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Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Decatur and Cerro Gordo, IL area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Delores Penn

Delores Penn

Dec 26, 2015

Delores (Dee) Penn, 93, of Decatur, IL, passed away on December 26th, 2015 in Heritage Health Mt. Zion, Illinois.Visitation will be on Tuesday (12-29-2015) from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. with a service at 7:00 P.M.. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday (12-30-2015) at Fairlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be...

Mary Curran

Mary Curran

Dec 25, 2015

Mary Louise (McClure) Curran, 84, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 29, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation two hours prior to services at the Decatur funeral home. Burial will be at Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to:...

Russell Nicholson

Russell Nicholson

Dec 24, 2015

Russell Thomas Nicholson, 73, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Russell was born November 24, 1942 in Decatur to Robert and Lois Nicholson. He served at Ft. Benning Georgia and Greenland as a member of the U.S. ARMY from February 24, 1961 to February 20, 1964 and was employed as a sheet metal...

Augusta Tetley

Augusta Tetley

Dec 22, 2015

Augusta Marie Tetley, 96, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Imboden Creek Living Center. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 26, at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Dove RSVP or Life Builders Church of God. Augusta was...

William Hickman

William Hickman

Dec 20, 2015

William A. Hickman “Bill”, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 24, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Private family graveside services will be held at Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made...

Steven Booth

Steven Booth

Dec 17, 2015

Steven R. Booth, 58, of Decatur passed away December 17, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Mass will be held in Steven’s honor at St. Thomas Catholic Church at a later date. A graveside service will also be held in Memorial Park Cemetery, Malden, Missouri.Mr. Booth was born January 9, 1957, in East St. Louis, Mo., son of Edward...

Anna Kahler

Anna Kahler

Dec 10, 2015

Anna Belle Kahler, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 14, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. In lieu of flowers,...

Billy Brehm

Billy Brehm

Dec 8, 2015

Billy J. “Bill” Brehm, 71, of Decatur, IL, went home to be with the Lord December 8, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 11, at Riverside Baptist Church. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, December 10, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur,...

Ruth Armstrong

Ruth Armstrong

Dec 6, 2015

Ruth L. Armstrong, 94, of Moweaqua, IL, formerly of Blue Mound, IL, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Moweaqua Nursing and Retirement Center.Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur.The family requests, in lieu of memorial, acts of kindness in Ruth’s memory.Ruth was born August 2, 1921, in...

Roy Montgomery

Roy Montgomery

Dec 6, 2015

Roy Keith Montgomery 73, of Decatur passed away December 6, 2015 at Decatur Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. There will be no visitation or funeral. Roy was born on April 12, 1942 in Mt Pulaski IL, son of Laurence and Ellen Montgomery. He attended school there and moved to Decatur to work and marry Mary Ann in 1964. They...

Jeffrey Long

Jeffrey Long

Dec 4, 2015

Jeffrey R. Long, 44, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2015, in Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, at First Christian Church, Decatur. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in North Fork...

Geraldine Peyton

Geraldine Peyton

Dec 3, 2015

Geraldine “Geri” Peyton, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away 4:18 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. Private family funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with public visitation from 10 to 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery,...

Rachel Hunniford

Rachel Hunniford

Dec 3, 2015

Rachel W. Hunniford, 105 years old, passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Hickory Point Christian Village where she had been living since July.Graveside services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, December 7, at Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements.Rachel was born...

Austin Brandenburg

Austin Brandenburg

Dec 2, 2015

Austin L. Brandenburg, 18, of LaPlace, IL, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015.Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 6, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation from 11:00 a.m. till service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Croninger Cemetery, Cisco, IL. Memorials may be made to the family.Austin was born July...

Brett Creager

Brett Creager

Nov 29, 2015

<p>Brett Edward Creager, 49, winged his way home on Sunday, November 29, 2015, after a valiant war on cancer. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 2, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home on Oakland Avenue, Decatur, from 4 to 8 p.m. Homegoing service will be held on Thursday, December 3, at 11a.m at the funeral home. Burial will follow...

Vivian Drake

Vivian Drake

Nov 29, 2015

Vivian Lou N. Drake, 92, of Venice, Florida, and Decatur, Illinois, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Pinebrook Care Center, Venice, Florida. She was born the third daughter to Mary (Stephens) and Porter E. Nichols on July 28, 1923. After completing school in Aledo, Illinois, Vivian attended Illinois State Teachers College in Normal, Illinois. She taught school near...

Joseph Goretzke

Joseph Goretzke

Nov 24, 2015

Joseph Neil Goretzke, 89, of Warrensburg, IL, formerly of Latham, IL passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at McKinley Court Care Center, Decatur.A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Private family inurnment will be at Warrensburg Illini Cemetery.In lieu...

Margaret Leonard

Margaret Leonard

Nov 23, 2015

Margaret Clare Leonard, 76, of Niantic, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at St.Mary’s-Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota of renal cancer. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, November 29 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, November 30 at Resurrection Catholic Church, Illiopolis, Illinois. Burial will be in Calvary...

Edna Peabody

Edna Peabody

Nov 21, 2015

Edna Francis “Frankie” Peabody, 90, of Taylorville, formerly of Stonington, IL passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Taylorville Estates, Taylorville, IL.Mass of Christian Burial will be 6:00 p.m., Monday, November 23, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Stonington, IL, with visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. prior to service time at the church. Burial will be Tuesday, November 24...

Charles Ashcraft

Charles Ashcraft

Nov 20, 2015

Charles “Bud” Edward Ashcraft, 81, of Mt. Zion, IL, passed away 1:12 p.m., Friday, November 20, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 10:00am at the Lampstand Presbyterian Church in Decatur, IL with a visitation on Monday, November 23 from 4-7pm at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur. Burial...

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