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Barbara Ray Buddemeier, 92, died June 8 in Springfield. Buddemeier
was a Latin teacher at Uni High. Memorials: Champaign County
Humane Society, 1911 E. Main, Urbana, IL 61802 or Nature Conservancy,
Attn: Treasury (Web/Support), 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100,
Arlington, VA 22203.
Carmel “Cricket” C.
Barger, 92, died June 12 at Provena Covenant
Medical Center, Urbana. Barger worked at the UI for 11 years, retiring in 1974
as a foodservice supervisor for the Illini Union. Memorials: Champaign Park District
Plant a Tree Program.
Annis E. Davies, 84, died June 29 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Davies
was a secretary at the UI Alumni Association for 16 years. Memorials: Country
Health Nursing Home, Gifford.
Billy Morrow Jackson, 80, died June 16 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Jackson, professor emeritus at the UI School of Art and Design, was a professor
of art at the UI for 33 years, retiring in 1987. His work is displayed in more
than 40 prominent galleries and museums. Memorials: Krannert Art Museum.
Anthony F. Karich, 79, died June 11 at ManorCare Health Services, Champaign.
Karich was a clinical instructor at the UI College of Medicine. Memorials: St.
Matthew’s Building Fund, 1307 Lincolnshire Drive, Champaign, IL 61821,
or to Developmental Services Center, 1304 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign, IL 61821.
Sereda M. Lindsay, 67, died June 12 at the Carle Arbours, Savoy. Lindsay worked
at UI for 25 years, retiring in 1993 as a baker III in the Housing Division.
Max Noel Pike, 96, died June 21 at his Monticello home. Pike worked at the UI
for 22 years, retiring in 1978 as a supervisor of accident compensation at the
Personnel Accident Compensation Office. Memorials: American Heart Association,
Piatt County Division.
Herbert W. Schmidt, 72, died June 19 at his Mahomet home. Schmidt worked at the
UI for 34 years, retiring in 1999 as a routing supervisor for Facilities and
Services Division. Memorials: American Cancer Society or Hospice of Champaign
County.
Jeffrey N. Taylor, 57, died at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Facility, Statesboro,
Ga. Taylor was a professor of biology. Memorials: Ogeechee Area Hospice, P.O.
Box 531, Stateboro, GA 30459.
Edith Violet Trinkle, 87, died June 27 at Victorian Nursing Home, Rockford. Trinkle
was a purchasing clerk and a supervisor, retiring in 1984. Memorials: American
Diabetes Association, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2015, Chicago, IL 60602.
Leah Margaret Williams, 89, died June 24 at Heartland Health Care Center, Paxton.
Williams worked for the UI Housing Division for 19 years, retiring in 1982 as
a maid. Memorials: Carle Hospice.
Robert Williamson, 75, died June 18 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Williamson worked at the UI from 1986 to 1996 as a herder for UI Extension. Memorials:
Tuscola Health Care Center or American Stroke Association, 7272 Greenville Ave.,
Dallas, TX 75231-4596.
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