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Rita Plotner

1935 - 2026

BORN

1935

DIED

2026

FUNERAL HOME

Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Danville

3940 N. Vermilion Street

Danville, Illinois

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Mar. 1, 2026

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center

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Rita Plotner Obituary

Oakwood - Rita Marie Plotner, 90, of Oakwood, died on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at The Villas of Holly Brook.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 3940 N. Vermilion St., Danville. A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Pastor Chris Atwood will officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood.

Published by The News-Gazette from Feb. 25 to Feb. 26, 2026.

Memorial Events
for Rita Plotner

Mar

1

Visitation

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center

3940 N Vermilion St, Danville, IL 61834

Mar

2

Celebration of Life

10:00 a.m.

Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center

3940 N Vermilion St, Danville, IL 61834

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Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Danville

3940 N. Vermilion Street, Danville, IL 61832

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