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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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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...
Norma Berger
Sep 11, 2015
Norma E. Berger, 95, of Decatur, IL., passed away at 9:40 P.M. on Friday (09-11-2015) in Heartland Nursing Home. Norma was born on April 9, 1920 in Decatur, IL., the daughter of Samuel Louis Miller and Della (Scott) Miller and was a lifelong resident of Decatur. She married Wilbur Berger on June 10, 1940 in St. Louis, MO. He preceded...
John Bielenberg
Sep 10, 2015
John Raymond Bielenberg, age 75, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015. He was born on September 7, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to Raymond Gerber Bielenberg and Margaret Bernice Groh. A concert violinist and educator, John graduated from York High school and the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where ge studied music and education, receiving multiple Bachelors...
Ronda Flannigan
Sep 7, 2015
Ronda Ruthann Flannigan, 55, of Oakley, IL, passed away early Monday, September 7, 2015. Funeral services will be 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2015 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Ronda was born on June 7, 1960 to Dell and Janet Hunt, the first of four...
Martha Prasun
Sep 6, 2015
Martha Ellen Prasun, 84, of Decatur, IL, passed away 6:27 p.m., Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. A memorial reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, September 13, at the home of Monte and Marilyn Prasun in Decatur. Cremation rites will be accorded by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be...
Sylvia Erickson
Sep 3, 2015
Sylvia Elayne "Mrs. K" Erickson, 95, of Decatur, Illinois entered into the presence of Jesus and gained everlasting life on Thursday, September 03, 2015. Sylvia was born September 30, 1919 to William Andrew Hanson and Pearl Martin Hanson, the sixth of eight children. Her childhood years were spent on a homestead in South Dakota. She married the love of her...
Wilma Gisinger
Sep 1, 2015
Wilma "Ginger" N. Gisinger, 87, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away 9:21 a.m., Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, September 4, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo,...
Pershing Griffith
Aug 31, 2015
Pershing Griffith, formerly of Decatur, Il, passed away August 31, 2015, just short of his 97th birthday, in Westfield NY. He was the husband of the late Maxine (Grandfield) Griffith to whom he was married for 71 years and who passed away in January 2014. Pershing was born in Hervey City, Illinois, the son of the late Nellie (Buchanan) and...
Marguerite Petzel-Cravens
Aug 28, 2015
Marguerite Eloise Pauline Petzel-Cravens, age 100, passed away 4:05 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2015. Funeral services will be on Friday, September 4, 2015 at 2:00pm at the Central Christian Church in Decatur, IL. Visitation will be from noon to 2:00pm. Memorial services will be held at the First Christian Church, 6400 N. University in Peoria, IL on Saturday, September 5,...
Robert Hargett
Aug 25, 2015
Robert Dale Hargett, 83, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 31, at Keller Cemetery, Lovington, IL. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday, August 30, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with Masonic Rites at 7 p.m. by Stephen Decatur Masonic Lodge...
Lillian Atkins
Aug 19, 2015
Lillian N. Atkins, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Lillian was born...
Sharen Carlson
Aug 17, 2015
Sharen Marie Carlson, 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2015, at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Metropolitan Baptist Church, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Metropolitan Baptist Church. " }
Lewis Shannon
Aug 16, 2015
Infant Lewis Matthew Shannon died prematurely at 4:10 PM Sunday at Decatur Memorial Hospital, leaving parents: Robert Shannon and Emily Gillies, of Urbana, IL, brother: William; grandfather: Bernie Gillies of Decatur, and grandmother: Mona Shannon, of Champaign, IL. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother: Susan Gillies and paternal grandfather: Mark Shannon. Family graveside services will be held...
David Riley
Aug 15, 2015
David C. "Alf" Riley, died on his 57th birthday, Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8 P.M. Tuesday, August 18, at the funeral home. Casual/car-related attire is suggested. Burial will be in Findlay Cemetery, Findlay, IL. In lieu of...
Ricky H
Aug 12, 2015
Ricky L. "Rick" Hoffman, 55, of Maroa, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 17, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday, August 16, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with Masonic services starting at 7 p.m. Burial will be...
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