RANTOUL — Duane E. Albers, 74, of Rantoul passed away at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 6, 2019) at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at American Lutheran Church, 500 Church Drive, Rantoul, with the Rev. Matt Bahnfleth officiating. Burial will follow in Huls Cemetery, Gifford. Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul.
Duane was born Aug. 3, 1944, in Urbana, the son of Ehme and Irene Janssen Albers. He married Linette Hensley on July 4, 1965, at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul. She survives.
Along with his wife, Linette, he is survived by a son, Todd (Angie) Albers of St. Joseph; two sisters, JoAnn Ehmen of Rantoul and Phyllis (Dean) Blackford of rural Rankin; a brother, Dale (Cathy) Albers of Thomasboro; aunt, Norma Flessner of Rantoul; uncle, Dick Albers of Gifford; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; three god daughters; and one god son.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law, Ron Ehmen, and a nephew.
Duane graduated from Rantoul Twp. High School in 1962 and from DeVry Technical Institute, Chicago, in 1964. He worked for Magnavox, Urbana, and retired as a service technician from Xerox. After his retirement, he worked part-time for Hoveln Heating & Cooling for a number of years. He and his family lived in the St. Joseph area before moving back to Rantoul in 1987, where he bought farmland and began farming, which was a life-long dream of his.
He was a member of American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, and past president and trustee of the church council. He was a former member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, St. Joseph, and past president of the church council and building committee. Duane was a member of Ostfriesen Society, Flatville, the I & I Antique Tractor & Gas Club, American Paint Horse Association, Illinois Case Association, Rantoul Historical Society, J.I. Case Collector Association, American Quarter Horse Association and the Table of Knowledge, Thomasboro. He was a Rantoul Twp. trustee and past president and trustee of the Thomasboro Improvement Association. He had also been involved with the St. Joseph Little League and Spartan Booster Club.
Duane loved life and always enjoyed being with his many friends, traveling, rodeos, attending farm, car and tractor shows and restoring old tractors. He had a great passion for raising horses. His greatest joy was spending time with his family.
Memorials may be made to the American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, or an organization of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be offered at www.baierfuneralservices.com.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at American Lutheran Church, 500 Church Drive, Rantoul, with the Rev. Matt Bahnfleth officiating. Burial will follow in Huls Cemetery, Gifford. Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul.
Duane was born Aug. 3, 1944, in Urbana, the son of Ehme and Irene Janssen Albers. He married Linette Hensley on July 4, 1965, at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul. She survives.
Along with his wife, Linette, he is survived by a son, Todd (Angie) Albers of St. Joseph; two sisters, JoAnn Ehmen of Rantoul and Phyllis (Dean) Blackford of rural Rankin; a brother, Dale (Cathy) Albers of Thomasboro; aunt, Norma Flessner of Rantoul; uncle, Dick Albers of Gifford; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; three god daughters; and one god son.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law, Ron Ehmen, and a nephew.
Duane graduated from Rantoul Twp. High School in 1962 and from DeVry Technical Institute, Chicago, in 1964. He worked for Magnavox, Urbana, and retired as a service technician from Xerox. After his retirement, he worked part-time for Hoveln Heating & Cooling for a number of years. He and his family lived in the St. Joseph area before moving back to Rantoul in 1987, where he bought farmland and began farming, which was a life-long dream of his.
He was a member of American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, and past president and trustee of the church council. He was a former member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, St. Joseph, and past president of the church council and building committee. Duane was a member of Ostfriesen Society, Flatville, the I & I Antique Tractor & Gas Club, American Paint Horse Association, Illinois Case Association, Rantoul Historical Society, J.I. Case Collector Association, American Quarter Horse Association and the Table of Knowledge, Thomasboro. He was a Rantoul Twp. trustee and past president and trustee of the Thomasboro Improvement Association. He had also been involved with the St. Joseph Little League and Spartan Booster Club.
Duane loved life and always enjoyed being with his many friends, traveling, rodeos, attending farm, car and tractor shows and restoring old tractors. He had a great passion for raising horses. His greatest joy was spending time with his family.
Memorials may be made to the American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, or an organization of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be offered at www.baierfuneralservices.com.
RANTOUL — Duane E. Albers, 74, of Rantoul passed away at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 6, 2019) at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at American Lutheran Church, 500 Church Drive, Rantoul, with the Rev. Matt Bahnfleth officiating. Burial will follow in Huls Cemetery, Gifford. Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul.
Duane was born Aug. 3, 1944, in Urbana, the son of Ehme and Irene Janssen Albers. He married Linette Hensley on July 4, 1965, at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul. She survives.
Along with his wife, Linette, he is survived by a son, Todd (Angie) Albers of St. Joseph; two sisters, JoAnn Ehmen of Rantoul and Phyllis (Dean) Blackford of rural Rankin; a brother, Dale (Cathy) Albers of Thomasboro; aunt, Norma Flessner of Rantoul; uncle, Dick Albers of Gifford; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; three god daughters; and one god son.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law, Ron Ehmen, and a nephew.
Duane graduated from Rantoul Twp. High School in 1962 and from DeVry Technical Institute, Chicago, in 1964. He worked for Magnavox, Urbana, and retired as a service technician from Xerox. After his retirement, he worked part-time for Hoveln Heating & Cooling for a number of years. He and his family lived in the St. Joseph area before moving back to Rantoul in 1987, where he bought farmland and began farming, which was a life-long dream of his.
He was a member of American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, and past president and trustee of the church council. He was a former member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, St. Joseph, and past president of the church council and building committee. Duane was a member of Ostfriesen Society, Flatville, the I & I Antique Tractor & Gas Club, American Paint Horse Association, Illinois Case Association, Rantoul Historical Society, J.I. Case Collector Association, American Quarter Horse Association and the Table of Knowledge, Thomasboro. He was a Rantoul Twp. trustee and past president and trustee of the Thomasboro Improvement Association. He had also been involved with the St. Joseph Little League and Spartan Booster Club.
Duane loved life and always enjoyed being with his many friends, traveling, rodeos, attending farm, car and tractor shows and restoring old tractors. He had a great passion for raising horses. His greatest joy was spending time with his family.
Memorials may be made to the American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, or an organization of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be offered at www.baierfuneralservices.com.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at American Lutheran Church, 500 Church Drive, Rantoul, with the Rev. Matt Bahnfleth officiating. Burial will follow in Huls Cemetery, Gifford. Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul.
Duane was born Aug. 3, 1944, in Urbana, the son of Ehme and Irene Janssen Albers. He married Linette Hensley on July 4, 1965, at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul. She survives.
Along with his wife, Linette, he is survived by a son, Todd (Angie) Albers of St. Joseph; two sisters, JoAnn Ehmen of Rantoul and Phyllis (Dean) Blackford of rural Rankin; a brother, Dale (Cathy) Albers of Thomasboro; aunt, Norma Flessner of Rantoul; uncle, Dick Albers of Gifford; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; three god daughters; and one god son.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law, Ron Ehmen, and a nephew.
Duane graduated from Rantoul Twp. High School in 1962 and from DeVry Technical Institute, Chicago, in 1964. He worked for Magnavox, Urbana, and retired as a service technician from Xerox. After his retirement, he worked part-time for Hoveln Heating & Cooling for a number of years. He and his family lived in the St. Joseph area before moving back to Rantoul in 1987, where he bought farmland and began farming, which was a life-long dream of his.
He was a member of American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, and past president and trustee of the church council. He was a former member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, St. Joseph, and past president of the church council and building committee. Duane was a member of Ostfriesen Society, Flatville, the I & I Antique Tractor & Gas Club, American Paint Horse Association, Illinois Case Association, Rantoul Historical Society, J.I. Case Collector Association, American Quarter Horse Association and the Table of Knowledge, Thomasboro. He was a Rantoul Twp. trustee and past president and trustee of the Thomasboro Improvement Association. He had also been involved with the St. Joseph Little League and Spartan Booster Club.
Duane loved life and always enjoyed being with his many friends, traveling, rodeos, attending farm, car and tractor shows and restoring old tractors. He had a great passion for raising horses. His greatest joy was spending time with his family.
Memorials may be made to the American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, or an organization of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be offered at www.baierfuneralservices.com.
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