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Randy L. Hockman, age 56, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 26, 2022. He was born August 9, 1965, in Olney, the son of Everett F. and Marie (Bullard) Hockman. On August 27, 1988, he married Cindy J. Young during a ceremony at Faith Lutheran Church in Flora, and together they have been blessed with sharing 33 years of enduring faith and family in their marriage. Randy loved the outdoors, especially tending to his property, raising cattle, and helping his friend...

Frances McCall Rosenbluth, a comparative political economist and a distinguished and beloved teacher and member of the Yale community, died Nov. 20.