at Walton’s Department Store, Fairbury for several years. Luella’s family would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to the staff, administration and volunteers at Fairview Haven Retirement Community. Their love and support over the last seven years has provided great comfort to her family.  Colfax – Myla Mae Harris, 94, of Colfax, passed away at 7:09pm, January 6, 2017, at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.
Her funeral will be held at 10:00am, Monday January 16, 2017, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Colfax. Pastor Tom Krieger will be officiating. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. Visitation will be held from 2-5:00pm, Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax and 9-9:45am, Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church or Fairview Haven Retirement Community. Myla was born August 11, 1922, in Colfax, the daughter of Charles and Sena Hadaway Brandt. She married Beryl E. Harris on October 21, 1945 in Colfax. He passed away on December 12, 2001. Surviving are her children, Dennis (Linda) Harris of Decatur, Stephen (Terri) Harris of Bloomington, John (Cindy) Harris of Colfax, Marla (Stu) Grant of Mt. Carmel, Lorann (Shawn) Simpsen of Colfax; grandchildren, Lindsey (Lance) O’Brien, Jonathan Harris, Jenny (Jeremy) Breeding, Jeffrey (Megan) Harris, Julianne (Keith) Jacob, Brandon (Jamie) Grant, Bradley (Shaylon) Grant, Bryan Grant, Bethany (Zane) Belden, Beau Grant, Chase (Aja) Simpsen, Kyle (Telisa)Simpsen, Courtney (Darryl) Patterson; 21 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Henderson of Bloomington and Marjorie Meyer of Fairbury. She was precede in death by her parents and one grandson Tyler Harris. Myla was the Dietary Manager for Octavia Manor, Colfax for 38 years. She also farmed alongside her husband in the Colfax area. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Colfax. The family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff of Fairview Haven Retirement Community for the attentive care given Myla. Last Friday, Fairview Haven held a retirement reception for Al Kupferschmid. Al has served as environmental services director for 17 years. He is well known for his high standards of cleanliness and "white glove" tests. :) But even more, he is known for his soft heart and talent of caring for each person individually... whether resident, family or fellow FVH team member. We will miss his special qualities! Happy retirement, Al! And thanks for all you have given to Fairview Haven! Al (seated at far right) and his family are pictured here. You can see more photos on Facebook. We also celebrated the New Year last Friday. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!  |
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