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Recent Obituaries
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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H. Drew
Oct 6, 2015
H. Leon Drew, 88, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 10, at Life Builders Church of God, 833 W. Pershing Road, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, October 9, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Graveside services will be at...
Constance Saxby
Oct 5, 2015
Constance M. Saxby, 93, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015, at Symphony of Decatur, Decatur, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 8, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Macon Cemetery, Macon, IL. Constance was born November 24, 1921, the daughter of Edward and Rose Cichowski Wasielewski. She had...
Jackie Brown
Oct 4, 2015
Jackie E. Brown, 72, of Boody, IL, passed away 11:03 p.m., Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 10, at Zion Chapel United Methodist Church, Boody, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the arrangements. Jackie was born January 19, 1943, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Jack and...
Charles Hardy
Oct 1, 2015
Charles Floyd Hardy, 68, of Scooba, MS, formerly of Decatur, IL, went to be with our heavenly Father at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 9, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home on Oakland Ave. in Decatur with visitation from 5...
Darrell Smiley
Oct 1, 2015
Darrell Smiley, 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, in his home. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 5, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to: American Heart Association. Darrell was born September 17, 1934, in Hardinsburg, KY, the son of Willis Franklin and Bessie (Robinson) Smiley. Darrell was not...
Elizabeth Bossle
Sep 26, 2015
Elizabeth "Betty" G. Bossle, 90, of Niantic, IL, passed away at 4:03 a.m. Saturday, Septmeber 26, 2015 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 11:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may...
Bertie Slade
Sep 25, 2015
Bertie E. Slade, 83, of La Place, IL, died 7:55 p.m. Friday, September 25, 2015 in the Arthur Home from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, at Brintlinger and Earl Cerro Gordo Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 30, at Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to: Cerro...
Marian Brozio
Sep 24, 2015
Marian Virginia Brozio, 102, of Carmel, IN, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away at 5:22 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2015, at Crown Point Assisted Living, Carmel, IN. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 6-8 p.m. Monday, September 28, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Graceland...
Iris Laskowski
Sep 22, 2015
Iris Louise Laskowski, 78, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2015, in her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 25, at Prairie Avenue Christian Church, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the...
Caroline Williams
Sep 22, 2015
Caroline Elizabeth (Adams) Williams, 90, of Long Creek, IL, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 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. Memorials may be made to...
Dorothy Pugh
Sep 20, 2015
Dorothy Lenore Pugh, 83, Warrensburg, Ill., died Sunday, Sept. 20, at Fair Havens Nursing Home, Decatur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 30, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, September 29, at the funeral home, with Eastern Star services at 8 p.m., by Illini Chapter #813. Burial will...
Pauline Jones
Sep 18, 2015
Pauline J. Jones, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 8:50 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2015, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 22 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery, Mt. Zion, IL. Memorials may be made...
Julia Meyer
Sep 18, 2015
Julia J. Meyer, a.k.a. 32, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. Family services will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family. Memorials may be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Surviving are her loving husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister, and sister-in-law. She...
Robert Parker
Sep 18, 2015
Robert Randolph Parker, 89, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 4:25 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2015, at Symphony of Decatur. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, September 21, at Randolph Cemetery, near Kenney, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, IL, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may be made to: DMH Hospice or Randolph...
Harry Parton
Sep 17, 2015
Harry M. "Mike" Parton, 72, of Warrensburg, IL, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 in his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 21, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, September 20, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made...
Gary Berg
Sep 16, 2015
Gary L. Berg, 67, of Decatur, IL, passed away 8:10 a.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at his residence. Memorial services will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, September 19, 2015, at First Church of the Nazarene, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Memorials may be made to First Church of the Nazarene "Cracked Pots Fellowship"....
John Seitz
Sep 16, 2015
John F. Seitz, 82, of LaPlace, IL, passed away at 6:58 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, at LaPlace United Methodist Church. Burial will be in LaPlace Cemetery, LaPlace, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may...
Charles Condiff
Sep 16, 2015
Charles Marion Condiff, 82, of Oreana, IL, passed away 11:57 a.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 21, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, September 20, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery,...
Phyllis Brown
Sep 14, 2015
Phyllis A. Brown, 86, of Taylorville, IL, formerly of Blue Mound, IL, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. Family graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2015, at Brown Cemetery, Blue Mound, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to American Lung Association. Phyllis...
Glenn Falk
Sep 14, 2015
Glenn Rex Falk, 95, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015, at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur, IL. Per Rex's wishes, private services will be held. Military rites will be conducted by Macon County Honor Guard. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Macon County Honor...
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